Cape Town: Guided Robben Island and Table Mountain Tour
Description
A must visit when touring Cape Town. From panoramic views and activities to where Mandela was imprisoned. Robben Island tour & Table Mountain guided tour. This tour includes Robben Island, Table Mountain admission and round-trip transfer from your Cape Town accommodation, ensuring a hassle-free trip. Please Note: When booking, please provide us with the following: - A passport or ID(for South African citizens) number - An emergency contact number This information is purely for SAMSA compliance and will not be shared with anyone other then the Master of the ferry for Robben Island. Incase the weather does not permit for the tour to take place, you can reschedule for another day. Should you need a pick up/drop off, there will be an extra cost of R250.00.
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Itinerary
At the lower cable station, we will join a queue of tourists to go on the five-minute cable car trip to the top of Table Mountain, 1 067 meters above sea level, and explore the summit. You’ll find a self-service restaurant, Table Mountain Café, offering a range of food and drinks, snacks, desserts and wines. Table Mountain is a great spot to sit and soak up the commanding 360-degree views of Cape Town, Table Bay, the nearby peaks of the surrounding mountains and the rest of the Table Mountain National Park, in which the Cableway is situated. Once on top there are 3 trails you can choose to do with the guide: DASSIE WALK (15 min) AGAMA WALK (30 min) KLIPSPRINGER WALK (45 min)
The ferries depart from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V & A Waterfront. (Please note that our tour guide will not be joining you on the tour of the Robben Island museum.) You will disembark at Murray’s Bay Harbour situated on the east coast of 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.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please provide us with a pick up address. Departure from your location within 10km (6 miles) of the Cape Town CBD. Please note that additional charges may apply should your accommodation fall outside of this radius.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(28)
A powerful experience that serves as a reminder of the fragile line humanity treads. The inhumanity is highlighted by the personal recollections of former prisoners.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Robben Island is indeed a powerful reminder of both the fragility and resilience of humanity, and the personal stories of former prisoners are often what touch visitors the most. I’m glad you were able to connect with that part of our history in such a meaningful way. We truly appreciate you taking the time to reflect on it and hope to welcome you back to Cape Town again in the future.
Table Mountain is breathtaking! Our tour guide Christ was amazing! The Robben Island tour was very educational.
Thank you for sharing your experience! We’re so glad you found Table Mountain breathtaking—it truly is a sight to behold. We also delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour and found the Robben Island experience educational. Your kind words about Christ's guiding mean a lot, and says it was a pleasure to be part of your journey. We hope to welcome you back to Cape Town for more memorable adventures in the future!
Amazing… pure history and to be shown around by one of the previous inmates was incredible. Always try and get the 9am boat to robben island. We were lucky and got the only boat of the day. The crossing can be choppy and if it’s too bad all will be cancelled Table mountain was breathtaking. Our guide Chris was excellent
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that your experience at Robben Island was so memorable, especially with the opportunity to be guided by a former inmate—it truly brings history to life in a unique and meaningful way. We’re also delighted that you enjoyed Table Mountain and found it breathtaking. Your kind words about Christ's guiding mean so much to him, and says it was a pleasure to share these incredible landmarks with you. Thank you for choosing our service, and we hope to welcome you back for more unforgettable experiences in the future!
Very happy with my guide He was extremely helpful Knew Cape Town very well Got me on the fast track up to Table Mountain We a good walk on top seeing all the landmarks Gave me some good ideas for future events
Thank you so much for your kind words! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time exploring Robben Island and Table Mountain with our guide. We are glad our guide could help with fast-tracking your Table Mountain experience and that the walk on top was enjoyable. We hope those future event ideas work out, and We’d love to assist with any of your adventures in the future. Safe travels!
Great day with the tour of Robben Island. Ivan did a great job showing me around and getting me where I needed to be.
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Visiting Robben Island and learning of the history was very gratifying. The tour guides were extremely good also. Highly recommend.
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Coordinating with driver, and port operations made for a missed departure and having to buy new tickets for a later time lead to a long day and frustrating experience
Good day, Courtney Reid, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. It is unfortunate you had a frustrating experience. After carefully investigating the situation, and looking at the evidence provided by our driver/guide and the emails sent to you. You were given a pick up time and received your tickets 21 days before your tour. The driver/guide contacted you the day before your tour, to reconfirm a pick up time of 8:00am. On the day of the tour, We see on his call log he was there at 7:45am and tried to contact you, he even sent you a Whatsapp image of how he looks and where he was standing waiting for you. You called him back at 8:07am stating you were late. At 8:29am Our pick up driver tried to contact you 6 times. The Ferry to Robben Island left at 9:00. You met him after 9:00. Could you let us know from our side what We could of done differently?
Thought it was a group tour and was happy that it was another personal tour. ‘Said’ our driver and guide Was delightful and pleasant and made Our experience one too remember.
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Thought this would be with a group pick up but surprised when we ended up with our own personal driver for the day. Escorted us through to the Robben Island tour which was excellent and then transported us to Table Mountain. Great day and made Very easy by Said our driver.
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Meeting a former political prisoner and understanding more about the regime and the scale of the problem.
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