The Wildlife of the Falkland Islands
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The Falkland Islands are located 300 miles east of the Patagonian Coast. The Islands are claimed by both Argentina and Great Britain. The Argentinians call them Islas Malvinas. The dispute was such that the two countries went to war in 1982 with Britain retaining possession, although the legal dispute continues. The islanders speak English and are considered British citizens.
In addition to the curious, the main reason to visit the islands is for the wildlife (especially penguins with over 500,000 breeding pairs). While there are over 200 islands, there are four islands that are connected by local air service. This is for the adventurous nature lover.
The Falkland Islands are located 300 miles east of the Patagonian Coast. The Islands are claimed by both Argentina and Great Britain. The Argentinians call them Islas Malvinas. The dispute was such that the two countries went to war in 1982 with Britain retaining possession, although the legal dispute continues. The islanders speak English and are considered British citizens.
In addition to the curious, the main reason to visit the islands is for the wildlife (especially penguins with over 500,000 breeding pairs). While there are over 200 islands, there are four islands that are connected by local air service. This is for the adventurous nature lover.
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Explore: The Falkland Islands
Customizable Itinerary - 11 Days (from $4,682 / person)
Day 1: USA-Chile
Board your aircraft for an overnight flight to Santiago.
Day 2: Welcome to Chile
Arrive in Santiago and connect to a flight for Punta Arenas in Patagonia. You are met and transferred to your hotel. Have dinner before retiring for the night.
Dinner
Day 3: Flight to the Falkland Islands
After breakfast you are transferred to the airport for the flight to Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands. Upon landing you will be taken to your comfy hotel where you have a chance to explore Stanley, the main town of the islands. Visit one of the local pubs before dinner.
Breakfast and Dinner
Days 4 & 5: Pebble Island
After a hearty breakfast you will be transferred to Goose Green, one of several grass landing strips on the islands. A 25 minute flight will bring you to Pebble Island the fourth largest of the islands. Its diverse terrain offers vast white sandy beaches, moor lands and rocky peaks, an extensive area of ponds and wetlands and dramatic coastal cliffs. This provides habitat for numerus birds. Thousands of Gentoo, Rockhoppr and Magellan penguins breed on Pebble Beach each summer. You will observe large congregations of southern sea lions at their haul out rocks. You will stay at what was formerly the farm manager’s house on a farm which is still home to 10,000 sheep.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Days 6 & 7: Sea Lion Island
You will be transferred to the landing strip for a short flight to Sea Lion Island. You will be met and transferred by Land Rover to the nearby lodge. After lunch an orientation drive is scheduled to observe the premier wildlife destination of the Falklands. The island is home to 49 species of visiting or nesting birds, at times, up to five species of penguins. The beaches host the major Elephant Seal breeding population of the Falklands. South American Sea Lions breed beneath the cliffs and Leopard Seals and Fur seals can occasionally be observed. A pod of Orcas patrol the beaches during the Elephant Seal breeding season from September through November. Since the island is only five miles long and a mile wide it is easy to explore.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Return to Port Stanley
After breakfast you will fly back to Port Stanley. Upon arrival you will be transferred back to your hotel. After lunch you have the afternoon free to explore this quaint town on your own. With a population around 1,800 it offers all the facilities you find in a small English town, post office, bank shops, swimming pool and, of course, pubs. It even has double decker buses. There is a museum dedicated to the heritage of the islands and a self-guided maritime trail.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: A Day with King Penguins
After breakfast you will start a full day excursion to volunteer’s point, one of the very few places to spot King Penguins outside Antarctica. Enjoy a picnic lunch before returning to Stanley for your final evening in the Falklands.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Return to USA
In the morning you are transferred to the airport for the flight to the mainland and on to Santiago where you board your overnight return flight to the USA.
Breakfast
Day 11: Arrive in the USA
Board your aircraft for an overnight flight to Santiago.
Day 2: Welcome to Chile
Arrive in Santiago and connect to a flight for Punta Arenas in Patagonia. You are met and transferred to your hotel. Have dinner before retiring for the night.
Dinner
Day 3: Flight to the Falkland Islands
After breakfast you are transferred to the airport for the flight to Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands. Upon landing you will be taken to your comfy hotel where you have a chance to explore Stanley, the main town of the islands. Visit one of the local pubs before dinner.
Breakfast and Dinner
Days 4 & 5: Pebble Island
After a hearty breakfast you will be transferred to Goose Green, one of several grass landing strips on the islands. A 25 minute flight will bring you to Pebble Island the fourth largest of the islands. Its diverse terrain offers vast white sandy beaches, moor lands and rocky peaks, an extensive area of ponds and wetlands and dramatic coastal cliffs. This provides habitat for numerus birds. Thousands of Gentoo, Rockhoppr and Magellan penguins breed on Pebble Beach each summer. You will observe large congregations of southern sea lions at their haul out rocks. You will stay at what was formerly the farm manager’s house on a farm which is still home to 10,000 sheep.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Days 6 & 7: Sea Lion Island
You will be transferred to the landing strip for a short flight to Sea Lion Island. You will be met and transferred by Land Rover to the nearby lodge. After lunch an orientation drive is scheduled to observe the premier wildlife destination of the Falklands. The island is home to 49 species of visiting or nesting birds, at times, up to five species of penguins. The beaches host the major Elephant Seal breeding population of the Falklands. South American Sea Lions breed beneath the cliffs and Leopard Seals and Fur seals can occasionally be observed. A pod of Orcas patrol the beaches during the Elephant Seal breeding season from September through November. Since the island is only five miles long and a mile wide it is easy to explore.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Return to Port Stanley
After breakfast you will fly back to Port Stanley. Upon arrival you will be transferred back to your hotel. After lunch you have the afternoon free to explore this quaint town on your own. With a population around 1,800 it offers all the facilities you find in a small English town, post office, bank shops, swimming pool and, of course, pubs. It even has double decker buses. There is a museum dedicated to the heritage of the islands and a self-guided maritime trail.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: A Day with King Penguins
After breakfast you will start a full day excursion to volunteer’s point, one of the very few places to spot King Penguins outside Antarctica. Enjoy a picnic lunch before returning to Stanley for your final evening in the Falklands.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Return to USA
In the morning you are transferred to the airport for the flight to the mainland and on to Santiago where you board your overnight return flight to the USA.
Breakfast
Day 11: Arrive in the USA
