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Latest Shipping Schedule for 2008: Updated 27th April 2008
Schedules will be updated as soon as possible after information is received from companies :
all dates are provisional
MV Kelso is carrying out extended fishing trips to be used as a factory ship for Tristan inshore fishing boats
whilst the Tristan Fish Processing Factory is unavailable : these are marked '
Tristan Fishing.
 
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Kelso
MV
Kelso
MV
Edinburgh
SA
Agulhas
MV
Kelso
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Kelso
ETD
Cape Town
2
24 Apr
12 June
12 July
23 Aug
4 Sept
4 Oct
Oct
TBC
Nov
TBC
ETA
Tristan
0
30 Apr
18 June
19 July
30 Aug
9 Sept
11 Oct
Activity  
Tristan
Fishing
Tristan
Fishing
Fishing
Gough Relief
Tristan
Fishing
Fishing
ETD
Tristan
0
6 May
24 June
11 Aug
22 Sept
7 Oct
27 Oct
ETA
Cape Town
8
12 May
30 June
18 Aug
29 Sept

13 Oct

3 Nov
Notes : All ships carry mail, cargo and passengers.

Epic Journey

A journey to Tristan da Cunha is always by ship. The 2810 km or 1750 mile journey from Cape Town harbour will take six days by fishing vessel (Edinburgh or Kelso) or five days by SA Agulhas or RMS St Helena.

A landing after the passage depends on the weather, although the Agulhas normally flies passengers ashore immediately except in severe weather conditions. All dates are provisional.

The Fair Cape : Tristan journeys start and end in the beautiful Table Bay Harbour Cape Town, South Africa. Long awaited : The world's most isolated community regards the arrival of every ship as a special occasion.
Cape Town - Tristan da Cunha Passenger Fares f0r 2006
SA Agulhas Single Return
a. Concession Rate : available to passengers with close family or official links    
Adult : Rand 1100 Rand 2200
Child (6 - 15 years) Children under 6 free Rand 550 Rand 1100
b. Ordinary Rate    
Adult Rand 4475 Rand 8950
Child (6 - 15 years) Children under 6 free Rand 2250 Rand 4500
MFV Edinburgh or Kelso Single Return
a. Concession Rate : available to passengers with close family or official links
Adult : Medevac US$ 40 US$ 80
Child : Medevac (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free US$20 US$40
Adult : Other US$ 50 US $ 100
Child (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free US$ 25 US $ 50
b. Official Rate : Expatriate temporary residents, and any non-resident with close family or official links
Adult US $ 200 US $ 400
Child (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free US $ 100 US $ 200
c. Tourist Rate : Passengers with no family or official links with Tristan da Cunha : * Note lower prices than in 2005 *
Adult US $ 400 US $ 800
Child (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free US $200 US $400
Notes
1. All applications to visit Tristan da Cunha should be submitted to the Administrator's Office, and require the prior approval of the Island Council. Subsequent Travel Bookings and requests for concessionary fare rates must also be made via the Administrator's Office. See Arranging a Visit Page
2. Passenger tickets for SA Agulhas will be issued by Table Bay Marine, Cape Town
3. Passenger tickets for Edinburgh / Kelso will be issued by Ovenstones, Cape Town or the Factory, Tristan da Cunha
4. Close family links are understood to refer to a passenger plus spouse and dependants who have parents, grandparents, children, sisters, brothers, aunts or uncles resident on Tristan.
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