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Robben Island

Robben Island is known for its amazing history and was discovered in 1488 by Batolomeu Diaes, who was a portuguese explorer.

It is a small African Island on the west coast of Cape Town, which has also been named as a world Heritage site declared by Unesco. The island is famous for its historical events such as having Nelson Mandela imprisoned there for 18 years.

In the present, a boat service runs regularly back and forth from Nelson Mandela Gateway to the east coast of the island at Murray’s Bay Harbour. There are many amazing tours available, including excursions to the historical sites.

If you are an explorer, then take the ferry over to Robben Island and get one of the local buses to the heritage sites. On route to the attractions, tourists will see high raised walls that were built by the prisons and houses that were used when family and lawyers came to the island to visit the prisoners.

Trips to Robben Island can included a tour inside the prison, being guided around by an actual former political prisoner; walks around the graveyard where the people that died from Leprosy lay and visits to the quarry’s for bluestone and lime. The cultural experience’s allows you to go back in time and re-live history. Robben Island is a must see, as its ancient beauty and preserved past is a dream for tourists.

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