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10 Best Robben Island Tours In 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.

10 Best Robben Island Tours In South Africa

Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour

Cape Town-Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour - V&A Waterfront pickup and the Nelson Mandela Gateway

1.Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour

Most Popular★ 4.1

Skip the ferry ticket line and meet an ex-prisoner guide for a moving Robben Island prison tour, including Mandela’s cell.

“Nice tour to Robben Island by ferry. Ferry was fully enclosed and quite crowded. Once on the island after about a 45 minute ride, we boarded a bus with an ex-prisoner guide who provided details about the buildings and life on the island. After an hour we were dropped at the prison and did about…”

1,792 reviews4 hoursFrom $79by Beyond Africa Safaris

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Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry Tour with 1-Way Hotel Pickup

Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry Tour with 1-Way Hotel Pickup - Nelson Mandela Gateway: tickets, timing, and getting your bearings

Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Townships Tour

Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Townships Tour - District Six: Seeing Apartheid Displacement Up Close

Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry with Prison Ticket and Tour

Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry with Prison Ticket and Tour - The Guided Island Bus Stops That Change How You See the Prison

Cape Town: Table Mountain and Robben Island Tour

Cape Town: Table Mountain and Robben Island Tour - Morning Start: Pickup, Timing, and Weather-Based Switching

5.Cape Town: Table Mountain and Robben Island Tour

★ 4.3

Table Mountain cable-car views, ferry to Robben Island, and a guided Mandela-cell visit, plus possible aquarium time in Cape Town.

“Yamkela and Samora were the best tour guides! From Transport, Tickets, Table Mountain to Robben Island! They have kept us informed regarding all the plans for the day and waited up until we were completely done with our trip! Thank you guys! Highly recommended!!”

260 reviews8 hoursFrom $111by Sighting Tours

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Robben Island Tour including Pick Up & Drop Off from Cape Town

Robben Island Tour including Pick Up & Drop Off from Cape Town - Robben Island Museum and the First Walk: You Start Seeing the Prison Before You Enter It

6.Robben Island Tour including Pick Up & Drop Off from Cape Town

★ 4.5

Robben Island with Cape Town hotel pickup, ferry entry, and a guided prison visit including Mandela’s former cell.

“Visiting South Africa, this tour was a must. My driver/guide Fayical was professional, punctual and informative. The visit to Robben Island was emotional. Our guide was detailed and engaging in a way that puts you in that time and period setting off so many emotions. After so many years of outside learning I'm happy to…”

248 reviewsFrom $63.26by SadiCapeTours

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Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour

Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour - Your 4-hour rhythm: ferry crossing, museum tour, and Mandela’s walk

7.Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour

★ 3.0

Shared ferry and guided prison tour to Robben Island from Cape Town, led by an ex-prisoner and including Mandela’s Long Walk.

“The local company cancelled last minute, didn’t say why, did not respond to calls or text, could not get a refund and had to call viator to get a refund. Viator is great, the local company sucks”

160 reviewsFrom $69.38by Beyond Africa Safaris (Pty)Ltd

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Robben Island Experience: Pre-Booked Ticket & Return Transfers

Robben Island Experience: Pre-Booked Ticket & Return Transfers - The on-island tour: guided by a former political prisoner

8.Robben Island Experience: Pre-Booked Ticket & Return Transfers

★ 4.0

Pre-book Robben Island with round-trip Cape Town transfers, admission included, and an ex-prisoner guided museum tour with Mandela’s cell.

“Rich history You may shed a tear But I would advise you to do some more research on the history of South Africa before you go. The Operating company that we got through Viator was by far the best we have had on our entire trip in Cape Town. My partner and I had gotten…”

126 reviewsFrom $60.00by HYM CAPE TOURS

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Robben Island Tour – Hotel Pick-Ups & stops at interesting places pre/post tour

Robben Island Tour - Hotel Pick-Ups & stops at interesting places pre/post tour - The prison walk with an ex political prisoner: why this tour is worth it

9.Robben Island Tour – Hotel Pick-Ups & stops at interesting places pre/post tour

★ 4.5

Hotel pickup, fast access to Mandela Gateway, and a prison walk led by a former political prisoner on Robben Island.

“Efficient on time collection from hotel. Extra tour of parts of the city provided while awaiting confirmation of whether trip to Robben Island would be cancelled due to fog. Fog issue handled very effectively and helpful steerage through registration process for trip”

115 reviewsFrom $181.17by ML Sultan Travel & Tours

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ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM TOUR, WITH OPTIONAL LAST MINUTE TICKETS

ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM TOUR, WITH OPTIONAL LAST MINUTE TICKETS - Getting There: Clock Tower Check-In at the Nelson Mandela Gateway

10.ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM TOUR, WITH OPTIONAL LAST MINUTE TICKETS

★ 3.4

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.”

85 reviews4 hoursFrom $90by CONCIEGE RUNNERS CAPE TOWN

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