Capetown, Robben Island - South Africa Travel Channel
Robben Island, South Africa's notorious prison island, lies approx. 10 km in front of Cape Town in the Atlantic Ocean. Already in the 17th century it served for the internment of criminal and politically unpopular people. Until the 20th Century it was used as a territory for lepers.
During the passage we enjoyed the beautiful sight of the table mountain and Cape Town. A short tour before visiting the prison shows some other sides of the island. The wrecks testify that the stormy weather in the bay was a disaster for many ships. In the 2nd World War, powerful cannons were set up on the island.
In addition to the quarry, where Nelson Mandela had to perform forced labor, the cemetery with the graves of the lepers leaves a strong impression. In proximity is the hut in which Robert Sobukwe, the first president of the PAC (Pan Africanist Congress), was isolated.
Our tour guide in the prison was a former prisoner who spent 5 years on Robben Island. He told many anecdotes from everyday life, such as how they studied at night with a flashlight under blanket (a number of prisoners completed one or more Bachalor) and the guards then chased the dog into the dorms. The prison yard and the Section B, where the political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela spent decades of their lives, were particular impressive.
You leave the island with a depressing feeling, hoping that something like this never happens again! Robben Island is a National Memorial and since 1999 a UNESCO- World Heritage Site.
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Robben Island, Südafrikas berüchtigte Gefängnisinsel liegt ca. 10 km vor Kapstadt im Atlantischen Ozean. Schon im 17. Jahrhundert diente sie zur Internierung krimineller und politisch missliebiger Menschen. Bis in das 20. Jahrhundert wurde sie auch als Lager für Leprakranke verwendet.
Bei der Überfahrt erfreut man sich an dem schönen Anblick des Tafelbergs und Kapstadts. Eine kurze Rundfahrt vor dem Besuch des Gefängnisses zeigt noch einige andere Seiten der Insel. Das stürmische Wetter in der Bucht wurde für viele Schiffe zum Verhängnis. Die Wracks zeugen davon. Im 2. Weltkrieg wurden mächtige Kanonen auf der Insel aufgebaut.
Neben dem Steinbruch, in dem auch Nelson Mandela Zwangsarbeit verrichtete, beeindruckt der Friedhof mit den Gräbern der Leprakranken. In unmittelbarer Nähe befindet sich die Hütte in der Robert Sobukwe, der erste Präsident des PAC (Pan Africanist Congress) isoliert wurde.
Die Führung durch das Gefängnis auf Robben Island übernahm ein ehemaliger Häftling, der hier 5 Jahre in Haft verbracht hatte. Er erzählte in vielen Anekdoten vom Alltagsleben, z. B. wie man Nachts mit der Taschenlampe unter Decke studierte (eine Reihe von Gefangenen absolvierten einen oder mehrere Bachalor) und das Wachpersonal dann die Hunde in die Schlafsäle jagte. Besonders beeindruckt der Gefängnishof und die Sektion B, in der politische Gefangene, unter anderem Nelson Mandela, Jahrzehnte ihres Lebens verbrachten. Robben Island ist eine nationale Gedenkstätte und seit 1999 UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe.
Man verlässt die Insel mit einem bedrückenden Gefühl und hofft, dass so etwas nie wieder passiert!
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Despite both having lived in Cape Town for so many years both Dean & Darren had never visited Robben Island, the prison Island where former President Nelson Mandela was kept during Apartheid. The insight and learning from this tour was incredibly informative & emotional.
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We take to the sea and explore what there is to see on Robben Island.
Ferries run at 09h00, 11h00, 13h00 and 15h00 daily (weather permitting). Tickets are R230 for adults and R120 for children under 18 years of age.
The ferry ride to the island takes half an hour in a spacious double decker boat. Once arriving on the island, tours are divided into two parts: a bus tour, and a walking tour. Both parts of the tour are hosted by experienced guides – some of whom are former prisoners of the island.
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Take a short boat ride to Robben Island and learn the historical and cultural heritage of this unique landmark.
Get entry to Robben Island, the UNESCO World Heritage site where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years. Tour of the complex where you’ll see Mandela’s diminutive cell and learn about the harsh daily life for prisoners here. In addition, see the 17th-century limestone quarry where Mandela and others did hard labor as well as a cemetery that belonged to a former leper colony.
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We booked to go to Robben Island in order to learn more of South Africa’s history and how Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners were treated while they were incarcerated in Robben Island Prison. Our guide, Tom Moses, told us a lot of personal stories and about about his time in jail and how he knew Nelson Mandela from his time on Robben Island. Although we didn’t learn so much about Mandela’s story compared to Tom’s, it definitely left us eager to know more after we left, and it was interesting to hear such personal things from Tom. This Robben Island tour video gives you a little insight into what you can expect if you visit.
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Robben Island is an island in Table Bay off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. It is of particular note that it was here that Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela and former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, alongside many other political prisoners, spent 27 years imprisoned during the apartheid era. Among those political prisoners was current South African President Jacob Zuma who was imprisoned there for ten years. In the video I tour the island and prison. At the end of the video I visit Drakenstein Correctional Centre which was formerly Victor Verster Prison, the prison from which Nelson Mandela was released.
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During the apartheid years Robben Island served as a prison for political activists.
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- ... The was a three day wait for ferries out to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela (and many others) were imprisoned during Apartheid ...
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- Cape Town from Robben Island by Caralyn from a blog titled 45 day safari, we made it!
- Boat ride to Robben Island by Robthebruce from a blog titled Back to Kaapstad
- Cape Town & Robben Island by Ezandtreggas from a blog titled Quality Cape Town
- John with Robben Island by John-vanda from a blog titled Day 2: Table Mountain
- Robben Island by Djchurch from a blog titled Cape Town: The Mother City
- Robben Island by Svenp from a blog titled Kapstadt