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    FAMILY SUNSET EXPERIENCE: Children Under 18 Free Ride On Robben Island Ferry

FAMILY SUNSET EXPERIENCE: Children Under 18 Free Ride On Robben Island Ferry

This holiday season, The Robben Island Museum (RIM) caters to local tourists by introducing a family deal on the sunset family cruises which only applies to South African citizens. Read more…

10 000 Steps Towards Freedom

Bet you thought a history lesson and a fitness session could never work out pleasantly together… well the The Robben Island Museum Walking Tour will most certainly change your perspective. Read about our recent 10 000 steps explorative journey on the island.

Robben Island – an adventure for the day

Upon approaching Robben Island there is a sense of calmness that washes over you, as you gaze over the terrain. For an Alcatraz of sorts, with a rather dark history, Robben Island is one of the Mother City’s most beautiful destinations. It encompasses the rich history of the world heritage site. The Robben Island Museum (RIM) history recounts the tale of Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment on the Island for eighteen years.

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    Here’s 6 ways to fall in love with Cape Town this February 

Here’s 6 ways to fall in love with Cape Town this February 

It’s the ultimate debate topic – do you prefer a sunrise or a sunset? Regardless, we can offer the perfect sun-gazing spots, this February, right here so you can fall in love with Cape Town.

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    Robben Island Museum announces a new walking tour visitor experience

Robben Island Museum announces a new walking tour visitor experience

The Robben Island Museum (RIM) is pleased to announce a new Walking Tour, which will allow tourists to explore Robben Island’s rich history and biodiversity while walking in the footsteps of South African legends. This exciting new tour will start on Friday 31 December 2021 and the tickets will be available from 28 December on our online booking platform.

Tour the historic Robben Island like a tourist

A trip to Robben Island remains at the top of every tourist’s itinerary but is it top of mind for locals? Well, we certainly believe that it should be!

Robben Island Youth Month Special

Robben Island Museum extends its group ticket discounts of up to 25%, for the whole of June, encouraging youth groups to visit the island during Youth Month.

Celebrate Africa Month with Robben Island

May is Africa Month and Robben Island Museum is inviting you to celebrate it with them. There is no more fitting place to celebrate Africa, her triumphs and tribulations, than a visit to RIM where fun, fact and philosophy come alive!

Robben Island Museum’s 156 year old Lighthouse

Robben Island Museum (RIM) is home to an 18-metre high Lighthouse that was built in 1864 by Joseph Flack and is the only South African lighthouse to utilise a flashing light instead of a revolving light. It shines for a duration of 5 seconds every seven seconds and flashes white light away from Table Bay. The light is visible for 24 nautical miles.

Top 6 ways to love summer in Cape Town

Ah, Cape Town. Bikinis and boardshorts, beach days, sunsets, cocktails, nature, nightlife, and that mountain. Impossible to ignore, Table Mountain is always right in your face. You have to go around it to get anywhere, and some part of it pops up in every holiday snap you take. But this is not a bad thing.