Robben Island Tours: The 15 Ways to Visit

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Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour

/ August 12, 2026

1.Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 1,792 reviews · 4 hours · from $79Our pick

Skip the ferry ticket line to Robben Island and tour the prison with an ex-political prisoner on a focused 4-hour visit from Cape Town.

“Tour was good. Didn’t really know where the meeting point was but found it and just joined a queue, all good, got the ferry, then a coach round the island, stopped for 10 mins for coffee and watch the penguins, because there were so many buses could have done with longer as queues were very big . Our ex inmate was great, we chatted to him and it was so interesting. I’d recommend it.”

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Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry Tour with 1-Way Hotel Pickup

/ August 12, 2026

2.Robben Island Ferry Tour with 1-Way Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 1,380 reviews · 5 hours · from $71

Cape Town to Robben Island with hotel pickup, ferry ride, and a prison tour guided by former prisoners, including Mandela's cell.

“I wanted to get tickets for a particular day and time but they sold out online, but was able to get tickets from this company to visit Robben Island. The pickup was timely and the guide even gave us a brief talk about Nelson Mandela before dropping us off at the ferry location. Note that regardless of who you book with, the tour of Robben Island itself is in a large group and involves a prison tour and a bus tour. The tour was more about the prison, and very little about Nelson Mandela though you get to see where he was imprisoned.”

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Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Townships Tour

/ August 15, 2026

3.Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Townships Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 400 reviews · from $89

A Cape Town townships tour plus an included Robben Island ferry ticket, covering District Six, Langa life, and Mandela’s prison.

“The Township tour was excellent. Sam gave detailed history of township..”

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Cape Town: Robben Island Ferry with Prison Ticket and Tour

/ August 10, 2026

4.Robben Island Ferry with Prison Ticket and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 324 reviews · 3h 30m · from $90

Priority ferry and a skip-the-line museum tour of Robben Island, led by an ex-political prisoner, plus bus stops and Mandela’s cell.

“We needed more time. It was rushed. I did not get to go to the visitors center to listen to the audio”

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Cape Town: Table Mountain and Robben Island Tour

/ August 18, 2026

5.Table Mountain and Robben Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 260 reviews · 8 hours · from $111

One guided day in Cape Town combining Table Mountain views, a ferry to Robben Island prison, and a Tow Oceans Aquarium stop.

“two iconic experiences while in Cape Town - would very much recommend them both.”

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Robben Island Tour including Pick Up & Drop Off from Cape Town

/ August 18, 2026

6.Robben Island Tour including Pick Up & Drop Off from Cape Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 248 reviews · from $63

Robben Island from Cape Town with hotel pickup, guaranteed tickets, and a guided circuit including Mandela-era prison history.

“The Robben Island tour was educational and filled with detailed information. The tour guide share historical and personal information having been imprisoned there. I highly recommend this tour.”

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Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour

/ August 21, 2026

7.Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 160 reviews · from $69

Skip the ticket line for Robben Island, take a shared ferry, visit Mandela’s former prison, and walk part of the Long Walk to Freedom.

“The tour and the Island are truly amazing. The Organisation by Viator is the worst I‘ve ever seen! Other than they promise, you cannot skip any line. Contrarily to what they said, I‘ve got my tickets on Messages not on WhatsApp . The PRICE is inRead more”

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Robben Island Experience: Pre-Booked Ticket & Return Transfers

/ August 23, 2026

8.Robben Island Experience: Pre-Booked Ticket & Return Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 126 reviews · from $60Best value

Robben Island half-day with pre-booked tickets, Cape Town round-trip transfers, and a former political prisoner guide to Mandela’s cell.

“The words of wisdom from Mandela is powerful. However, it is a bit of confined trip, but you will generally experience the old prison.”

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Robben Island Tour – Hotel Pick-Ups & stops at interesting places pre/post tour

/ August 11, 2026

9.Robben Island Tour – Hotel Pick-Ups & stops at interesting places pre/post tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 115 reviews · from $181

Hotel pickup, fast transfer to Robben Island, bus tour on the island, and a guided walk by an ex prisoner, plus Cape Town stops.

“We were picked up from our hotel by Fazilla who was our guide to show us around the city. Afterward she took us to the pier to catch the boat to Robben Island. After our tour of the island Fazilla was waiting for us on the dock to return us to our hotel. The tickets were provided for the island so we didn’t have to wait in line to buy the tickets. Our guide also gave us large bottles of water to take to the island.”

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ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM TOUR, WITH OPTIONAL LAST MINUTE TICKETS

/ August 10, 2026

10.ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM TOUR, WITH OPTIONAL LAST MINUTE TICKETS

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 85 reviews · 4 hours · from $90

Robben Island Museum tour from Cape Town with an ex-political prisoner guide, ferry included, Mandela cell, and great Table Mountain photo time.

“The tour was canceld, because of the wind and raw sea. So i would like to get the money back. Yesterday we had to go home and wasnt possible to go. Greetings Carla”

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Cape Town: Robben Island Tour Tickets and V&A Waterfront

/ August 28, 2026

11.Robben Island Tour Tickets and V&A Waterfront

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 71 reviews · from $78

Half-day Robben Island tour from Cape Town with admission and guided history, plus V&A Waterfront time and round-trip transfers for $78.

“I really loved the experience The guide was awesome, really knew the history and helped a lot to understand the context of the streets, buildings, and other infrastructure. I loved it so much and I recommend it”

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Robben Island Tickets, Penguins, and Private Cape Point Tour

/ August 29, 2026

12.Robben Island Tickets, Penguins, and Private Cape Point Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 65 reviews · 8 hours · from $186

Private Cape Town day tour with Robben Island prison museum, Boulders Beach penguins, Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope, luxury ride.

“We had wonderful time and enjoyed our trip very much. Our driver and guide was Peter, a warm personality, a real storyteller who shared his expertise and experiences with us. Thank you so much for everything!”

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Robben Island, Table Mountain and Cape Town City Private Day Tour

/ August 29, 2026

13.Robben Island, Table Mountain and Cape Town City Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · from $173

Robben Island and Table Mountain in one day, with pickup, Robben Island guided by an ex political prisoner, plus a Cape Town landmarks bus loop.

“The advert is not clear that you must pay for table mountain, we had to pay for our selves while we have booked a combo. We asked for price breakdown and Viator failed to explain that to us. Terrible service indeed.”

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Cape Town: Robben Island ferry ticket with guided tour

/ August 10, 2026

14.Robben Island ferry ticket with guided tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 61 reviews · 4 hours · from $74

Guided Robben Island tour from Cape Town by ferry with former-inmate storytelling and a visit to Nelson Mandela’s cell. 4 hours.

“The tour itselfnis amazing. Is a must see. Guides are actually ex prisoners from the jail. The oegsnizstion was not so good, we had the tour for 9 AM but it got cancelled with no notice and we had to reschedule it.”

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Cape Town: Robben Island & Table Mountain w/Hotel Transfer

/ August 10, 2026

15.Robben Island & Table Mountain w/Hotel Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 57 reviews · 8 hours · from $186

Hotel pickup, skip-the-line Robben Island tour with an ex-prisoner guide, a quick Bo-Kaap photo stop, and Table Mountain by cable car.

“Unser Guide Nathan ist individuell auf unsere Wünsche eingegangen, was wirklich toll war! Am besten hat uns die Fahrt auf den Tafelberg gefallen. Lediglich das Zeitmanagement hat nicht so geklappt wie angegeben - die Fahrt zu Robben Island hat zwei Stunden länger gedauert als geplant. Insgesamt hatten wir einen sehr schönen Tag!”

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