SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town: Day 3 (Robben Island)

The visit to Robben Island, permit me to say....was THE highlight of the trip. Three men who were 'institutionalised' on Robben Island came out and became the President of South Africa! A funny  fact but at great cost. The late Nelson Mandela was an inmate there for 18 years out of his 27 years in prison. 

Swing Bridge (right), Red Clock tower and
The Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island (left) 

For the online ticket, you can get them at http://www.robben-island.org.za . There are 4 trips per day (weather permitting) and online tickets usually sold quite fast. The trip to the island is about half hour to an hour, a three hour tour and another half hour to an hour return leg. All in all, we're looking at 4-5 hours total time. 

We took the last trip at 3pm and by 2.30pm, the waiting hall at the jetty was packed! 3 boats per trip to ferry visitors to and fro the island and each are good size vessel. Still, due to unfavourable weather conditions...they would cancel the trip. So they will ask you a contactable phone number when buying ticket. Just in case.