Sights · Our pick in Cape Town
Robben Island Museum
UNESCO World Heritage
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Moheen Reeyad · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Credit
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About Robben Island Museum
Robben Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a museum. Tours leave from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&A Waterfront; the visit is guided, and boats sail weather permitting. Book with the Robben Island Museum.
Why it's on our list
- Book ahead
- Boats weather permitting
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Robben Island Museum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Robben Island Museum, as the crow flies.
- The Silo Hotel200 m3 min walk
- InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town300 m4 min walk
- Cape Grace, A Fairmont Managed Hotel300 m4 min walk
- One&Only Cape Town650 m8 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Robben Island Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest MyCiTi stops
- SiloMyCiTi350 m4 min walk
- PortswoodMyCiTi450 m6 min walk
- AquariumMyCiTi450 m6 min walk
Key sights
- Zeitz MOCAA200 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- The V&A Waterfront300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- The Table Mountain cableway4.9 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Kirstenbosch8.8 kmCycle 44 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Cape Town International Airport18 kmCar or taxi 48 min
- Cape Point51 kmCar or taxi 126 min
Railway stations
- Cape Town station1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 9 min