Robben Island, Table Mountain, and Bo-Kaap Full Day Tour
Description
Travelers should book this tour as it is the best in Cape Town as it combines two of the biggest tourist attractions. Travelers learn about the history of Cape Town including the coming of the settlers. It provides information about how political prisoners were treated during the time of apartheid. All the ills of apartheid are laid bare by the guides who were imprisoned during the same time with Nelson Mandela. Travelers have a rare opportunity of stepping in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela as they visit his former cell. Travelers are taken via Bo-Kaap a major attraction in the city of Cape Town. They also take a walk in this attractive location which is a popular movie site. An opportunity to interact with the locals means travelers can learn a bit of local language. Finally travelers visit one of the only New 7 Wonders of Nature that is in a city. The use of the rotating cable car up and down is a great experience. From the top of Table Mountain the views are simply jaw dropping.
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Itinerary
Visit this iconic shopping mall visited by over 30 million tourists annually. Take a walk in this mall and shop for curios in the many art and craft shops around. Look out for the 4 statues of the South African Nobel Peace Price Winners. Take a great photo of the Big Wheel. Explore this mall with 3 of the most expensive hotels in Cape Town and an Aquarium.
Visit this World Heritage site and learn about the harsh realities of the apartheid system. Take a bus tour of this island while you are taken through the events and the multi-layered history of this island. Come face to face with some of the buildings which used to house some of the ex-political prisoners. Visit the Blue Quarry and see where the political prisoners used to labor as part of their time in prison. Take a walk on this island and see the historic cell where Nelson Mandela spend 18 of his 27 years of imprisonment. Walk in the cell and take a selfie of this rare site. Learn the history and events of this emotional experience from ex-political prisoners who were imprisoned at the same time with Nelson Mandela. Take a walk of this island and view the city of Cape Town and Table Mountain.
Explore this heritage site with colorful houses and cobbled streets. Take a walk in this attractive place and see why it is a popular movie location. Take a walk and learn the local language as you interact with the locals and see why they now feel they are celebrities. Visit the Bo-Kaap museum and learn the history and the coming of the Cape Malay community. Look out for the many students and volunteers who stay in this place during their visit to the City of Cape Town. Check out the Mosques which have made this place holy to the Malay community.
Visit this amazing hill where from a canon is fired everyday at 12 noon as a tourist attraction. Take a walk on this hill and admire the bird's eye view of the city of Cape Town. Look out for the V & A shopping mall, Robben island and the entire bay up to Blouberg beach. The all 360 degree view of the city including the blue flag beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton are unbelieveable. Look out for the paragliders taking off from the top as they fly to the pavilion in Sea Point.
Visit this iconic one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. Take the 360 degrees rotating cable car and savour the amazing views on your way to the top. Take a walk on top of the only New 7 Wonders of Nature in a city and breath in some of the freshest air above. Look out for the adorable Daisy or a well nourished rock rabbit. The views of the whole city of Cape Town are amazing from the top. Explore the several hiking trails that takes you to the top of this mountain. Look out for the amazing wide range of the plant species above and the critters that grace the top. Grab a bite or a cup of coffee from the restaurant which is known to provide hearty Cape Town food.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up travelers from the hotel lobby and also from the Cape Town Cruise Terminal Waterfront
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(17)
Interesting day full of information and amazing views from table Mountain. Recommend this tour and Remi was an excellent guide.
The Robben island tour was moving, very educational and impactful. And table mountain was a must-see!
Long day but very worthwhile. Remy was a great guide and looked after us very well. We enjoyed the itinerary and Robben island was humbling.
With Remmy as our guide, we had a marvelous day traveling around the Cape Town scenic area. Our trip was replete with knowledge galore which Remmy provided. He is incredibly gracious with his time and is one of the most expert guides I’ve experienced. When interruptions beyond his control arose, he quickly found solutions for us that were just as enjoyable, and we always felt safe in his care.
They didn't turn up!! We got to the meeting point before time. No one was there!! No one contacted. I contacted them several times but no response. I still don't know why.
Fantastic, engaging and well planned excursion that you cannot afford to miss. The trip was well beyond our expectations and excellent value for money. If in Cape Town, don’t miss out, instead, make some memories!
It was a thought-provoking excursion. The ex political prisoners was very humble and an exceptional human being. The tour guide on the bus was extremely knowledgeable.
Was a little confusing re:start time. Tour start time advertised as being 9am. In reality, the ferry for Robben Island leaves at 9. And must have an ID to board the ferry. Fortunately had a picture of mine.
We really enjoyed the trip to Table Mountain, we were lucky it was a bright sunny day. The cable car going up to the top of the mountain holds 65 people and rotates as it moves so everyone gets a good view. There were a number of different view points at the top to get great photos. Bo Kapp was an interesting place to walk around and again get good photos of the coloured buildings, the history is worth reading about. The trip over to Robben Island takes about 45 minutes, when you arrive you are transferred to buses for a short tour of the island. The guide we had on the bus was excellent giving us an history talk of the island, he was very knowledgeable and introduced a bit of fun into his commentary. We then were passed over to an ex prisoner for a tour of the prison area. He took us into one of the communal cells which slept about 60 prisoners, he told us about the conditions in the prison which although interesting went on too long. Because the talk had gone on for such a long time we were then rushed passed the cell block including Nelson Mandela's cell and the shower blocks and we had to try and take photos as we walked which ruined the experience a little, after all taking photos of the best bits are very important. Overall the combined trip was well worth doing.p
Great way to maximise your day & time. Excellent service - professional, polite & prompt tour guide. Pick-up on time, very helpful & informative tour guide explaining the days scheduled events and timing. Robben Island is amazing, Table Mountain is breathtaking, and Bo-Kaap history incredible.
