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Antarctica, Falklands and South Georgia
23 Days · Antarctica, Argentina
Contrasting the fascinating history and overwhelming wildlife populations of the Sub-Antarctic with the awesome beauty and strikingly different wildlife of Antarctica itself the ultimate Antarctic expedition
ARGENTINA Port Stanley Tierra del Fuego Cape Horn Ushuaia South Orkney Islands South Georgia Falkland Islands
Drake Passage
South Elephant Shetland Island Islands
Deception Island Weddell Sea Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Circle
The journey begins by sailing east to the Falklands with its large population of rockhopper and Magellanic penguins along
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Lemaire Channel
with Black-browed Albatross and several colonies of the majestic king penguins. The historic side of the islands is also explored before the ship sails on to South Georgia. Ernest Shackelton the greatest Antarctic Explorer is buried here under the spectacular ice-crowned mountains. The ship threads its way through magical fjords to Salisbury Plain and Gold Harbour, places so remote that they have evolved into astonishing wildlife havens boasting a 100,000 plus population of king penguins on their beaches, the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth. The island also supports significant populations of elephant and fur seals. The voyage continues to the South Orkney Islands and then enters an enchanted world of icebergs and ice-covered mountains as the bays and channels of the Antarctic peninsula are reached.
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It is difficult to put into words what this whole experience has meant to us. We feel so privileged, totally alive, deeply happy and filled with joy and wonder at everything we saw scenery, seascapes, ice, ice, ice staggeringly stunning wildlife it has been a unique chapter in my life. It is still difficult to speak or write about it without a tear of emotion. I want to thank you and the brilliant onboard staff, no aspect of the trip was less than five star. Carolyn Forrester
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