Although survival was their primary goal, challenging apartheid was their ultimate objective. Robben Island was continually transformed by its political inmates into a site of resistance, despite ...

One of the more famous dark tourism destinations is South Africa’s Robben Island. The island is now a UNESCO World Heritage ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

Since welcoming its first visitors as a museum in 1997, the site ... the apartheid period that began in the 1960s. To ...

Since the abolition of Apartheid ... The island has been preserved over the years as a memorial site offering sightseeing and educational tours. Robben Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

South Africa's Robben Island is home to a number of animal species including deer, antelope and rabbits South Africa's Robben Island will cull 400 fallow deer which have overrun the island ...

While Costa wasn't imprisoned on Robben Island -- that was reserved for black and colored political prisoners -- he still received a harsh taste of South Africa's apartheid era. Ivan Gazidis ...

Adventurous spirits can tackle the rapids of the Zambezi River, while history buffs will want to visit places such as the Robben Island Heritage Site ... put an end to apartheid; and wine tastings ...

The US presidential contender had repeatedly said he was arrested during a trip there in the 1970s, when South Africa was under apartheid ... Getty Images Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: The ferry ride to Robben Island can be quite choppy. If you tend to get queasy, visit the museum at the Cape Town ferry dock and also consider the free Apartheid to Freedom ...