Table Mountain, Robben Island & Bo-Kaap Tour All Tickets Included
Description
This tour provides the traveler with a rare opportunity of visiting two very popular attractions which have significantly contributed towards South Africa being the leading African tourist destination. Robben Island declared a world heritage site in 1999 by UNESCO. The former prison of World Statesman Nelson Mandela, two other political prisoners cum South African Presidents. Former Political prisoners in the apartheid era were also imprisoned here but now a place visited by over 306 912 visitors (according to the 2018/19 stats) Table Mountain was inaugurated as one of the new seven wonders of Nature on the 2 of December 2012. And is the only one of the new seven wonders of nature in a city no wonder why over 1 161 206 visitors visited this iconic landscape (as per 2018/19 statistics).
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Itinerary
Robben Island is an island in Table Bay – Cape Town. It was named by the Dutch- Robben Island and the British had called it Seal Island. It was used as an animal quarantine station, as a leper colony and for isolation of mainly political prisoners. To date, three former inmates of Robben Island have gone on to become President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma. Robben Island was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1999 and offers daily tours. Tour to this world Heritage site begins at the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&A Waterfront. After pick-up from your hotel in Cape Town, you will be driven to the V&A Waterfront where you board the Robben Island Ferry to the world-famous place of incarceration of Nelson Mandela for 18 of his 27 years. This place dubbed “South Africa Alcatraz” served as a leper colony, a place of isolation, banishment, and imprisonment. The Island is a state reminder of the harsh conditions endured as a reward for freedom from the Government of apartheid. After the historical, emotional, educative and informative tour which is conducted either by ex-prison warders or ex-prisoners of Robben Island, you board the ferry back to the Waterfront.
In Cape Town, there are plenty of restaurants offering delicious international and traditional African dishes from various countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Congo, and Ethiopia. We will visit one of them and that will leave you licking your fingers. You will also have an option to try the famed South African braai (barbecue) and Malay curry dishes that Cape Town restaurants are famous for.
After lunch, you will then drive to Table Mountain which was recently voted one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. You then ride the cable car which takes you to the top of Table Mountain (a 3-minute ride of magnificent views as the cable car rotates on its way to the top). Enjoy the majestic views from the top of the Mother City and the Atlantic seaboard with its world-class beaches. After spending some time on the top of the Table Mountain you then jump into the cable car which takes you to the station at the foot of the mountain.
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Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up all travelers in Cape Town up to a 5km radius from the city centre. We also do pick ups from the Cape Town Cruise Ship Terminal at the V & A Waterfront.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible
- Dress comfortably/ wear comfortable walking shoes
Reviews(15)
Remmy was the best tour guide! We recommend him to everyone! Kind, knowledgeable and accommodating! Thank you Remmy!
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We truly appreciate your kind words and recommendation. Remmy will be delighted to hear that you enjoyed the experience and appreciated his kindness, knowledge, and accommodating service. Creating memorable and comfortable experiences for our guests is always our top priority. Thank you once again for choosing Raw African Safaris, and we hope to welcome you back for another amazing adventure in the future! **Raw African Safaris Team**
My wife and I spent the third day of our visit to Cape Town with Remmy of RAW Tours. We visited both the Robben Island Prison Museum and Table Mountain. Remmy was extremely informative and compelling about the history of South Africa and specifically about Cape Town. He handled all the details our tour visits. Also, His friendly personality was reassuring to us on this our first visit to Africa. This tour experience to Robben Isand and Table Mountain would definitely not have been the same without such an excellent guide. We highly recommend RAW Tours and Remmy for an unforgettable visit to South Africa. Reggie and Beverly Bigham. USA
Thank you, Reggie and Beverly, for sharing such a wonderful review. We’re thrilled to hear that your visit to Robben Island and Table Mountain was made memorable by Remmy’s knowledge, professionalism, and friendly presence. As first-time visitors to Africa, your comfort and experience are especially important to us, and it’s great to know that Remmy helped make your day both meaningful and enjoyable. We truly appreciate your recommendation and are grateful you chose RAW Tours for your Cape Town experience. We hope to welcome you back to South Africa again in the future.
The trip to Robben Island is worth the visit. Unfortunately it wasn’t meant for us to see great views from Table Mountain and that’s just how it is. Remmy was very friendly, professional and full of knowledge. If you’re on a tight budget, I recommend doing this on your own. You’ll come out much cheaper getting your own tickets to the attractions and taking an Uber.
Hello Eyejd Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback. Its sad to note that you could not access Table Mountain as it was closed due to annual maintenance, a situation which unfortunately was not in the Tour Operator's control. Thank you for your observation and recommendations. We hope you will consider us again for future tours. We will do our best to ensure that you have a pleasant experience as we always endavor to do. Thank you once again.
We booked and paid this tour for a specific date ( the day after) just to be told by the operator a few hours later that they don’t have tickets for Robben Island for that date and that the cable car to Table Mountain was not operating on that date because of maintenance. We had to deal with receiving the refund from Viator ourselves. They could have saved the disappointment and hassle by not selling tickets to a tour they could not give.
Hi With all due respect all what you are saying is true. But take into consideration the fact that you booked a day before the tour for an attraction like Robben Island - a world heritage site. You do not get any tickets that close to Robben Island during that period you booked. It also was during the Netball World Cup and Robben Island tickets were sold out more than a weeks in advance. This was the first time that Cape Town has hosted the Netball world Cup and as such no one would have been able to predict the turnout. And as for Table Mountain communication was send to all those who had bought tickets online assuming you had booked in advance and we had bought you a ticket things could have been different. But since you booked a day before notice was already out that Table Mountain would be closed for annual shutdown maintenance. All these events and attractions are totally out of our control considering how they work. We sincerely apologize for the missed opportunity to visit these two world class attractions and would urge you to book again in time so you can enjoy the experience.
Anyone visiting Cape Town should take the opportunity to visit where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, very moving. Our guide was a prisoner here with Mandela and he explained what life was like during the time he was there. Unfortunately for us the weather changed and we couldn’t go up the mountain, looked ok but when you reach the top the wind is very dangerous, there’s always next time. Highly recommended.
Hello Wilson Indeed Robben Island is an essential place to visit as well as the iconic Table Mountain. We appreciate your understanding in the case of Table Mountain as nature made the conditions challenging to embark on the journey up the mountain. See you next time!!
What a great experience from this tour. I did not know much about Robben Island and that there were other prisoners who were imprisoned there longer than Nelson Mandela. This is one of the best tours I have done. After that we were taken to Table Mountain in a clean and neat van. This is a well arranged tour. Will definitely do more tours with Raw Tours. Their planning is on point. Thanks a lot Team Raw
Hi We appreciate you taking time to write this review. We love the feedback. Always a pleasure to serve.
Remy was friendly and knowledgeable, pleasant guide. He was on time and made good recommendations. Would recommend.
Loved Remmy tour guide and his passion towards history and talking about it to us. The whole experience was much deeper because of him.
Our trip was very successful. The vehicle is clean and Remmy was very polite very professional and kept time. He also helped us understand the historical background to places visited. I will recommend him yo my friends. We had a wonderful time today. Raw Tour was on time to pick us up for our tour and also sorted out my booking challenges
The best of the best, can visit 100s of times. The trip was informative as well as entertaining giving an insight into the histori
Hi Sirdicchi Thank you for writing this review. We appreciate the time taken. Yes indeed you can always visit Robben Island a hundred times over and we will be there with you every step of the way to enjoy the experience. We are glad you also enjoyed the hilarious jokes from Remmy our guide. Till our next trip!! Regards Team Raw Tours
