Mini Guide to South Africa
| January 23, 2019
Robben Island
Robben Island is a UNESCO Heritage Site located 12 kilometers from Cape Town harbor and was the place where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years during the apartheid. The island is also a conservation area being home to 132 species of birds, 23 species of mammals, and visitors can also spot Cape Fur seals and Heaviside dolphins. Tours to the island take around four hours including the return ferry trip.
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