
When to visit South Georgia
Hailed as the Serengeti of the Southern Ocean, South Georgia is bursting with life throughout the cruise season, so choosing when to take your voyage will ultimately depend on what…
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Expedition cruises provide an unrivalled opportunity to interact with South Georgia's environment - walking across the spectacular landscape, going ashore to meet the abundant wildlife or learning about the island's rich history.
Each day your expedition team will usually organise two 2-3 hour off-ship excursions, though this can vary as a result of weather conditions and wildlife sightings.
The largest of the former whaling stations, sleepy Grytviken is a mandatory port of call for all visitors and where you can get your passport stamped.
The island’s best natural harbour, it's also home to the church, museum and post office. Raise a glass at the gravesite of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his loyal right hand man, Frank Wild, who are interned in the whaler’s cemetery. It's also a fun place to send postcards home.
Grytviken, site of Shackleton's grave
Imagine a pristine 2 mile/ 3.2km long beach commanding panoramic views, framed by a rugged mountainous backdrop and dense with up to 300,000 King Penguins - the island’s largest colony - as well as countless seals. It's an exhilarating location to put it mildly.
The colour, the noise, and the smell guarantee a visual and sensory overload matched by very few other wildlife destinations on earth.
King Penguins in St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia
History comes into sharp focus at Stromness. It's not only the most well preserved of the former whaling stations, but it's also where Shackleton raised the alarm in 1916 after a gruelling journey and ultimately rescued his beleaguered men from Elephant Island.
Weather-permitting, hiking the last few miles from Fortuna Bay to Stromness on the Shackleton Walk following in his footsteps is well worth the effort.
So called because the sun's rays make the cliffs glow yellow in morning and evening light, this small bay is a beautiful place with the beach ringed in by a curtain of vertical cliffs and hanging glaciers.
It's also home to an abundance of wildlife, including a large king penguin colony and breeding elephant seals.
One of the island’s ‘must-see’ landing sites and eagerly anticipated, the sheer profusion of wildlife is overwhelming.
Standing amongst the tussock grass above the beach with paired glaciers to left and right, the sight of up to quarter of a million individual king penguins - interspersed by vast numbers of fur and elephant seals - all scattered across the broad plain below is staggering and a challenge to really compute.
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An epic 23-day voyage which packs in an astonishing 7 days in Antarctica, 4 days in wildlife-rich South Georgia and the Polar Circle at 66 degrees south. It's very rare to find a trip combining all three places. Limited departure…
4.4 out of 5
Voyage south in Shackleton’s footsteps, exploring the highlights of the Southern Ocean as part of this ‘classic’ 20-day adventure. A well-balanced itinerary and the choice between 3 well-appointed expedition ships (capacity 128-199 guests) really marks this trip out. Plus, you…
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Hailed as the Serengeti of the Southern Ocean, South Georgia is bursting with life throughout the cruise season, so choosing when to take your voyage will ultimately depend on what…
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South Georgia may be a cartographic speck on the map and one of the least visited territories on Earth, but it's a true gem amidst the roiling southern ocean. Spectacular …
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