Falklands Battlefields

Arrive at Mount Pleasant Airport in the early afternoon and join a shared minibus or coach transfer to Malvina House Hotel.

Begin the day with a transfer from the lodge, meeting a driver-guide, and setting off in a 4x4 vehicle to explore the historic battle sites of East Falkland. The trip follows gravel roads with short walks at key points of interest.

The first stop is San Carlos, the site of the 1982 British landings, where a major air and sea battle took place. Visit the British Cemetery and learn about the events that unfolded during the conflict. Continue to Darwin to see the Argentine Cemetery, where most soldiers have now been identified with the help of the International Red Cross. The tour then moves to Goose Green, an important site in the war, and concludes with a visit to a small museum dedicated to the 1982 conflict.

A packed lunch is included during the day before returning to the lodge for an evening at leisure.

After breakfast, transfer to Pebble Island, where you'll spend the next two days. Pebble Island was the site of one of the most dramatic events of the Falklands War; a British Raid on the Argentine-occupied airstrip. You can see wrecked aircraft and land on the same original airstrip. Other memorials to the HMS Coventry and a crashed Argentine Learjet can also be seen.

Pebble Island is one of the larger outlying islands of the archipelago, and the landscape varies greatly from large ponds and moorland to long sandy beaches and rocky cliffs. The deep ponds on the east of the island, many of which are within walking distance of the lodge, are home to Chiloe wigeon, Grebes, Black-necked swans and a multitude of other wildfowl and wading birds. The full day guided tour in 4x4 vehicle offer ample opportunity to see the abundant wildlife and outlying war sites, as well as to hunt for the semiprecious stones that give the island its name.

In the evenings, relax in Pebble Lodge. The island's 25 Falklands residents were locked up in this old farmhouse during the war. Now it has been adapted to host guests and retains the friendly and warm atmosphere of a large farmhouse.

After breakfast, transfer to Port Howard. The relatively low-level flying provides passengers with stunning views of the Falklands' coastlines and inland scenery.

The Island is home to the wreckage sites of 10 aircraft from the war, including a Mirage, Skyhawk, Dagger, and a few helicopters. Enjoy as well the chance to visit one of the Falklands' few remaining large--and one of the most picturesque--working farms. A guided walking tour of the settlement includes stops at the shearing shed where the farm's 47,000 sheep are shorn, the 1982 war museum, the local school room, and the harbor, where you may have the chance to see a local pod of dolphins.

This morning, transfer to Stanley on East Falkland. Spend the rest of the day at your leisure. 

Take a 4x4 vehicle to the Fitzroy and Stanley areas and see the well-known mountain sites of Tumbledown, Harriet, William and Two Sisters. These became household names during the 1982 war. Continue on to Fitzroy and see the memorial to fallen troops when the logistic ships of Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram were bombed.

Transfer back to Mt. Pleasant airport for your return flight to Santiago. The route takes you past more battlefields and relics from the war era and Gaucho period in the 1800s.