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Experience the Falklands with a local who loves calling these islands home. Our private, family-friendly Penguin Paradise Tour welcomes both cruise ship passengers and land-based visitors. With one booking per vehicle, your 4x4 is exclusively for your group and comfortably seats four passengers.
Watch gentoo penguins along the white sands of Bertha’s Beach, a Ramsar wetland of international importance and globally Important Bird Area. Enjoy time to observe the wildlife, take photographs and appreciate the coastal scenery before heading to Gypsy Cove to look for Magellanic penguins. Finish with a look around Stanley, brought to life by your guide’s local knowledge.
Our eco-conscious approach includes homemade lunches and snacks in compostable packaging, canned spring water and a tree planted through One Tree Planted for every vehicle booked.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Cruise ship passengers: Meet us outside the Jetty Visitor Centre, where you come ashore from your cruise ship tender. Look for the Lupin Tours desk or sign.
Land-based travellers: Please contact us before your tour to confirm your pickup location and meeting time.
Itinerary
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1Bertha's Beach
Enjoy hundreds of Gentoo penguins. Get as close as 6m from them! Your guide will accompany you to the penguins and remain on hand to answer your questions and take photos of you chilling with the penguins! Experience off-road driving, including on the beach. Take in the spectacular white sand beach (Approx travel time is 1 hour each way) Admission is included in the price.
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
2Gypsy Cove
See Magellanic penguins at Gypsy Cove (optional). Take in the views of multiple stunning white sand beaches.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
Watch gentoo, Magellanic and, usually, king penguins on the stunning white sand beach. This beach was until recently cordoned off for 38 years due to landmines laid by the Argentine forces in the 1982 conflict (the area has been professionally cleared and is safe once again). You must be physically fit and able to walk on the sand and through the dunes.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
4Stanley
Look around the capital city Stanley. See the main landmarks: Christ Church Cathedral, Whalebone Arch, Liberation Monument, Battle of the Falklands Monument, Government House (official residence of the King's representative), Lady Elizabeth (Liz) shipwreck Learn about its history. Receive local recommendations on attractions, shops, pubs and restaurants.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Lady Elizabeth Shipwreck
Built in Sunderland in 1879 the three masted barque Lady Elizabeth (Liz) is now an impressive shipwreck in Stanley harbour. In 1913 she was damaged whilst rounding Cape Horn. On her way to Stanley harbour she struck the Uranie Rock which caused further damage including a hole in her hull. Upon inspection she was condemned and declared as unseaworthy. She was used as a warehouse before breaking her moorings in a storm in 1936 and drifting to her current day location. Hundreds of thousands of stunning photos of her have been taken over the years. Her backdrop is Stanley harbour, Stanley and a number of mountains. When the tide is very low it's possible to walk out on the sand and touch her.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Travelers must be able to get in/out of a 4x4 vehicle
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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