Robben Island, Table Mountain and kirstenbosch from Cape Town

4.8
(6 reviews)

8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

This extraordinary excursion to Robben Island, where some of the activists and politicians were incarcerated, such as Mr. Mandela, who served 18 years in a prison cell,

*Majestic Table Mountain with the incredible view on top of the mountain, which was voted one of the 7 new wonders of nature on the travel awards site.

*To put the cherry on the cake, join us to visit one of the beautiful green spaces in Cape Town called the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, situated at the foot of Table Mountain, which was proclaimed the greatest botanical garden in the world.

What's Included

Return ticket to Robben Island per Adult R600
Bottled water
Hotel pick up and drop-off
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private guide on Board
Fuel surcharge
Lunch on your own account
Table Mountain ticket per Adult R430
Kirstenbosch ticket per Adult R220
Tips/ Gratuities optional

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We pick up the travelers at their hotels.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Travelers will be picked up by a private professional tour guide from the hotel at 8:00 and taken to the Nelson Mandela Gateway (Clocktower), situated at the V & A Waterfront, for a ferry ride that will leave at 9 a.m. to the island. NB: Travelers will be given a pre-booked ticket, and all you have to do is have your passport handy.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2

    Travelers will embark on a 9 a.m. ferry for a ferry ride and sail for 30 to 45 minutes to the Robben Island Museum. Upon arrival at Robben Island, we will disembark and take a short walk to the bus. There are two tours at Robben Island: a bus tour and a prison tour. 1) Bus Tour: where travelers will meet a step-on resident tour guide who will be conducting the bus tour. They will be driven around the island to the limestone quarry where prisoners used to till the land, etc. 2) Prison Tour: where travelers will do a guided tour with one of the former political prisoners who was kept in Section B, and travelers will have the opportunity to visit some of the prison cells, including the prison cell of Mr. Nelson Mandela. At the end of the tour, travelers will take a long walk to freedom to embark on a ferry to head back to the waterfront at Nelson Mandela Gateway. Your initial tour guide will be waiting for you at Nelson Mandela Gateway. It's about 4 hours.

    4 hours Admission ticket included
  • 3

    Travelers will be taken on a short and optional diamond factory tour for 30 minutes to see how the South African diamond is processed. The diamond experts will explain to you about Cullinan and Tanzanite, and you will have a deep explanation of the 4 C's. Travelers will have the opportunity to purchase something that suits them best, such as a chain, an engagement ring, etc.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4

    Lunch at your own expense at V & A Waterfront

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 5

    Thereafter, drive to Table Mountain National Park, Western Cape. Our accredited guide will accompany you from the lower cable car to the upper cable car and to majestic Table Mountain Park, also known as one of the seven new wonders of nature, where you will be given an overview or explained how to explore the National Park, and then you will be given the meeting point and time. NB: Table Mountain cable car tickets are not included in this particular tour; for that reason, we recommend clients purchase their own Table Mountain tickets online prior to the tour at www.tablemountain.net (morning ticket) to avoid traffic.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 6

    The kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is situated on the Eastern slope at the foot of table mountain and proclaimed as one of the greatest Botanical Garden in the world founded in 1913. And it was the first Botanical Garden in the world to play a strong emphasizing on the cultivation and preserving about 7,000 different plants and trees endemic and indigenous that they could find which covers 528 hectares of land. kirstenbosch Botanical Garden It's a very unique garden on its Kind which benefit a lovely Mediterranean climate with a long dry hot summer and cool short rainy winter ,So Every Corner you turned in the garden you are guaranteed to see something that you have never seen before. What makes the kirstenbosch Botanical Garden unique it is a lovely exhibition of the different plants at the doorstep as you enter the gardens, lovely picnic area also use for summer sunset concert. What features the garden, is the canopy walkway or boom slang and National flower called Proteas.

    1 hour Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Supplied by Excitement Travel and Tours

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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