Robben Island, Cape Town

Name: Robben Island
Address: Cape Town, South Africa

#91 among attractions in Cape Town

Unesco, Island

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Robben Island is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals, hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland, which translates to Seal Island. ()

Local name: Robbeneiland Unesco: from 1999Area: 2 mi²Coordinates: 33°48'24"S, 18°22'9"E

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Robben Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maximum Security Prison, Blaauwberg Conservation Area, Melkbos.

0.5 miN
Museum, History museum
Maximum Security Prison, Cape Town
13 min walk • The Maximum Security Prison on Robben Island, located off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, is a stark reminder of the country's turbulent past. This former penitentiary, now a World Heritage Site, is most famously known as the place where Nelson Mandela, along...
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Blaauwberg Conservation Area, Cape Town
145 min walk • Blaauwberg Nature Reserve was proclaimed a local and provincial nature reserve in 2007. The reserve has views down fynbos slopes, across the city, to seven kilometres of rocky and sandy coastline and the ocean and beyond.
6.9 miNE
Town
Melkbos
175 min walk • One of the main attractions in Melkbos is its beautiful beach, which stretches for miles along the Atlantic Ocean. Visitors can take leisurely strolls along the shore, soak up the sun, or try their hand at surfing or kiteboarding in the crystal-clear waters.

Robben Island, Cape Town

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Robben Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Maximum Security Prison, Cape Town

Blaauwberg Conservation Area, Cape Town

Melkbos