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 ...

Today, Robben Island houses a fascinating museum detailing the history of the island and offering tours led by former inmates of the former prison, including Mandela's cell. The guides convey ...

Google has launched a virtual tour of the island prison where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 years. As part of Google’s tour of Robben Island prison colony off the coast of Cape Town ...

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 ...

When former US President Barack Obama visited Robben Island during his term ... Msomi was released in 1988 and today conducts tours through the prison, which has been operating as a museum ...

Reuters / Jason Reed U.S. President Barack Obama is escorted to Nelson Mandela's cell by former Robben Island Prison inmate and now-tour guide Ahmed Kathrada (R), who was imprisoned in the ...

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 ...