The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Stanley, the bucket-list move is Private Stanley Highlights & Gentoo Penguin Colony Tour. Below: 3 bucket-list things to do on a Stanley port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Walk within touching distance of Gentoo penguins at Yorke Bay, explore the haunting Lady Elizabeth shipwreck, and discover iconic Stanley landmarks — all on a fully private guided tour tailored to your pace.
Book itFalkland Islands: Bertha’s Beach Penguin & Stanley Tour$243 per person
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.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Walk the frozen ground of the 1982 Falklands War battlefields with a guide who lived through the conflict, visiting memorials on Mount Longdon, Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge — a profoundly moving, once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage.
Book itArgentine Cemetery & Goose Green Battlefield Tour$251 per person
Photograph the majestic iron hull of the Lady Elizabeth — the Falklands' most iconic wreck — then follow the wild coastline to Gypsy Cove, where Magellanic penguins nest in sandy burrows against a backdrop of startling turquoise water.
Book itWildlife & Nature Tour: Bertha’s Beach & Gypsy Cove Tour$233 per person
Discover the improbably charming capital of the Falklands on a curated heritage walk: the colourful painted-iron houses, the whalebone arch, Christ Church Cathedral, and the Falkland Islands Museum — a compact world utterly unlike anywhere else.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Conquer Mount William — a key 1982 battlefield peak — for breathtaking 360° panoramas over Stanley Harbour, the South Atlantic, and the vast Falklands Camp: the ultimate active adventure for those who want to earn their view.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Your day in StanleyNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
$0for two, booked direct
Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.