<P> With the end of apartheid , the island has become a popular destination with global tourists . It is managed by Robben Island Museum ( RIM ) ; which operates the site as a living museum . In 1999 the island was declared a World Heritage Site . Every year thousands of visitors take the ferry from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town for tours of the island and its former prison . Many of the guides are former prisoners . All land on the island is owned by the state of South Africa with the exception of the island church . It is open all year around , weather permitting . </P>
<P> With the end of apartheid , the island has become a popular destination with global tourists . It is managed by Robben Island Museum ( RIM ) ; which operates the site as a living museum . In 1999 the island was declared a World Heritage Site . Every year thousands of visitors take the ferry from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town for tours of the island and its former prison . Many of the guides are former prisoners . All land on the island is owned by the state of South Africa with the exception of the island church . It is open all year around , weather permitting . </P>
when was robben island declared a heritage site
when was robben island declared a heritage site
1999
1999