The Falkland Islands lie off the coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic. However, very few people know about the wilderness beautyof this remote island archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, we think it’s a unique experience well worth the long journey: a few of us have been there, including Senior Travel Consultant Ben Line.
The Falkland Islands have an unpolluted environment with vast open spaces and white sand beaches. A huge variety of wildlife has adopted the Falkland Islands as their home, the non-human inhabitants (such as sheep, and penguins) outnumber the human population by 10-1. The islanders remain British in outlook and descent, following British laws and buying British goods.
At least five species of penguin on the Falkland Islands - gentoo, macaroni, rockhopper, king and jackass. Elephant seals, sea lions and seals, an abundance of birds and even minke whales and killer whales can be found here.
Access to the Falkland Islands is normally by air from Santiago or Punta Arenas in Chile, though most visitors just drop in for a few hours before their cruise ship weighs anchor en route to Antarctica and South Georgia.
We’ll take you to Port Stanley, the capital. It resembles a small English town fifty years ago. The remains of ships abandoned a century ago are still to be seen in the coves, testament to an era when the islands were a safe haven before the Panama Canal opened and when all ships passed this way. On a longer stay, you’ll travel to rural outposts by road and light aircraft. Leave the organisation to us. See our tailor-made holidays.