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Robben Island

Island · Cape Town ·

Robben Island

Island · Cape Town ·
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Cape Town, South Africa, Travel Guide

"Visible from almost anywhere in Cape Town and much like San Francisco’s Alcatraz, this former prison is reached by ferry and confronts the apartheid era where Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners were incarcerated; private tours with Mandela’s prison guard–turned–friend Christo Brand are an option for deeper context." - Katie Jackson Katie Jackson Katie Jackson is a New York City-based writer who covers travel, food, and more. Her work has appeared in USA Today, The Sunday Times, Esquire, Outside, New York Post, and Travel + Leisure, among others. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines

https://www.travelandleisure.com/guide-to-cape-town-south-africa-11858831

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Former prison, UNESCO site, tours led by ex-inmates, see Mandela's cell

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guided tour
ex-prisoner guide
ferry ride
learn history
understanding history
leper colony
political speech
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Former prison, UNESCO site, tours led by ex-inmates, see Mandela's cell

bus tour
guided tour
ex-prisoner guide
ferry ride
learn history
understanding history
leper colony
political speech
Google Rating
4.2 (531)
Featured in Conde Nast Traveler
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