• ...the maximum security prison buildings, the tour includes a 45 minute guided bus ride around the island and interaction with a former Robben Island prisoner.
  • 1. Robben Island served as South Africa’s maximum security prison. Entrance to the High-Security Prison at Robben Island. Photo by BassanK.
  • Fortifications were erected during World War II , and from the mid-1960s to 1991 Robben Island served as South Africa’s maximum-security prison.
  • … then Mandela prison. From 1961, Robben Island becomes maximum security prison for convicts to long sentences.
  • The name Robben Island is Dutch for “seal island.” Robben Island is estimated to be 3.5 km long north-south, and 2 km wide, with an area of 5.1 km².
  • The maximum security prison on Robben Island was known worldwide for the brutal treatment of prisoners. ... But there is more to the island than the prison.
  • Maksimum Güvenlik Hapishanesi Bloubergstrand sahilinin 6.9 kilometre (4.3 mil) batısında, Table Bay'deki Robben Adası 'da aktif olmayan bir hapishane, Cape Town , Güney Afrika .
  • Discover the story of Robben Island known for its prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his life behind bars during the apartheid era.
  • Robben Island was the location of a maximum security prison during apartheid rule in South Africa, and this is where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 of his 27...