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Shipping Schedules and Fares |
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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'. |
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MV Kelso |
MV Edinburgh |
MV Kelso |
SA
Agulhas |
MV Kelso |
MV Edinburgh |
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| 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
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Tristan Processing |
Fishing |
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| 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. |
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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 |
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MV Edinburgh |
MV Edinburgh |
MV Edinburgh |
MV Edinburgh |
MV Kelso |
MV Edinburgh |
MV Kelso |
SA
Agulhas |
MV Kelso |
MV Edinburgh |
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| ETD Cape Town |
2 |
15 Jan |
11 Mar |
17 Apr
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11 June
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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 |
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| Activity | Tristan Processing |
Fishing |
Tristan Processing |
Gough Relief
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Tristan Processing |
Fishing |
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| ETD Tristan |
0 |
13 Feb |
23 Mar |
30 Apr |
23 June |
Oct TBC |
Oct |
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| 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. |
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Epic Journey |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | ||
Published by the Tristan da Cunha Government and the Tristan da Cunha Association. Copyright © 2008 and all Rights Reserved. This page first published May 2005 |
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