- Find out how to visit Robben Island, the infamous political prison off Cape Town in South Africa. Includes island history, tour details and prices.
- 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.
- 1. Robben Island served as South Africa’s maximum security prison. Entrance to the High-Security Prison at Robben Island. Photo by BassanK.
- 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.
- When going to Robben Island, a tour of the prison is included. After the bus tour, visitors are deposited at the entrance of the Maximum Security prison for a tour...
- An inactive prison at Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa.
- 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.
- RMJ6DHJM–Security lookout tower and razor wire topped wall at Robben Island Museum, maximum security prison, Cape Town, South Africa.