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Cruises to the Falklands

The Falkland Islands feature on itineraries for many cruise companies. Ships visiting the Islands vary greatly in size from small ice-breaking yachts to large, luxury vessels with passenger numbers from as little as ten to as many as three thousand.

Expedition vessels usually include the Falklands as part of an Antarctic route incorporating South Georgia and the Antarctic peninsula. Most will call in to one or more of the outlying islands, offering fantastic wildlife viewing opportunities and exhilarating walks along hills, cliff-tops or around the shoreline. Zodiac craft (inflatable small boats) provide transport from ship to shore.

Large ships generally tour South America with a stop in the Falklands en route around Cape Horn.

All vessels have the Island’s capital Stanley, scheduled as part of the tour. Passengers may arrive ashore by tender, inflatable zodiac or disembark directly at Stanley’s floating dock facility. The Visitor Centre is the ideal starting point for any visit, providing information about the city and connecting visitors with tours and transport. Tenders arrive at pontoons directly in front of the Centre. The floating dock is a short bus-ride with courtesy transport provided.

The city is easy to explore on foot but to get the best from your visit, a tour with a local guide is highly recommended. Shore excursions can be booked on board ship which is the best option for anyone keen to take a tour. The range on offer is tremendous from various trips to penguin colonies and farms, Stanley’s highlights by bus, battlefield and walking tours.

Stanley’s population is relatively small and many hands turn-to when a large ship calls. Some guides can be found at the Visitor Centre but advance booking is essential to guarantee an excursion on a busy day. Some destinations are only available by pre-booked tour. On busy cruise days small buses run regularly to the nearby penguin colony at Gypsy Cove; alternatively it’s an interesting walk or make enquiries for a personal driver.

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Boulder

The travel arm of WWF, Natural Habitat Adventures travels all over the world and offers expedition cruises to the Falkland Islands and Antarctica with Lindblad Expeditions.
Island Holidays

Comrie

Island Holidays has been taking visitors to the Falkland Islands for 30 years (our first tour was in January 1988) and continues to be the leading expert on the destination with personal experience at the very top of the company. The emphasis of…
Wilderness Travel

Berkeley

Based in the US, Wilderness Travel provides an extended Antarctica cruise encompassing many of the wildlife-rich destinations in the region.
Exodus

London

Founded more than 40 years ago, Exodus provides trips to many countries worldwide to discover diverse cultures, environments, cities, mountain ranges, deserts, coasts and jungles, and the Falkland Islands are one such destination. Adventure…
Auf Kurs! Inselreisen

22523 Hamburg

Expedition cruise tour operator, based in Hamburg in Germany.
Oceanwide Expeditions

4382 ZA Vlissingen

Oceanwide Expeditions specialises in expedition cruising and offers a range of cruises to the Antarctic region. The Falkland Islands are included in several itineraries and the operator aims to allow for maximum shore time on its trips.
Ice Tracks

Radway

With 15 years working in the polar regions, Ice Tracks provides a boutique and tailor-made service, offering trips on small expedition cruise vessels with less that 100 passengers, and operates a zodiac fleet to maximise experiences off the ship.
Cox & Kings

LONDON

One of the world's longest established travel company, Cox & Kings offers high quality small group tours and private tailor-made holidays to many of the world's more fascinating regions, including the Falkland Islands. Highlights on Cox & Kings…
KE Adventure Travel

Keswick

A respected adventure tour operator to global destinations, KE Adventure Travels offers expedition cruising to Antarctica and includes a two-day stop in the Falkland Islands.
DUMA Naturreisen

D-70736 Fellbach

German-based tour operator offering individual packages to the Falkland Islands and expedition cruises to the polar regions including the Falkland Islands. Founded in the late 1970s we have an experience of many years in handling various types of…
Wildlife Worldwide

Bishop's Sutton, Alresford

Wildlife Worldwide offers a number of trips to the Antarctic region including the Falkland Islands, both tailor-made small group land-based travel, and cruises.
Audley Travel

Witney

Audley Travel offers a range of authentic travel experiences tailor-made by experts. Trips and cruises to the polar regions are some of the most awe-inspiring, with the clearest skies, the bluest seas, radiant sunshine and amazing wildlife.
Diamir Erlebnisreisen GmbH

01257 Dresden

German-based tour operator.
Pura Aventura

Pura Aventura's mission is to share the places that moved them and few places have the power to move visitors like Antarctica. They take a thoughtful, nuanced approach to finding the right Antarctica and Falkland cruise for you, advising on the best…
Polar Cruises

OR 97703

Polar Cruises specialise in small-ship travel to the Antarctic and the Arctic, the world's most pristine wilderness.
Explore

Farnborough

Explore operates a range of small group adventure holidays all over the world and is one of the UK's biggest tour operators. It offers a range of experiences to the Falkland Islands on polar expedition ships.
Aqua-Firma Worldwide Ltd

Charlestown

A range of trips are offered by Aqua-Firma, including Natural History Voyages, and Land-based Wildlife and Marine Life Journeys. Voyages provide the opportunity to explore the islands and view the wildlife. Zodiacs are used to land on the islands…
Windows On The Wild

London

Windows On The Wild is a specialist tour operator offering wildlife, wilderness, action and adventure holidays throughout all four corners of the globe. These include trips to specialist bear viewing lodges, African safaris, small ship cruises,…
Worldwide Quest

Ontario

Since 1970 we’ve been exploring our world in the company of a community of travellers who value enriching journeys in extraordinary places. We fulfil our passion for people and places by connecting with travellers and giving them excellent care and…
G Adventures

London

A global travel company that operates small group travel over all seven continents. Trips to the Falklands and Antarctica are by expedition cruise vessel.
Offices in the UK; Toronto, Canada; Southbank, Australia; Vancouver, Canada.

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