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TravelTips24 : Islands of the Atlantic Ocean : Saint Helena : Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha[1] is an archipelago of fairly small islands in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a territory of the United Kingdom, administered by the government of St Helena, which lies several hundred miles to the north.

Regions

Cities

Edinburgh of the Seven Seas

Travel to Tristan da Cunha & Visa Requirements

All visitors to Tristan da Cunha must receive a permission from the Tristan Government. Write an email to admin@tristandc.com and specify when you plan to go, where you intend to stay and the purpose of your visit.

Flights and airtickets to Tristan da Cunha

There is no airstrip on Tristan da Cunha.

By boat

Travelling to Tristan da Cunha requires careful planning. It takes five to six days to travel the 2810 kilometers from Cape Town. The South African polar research ship SA Agulhas and the fishing vessels Edinburgh and Kelso do the voyage between Cape Town and Tristan da Cunha several times every year. A return ticket on Agulhas is about US$1300, a return ticket on one of the fishing vessels is US$800. Schedules and further information is available on the official Tristan da Cunha website[2].

Tours & Getting around Tristan da Cunha

Due to rugged, steep terrain, going all the way around the island is difficult, but if just staying in the village of Tristan, the flat, grassy ground is easy to maintain.

Tristan da Cunha attractions and sightseeing

Tristan da Cunha city tours

Tristan da Cunha Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Tristan da Cunha nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Get Out

Relatively nearby to the south is Gough Island, another British dependency.

This page was last edited at 10:26, on 5 August 2008 by Wikitravel user Ypsilon. Based on work by Todd VerBeek, Wikitravel user(s) Morph, Jake73, Eb and George cowie and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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