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South Georgia Island Expedition Cruise

South Georgia Island, British Overseas Territory · British Overseas Territory

Easy16 daysUnknown~£10 est.

Overview

Voyage to South Georgia — perhaps the greatest wildlife spectacle on Earth — where 400,000 king penguins breed in colonies at Salisbury Plain and St Andrews Bay that stretch to the horizon, 150,000 fur seals roar from every beach, and 100,000 elephant seals haul out on the gravel beaches. Shackleton's grave at Grytviken provides a pilgrimage to the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. The island is 2 days by ship from the Falkland Islands; most voyages combine both in a 14-16 day itinerary. The wildlife here is not habituated to humans — it is simply unafraid.