• ...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.
  • Isolation cells at the Maximum Security Prison on Robben Island in South Africa.
  • From 1961, Robben Island was used by the South African government as a prison for political prisoners and convicted criminals.
  • From the 1960s to the 1990s, the South African government used Robben Island as a maximum-security prison for political prisoners, including many who...
  • After the bus tour, the guide will lead you to the maximum security prison where more than 3,000 political prisoners were held from 1960 to 1991.
  • In 1959, a maximum-security prison started to operate on Robben Island to incarcerate both ordinary and political prisoners.
  • 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.
  • Fortifications were erected during World War II, and from the mid-1960s to 1991 Robben Island served as South Africa's maximum-security prison.
  • It is the location of the maximum security prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 20 years alongside others who opposed the racist policies of the...