PLEASE NOTE
All itineraries are for guidance only. Programs may vary depending on local ice and weather conditions and in order to take advantage of opportunities to see wildlife. Flexibility is paramount for expedition cruises.

Day 1  In the afternoon we embark the vessel in Puerto Madryn. After departure we have a chance to observe Southern Right Whales in the bay south of the Valdez Peninsula.

Day 2  At sea, we observe a multitude of petrels, albatrosses, shearwaters and also wintering northern birds like Long-tailed Skuas.

Days 3-4  On Carcass, where we will have custom clearing, we visit a colony of Black-crowned Night Herons and Magellanic and Gentoo Penguins. It is a good area for photographing Kelp Geese and steamer ducks, and we should also see Long-tailed Meadow Lark, Rufous-chested Dotterel, Two-banded Plover, Falkland Snipe, Black and Magellanic Oystercatcher, Tussock bird and Cobbs Wren as well as Peale´s and Commersons´s Dolphins.

Day 5  On Steeple Jason, with its breathtaking scenery, we will visit the largest breeding colony of Black-browed Albatrosses in the world, nesting Southern Giant Petrels, Rockhoppers and Gentoo Penguins, Striated Caracara and Falkland Skuas.

Day 6  At Saunders Island we will have good opportunities to come close to Black-browed Albatrosses, Rockhoppers, Maggellanic and Gentoo Penguins, King Penguins, Emperor Shag and Rock Cormorant, Kelp, Upland Goose, and Ruddy Headed Goose, Steamer Ducks. In a typical Falkland Island settlement we will find the remains of the Elephant Seal hunting period near a small and typical Falkland Island settlement.

Day 7  Volunteer Point is well known for its large colony of King Penguins (about 1000 birds) and many Magellanic and Gentoo Penguins, Kelp, Upland Goose, and Ruddy Headed Goose, and other Falkland birdlife. Southern Sea Lions are often to be seen feeding on penguins near the shore as well as Commerson´s Dolphins. In Port Stanley, the Capital of the Falklands, we explore the little town and visit the museum. In the waters around Port Stanley there are a lot of ship wrecks from a century ago.

Day 8  Our last visit will be on Sea Lion Island where we may see many Elephant Seals with young and breeding Southern Sea Lions. Killer Whale pods are regularly observed close to the beach. Also the Striated Caracara (Johnny Rook), Falkland Snipe, Dotterel, Two Banded Plover, the two species of Oystercatchers, the three species of geese and Tussock birds amongst others.

Day 9  At sea.

Day 10  We arrive in the morning in Ushuaia and disembark.