CAPE TOWN - The Robben Island Museum will be launching its new Walking Tour from Friday, December 31. The tour will allow visitors to explore the island’s history and biodiversity and tickets ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: The ferry ride to Robben Island can be quite choppy. If you tend to get queasy, visit the museum at the Cape Town ferry dock and also consider the free Apartheid to Freedom ...

Former political prisoner and Robben Island tour guide Vusumsi Mcongo provides video annotation of the tour. Mandela's cell (pictured) measured 2-by 2 meters (6.5-by 6.5 feet).

Cape Town - Some tour operators say they have received complaints from clients who have slammed the service and cancellation of tours to Robben Island. In December, at the peak of tourist visits ...

Robben Island, a cornerstone of South Africa's historical and cultural identity, is about to step into the global spotlight as the nation gears up to host the G20 summit later this year.

Vusumzi Mcongo is a former political prisoner, who served 12 years on Robben Island, which is 5.5 miles offshore from Cape Town, South Africa. He was arrested at the age of 26 and released in 1990.

Robben Island, one of Cape Town’s most popular tourist attractions, will be closed to the public from this month. According to reports, the museum on the iconic island will be undergoing ...

Terry RichardWomen from Lesoto break into a song in one of the cells at Robben Island. They had ridden the bus 1,200 miles from their landlocked country (entirely surrounded by South Africa ...