A representative picks you up at the airport in Port Stanley and transfers you into town for a tour before embarkation.

 

Your days at sea are filled with presentations and lectures led by your highly experienced photography guides, preparing you for the wildlife that greets you upon your arrival in Right Whale Bay. In between presentations, spend time chatting with your shipmates, develop your photography skills while enjoying the fresh air and views on the outer decks. Sailing southeast to South Georgia, officially enter Antarctic waters once you cross the Antarctic Convergence, an invisible biological boundary encircling the continent. This meeting of oceans, where the cold Antarctic waters mix with the warmer waters of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans, helps nourish the abundance of krill that attracts whales, seals, and birdlife to this part of the world.

This remote, mountainous island was a popular stop for many historic Antarctic expeditions and was once a haven for hunting whales and seals. Today, island wildlife populations are rebounding, but you still see remnants of old whaling stations and other abandoned outposts. Among the most significant and moving sites in South Georgia is the grave of the great explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. You can visit his grave at the settlement of Grytviken, which is also home to an old whaling station, plus a museum, gift shop, church, and small research station. 

South Georgia’s history is an important attraction to the island, it is the tremendous abundance of wildlife that you and your shipmates surely find most captivating. Each landing you make on South Georgia is often referred to as the Galapagos of the Poles. Open your eyes to the wondrous lives of new, enthralling creatures. One day you may see rookeries with hundreds of thousands of pairs of king penguins waddling on a beach, and the next, you may visit another beach blanketed with thousands of fur or elephant seals. The grasses, mountains, and beaches of South Georgia all play an important role in the breeding and survival of different species on the island. Your Expedition Leaders help you understand and appreciate the delicate balance among these fragile and interwoven relationships. 

Say goodbye to the king penguins. While the ship makes its way back to the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), the program of lectures and presentations continues onboard, and workshops and is led by highly experienced expedition leaders and photography guides, who prepare you for the wildlife that greets you upon your arrival. 

Upon arrival at Port Stanley, disembark and transfer to the airport.