SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa's standouts.
A shortlist of the 10 robben island tours most worth booking in South Africa, with what each one is like on the day, who runs it, and what it costs.
Skip the ferry ticket line and meet an ex-prisoner guide for a moving Robben Island prison tour, including Mandela’s cell.
“I liked everything about Robben Island indeed its a history that will be forever and for the upcoming Generations”
Cape Town Robben Island ferry tour with 1-way hotel pickup to visit Mandela’s cell with a former prisoner guide. 5 hours, small group.
“Definitely a 5 star... and something that I believe everyone that visits Cape Town needs to experience. We are grateful for our guide which has shared such an intimate and difficult experience with us.”
A Cape Town township tour through District Six, Langa, Bonteheuwel and Gugulethu, plus a Robben Island ferry ticket.
“The Township tour was excellent. Sam gave detailed history of township..”
Robben Island from Cape Town with priority ferry, skip-the-line access, and a prison tour led by a former political prisoner.
“Our guide was amazing and the prisoner who told us his experience was a beautiful sole, and an excellent story teller.”
Table Mountain cable-car views, ferry to Robben Island, and a guided Mandela-cell visit, plus possible aquarium time in Cape Town.
“Our guide, Yamkela, was fantastic. He was so friendly and extremely knowledgeable and picked us up from the exact location we wanted. There was plenty of advanced contact and we were able yo ask questions in advance. I would definitely recommend. Those travelling to Robben Island should be aware it can be a rough sea…”
Robben Island with Cape Town hotel pickup, ferry entry, and a guided prison visit including Mandela’s former cell.
“Smooth ferry over. Knowledgeable staff. Interesting experience. Also sad experience. I have been to the concentration camp in Poland, Experienced Hiroshima and slave in Gambia. Man's in humanity to each other is terrible.”
Shared ferry and guided prison tour to Robben Island from Cape Town, led by an ex-prisoner and including Mandela’s Long Walk.
“Despite a booking number and a confirmation number the tour operator had no record of my booking and would not honor the copy of my booking summary from Viator. My attempts to contact Viator were unsuccessful so I had to rebook and pay again for jthe tour.”
Pre-book Robben Island with round-trip Cape Town transfers, admission included, and an ex-prisoner guided museum tour with Mandela’s cell.
“Wow just so inspiring engaging with a political prisoner. Very educational and encouraging to know through dialect many problems can be solved. We are so in awe of the way South Africa has become one nation without anger and animosity to the past. Australia can learn very much from the South African people in finding…”
Hotel pickup, fast access to Mandela Gateway, and a prison walk led by a former political prisoner on Robben Island.
“We were picked up from our hotel by Fazilla who was our guide to show us around the city. Afterward she took us to the pier to catch the boat to Robben Island. After our tour of the island Fazilla was waiting for us on the dock to return us to our hotel. The tickets…”
Robben Island Museum tour from Cape Town with ferry and a small-group guide, including Mandela’s cell and key sites of apartheid.
“Medise was our guide on the bus, he really is an exceptional inspirational guide to have. Glad we made the tour while there are still ex-prissonars to share their own personal experience with us. It was a humbling experience.”
