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If you’re looking to get the most out of your Antarctic cruise experience, there are few better ways to do it than by adding the Subantarctic island of South Georgia to your itinerary. This wildly remote island is a hundred-mile mountain range erupting out of some of the richest seas on the planet. Known as […]

Grytviken in South Georgia is one of the most visited places on the island. As well as being the final resting place of the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, the old whaling station is home to the best museum in the Southern Ocean, which is run by the South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) on behalf […]

Are you considering visiting South Georgia Island? As one of the world’s most remote and beautiful destinations, this island nestled in the South Atlantic Ocean offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for unparalleled adventure. There’s a reason why it’s dubbed the Serengeti of the Southern Ocean: with literally millions penguins and seals on show, a visit to […]

The Subantarctic island of South Georgia is a marvel of the natural world. It’s a hundred mile long mountain range that erupts out of the Southern Ocean, with more marine wildlife than anywhere else on the planet. Penguins and fur seals here are counted by the million. It’s a scene that’s all the more extraordinary […]

Antarctica is one of the most exciting adventure travel destinations on the planet, but many expedition cruises ramp up the wildlife it’s possible to see by including a visit to South Georgia as well. This 100 mile (160 km) long island is a two day sail from anywhere, but is home to the greatest concentration […]

My first time in a zodiac in Antarctica felt a little daunting. I stood on a platform at the back of our sturdy ship and looked at the rubber boat bobbing up and down on the waves. A crew member held out their hand to steady me in a sailor’s grip and help me step […]

Your first wildlife encounter on an Antarctic trip is often your most poignant. It was for me. I headed south with my head full of thoughts of penguins and whales, not suspecting that the wildlife show would begin almost the moment my ship pulled away from the quay. As soon as we entered the Drake […]

Zodiac cruising is one of the best activities you can do on a South Georgia cruise. Each trip is a shoreline safari, where you can be surrounded by rafts of penguins coming and going from the water, immense elephant seals lying in the surf like deflated bouncy castles and more fur seals claiming their spot […]