Robben Island Cruise, Cape Town is one of the highly recommended tours for the travelers if they are planning for an extended Cape Town Tours. The city of Cape Town is a popular destination for the travelers from all over the world. The city boasts of a wide range of activities like water sports, angling, wine tasting, mountaineering, para sailing, boat trips, bird watching and whale watching. Robben Island Cruise, Cape Town will add some extra entertainment in your tour with ample opportunity to visit the exhibits in the island.

Robben Island was declared as a World Heritage Site on the 1st December, 1997 since it is a surviving example for the history of human spirit. The island is located in the coast of Cape Town and a place used to detain the political prisoners. The island is treated as a museum that exhibits the days when the prisoners were kept here. Robben Island is the historical site where Nelson Mandela spent two third of his 27 years in jail. Walter Sisulu was also kept here during his time of imprisonment. There are some other great personalities who have spent some of the imprisonment time here in the island. This historic association has made this Island one of the prominent heritage sites in the world. Some of them are:

• Robert Sobukwe
• Autshumato
• Xhosa leader Makhanda

A huge number of travelers come to the island every year, trying to understand the sacrifice of these great South African personalities who spent much of their lives here. The island served as a prison, leper colony, mental institution and a military base at different times of history. Traveling to the island will be an unforgotten experience for the tourists who will certainly be inspired by the stories of the great South African greats.

Robben Island Cruise in Cape Town will take you to an amazing world where you can see some of the prison cells and get an idea about how the life of prisoners in such pathetic conditions. The visitors can get to know about the history of the Island and also gather information about other aspects of the prison from the professional guides who accompany travelers.

Many of the prison cells have been renovated and restored. The peak season for traveling to the place and availing the Robben Island Cruise, Cape Town is between mid December to mid January.