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The Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula
23-day adventure
The frozen continent. On this itinerary, we'll see the Southern Ocean's astounding variety of wildlife with ample time to learn, relax, and in a nutshell, have more Antarctica.
Done in the style and vision of INCA, this adventure follows the routes of great explorers including Ernest Shackleton. We'll visit the hero's grave in Grytviken on South Georgia. You'll see the South Shetland Islands and visit the Antarctic Peninsula. Sea kayaking option.
From Ushuaia we sail the Beagle Channel in an easterly direction to the Falkland Islands. We’ll explore West Point Island where rockhopper and Magellanic penguins and black-browed albatross nest among tufts of tussock grass. At Volunteer Point we’ll meet brightly-colored king penguins. History buffs will be keen to explore Port Stanley – the smallest and most isolated capital city in the world.
In the company of the great wandering albatross we navigate eastward until the spectacular ice-crowned mountains of South Georgia appear on the horizon. Our first landfall is the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, where we visit the grave of Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the greatest Antarctic explorers.
In the following days we thread our way through the magical fjords and bays of this South Atlantic ‘Ark’. As the only speck of land for many hundreds of miles, South Georgia is one of the planet’s most astonishing wildlife havens. A sea of 100,000 colorful king penguins crowds the beaches at Salisbury Plain against a backdrop of towering snow-covered mountains. Another 75,000 nest at the Bay of Isles. South Georgia is also home to mind-boggling numbers of elephant and fur seals, macaroni penguins and important populations of albatross.
Crossing the Scotia Sea, we enter a magical world of icebergs and ice-covered mountains as we reach the South Shetlands and the bays and channels of the Antarctic Peninsula. On frequent excursions ashore and by inflatable Zodiac boat, we’ll view Adelie, Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins, as well as humpback and minke whales and several species of seal.
Note: Weather, ice, or other conditions may require changes to our itinerary and certain shore excursions altered.
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