Full Day Township & Robben Island Tour 2025

From R2500

per person

Join us for a unique experience travelling through the three South Africa’s – The birth, where it all started, Apartheid South Africa and the New South Africa.

Departing from Cape Town city centre, the first stop is in the Malay Quarter (Bo Kaap). Here we discuss the arrival of an expedition of Dutch sailors in 1652 that proved to be a monumental turning point in the history of South Africa. Taking a short walk along the romantic cobble stone streets between the brightly coloured homes, your tour guide explains how the framework for racial segregation was established. Passing some of Cape Town’s landmarks, a short drive brings us to District 6 where we drive through the now decaying ruins of what was once a flourishing mixed-race community where 60 000 people lived and worked but was demolished to be reserved exclusively for white people.

The tour continues to Langa, the oldest Black African Township in Cape Town. Along the way we elaborate on the restrictive legislation introduced by the Apartheid regime to enforce racial segregation. On arrival in Langa, we have a photo stop at the site that commemorates the student uprising of 1976; discuss the Pass Laws and the barracks built for African migrant workers. If conducted on a Sunday morning, the tour includes a short visit to one of the local churches. Here guests are immersed into the charisma and vibrancy of how religion is practiced in the townships. Join an afternoon ferry trip to Robben Island (weather permitting & subject to seat availability and ferry schedule), where former president Nelson Mandela was incarcerated.

Full Day

Cape Town

City

Day Tours

Departure

Cape Town, South Africa
Include

Robben Island Excursion

Return transfers to / from Cape Town City Centre Hotels

Entry Fees

Professional English-speaking Guide

Transportation

Sightseeing
Not Included

Scenic coastal drive along the Atlantic Seaboard and Constantia Nek

Entrance to the Nelson Mandela Legacy Exhibition

Entrance to the Castle of Good Hope

Visit Bo-Kaap with its colourful houses

Visit to Greenmarket Square

Entrance into Isimangaliso Wetlands Park

Scheduled St Lucia Boat Cruise

Game Drive in Hluhluwe Game Reserve (closed / open depending on selection)

Entrance fee to Hluhluwe Game Reserve

Transfers to/from Richards Bay Harbour

Closed vehicle game drive in Tala Game Reserve

Entrance fee to Tala Game Reserve

Return transfer to / from Durban Cruise Terminal

Phezulu Cultural Village & Reptile Park

1 x Wine Tasting at Babylonstoren Wine Estate

Boulders Beach Penguin Colony (excluding cost of the entrance fee)

Guided Tours of Table Mountain & Kirstenbosch Gardens

3 x wine tastings

6 x Dinners

Guided tours of the Company Gardens and the Arderne Gardens

3 x Mittagessen

13 x Fruhstuck

6 x Fruhstuck

5 x Fruhstuck

2 x Mittagessen

1 x Abendessen

4 x Abendessen

1 x Mittagessen

11 x Fruhstuck

Besichtigungen laut Reiseplan

Gepacktragergebuhren

Transport

Ubernachtung

3 x Fruhstuck

3 x Abendessen

2 x craft beer tastings and brewery tours

1 wine tasting at Buitenverwachting Wine Estate

Kliptown Open Air Museum

11 breakfasts

1 x cheese & wine pairing

1 wine tasting and a BBQ (Braai) lunch)

2 x Craft Beer Tastings & a Beach BBQ (Braai) dinner

Boulders Beach

1 wine tasting of five wines at Groot Constantia Wine Estate

Visit to V&A Waterfront

Muizenberg Beach

Table Mountain (excludes the cost of the Cable Way ticket & weather permitting)

USB charging ports onboard vehicle

Wifi onboard vehicle

1 wine tasting and a 2 course winelands lunch

Entrance to the Franschhoek Motor Museum

Surface Tour at the Cullinan Diamond Mine

Professional English Commentary only

2nd Wine Tasting (time permitting)

Shore-based Whale Experience

Carlton Centre

Entrance into Cradle of Humankind and Sterkfontein

Hector Peterson Memorial site (photo opportunity only)

Lilliesleaf Farm

Entrance to Sun City Resort

Closed vehicle game drive in PIlanesburg Game Reserve

Visit to Paul Kruger House

Visit the Voortrekker Monument

Visit the Apartheid Museum

Visit to Hector Peterson Memorial

Regina Mundi Church

Visit to Constitution Hill

Return transfer from main Sandton / Rosebank Hotels

Entrance fees: God’s Window, Three Rondawels and Bourkes Luck Potholes

Bottled water

Kruger National Park Conservation Fees

Return transfers from central Hazyview Hotels

Entrance fee in to Addo Elephant National Park

Closed vehicle game drive in Addo Elephant National Park

Electric mountain bikes, helmets & water bottles

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

1x wine-tasting at Stellenbosch Wine Estate

Cape Point Nature Reserve

3 x wine tastings and 1 x cellar tour

Estate is closed on Sundays, a visit to the Stoney Point Penguin Colony will be included instead.

1 x wine-tasting at Bouchard Finlayson Wine Estate

Welcome drink on arrival

English-speaking game ranger

2 -3 hour open vehicle game drive

Guided tours at Zeits MOCCA and the Norval Foundation

Guided tours of Company Gardens and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

3 x gin tastings

2 hour cruise accompanied by marine biologists

Chocolate and wine pairing

Cloete Cellar

Cape Dutch Manor House at Groot Constantia

Groot Constantia Wine Estate

Entrance fees for guided tour of the Heart Museum

2 x wine tastings

Passage on the wine tram

Entrance to the Oranjezicht City Farm Market and Neighbourgoods Market at Old Biscuit Mill

Interactive djembe drumming session and set menu dinner

Return transfers to / from Cape Town City Center Hotels with English driver only

Afternoon Tea

An accredited fully licensed guide and use of riding gear

1 x craft beer or 1 x wine tasting

National Park permits

2 wine tastings

Interactive Djembe drumming session & set menu dinner

Show, 4-course dinner and a glass of sparkling wine

Riding gear

1 craft beer tasting or 1 wine tasting

Kruger National Park Conservation Fees

Lunch

Complimentary collection service from select hotels*

Return transfers from Port Elizabeth city centre hotels

Full board at Chobe only

4 breakfasts

Return airfare ex Johannesburg

14 breakfasts

3 lunches

13 breakfasts

4 dinners

10 breakfasts

2 dinners

2 breakfasts

6 breakfasts

2 lunches

1 dinner

1 lunch

5 breakfasts

Accommodation

3 dinners

3 breakfasts

Porterage

Accommodation

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Full Day Township & Robben Island Tour

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Half day Township tour - Bo-Kaap house on hill

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Full Day Township & Robben Island Tour

2025 Departure Dates

Departs Tuesdays & Thursdays (except 16, 25-26 December 2024; 01-02 January; 19 & 20 April 2025)
Departs 09h00 and ends 16h30
Saturday/Sunday departs (except 16, 25-26 December 2024; 01-02 January; 19 & 20 April 2025) at 09h00 and ends 16h30
Duration: 7 and a half hours

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All departures are in English commentary
Minimum 2 adults required
Confirmation of bookings received less than 24 hours prior to departure is subject to availability at the time of booking
Includes return transfers to/ from Cape Town City Centre Hotels, the Malay Quarter, District Six and Langa Township, a visit to a church service in Langa (on the Sunday morning tour)
Scheduled guided Robben Island tour (weather permitting)

2025 Rates valid 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025

R 2500.00 per person
Please inform the guide on the morning of the tour if you require to be returned to your hotel when the ferry arrives back from Robben Island or if you would prefer to spend time at the V&A Waterfront and make your own way back to your hotel.
When booking the Robben Island trip, we require copies of all travellers’ passports with their Names and Surnames, Date of Birth and Nationality.