We stood in the yard of Robben Island Prison, looking at the tennis court ... recollections and his dignified presence, made the tour vivid, powerful and memorable. Former prisoners escorting ...

This tour, however, is different. Unlike other Street View projects, the Robben Island Prison Tour is annotated by former political prisoner Vusumsi Mcongo, who acts as a virtual guide.

In 1997, three years after apartheid fell, the prison was turned into the Robben Island Museum. The most powerful part of the tour is a visit to Mandela’s cell, a 7-by-9-foot room where a bulb ...

Robben Island, one of Cape Town’s most visited attractions, has more to offer than just the ferry ride there and the prison tour. This UNESCO World Heritage site provides a variety of ...

The former prison on Robben Island off Cape Town ... Frikkie Nel, a former prison nurse, treats colds and tour guides’ overstrained vocal cords at the island clinic. His wife runs the post ...

One of Cape Town's – and South Africa's – most iconic and historically significant attractions will temporarily close its ...

Robben Island sits about six miles off the coast in the middle of shark-infested waters. Its history as a prison dates to the ... poignancy to the daily tours.

CAPE TOWN (AP, AFP) - United States President Barack Obama toured South Africa's Robben ... tour guide is 83-year-old politician Ahmed Kathrada, who was also held captive at the prison.

It shows Mandela's prison cell and near the very end ... The film was shot during a journalists' tour of Robben Island. The tour was initiated by the government in order to dispel stories of ...