Robben Island Museum

World Heritage Site

 
Marine and wildlife

The boat trip between Cape Town and Robben Island provides an opportunity to see a wide spectrum of seabirds and marine mammals including Cape Fur seals, Southern Right whales and Dusky and Heaviside Dolphins.

Once on the Island, you will be able to see some of the 23 species of mammals, which have been recorded including small herds of bontebok, springbok, steenbok, fallow deer and eland. An increasing number of ostriches, lizards, geckos, snakes and three species of tortoise can also be found.