Contact Details

Nelson Mandela Gateway PO Box 51806 Cape Town 8002

27 (0) 21 413 4200

www.robben-island.org.za

Sightseeing

Robben Island

Historical prison that held Madiba

Best known as a political prison, where Nelson Mandela was held captive for 18 years, and declared a World Heritage Site in 1999, Robben Island is a must see tourist attraction. Transported there on a luxury, high-speed Catamaran you can take a bus tour around this ‘Island of Seals’, where the old warden’s village and WWII remnants are eerily reminiscent of the late 1940s. Apart from the spectacular views of Cape Town, the main attraction is a poignant, informative tour given by an ex-prisoner who guides you through the prison corridors and into the tiny cells.