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Latest Shipping Schedule for 2008: Updated 19th August 2008
Schedules will be updated as soon as information is received :all dates are provisional and are often changed at short notice
MV Kelso is carrying out extended 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 Processing'.
 
MV
Kelso
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Kelso
SA
Agulhas
MV
Kelso
MV
Edinburgh
ETD
Cape Town
2
10 July
20 Aug
TBC
4 Sept
18 Oct
21 Oct
ETA
Tristan
0
16 July
27 Aug
TBC
9 Sept
25 Oct
27 Oct
Activity  
Tristan
Processing
Fishing
Tristan
Processing
Gough Relief
Tristan
Processing
Fishing
ETD
Tristan
0
28 Aug
9 Oct
TBC
7 Oct
9 Nov
15 Dec
ETA
Cape Town
8
3 Sept
15 Oct
TBC

13 Oct
15 Nov
21 Dec
Notes : All ships carry mail, cargo and passengers.
Latest Shipping Schedule for 2009: Updated 6th June 2008
Schedules will be updated as soon as information is received : all dates are provisional and are often changed at short notice
The TBC (to be confirmed) sailings follow the pattern of 2008
and the Kelso Tristan Procesing Trips assume the new fish processing factory will not be ready for the 2009 Tristan Fishing Season
 
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Kelso
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Kelso
SA
Agulhas
MV
Kelso
MV
Edinburgh
ETD
Cape Town
2
15 Jan
11 Mar
17 Apr
11 June
July TBC
Aug TBC
Aug TBC
Sept TBC
Oct TBC
Oct TBC
ETA
Tristan
0
21 Jan
17 Mar
23 Apr
17 June
 
Aug TBC
Sept
Activity  
Tristan
Processing
Fishing
Tristan
Processing
Gough Relief
Tristan
Processing
Fishing
ETD
Tristan
0
13 Feb
23 Mar
30 Apr
23 June
Oct TBC
Oct
ETA
Cape Town
9
19 Feb
29 Mar
5 May
29 June
Aug TBC
Oct TBC
Sept TBC

Oct TBC

Nov TBC
Dec TBC
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 (Subject to confirmation)
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.
5. For further information on the ships themselves check out the Scheduled Ships Page
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