South Georgia Photography Tours & Wildlife Expeditions

Day 1 - Punta Arenas - Embarkation at 16:00, sailing east along the Strait of Magellan.

Day 2 - At sea toward the Falklands.

Day 3 - Falkland Islands - Morning visit to Saunders Island and in the afternoon to Carcass Island, photographing rockhopper penguins, gentoo penguins, magellanic penguins, black-browed albatross, and other wildlife and landscape.

Day 4 - Port Stanley or Gypsy Cove, before heading toward South Georgia.

Day 5-7 - At sea toward South Georgia.

Day 8 - Grytviken - Clear customs, then in the afternoon we land at Fortuna Bay / Stromness to photograph king penguins.

Day 9 - Gold Harbor and Cooper Bay. In the morning, we plan a landing at Gold Harbor, a spectacular location with king penguins, elephant seals and stunning mountains in the background. In the afternoon, we plan to visit Cooper Bay to search for macaroni penguins (they are not yet on land in the colony) during a Zodiac Cruise.

Day 10 - St Andrews Bay and Ocean Harbor. St Andrews Bay is the destination for an early morning excursion, visiting the largest king penguin colony in South Georgia. In the afternoon, we plan a Zodiac cruise and landing at Ocean Harbor.

Day 11 - Prion Island and Salisbury Plain. In the morning, we plan to visit Prion Island (if we are allowed to land) to see the nesting Wandering albatross. In the afternoon, we head to Salisbury Plain for more king penguins and stunning landscapes.

Day 12-14 - At Sea toward the Falklands.

Day 15 - Falkland Islands, where we plan to do an evening landing at Bleaker Island.

Day 16 - At Sea toward Punta Arenas.

Day 17 - Punta Arenas - Upon arrival at Punta Arenas, we disembark and take a group transfer to the town centre, where the expedition will end.