Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom Tour and Robben Island Boat Ticket
Maximize your time in Cape Town, and see two important attractions in a day—”The Long March to Freedom” sculptural display and Robben Island Museum. Avoid long queues at ticket offices, and instead, benefit from the perk of having tickets pre-booked, as well as transportation between sites. First, see over 500 bronze statues that represent South Africa’s journey to freedom. Then, board a boat to Robben Island to visit Robben Island Museum and learn about Nelson Mandela’s time in prison.
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Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom Tour and Robben Island Boat Ticket
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Long March to Freedom
Soon after your hotel pick up from your hotel by a qualified tour guide, you will be taken to the newly "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 Century city. 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. 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.
Robben Island Museum
Our second leg of the trip will be a ferry trip to Robben Island and the entire boat trip including the prison tour to the time when you will return to the starting point will be 3 to 4 hours. Your tour guide will not escort you as Robben Island Museum has its own tour guides and most of them are former political prisoners on the Island. These are some of the facts you never knew about Robben Island. 1. Robben Island is known for being the place former South African president Nelson Mandela was jailed for 18 of his 27 years, but the Island was the home of prisoners from outside South Africa, notably Namibia. There are plenty of free-roaming African Penguins At the Island. Upon return, you will be taken back to your hotel
V&a Waterfront
You could have your lunch at a restaurant nearby at Victoria and Alfred Mall or go shopping. Situated in South Africa's oldest working harbor, the 123 hectares (300 acres) area has been developed for mixed-use, with both residential and commercial real estate. The Waterfront attracts more than 23 million visitors a year.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Pre-Booked ticket to Long March to Freedom
- Hotel Pick-up and Drop off
- Pre-Booked ticket to the Island
- Lunch
- Gratuities (Optional)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
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Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We will wait outside the cruise terminal holding a sign with company name and guests name.
