The Nelson Mandela Gateway To Robben Island

Really go and see i to understand the historischen of South Africa. We did Robben Island AND The Long Walk To Freedom. There you really get good background information about when it started and who supported the freedom fighters. On Robben Island our guide is one of the survivors of political prisoners of the island

Disappointed. The island is amazing, but you won't see much of it except through a bus window. The first part of the tour (sitting on a full bus with squawking speakers was awful. We were only off the bus once for 5 minutes. I was hoping to see some more of the wildlife. The second part of the tour is good, but I had trouble understanding my guide and didn't catch much. The prison itself is worth the tour, but it's only about 25% of the duration. The boat we returned on was stuffy and incredibly loud. My ears are ringing. You gotta go, and this tour is the only way to go, but it was unpleasant.

Visit Cape Town, visit The VnA Waterfront for an experience found nowhere else in the universe. Always something beautiful lurking at every corner. From dance, live performances, Arts, Face painting, Crafts, African theme clothing, Food, History, Music and the Rhythm of the African cultural songs on African instruments like drums, marimba, shakes, you name it. Unpack the many things not mentioned in my review before you go for the main course in Robben Island Museum.

Great customer service at ticket counter and onboard. Waiting areas are clean and fantastic history notes along the hallway to boarding for Robben Island. I highly recommend this

Underwhelming and wasted opportunity. A little conflicted writing this as it should be a humbling and educational experience…BUT…honestly, this feels like a tourist trap and a real lack of effort put into the visitor experience. Be aware that the whole time is essentially split into 6 parts: 1) 30-40 mins queuing to get on the ferry and have your ticket & photo ID checked. 2) 30 mins sitting on a ferry 3) 1 hour sitting on a bus being driven round the island looking at frankly not very interesting sights, no option to get off and walk and difficult to follow the guide (no clear narrative or structured approach to telling the history). 4) Meeting an ex-prisoner who talks about life in the prison. While this man was clearly genuine and heartfelt, the structure was poor. There is nothing to read, no supporting content or material, and very difficult to follow the narrative. At one point we sat in a blank room being talked at for 40 mins which was not good and very difficult for both children and people who english is not their 1st language - many people looked very bored. 5) Walking pas the old cells and Nelson Mandela’s cell. Again, no other supoorting material or content shared about Mandela himself or his contribution to the world. 6) 30 mins waiting on the ferry before leaving. Overall I cannot at all recommend this at all, it feels like such a wasted opportunity to educate people about apartheid, Nelson Mandela’s contribution to South Africa and the world and the real life of the prisoners on Robben Island…such a shame that this is actually a bit of a waste of time 😔

This was such a heart felt but also wonderful experience. If you want to know good history and you have 3 and a half hours to spare, you should definitely visit Robben Island. You may even receive a tour guide with first hand knowledge on the life inside the prison when it was still a prison.

The outing was a great experience. It was such a learning experience, and now I am so interested in learning more. What a lovely day.

Here you delve into a story that is still lived..a story told by those who were actually there. You get to experience the emotion and trauma they still live with. You also get to appreciate where we come from as a people and why we must strive to be better than yesteryears.