The 3 Half-Day Trips Around the World That Earn Their Price

1.Half-Day Elephanta Caves Tour with Ferry Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 284 reviews · 4 hours · from $26Our pick

Meet your host at Mumbai’s Gateway of India and cross the Arabian Sea to Elephanta Island. Walk or take the toy train to Cave 1, where a local guide explains the huge three-faced Trimurti and carved Hindu deities. Guides such as Danish, Hamid, Fahad, Krishna, and Vaibhav are noted for keeping the outing smooth.

“Danish Dk, The guide was very attentive and helpful. He provided good information about the places we visited. We recommend him.”

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2.Cape Town Half-Day Robben Island Tour with Ferry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · from $66

Travel from your Cape Town hotel to Robben Island by shared ferry, tour the prison and Mandela’s cell with an island guide, then enjoy free time at the V&A Waterfront. The air-conditioned transfer, bottled water, parking, and island admission are included.

“Great experience . Informative guide on the bus and the ex prisoner who gave the tour in the prison was very good and gave a true insight of what prison life was like for political prisoners . It would have been good when on the bus tour to have a few more opportunities to stop and reflect on prison life . The ferry was running an hour late and there was no communication as to why”

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3.Half-Day Helsinki and Suomenlinna Walking and Ferry Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $324Top rated

Join an English-speaking guide such as Olga, Maria, Marija, or Sari for 5 to 6 hours of Helsinki sights and Suomenlinna. See the Rock Church, cathedrals, Senate Square, Oodi, and Market Square, then take the included ferry to the UNESCO-listed sea fortress.

“Besides a few sights of Helsinki, we were particularly intrigued with the 17th and 18th centuries’ stories of the Swedish and Russians in Suomenlinna Fortress.”

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