Cruise Ship Landings

Each year thousands of tourists make the journey to the Falklands onboard a cruise ship or expedition vessel. This increasingly popular method of travel allows people to visit many sites that remain largely inaccessible to land-based tourists in the Falklands, all from the comfort and safety of a world-class vessel. Most of these vessels visit our seaside capital Stanley, but some operators also include the following outlying islands to provide a true taste of the Falklands.

Bleaker Island

Bleaker Island is located just off East Falkland. Spectacular wildlife includes large breeding colonies of gentoo penguins, Magellanic penguins and imperial shags...
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Carcass Island

Carcass Island is located off the north-west of West Falkland. Cat and rat free, it is haven for small birds including the endemic Cobb's Wren, dark-faced ground tyrants and tussac birds...
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George and Barren Islands

George and Barren Islands are located south of East Falkland and form the southernmost working farm in the Falklands. The islands are free from introduced species...
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Grand Jason

The Jason Island group is a chain of remote islands off West Falkland. Grand Jason, as its name suggests, is the largest of the group. It is home to a large number of small birds...
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Grave Cove

Grave Cove is part of Hope Harbour Farm, located on the mainland of West Falkland, adjacent to West Point Island. It is home to the largest colony of gentoo penguins...
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New Island

New Island is located off Weddell Island in the far west of the archipelago. The most remote of all the inhabited islands in the Falklands archipelago...
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Pebble Island

Pebble Island is situated north of West Falkland. Pebble is scenically attractive, the mountainous western half contrasting with the grassy plains of the east...
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Saunders Island

Saunders Island is situated north of West Falkand. It is the second largest offshore island in the archipelago and is a working sheep farm. Port Egmont was chosen ...
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Sea Lion Island

Sea Lion Island is situated to the south of East Falkland. Beautiful tussac plantations cover one fifth of the island and provide a perfect habitat and protection for much of the island’s varied fauna...
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Steeple Jason

The Jason Island group is a chain of remote islands off West Falkland. Steeple Jason, which rises sharply from the sea, is undoubtedly one of the most dramatic islands in the archipelago...
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West Point Island

West Point Island lies off the northwest corner of West Falkland. It is a working sheep farm but home to numerous species of plants, birds and marine mammals...
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