This is the fourth different itinerary we have put on to the Falklands, again aimed at showing people who have already visited the Falkland Islands a different aspect. It is open to first timers, of course, but will have particular appeal to those we call 'veterans'.
The tour features the usual top wildlife sites but includes a visit to Bleaker Island, only recently opened to visitors, and Port Howard. It also goes earlier than many tours, at the peak time for Elephant Seal breeding activity.
Accommodation: We stay in comfortable lodges and hotels. En-suite facilities are available throughout, with the exception of one or two rooms at Darwin. The main exception is on Bleaker Island on the 'Veteran's Tour' where we stay in self-catering bungalows and rooms are not en suite. We can offer a very limited number of single rooms, but these may not be available throughout.
Numbers: Max. 8 clients
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Price: £ 6,295
Single supp.*: £ 635
Deposit: £ 800 per person
The price is per person, and is fully inclusive of return RAF flights Brize Norton-Mount Pleasant, internal flights, full board accommodation, ground transport, incidental tips, and the services of the leader.
The price excludes travel insurance, optional tips to local drivers and guides, drinks and other personal expenses.
*subject to availability
Leaders: Tim Earl and local guides
This trip will be operated in conjunction with Limosa Holidays.
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Outine Itinerary
Please note that this itinerary may change according to flight schedules.
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| Day 1 |
We take a late evening departure from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. |
| Day 2 |
We arrive early afternoon at Mount Pleasant Airport - with luck a Typhoon jet escort will accompany us for the last hour. We drive to our hotel in Darwin where we'll be welcomed by our host Sheena Ross.
Overnight Darwin |
| Days 3-4 |
We take a FIGAS (Falkland Islands Government Air Service) flight in a 9-seater Islander aircraft to Pebble Island, West Falkland.
Two nights Pebble Island |
| Days 5-7 |
We fly to Port Howard, West Falkland. This, the largest privately owned farm on the islands, is sheltered behind a rocky coastal ridge on the coast of Falkland Sound, on the edge of a sea inlet which can be superb for wildlife.
Three nights Port Howard |
| Days 8-9 |
We fly to Bleaker Island the following morning for a two-night stay. Bleaker has two self-catering bungalows which were built a couple of years ago to extremely high standards. The Malvina Hotel will provide our main meals which we will reheat.
Bleaker has a good Gentoo Penguin colony several Magellanic Penguin and King Cormorant colonies, a large pond and miles of wonderful walks. We will have use of a Land Rover for this visit.
Two nights Bleaker Island |
| Days 10-11 |
We fly to Sea Lion Island, the most southerly inhabited island of the archipelago, just five miles long by one and a half miles wide, with a resident population of five. Sea Lion has the only purpose-built lodge on the Falkland Islands with all rooms en-suite. We will be greeted with 'smoko' - tea and cakes in the lounge - no doubt.
Two nights Sea Lion Island Lodge |
| Days 12-13 |
We fly back to Stanley and check into our hotel with an afternoon boat trip to Kidney Island on which we 'chum' for seabirds.
On the following day we will visit Dolphin Point.
Two nights Stanley |
| Day 14 |
Early departure from Stanley to Mount Pleasant Airport to catch the mid-morning flight to UK, with a refuelling stop at Ascension Island, and arriving back at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire early on Day 15.
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