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SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
Featuring: Buenos Aires, Ushuaia , Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetlands
Travelling to these fascinating islands will extend your Antarctic experience allowing you to explore more deeply the history and varied wildlife of the “white continent”. Combined with the Antarctic Peninsula itself, this trip will undoubtedly give you the best overview of the entire region. The far-fl ung Falkland Islands will appeal to a diverse range of interests, whether historical, physical or natural. Situated on the cusp of the sub-Antarctic and Antarctica, South Georgia attracts an overwhelming number of sub-Antarctic animals, many of which you won’t find nearer the ice.
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This is an ideal adventure for those who wish to dig deeper into the Antarctic experience and wildlife, to learn the history of the Falklands and for those who are looking for a more leisurely exploration of the region.
Day 1 - Buenos Aires
Fly to Buenos Aires and transfer to the Art Hotel. Free time to enjoy the city.
Accommodation options: Art HotelDays 2-3 - Ushuaia
Start your journey in Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego. From there you will sail down the Beagle Channel, named after Charles Darwin’s ship that brought him to the region. Sail on to the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), en-route you will learn more about the fl ora and fauna you will expect to encounter on landings.
Accommodation options: Akademic Shokalskiy or Akademick Sergey Vavilov or Akademik Ioffe or Clipper Adventurer or Grigory Mikheev or Ocean Nova or Polar Star or Professor Molchanov and Professor MultanovskiyDays 4-6 - Falkland Islands
Once at the islands, infl atable Zodiacs will take you ashore to meet the local residents and soak up the landscape and wildlife of these remote and barren islands.
Days 7-12 - South Georgia
Continue your voyage to South Georgia, where a series of landings will enable you to explore king penguin rookeries, vast seal colonies, abandoned whaling stations and the grave of Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Days 13-21 - South Shetlands
From here you will head south and west to explore the magnifi cent ice strewn bays and islands of the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetlands (please see earlier details). Here you will experience a different collection of wildlife including gentoo, Adélie penguins and Weddell seals, before crossing the famously unpredictable Drake Passage en-
route back to South America and your return fl ight home.
Day 23 - Buenos Aires
Enjoy a night in Buenos Aires before transferring to the airport for your flight home.
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