Cape Town Robben Island and Museum Tour

An ideal pick for travelers interested in learning more about the life of Nelson Mandela and his imprisonment on Robben Island, his legacy and change he made as father of the Rainbow nation. this tour helps you to avoid long ticket lines as admission is included along the way. Visit three important attractions in a day; the Long March to Freedom,the world longest museum in bronze, a collection of 500 bronze icons that symbolize South Africa freedom fighters women and men against apartheid including Desmond TUtu the first black anglican archbishop the Robben Island Museum, where you can enjoy a guided tour and iziko museum . Gain entry to the Robben Island Museum and the Long March to Freedom Tour includes transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle, Benefit from having hotel pickup and drop-off

What's included:

• Admission to South African iziko museum
• Admission to robben island, ferry ticket, robben island museum and the bus on the island
• Admission to long march to freedom
• pick up and drop off
• chauffeur guide

Not included:

• lunch

What to expect:

Duration: 9 hours

Cape Town Central

Cape Town Central

This is where we start our tour by a pick up from your hotel within cape town central.

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V&a Waterfront

19 Dock Road, Cape Town Central, 8001

victoria and Alfred is one of the most popular areas in Cape Town.The neighbourhood gives the stunning views of the ocean,as well as easy access to some of the city's best beaches.This is where you will take the ferry to Robben island,which is 11km from the main land, 40-45 mins ferry drive to the island.

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Robben Island Museum

Cape Town Central, 7400

Boarding the ferry closes 10 min before the time slot you chose. The ferries depart from the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island in the V&A Waterfront. You will disembark on the island and take a short walk to buses that will transport you and a group of people to all the historical sites around the Island. On the way to the buses, you will pass buildings and a high wall built by prisoners during the 1960s. The prison tour will be conducted by a Robben Island Tour Guide. They are fully conversant and knowledgeable about the Island’s multi-layered 500-year-old history. The tour route includes the graveyard of people who died from leprosy, the Lime Quarry, Robert Sobukwe’s house, the Bluestone quarry, the army and navy bunkers and the Maximum Security Prison where thousands of South Africa’s freedom fighters were incarcerated for years. The tour culminates with a viewing of Nelson Mandela's cell. Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his 27 years in prison on Robben Island.

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Mooikloof Centre

Mooikloof Centre, 34 Kloof St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8008, South Africa

kloof street restaurant this is where we will have our lunch after Robben island before proceeding to the South African Iziko Museum.Lunch is optional at customer's cost.

1 hour

Iziko South African Museum and Planetarium

Between Government Avenue and Queen Victoria Street, , Cape Town Central

One of the oldest museums in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Iziko South African Museum is home to more than half a million unique artifacts. Visitors can explore the halls of this historic place, which was founded in 1897, and learn more about the history and the people of the African continent’s southernmost country.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Long March to Freedom

Century Blvd, Canal Walk Mall, 7441

"The Long March to Freedom" which used to have its home in Pretoria. The newly Long March to Freedom has a new home in Cape Town in the Suburb of Century city approximately 10Km away from the City center. This is the Long March to Freedom, part of a bigger development of over 500 life-size bronze icons of South Africa's struggle for freedom. All the figures together represent a timeline of South Africa's 350-year journey to democracy. Beginning in 1652 with the establishment of the Dutch East India settlement in Cape Town and ending in 1994 with the country's first democratic elections. It is the largest outdoor sculptural display of individuals in the world and uses public art to celebrate the country's heritage while giving visitors the opportunity to learn about South African history in an unusual and entertaining way.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Canal Walk Shopping Centre

490 Century Blvd, , Cape Town Central, 7446

Right opposite Long March to Freedom statues is Canal Walk Shopping center. This mall was built in 2000 and it was built around the Canal. It has more than 400 shops. Here you can do a mini shopping and enjoy the impeccable views. optional

1 hour

Cape Town Central

Cape Town Central

when done with shopping at the canal walk we drive back to cape town central for drop off at the starting point.

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