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Nelson Mandela's Prison - A Historical Ferry Trip to Robben Island, Cape TownBY: Maya Ballesteros | Category: South Africa | Submitted: 2010-06-30 17:22:55
Robben Island, Cape Town, is a famous and beautiful location, situated in South Africa. Maybe you are able to remember about it; in this case, you might also remember that it hosted the political freedom fighter, President Nelson Mandela. Once an area of political convicted prisoners, now, it is a peaceful place, perfect for tourist activities. It provides stunning views while crossing its wild bay, having as background the haughty Table Mountain. A trip to this island is something truly unforgettable, offering you specific wild flora and fauna. You can enjoy daily tours to this location, provided by trips on ferries. There, you can have an island tour and a tour to the political prison. Usually, the tour takes about three hours and ferries have a fix schedule. For this, you should book for the tour is advance. You can opt for some other ways to reach the island, but the ferry trip is still the most popular one. Usually the trip to the Robben Island offers you breathtaking views and, the simple trip, transform them into an exceptional experience. Of course, known for the political disturbances, many tourists are curious about this location. Once you visit it, you are going to be provided with all the information, just to satisfy your curiosity. On the ferry, you are able to watch a short video describing the political struggle within the area. Robben Island is everyone's witness that the people fighting for human rights, usually succeed. It is true, they are asked for sacrifices, and even losing their life, but providing a better life for our children is any parent's dream. This is the reason why, all that struggle and suffering was worthy. Known as the World Heritage Site, Robben Island provides for its visitors unique views while they are crossing the big ocean. The ferry trip gives you the possibility to observe various marine mammals, as seals, whales, dolphins and penguins and many species of seabirds. As well, this island provides natural habitat for wild animals as deer, elands, springboks or bonteboks. More, you can enjoy watching tortoises, lizards or geckos, enriching the fauna of Robben Island. Everything about this island is just magnificent. If you ever have the chance to travel to this part of the world, never hesitate to take a ferry trip and visit this great place. What else you should know? In case, and this could really happens, you get sick due to the ferry balance, there you can find plenty of space on the ferry's open deck and you can "enjoy" some fresh air. Only that you are not really going to enjoy it, as, sometimes, in that area are some very strong winds, ready to blow you off. There are times when the winds are that strong that the ferries are kept to the shore and the tour trips are all canceled. Additionally, on the ferries, you are able to buy sandwiches, drinks or snacks. Any standard tour to the Robben Island includes a return ferry trip to the Cape Town, crossing, for the second time, the Table Bay. While on the island, you can pay a visit to the Maximum Security Prison and there, you can interact with a guide, being an ex-political prisoner. Then, you are going to be taken by a bus into a ride, showing you the rest of the island, while you obtain precious information from the tour guide. More, you can visit important attractions, located at Murray's Bay, as the Museum Shop, kramat, and Muslim Shrine. In the summer period, the tours are very crowded. As well, on the highest top of the island, you can visit the local lighthouse. This, as any other lighthouse, is lighted at night to inform the ships about the rocks surrounding the island. It is about eighteen meters high, so its light can be seen from twenty-five kilometers on the ocean. Article Source: http://articles.travelandtourisminfo.com/ About Author / Additional Info: Comments on this article: (0 comments so far)
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