Cape Town Robben Island and Table Mountain Tour

This tour is a great platform to learn about the best Cape Town has to offer. It combines two of the most popular tours in Cape Town. The World Heritage site - Robben Island and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature Table Mountain.
The rich history especially at Robben Island clearly explores the ills and the harsh realities of the government of apartheid. Travelers learn first hand information from ex-prisoners and ex prison warders who where at the prison museum during the time of Nelson Mandela.

This tour also takes travelers through Bo-Kaap, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Cape Town. Here there is rich history of the coming of the Malay communities who settled here after 1652. The culture, customs and current aspiration of locals are mirrored in this place. There is also a reason why this is a popular movie location.

There is nothing better than getting to the top of Table Mountain. The views are amazing and the Cable car is a life time experience with tasty food.

Meeting Point

The Silo Hotel

Silo Square, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

Go to the drop and go area in front of the Silo Hotel V & A Waterfront

What's included:

• Return Cable car ticket to Table Mountain upper station
• Pick up from your hotel and drop off after the tour
• Registered and Accredited Tourist Guide
• Return ferry ticket to Robben Island Prison Museum
• Complimentary visit to Diamond Works - Museum (time permitting)

Not included:

• Gratuities

What to expect:

Duration: 8 hours

V&a Waterfront

19 Dock Road, Cape Town Central, 8001

The most popular and most visited shopping Mall in South Africa. Explore this place with many curio and jewellery shops.
Look out for the 4 statues of the South African Peace Price Winners. Take a walk and see the Big Wheel. Shop for food, art and craft in the food market.

Take a walk to the Aquarium.

30 minutes

Robben Island Museum

Cape Town Central, 7400

Explore this world heritage site notorious for jailing Nelson Mandela for 18 years. Take a bus tour of this island where political prisoners were imprisoned before it was turned into a heritage site.
Visit some of the structures which were used as accommodation by some of the most notorious prisoners. Explore the area for the blue quarry where the ex prisoners used to labor as part of their time in prison.

Take a walk of freedom as you visit the former prison of Nelson Mandela and the other former prisoners. Take a selfie as you obtain a rare opportunity inside the prison where Mandela spend 18 of his 27 years in prison.

Learn the history of the prison life from ex-prisoners and ex wardens who are now employed as guides on the island. The views of Cape Town, Table Mountain and Cape Town Stadium are simply jaw dropping from the island.

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Bo-Kaap

Bo-Kaap

Come face to face with the colorful houses of Bo-Kaap. Take a walk on the cobbled streets and see why this is a popular movie location.
Take selfies with the locals and see why today they feel like international celebrities. Learn the local language as you interact with the locals. Visit the Bo-Kaap Museum which provides a lot of information about the coming of the Malay communities.
Look out for the Mosques which have made this place the home of the Malay communities. This is also a very popular place for volunteers and students coming to learn in Cape Town.

30 minutes

Signal Hill

Cape Town Central, 8001

Grace this amazing location with an almost 360 degrees view of Cape Town. Explore the top where there is a canon fired everyday at 12 noon as a culture to the city of Cape Town.
Look out for the amazing views of the entire bay from V & A Waterfront all the way to the Cape Flats. Take time to explore the charming Robben Island and the iconic Cape Town stadium.

This is also a launching pad for paragliders taking off to land on the pavilion in Sea Point. Look out for the Dassy the popular rock rabbit in the Cape area.

1 hour

Table Mountain

8001

Take a cable car to the top as it rotates 360 degrees offering a magnificent view of the surroundings. Take a walk on top of this iconic landmark which was recently voted one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
Explore the top for several hiking trails which takes thousands of hikers to the top every year. Take in the views of the blue flag beaches and the amazing Twelve Apostles peaks connected to the Table Mountain.

The amazing views of the City of Cape Town and the environs is simply jaw dropping. Explore the top for a wide array of critters that informs of how rich the biodiversity is in Cape Town.

There are countless locations for selfies with unbelievable backdrops. Visit the restaurant of top off the mountain for a cup of coffee or grab a bite from this popular place.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included