Discover the Perfect Partner and get more from your Falklands Adventure

Thu, 14th April, 2011

Situated 400 miles off the south eastern tip of South America and comprising over 740 islands, the Falkland Islands are an increasingly popular addition to South America or Antarctica itineraries for intrepid independent travellers and cruise passengers.

Wildlife experiences, remote island adventures or amazing wilderness - one of the following twin-centre packages will provide you a Falklands experience with something extra!

Falklands & Antarctic: Wildlife Odyssey - Discover the World (01737 218 800 / www.discover-the-world.co.uk) can combine two incredible itineraries into one wonderful wildlife adventure with their 18 & 19-night Penisula, Falklands and South Georgia itinerary from £7,300 per person. An eight-day Falklands island-hopping itinerary incorporates the archipelago’s diverse and abundant wildlife, from the one of the world’s rarest birds of prey to the strikingly beautiful king penguin and elephant seal colonies at Volunteer Point. Whilst sailing through the Beagle Channel, learn from on-board experts how to make the most of your camera equipment and identify the numerous species of birds and mammals that populate the Southern oceans.
Special offers available for early bookings.

Falklands & Easter Island: Remote Islands – Cox & Kings (020 7873 5000 / www.coxandkings.co.uk) can tailor make Remote Island Packages that combining seven nights on the Falkland Islands, visiting Stanley, Pebble Island and Sea Lion Island, with three nights in Santiago and three nights at Hotel Otai in the small town of Hanga Roa on Easter Island.

Falklands & Chile: Amazing Wilderness - Group tour and tailor-made specialists Journey Latin America (020 8747 8315 / www.journeylatinamerica.co.uk) can offer a 22-day Wilderness Package to Patagonia and the Falkland Islands from £4,086 per person. The itinerary includes Santiago de Chile, Falkland Islands, Punta Arenas, Torres del Paine, El Calafate and Buenos Aires. This price includes international flights, domestic flights, airport transfers, accommodation, excursions and most meals.

For further information on the Falklands Islands please visit www.falklandislands.com.
Media enquiries should be directed to Suzanne Holiday at Keene on 020 7839 2140 or falklandstourism@keenepa.co.uk.

Notes for Editors:
• The Falkland Islands have a raw, unspoilt quality that entices locals and tourists back time and again. Visitors to the Islands are spoilt for choice with more than 227 species of identified birds (including several of the world’s largest endangered breeding colonies), as well as whales, dolphins, elephant seals, sea lions, delicate flora and rugged geographical formations.
• The best time to visit the Islands and experience the local culture and wildlife is October to April. The average summer temperature (December to March) is 15º Celsius (59º Fahrenheit) and the Falklands has more sunshine hours and less rainfall than the UK.
• There are over 40 international tour operators offering tailor-made packages and escorted tours to the Falkland Islands. See www.falklandislands.com for the latest list.
• Visitors can reach the Falklands on the weekly LAN Airways flight via Chile or the charter flight operated twice weekly from RAF Brize Norton in the UK by the Ministry of Defence.