{"id":87217,"date":"2011-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/robben-island-tours\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:49:57","slug":"robben-island-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/robben-island-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Robben Island Tours \u2013 Cape Town Attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18976\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/robben-island-tours\/welcome-to-robben-island\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18976\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18976\" title=\"Welcome to Robben Island\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Welcome-to-Robben-Island.jpg\" alt=\"Robben Island\" width=\"570\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to Robben Island &#8211; Please leave your prejudices at the door<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite its controversial past, <strong>Robben Island<\/strong> is just one of many <strong>Cape Town attractions<\/strong> that make the Mother City such a <a title=\"Cape Town Number 1 Tourist Destination in 2011\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/cape-town-number-1-tourist-destination-in-2011\/ \" target=\"_self\">desirable tourist destination<\/a>. If you\u2019re looking for something that\u2019s educational, inspirational and highly enjoyable then don\u2019t miss out on a <strong>Robben Island tour<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/cape-town\/flights\">next time you visit Cape Town<\/a>. The tours are a year round favourite among locals and international visitors and provide some important insight into South Africa\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>Not your typical stuffy museum type tour, Robben Island (also known as <strong>Robben Eiland<\/strong>) is only accessible by boat. Once you\u2019ve reached the island you\u2019ll be hosted by one of Robben Island\u2019s ex political prisoners as you tour the island learning about the significant role the prison and its inmates played in shaping what South Africa has become today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18978\" style=\"width: 170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/robben-island-tours\/robben-island-watchtower\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18978\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18978\" title=\"Robben Island Watchtower\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Robben-Island-Watchtower.jpg\" alt=\"Robben Island Watchtower\" width=\"180\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robben Island Prison Watchtower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Below some <strong>interesting facts about Robben Island<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robben Island is a <a title=\"UNESCO World Heritage Site \" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/whats-a-unesco-world-heritage-site\/ \" target=\"_self\">UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/a> (just one of 8 in South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Robben Island and Table Mountain are the only two World Heritage sites that can be seen from each other<\/li>\n<li>The island was once used as a leper colony and animal quarantine station<\/li>\n<li>The island is 574 hectares and is home to over 100 bird species<\/li>\n<li>The highest point on the island is Minto Hill that houses the Southern Hemisphere\u2019s oldest lighthouse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mandela on Robben Island<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/robben-island-tours\/nelson-mandelas-cell\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18977\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18977\" title=\"Nelson Mandela's Cell\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Nelson-Mandelas-Cell.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson Mandela Prison Cell\" width=\"180\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A visit to <strong>Nelson Mandela\u2019s prison cell<\/strong> on Robben Island is a once in a lifetime experience. You\u2019ll stand in awe of how this iconic political figure spent the good part of 18 years in such a cramped space. It\u2019s an unbelievable eye opener seeing the harsh conditions Madiba was subject to during the many years he spent on the island.<\/p>\n<h3>Getting there<\/h3>\n<p>The Robben Island ferry departs daily from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&amp;A Waterfront. I\u2019d suggest booking your tickets well in advance (especially during the summer months). If you\u2019re going to book your <strong>Robben Island tickets<\/strong> in advance just check the weather forecast so you\u2019re not left out in the cold.<\/p>\n<h2>Robben Island Boat Trips<\/h2>\n<p>Visit the official <strong>Robben Island tour booking<\/strong> <a title=\"Robben Island \" href=\"http:\/\/www.robben-island.org.za\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> for more details on this not to be missed <strong>Cape Town attraction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As of May 2011 <strong>Robben Island tickets<\/strong> cost R220 for adults and R110 for children under 18. The <strong>Robben Island tour <\/strong>is 3 \u00bd hours and includes a return ferry trip across Table Bay, a visit to the Maximum Security Prison, interaction with an ex-political prisoner, a visit to the lime quarry and a 45 minute bus tour with a guide providing commentary.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a <a title=\"Cheap Flights Cape Town\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/static.jsp?pageName=CheapFlights_Cape_Town&amp;iata=CPT \" target=\"_self\">cheap flight to Cape Town<\/a> then Travelstart can help. Follow the link to search, compare, book and fly.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re also visiting Johannesburg then you must stop by the <a title=\"Apartheid Museum \" href=\"https:\/\/www.apartheidmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_self\">Apartheid Museum<\/a> \u2013 this will round off your <strong>Robben Island experience<\/strong> perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>Images: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juergenschulte\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">juergenschulte<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/makemydinner\/ \">gorbulas_sandybanks<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ush\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr Ush<\/a> on Flickr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite its controversial past, Robben Island is just one of many Cape Town attractions that make the Mother City such a desirable tourist destination. If you\u2019re looking for something that\u2019s educational, inspirational and highly enjoyable then don\u2019t miss out on a Robben Island tour next time you visit Cape Town. The tours are a year round favourite among locals and international visitors and provide some &#8230; <a title=\"Robben Island Tours \u2013 Cape Town Attractions\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/robben-island-tours\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Robben Island Tours \u2013 Cape Town Attractions\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":87218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_destination_ratings":[],"_destination_review_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,448],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","category-inspiration-travel","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Robben Island Tours \u2013 Cape Town Attractions - Travelstart Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/robben-island-tours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Robben Island Tours \u2013 Cape Town Attractions - Travelstart Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Despite its controversial past, Robben Island is just one of many Cape Town attractions that make the Mother City such a desirable tourist destination. 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