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Rockhopper & King Penguin Safari at Bluff Cove Lagoon

Stand eye-to-eye with charismatic King and Rockhopper penguins at Bluff Cove Lagoon — one of the only places on Earth where both species breed side-by-side on a private working farm.

What to expect

A Land Rover transfer across open Camp (the local name for Falklands countryside) brings you to a secluded lagoon where King penguins — in their full iridescent breeding plumage — tower alongside the punk-crested Rockhoppers. Guides keep groups small and patient, allowing the penguins to approach you rather than the reverse. After wildlife time, warm up in the farm's peat-fire tearoom with homemade cakes and the quintessential Falklands hospitality that money rarely buys. The vast, treeless landscape under a sky that goes on forever is as bucket-list as the birds themselves.

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Bluff Cove Lagoon Penguin Tour
From GBP 60 per person (includes guided farm transfer and peat-fire tea)
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Good to know

Bluff Cove is roughly 18 km from Stanley; the farm transfer is included. Wear weatherproof layers — wind-chill can be ferocious even on clear days. Pre-booking is essential; spaces fill quickly on cruise-call days.

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