Robben Island Guided Tour plus Hotel Pickup Half Day

Cape Town, South Africa

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Return ferry ticket to Robben Island Prison Museum
Pick up and drop off at your hotel after the tour
Air-conditioned vehicle
Registered and Accredited Tourist Guide
Bottled water
Complementary visit to Diamond Works Museum

Gratuities
Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick up travelers from the hotel lobby and also from the Cape Town Cruise Terminal

Meeting point

The Silo Hotel
Silo Square, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
We do pick ups from the stop and go area in front of The Silo Hotel Waterfront

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

V&A Waterfront (Pass By)

Robben Island Museum

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

3.4

based on 7 reviews

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Over priced scam

Kelly_I, Feb 2024

Over priced scam! There are cheaper tours available for under $70. We were charged $200 cnd each. Our driver was late, dropped us at the ferry terminal. Then we went on our own to Robbin island where the guides are included in the ticket. Upon return the ticket included a ‘diamond museum’ the guide passed this and took us back into the car and drove us to a ‘store’ where he makes money if we buy. So we missed the museum which we paid for and lost an hour of our time. Every minute counts when you are travelling. I recommend purchasing a ticket direct from the Robbin island museum for $700 Rand ($50) which is a quarter of the price we paid. We didn’t even use the service back to our hotel, cause the tour ends in the beautiful harbour with lots of shopping and restaurants. Again, I was charged over $1400 for seven people. Not worth it!!

great experience

Aneesah_S, Jan 2024

Excellent experience. We learned so much about apartheid and the social injustices faced by political prisoners in Robben Island. Our tour guide was very animated and knowledgable. Would recommend for singles, couples, friends and family.

Disappointing

Angela_D, Feb 2022

Ferry was cancelled but guide was not informed. Had to wait 2.5 hours for next one. No guided tour on the island as paid for. Just put on a big bus with all the other tourists. Could have just bought the ticket myself and gone over rather than pay £89! The ticket is only £27.50! Guide does not go over with you so what are you paying for?

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Hi It is unfortunate that the ferry was cancelled and all parties in the business are not happy if things turn out that way. Unfortunately the weather in Cape Town is unpredictable and whenever the authorities feel there is strong winds which can endanger the lives of travelers they cancel even at a very short notice or no notice at all. Safety of the travelers comes first and no tour regardless of how good it can be is worth endangering the life's of travelers. As for the way the tour is operated there is no one who can change how it's done except Robben Island Museum authorities. It must be made clear that the way the tour is conducted is made clear on the booking platform. Indicating that by booking this tour you are well informed as to how it's done. The only other option which is there is to arrange a private tour which can only be done by Robben Island Prison Museum itself. However we sincerely apologize if things were not done according to your expectations.

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Mischa_H, Mar 2021

Erst nach Anlass kontaktiert worden und daher nicht durchgeführt und kein Platz auf dem Boot. Ärgerlich.

Response from Host, May 2021

My sincere apologies for failing to contact you in time. Since you booked this tour of Robben Island late a day before the tour we only managed to check the bookings in the afternoon the next day. This was as a result of load shedding which we experienced a day after you booked. We did not have electricity hence we had no internet connection My sincere apologies.

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