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Peninsula • South Giorgia • Falkland Islands |
Our adventure
begins from Ushuaia, on the island of
Tierra del Fuego, at the very tip of
the South American Continent. You’ll find stunning
landscapes of snow-capped mountains, lush green forests,
beautiful waterfalls and deep blue lakes. Wildlife ranges
from sea lions and seals, to all sorts of seabird's. We
sail out across the Beagle Channel
to the wide Drake Passage that
separates South America |
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to the from Antarctica.
ANTARTIC PENINSULA
The peninsula offers some of the most dramatic
scenery and prolific wildlife in all the Antarctica. We sail
though the magnificent Gerlache Strait with
a variety of fascinating destinations to choose from. Gento
penguins nest on the dramatic lichen covered cliffs of icebound
Cuverville Island. Whale bones lie scattered
on the beaches of Port Lockroy and large rookies
of gentoos and antartic blueyed |
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shags thrive in this splendid setting.
At Paradise Bay, a series of glaciers flow
from the 10,000 foot Foster Plateau. The Lemiere
Channel is a narrow band of sea dividing the mainland
from the offshore islands, where towering icebergs rise from
the sea.
SOUTH GEORGIA ISLANDS
We will go ashore for huge rookeries of King and Gento |
penguins and thousands of Southern Elephant sand
fur seals. We'll also explore the once- thriving whaling
station of Grytviken.
FALKLAND
ISLANDS
Grate wildlife viewing landings at New Island,
Carcass Island and West Point Island
for penguins, albatross and blue-eyed shag. |
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