Robben Island and Table Mountain Experience
This is one of the most popular tours in Cape Town and involves a visit to two of the most popular attractions in the city.
Learn about the history of the world statesman Nelson Mandela and how he was treated on the island. This tour can be done in a single day and does not take you the whole day.
The table mountain ticket is valid for up to a few days after purchase. the trip to Robben island also take you through the bay overlooking some of the most expensive residential area of table view.
The cable car on the way to the table top rotates which means you have lots of opportunities to have great photos. It is also a ticket which access you to one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature which was inaugurated in 2012
A visit to these two attractions means you have visited some of the most photographic attractions in the Mother City. It is a tickets that takes you to Robben island, a place where you are taken around by ex-prison guide and ex-prisoners.
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Robben Island and Table Mountain Experience
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Jack Friedman V&A WaterFront
This is the most visited shopping mall in South Africa has an estimated 33 million visitors annually. Welcome to the world of shopping, where you get all the international brands like Gucci. There are restaurants. shops, coffee shops and fast food takeaways. This is home to the top 5 luxury hotels in Cape Town and a rugby museum for the South African national team, the Sprinboks. This is also a place where boats are repaired at the dry dock and a whole lot of shops which includes art and craft. There is also a very popular food court next to 5 statues of South Africans who have been awarded The Nobel Piece Prizes from Norway. It is from here that you board the ferry to Robben Island, which is normally a 45 minute ride to the world heritage site.
Robben Island Museum
explore prison museum where Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners spent some time as part of their incarceration guided tour, which takes you through the prison, including the cells where political prisoners were held' Nelson Mandela 's cell is one of the major tourist attractions which bring in thousands annually. This small space is preserved and gives visitors a glimpse into Mandela's life on Robben Island. Take a walk and explore wildlife and nature. You may sport penguins, seals, and various bird spices. The tour includes a visit to the lime quarry, where political prisoners were held. A tour to Robben Island also includes a visit to a maximum-security prison, where members of the anti-apartheid movement, such as Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, were in prison for many years. There are several viewpoints, ,a lighthouse and amazing panoramic views of the city of Cape Town. There are countless photo stops.
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
Cable car are the first thing that attracts visitors. Jump into the cable car, one of the three with a rotating floor. As you are taken to the top, its a three minute ride with a 360-degree view of the city of Cape Town. On top of the mountain, you are welcomed by a bird's-eye view of the city of Cape Town all the way to the wineries. Take in the view of the white sand beaches and the Twelve Apostles peaks. Take a walk on the amazing landscape, which is made up of sandstone and quartzite rocks. The vegetation is predominantly fynbos. (which forms part of the cape floral kingdom World Heritage site.) Table Mountain plays host to a variety of plant species, especially fynbos. Look out for hikers on several hiking trails, with the most popular being the Platteklip Gauge. There are many photo opportunities with the amazing back grounds of the city of Cape Town, the wine country, and the blue ocean.
Inclusions
- Hotel Pickup & Drop Off
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Ex-prisoner or ex-prison warden guide on the lsland
- A visit to Nelson Mandela cell
- Robben lsland return ferry tickets
- Cable car tickets at Table mountain
- Bus trip on the island
- Lunch
- 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
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
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