Cape Town Private Tour Robben Islands and Table Mountain Car

Cape Town Private Tour Robben Islands and Table Mountain Car

CATCH A FERRY TO SOUTH AFRICA’S HISTORIC ROBBEN ISLAND

These days, a trip to Robben Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a must-do on the itinerary of any tourist to Cape Town. For centuries, however, the trip was one to be feared.

Forget palm trees and sun-kissed beaches; Robben Island’s allure lies in its rich and wretched history. South Africa’s first democratically elected president – Nelson Mandela – spent 18 years of his 27 years in prison on Robben Island. Easily the most famous of the island’s political prisoners, Mandela was by no means the island’s only notable inmate – South African presidents Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma also spent time there.

The Apartheid government wasn’t the first to use the island as a prison. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch sent political prisoners from the Dutch East Indies to the island. There is a Kramat (holy shrine) on the island dedicated to the Prince of Madura – Pangeran Chakra Deningrat – who died on t

Itinerary
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Pass By: Robben Island Museum, Cape Town Central 7400 South Africa

MANDELA GATE AWAY ROBBEN ISLAND TOUR
• This full-day Cape Town excursion offers two tours wrapped into one. With round-trip transportation from your hotel, part 1 takes you via ferry to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years.A bus tour of the island, delivered with intimate detail by a former political prisoner, includes a viewing of Mandela's jail cell highlighting monuments and places of interest including acable car ride to the top of Table Mountain. door-to-door service from your hotel Tour Robben Island with a former political prisoner and see Mandela’s cell Visit Cape Town’s most important.

TABLE MOUNTAIN
• Table Mountain, Brief City Orientation Tour, Drive Bay en route to Table Mountain where we will explore this new wonder of The Nature. We will use the cable car for riding up and down
• Cheese Tasting
• Paarl
• Drive through Paarl
• Wine-tasting at a Paarl wine estate
• View Nelson Mandela’s former prison (Victor Verster
• Franschhoek
• Historical village
• Huguenot memorial (optional)
• Wine tasting at a Franschhoek wine estate
• Helshoogte pass
• Opportunity to purchase wine
• Enjoy

What makes this tour unique?
• MANDELA GATE AWAY ROBBEN ISLAND TOUR
• This full-day Cape Town excursion offers two tours wrapped into one. With round-trip transportation from your hotel, part 1 takes you via ferry to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years.A bus tour of the island, delivered with intimate detail by a former political prisoner, includes a viewing of Mandela's jail cell highlighting monuments and places of interest including acable car ride to the top of Table Mountain. door-to-door service from your hotel Tour Robben Island with a former political prisoner and see Mandela’s cell Visit Cape Town’s most important
• TABLE MOUNTAIN
• Table Mountain, Brief City Orientation Tour, Drive Bay en route to Table Mountain where we will explore this new wonder of The Nature. We will use the cable car for riding up and down