IFR 451
Cape Town – St. Helena
Route
Cape Town / South Africa – Rupert’s Bay – (Ascension) – Rupert’s Bay / all St. Helena (GB) – Walfish Bay – Lüderitz / both Namibia – Cape Town or similar.
Duration
Approx. 32 days round trip
Approx. 10 days Cape Town – St. Helena
Approx. 22 days Rupert’s Bay/St. Helena – Cape Town
Departures
Monthly
About the vessel
General cargo ship, built in 2006, German shipping company, international flag, 3,345 tons deadweight, length 86.53 m, width 13 m, air conditioning, TV/DVD, on-board currency: Euro
Cabins
Single cabin passenger, shower/WC, bed 90 x 200 cm, desk, unobstructed view to the side, B-deck
Comments
An extraordinary journey to St. Helena in the South Atlantic. St. Helena belongs to British territory. On approximately every fourth voyage, the ship calls at Rupert’s Bay and Ascension on the neighboring island.
In the long term, only the month of departure can be booked; dates can only be narrowed down approximately 6 weeks before the planned departure. On the return journey from St. Helena, the ship normally stays in the roadstead for approximately 1 week. No shore leave in Ascension and Walfish Bay.
Significant ship movements are to be expected at any time of year, partly due to the size of the ship, so passengers should be sea-worthy.
When entering South Africa, passengers must present a valid return or onward ticket. Namibia requires a visa (even without going ashore), and an ETA is required for the territory of Great Britain (St. Helena).
Age limit 78 years.
Shore leave
Usually 2-3 days in Rupert’s Bay
Documents
Passport
Visa
ETA for the United Kingdom (for all trips) and Namibia (for round trips and return trips), return ticket for entry into South Africa
Vaccinations
Yellow fever (for round trips and return trips)
Passage prices
€3,200 round trip
€1,000 Cape Town – Rupert’s Bay
€2,200 Rupert’s Bay – Cape Town
Other partial trips cannot be booked
Embarkation / Disembarkation fees
€ 148.00
Deviation insurance
€ 174.00
Travel insurance
Travel health and liability insurance
Medical certificate
Travel reports by customers
Africa
- On the Green Mountain from Cape Town to Hamburg – 11 May – 8 June 2022
“On a cargo ship? What on earth were you thinking?” – “You’ll go mad after three days at the latest.” – “You’ll be terribly bored…” – These were the comments I heard when I told friends and colleagues about my plan to travel from South Africa to Germany on a cargo ship.
To cut a long story short: I didn’t go mad and I wasn’t bored for a single minute! On the contrary:...
>> more... - Hello Ms Weber,
Here is some brief feedback on my journey from Hamburg to South Africa.
The voyage was truly an extraordinary experience – so very different from travelling on a container ship.
In particular, the loading operations and everything that came on board – including around 150 second-hand lorries from England, fertiliser, potash, machine parts, steel plates and, alongside the containers, a 42-metre-long mast for a luxury yacht in Cape Town.
Another interesting...
>> more... - Dear team at Frachtschiffreisen Pfeiffer,
Thank you very much for your excellent support during my voyage on the multi-purpose cargo ship Bright Sky from Hamburg to Cape Town. It was a varied and inspiring journey, for which you quite rightly require a high degree of flexibility. In addition to the route and duration of stay in the various ports being adjusted to suit the cargo, there are always unforeseeable events that require the timetable to be readjusted. For instance, in the port of...
>> more...
South Africa
- Hello Team Pfeiffer,
It’s been a few weeks now, but I wanted to give you a bit of feedback on the absolutely brilliant trip. I was, so to speak, the last passenger on this voyage aboard this ship.
Even though this is, of course, your business model, I’d still like to thank you for making it possible and for organising everything. It really is a special travel experience, exactly to my taste.
I usually travel around Scandinavia on a motorbike with a tent, and my destinations...
>> more... Dear Nina,
I would like to first thank you for organising the trip for my father. He has now returned to France full of great memories and happy anecdotes.
Thank you so much for having the patience to help fulfil his dream. I will wholeheartedly recommend your company to anyone interested in cargo trips.
Thank you so much again for everything
