Robben Island Tour with Ferry

Robben Island Tour
Discover the powerful history of Robben Island on a guided experience that includes a scenic ferry ride and a tour led by a former political prisoner. Explore key sites such as the Maximum Security Prison and Nelson Mandela’s cell, while gaining deep insight into South Africa’s journey to freedom.The ferries depart from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V & A Waterfront.

Each tour takes approximately 3.5 hours, including the ferry trip to and from the Island (depending on the boat used, as travel times vary).

• Disembark at Murray’s Bay Harbour on the east coast of the Island.

• Take a short walk to the buses that transport visitors to the historical sites.

• Along the way, you will pass buildings and a high wall built by prisoners during the 1960s.

• These buildings were used for family and lawyer visits to prisoners.

• Meet your Tour Guide once you have boarded the buses.

• The prison tour will be conducted by a Robben Island Tour Guide as part of the integrated tour model.

• The guides are knowledgeable about the Island’s multi-layered 500-year-old history.

The tour route includes:

• Graveyard of people who died from leprosy

• The Lime Quarry

• Robert Sobukwe’s house

• The Bluestone Quarry

• Army and navy bunkers

• The Maximum Security Prison, where thousands of South Africa’s freedom fighters were incarcerated

• The tour ends with a viewing of Nelson Mandela’s cell