ABOUT, TABLE MOUNTAIN & ROBBEN ISLAND TOUR.
Join us as we travel through South Africa’s historic and top attractions tour – famously known as the Mother City. On this Full Day Private, Table Mountain and Robben Island Tour, you will encounter unique cultures, architecture, historical sites and unforgettable scenery. No Private City tour of Cape Town is complete without a trip to Table Mountain, any travelers to the City of Cape Town will have Robben Island and Table Mountain on their must-visit location when they are visiting Cape Town.
HIGHLIGHTS
This Robben Island, City, and Table Mountain Private Fully Day Tour is one of our most popular full-day tours in Cape Town, your local professional tour guide will introduce you to the wonders of the City of Cape Town, Robben Island, and Table Mountain. 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 Table Mountain one of the 7 wonders in the world and also known as the biggest, longest species of flowers in the World.
- Ferry trip to Robben Island
- V&A Waterfront
- Table Mountain
A full-day private Cape Town tours exploration designed to spend time on top of Table Mountain, Robben Island as well as lunch at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.
DEPARTURE & RETURN LOCATION
At hotel or guesthouse in Cape Town (Google Map)
DEPARTURE TIME
09:00 Pick up at the hotel or guesthouse
PRICE INCLUDES
- A luxury vehicle with passenger liability cover
- The flexibility of choosing places of your interest
- Transport by private vehicle
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Blue badge professional guide
- Bottled water & free Wi-Fi onboard
- Private tour & private vehicle
- The flexibility of choosing tour starting & finishing time
- Entrance fees Robben Island boat trip & museum (Round trip)
PRICE EXCLUDES
- Meals and drinks will be to your own account
- Entrance fees to Table Mountain
- Gratuities
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- In case of non-presentation on the tours, full cancellation fees will apply.
- Tour duration approximately 9 hours
- English tour guide, entrance fees applicable to the itinerary
- Private tours (French, Spanish or German and any other foreign language guides are available on request at extra costs of ZAR 1000.00)
- All our vehicles are insured substantially for passenger liability
- All tours are subject to the minimum number of 2 passengers
- Luggage and personal possessions are carried at your own risk
A full-day private Cape Town tours exploration designed to spend time on top of Table Mountain, Robben Island as well as lunch at V&A Waterfront.
Robben Island Museum tour
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 escorted 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 includes hotel pickup, the 30-minutes boat trip to go, a 30-minutes boat trip to return and the hotel drops off. 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, Table Mountain.
V&A Waterfront
You could have your lunch at a restaurant nearby at Victoria and Alfred Mall or go shopping. Situated in South Africa’s oldest working harbor, 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.
Table Mountain National Park
Table Mountain Day Tour – The top of Table Mountain offers spectacular views in all directions and gives a bird’s eye view of the city. The upper cable car station is situated at 1067 meters and the cable car floor rotates 360 degrees enabling visitors to take in the whole of the breathtaking views. Table Mountain has numerous pathways on top, viewing decks, souvenir shops, a self-service restaurant, and a coffee shop. When arriving at Table Mountain National Park on your Table Mountain private tour. Table Mountain declared as one of the seven wonders of the world, it offers panoramic views over the Mother City and the Atlantic Seaboard with Robben Island lying sleepily in Table Bay Harbour.
The first established trail up Table Mountain, Platteklip follows a well-constructed trail up a deep ravine on the iconic front face of the mountain, passing cascading streams at the base and imposing rock that converges near the top. The route tops out near the upper cable station. After the ascent, traverse the length of the famous tabletop summit to the highest point on the mountain Maclears Beacon at 1087m for more breathtaking views of Cape Town City. Once you descend the mountain by cable car (weather permitting) after you will then be transferred back to your hotel.
