SOUTH AFRICA · MUSEUMS IN CAPE TOWN
The good museums in Cape Town fill up a season ahead, and school holidays here run over Christmas. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and where they differ.
Review of Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, with fast-track entry, striking silo architecture, galleries, practical tips, value, and who should visit.
Tour Cape Town’s Diamond Museum with a private guide, wine, factory viewing, South African diamond history, and custom jewelry options.
“Wonderful classy guide with tons of insights and broad knowledge about diamonds!”
Visit Robben Island, Mandela’s cell, the limestone quarry, and prison sites on a four-hour ferry and guided museum tour.
“The tour was canceld, because of the wind and raw sea. So i would like to get the money back. Yesterday we had to go home and wasnt possible to go. Greetings Carla”
Explore District Six, Langa, and Robben Island in one Cape Town day, with hotel pickup, museum entry, township visit, and prison tour.
“Both guides where nice and had a lot to tell about capetown, apartheit, their lifes and the townships. it was super interesting, we learnd a lot, opened our minds axlittle more and most of all, felt safe the whole time!”
Step inside Cape Town’s original heart transplant operating rooms with a guide, historic film, and a close look at a medical milestone.
Review of Cape Town’s Robben Island ferry and museum tour, with Mandela’s cell, an ex-prisoner guide, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“The Prison tour and being guided by a former prisoner”
Visit Cape Town’s District Six Museum to learn about forced removals, apartheid, and a lost community through moving personal stories.
“Beyond belief as I recognize that nothing has changed except for the choice to live segregated, based on skin color, even though there is no longer a rule demanding it.”
Explore Langa Township, Guga S'thebe, apartheid history, local crafts, and African drumming on a four-hour Cape Town tour.
“The township tour was very informative. It’s a must see and an eye opener. You will leave your heart there. The community inside the community is still segregated as they continue to wait on housing. The community center was a grRead more”
Explore Cape Town’s first heart transplant museum, restored operating rooms, guided storytelling, and practical booking tips before you go.
“Well worth a visit. It was very emotional for my husband because one of the surgeons assisting during the first heart transplant had flown over to England to perform a lifesaving heart operation on him back in 1966. But even for the uninvolved it's a super, insightful experience. Highly recommended.”
Visit Robben Island from Cape Town with ferry tickets, a prison tour, island bus ride, and practical tips on cost, timing, and logistics.
“A visit to Robben Island will provide incredible insight on the transformation of South Africa from apartheid to democracy. You will appreciate that the transformation is still underway.”
Visit Robben Island and Table Mountain in one Cape Town day, with transport, boat, cable car tickets, lunch stop, and local history.
“Anyone visiting Cape Town should take the opportunity to visit where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, very moving. Our guide was a prisoner here with Mandela and he explained what life was like during the time he was there.”
Review of the Robben Island Museum Tour from Cape Town, including ferry tickets, hotel transfers, timing, value, guides, and practical tips.
“It was a good trip very informative … we were on the last trip of the day so it felt a bit rushed …”
Visit Mandela’s cell on Robben Island, explore Langa Township, enjoy an African lunch, and learn Cape Town’s apartheid history in one day.
“At first it was the issue of time , whether to take the tour and once a decision was made, it is one to remember in a life time..”
See Robben Island, Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap, Signal Hill, and the V&A Waterfront in one guided Cape Town day with tickets included.
“Our tour guide was excellent. Pick and drop off was right on time. Our tour guides name was Qudah. He was very kind and patient with my friend and I. He was also knowledgeable in the history He provided about the stops on the tour. I highly recommend this tour.”
Explore Robben Island, Bo-Kaap, District Six, the Castle, and Cape Town with ferry tickets, hotel pickup, and a small group.
“We booked the trip on-line. Unfortunately everything went wrong ! Nobody met us at the pick up rendez-vous. We angrily called RAW tours…. Remy answered the phone and quickly calmed us down. They missed the booking, but a true test of a Read more”
Cape sea days, bush mornings, tasting rooms and the long road east.
