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This Historic tour to Robben Island, Long March to Freedom, V&A Waterfront Fully Day Tour is one of the most popular full-day tours in Cape Town, your local professional tour guide will introduce you to the birth of Cape Town and South Africa, Robben Island, and Long March to Freedom. We start out this private tour with a visit to Robben Island where we join a guided tour conducted by a former political prisoner of the island’s prison. We will visit various heritage sites, like the graveyard of people who died of leprosy, the Maximum-Security Prison, the lime quarry where prisoners labored, and viewing of Mandela’s cell. We then proceed to the Long March to Freedom statues where you will learn more about Africa before the White invention, during the invasions and the Democratic South Africa of 1994. We end off the day with an amazing African dinner and cultural experience.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Travelers must indicate their preferred pickup point and will be collected directly from their hotel.
Itinerary
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1Robben Island Museum
Pick up at accommodation in Cape Town will be 1 hour before the boat departure. You will receive a shared transfer from your hotel in Cape Town to the Silo District where you will be to the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island Jetty. Here you will charter a shared boat to the Robben Island Museum where you will be met by a resident Tour Guide who will conduct the tour of the Island. (Please note that our tour guide/driver will not be joining you on the tour of the Robben Island Museum.) The entire tour lasts 4 hours which. For part of the tour, you will be transported around the island by bus, before you visit the prison cell of Nelson Mandela and take The Long Walk to Freedom at the end of the tour. Upon our arrival back at the Jetty, our Tour Guide/Driver will meet you at the entrance of the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island for your return. You will then proceed to your second stop, V&A Waterfront where you will have your lunch.
4 hours • Admission ticket included -
2V&A Waterfront
Stop at one of the best South African attractions with top award-winning restaurants, you could have your lunch (at you own account) at a restaurant nearby at Victoria and Alfred Mall or go shopping. Situated in South Africa’s oldest working harbour, the 123 hectares (300 acres) area has been developed for mixed-use, with both residential and commercial real estate. The Waterfront attracts more than 23 million visitors a year.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
3Long March to Freedom
This is a perfect stop after the Robben Island Museum tour and learning about the incaceration of our political leaders. Long March to freedom offers history not only during the apartheid era but from the biggening of white invasion, the fisrt inhebitants of South Africa including the Khoi - San People. This is an extraordinary experience as it gives you the glance of tradition in the South African History
1 minute • Admission ticket included -
4GOLD Restaurant
Welcome to Gold Restaurant, Situated in Green Point- 10 minutes from Cape Town City Centre. Gold Restaurant is an amazing African Restaurant that offers an African 14 course Menu with live drumming, Singing, dancing and Mali Puppets live entertainment Here you will be welcomed by singing and praises by staff members and you will have the opportunity to interact to the dancing and Rhythms of the Marimba percussions and djembe drumming – All this happens pre-dinner at 18:30 Dinner starts at 19:00 and before it starts, waiters will come to your table to do a cute African face paint on your face, Face painting is an African tradition that happens mostly during celebrations and weddings. During Dinner, the dancers will be on stage singing and sharing Pan African stories - Dinner is served in Metal, clay and small 3-foot African pot so you can have a full authentic African experience. This experience is an experience of a lifetime. Join us in making long lasting memorable Memories.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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