Tour Overview:

Duration: TBA

Spaces: Max 4 Spaces

The Falkland Islands is truly a magical place for Wildlife Photographers. It offers stunning white sandy beaches, beautiful blue seas and untouched landscapes. A vast amount of animals and birds in the exquisite environment for you to watch and enjoy.

The Falkland Islands archipelago is made up of more than 700 islands and has a hugely varied coastline from rugged coastal cliffs to miles of undisturbed, white sandy beaches.

After spending a month here myself, i have based this tour spending quality time on three of the main island locations to give the best opportunities for species and photographic opportunities. Having longer at each location also allows for bad weather days as often an entire island visit can be missed due to bad weather if only staying for 2 nights..

Our time will be spent at Sea Lion Island, Saunders Island and Volunteer Point. At the end of the day we have a couple of days to seek out some of the local hots spots for some final photography before heading home.

Malvina House Hotel

Ideally located in the Stanley area, Malvina House Hotel promises a relaxing and wonderful visit. The property offers guests a range of services and amenities designed to provide comfort and convenience. Service-minded staff will welcome and guide you at Malvina House Hotel. Designed for comfort, selected guestrooms offer flat screen television, carpeting, clothes rack, linens, sofa to ensure a restful night.

Sea Lion Lodge

The only hotel on the island, Sea Lion Lodge is a welcoming and homely establishment with en-suites in every room and offers spectacular wildlife on the door step.

Purpose built in 1986, the Lodge is centrally heated throughout and there are two spacious living areas with a well-stocked library of wildlife books along with a conservatory. The Pintail Lounge Bar is a perfect place to enjoy a drink after a day exploring, and a guest computer is stored in the Peregrine Lounge. Wi-Fi hotspot cards are available for purchase.

The Lodge offers a cooked breakfast, a light lunch, tea and a three-course dinner, using as much fresh, local produce as possible.

Other Island lodging TBA

There is a no smoking policy in the whole area.

Pre-trip advice

3 months prior to travel you will receive a comprehensive document that provides packing advice so you are prepared for your trip

Tour language

This tour is an English-speaking tour.

Vaccinations \ Health

Wild Aperture are not qualified or legally allowed to provide vaccination or medical advice. You should consult your travel nurse or doctors for specific medical advise and up to date advise on vaccinations required. We suggest doing this at least 2-3months prior to travel or sooner if this allows.

Fitness Level Required

Although this is very much an outdoor trip in some remote places, they are all very accessible. The walking activities are not long or hard.

Camera Equipment

For this trip you ideally need a variety of lenses. Firstly the longest lens you have (300mm to 500mm). A 70-200mm or 100-400mm lens is great for flexibility. A wide angle lens would also be very useful as the wildlife can get pretty close

Further information on photography equipment will be supplied as part of your pre-trip advice.

Wi-Fi Network Access

All you need is a WiFi / phone card, which can be purchased at most hotspot locations and retail outlets in Stanley and MPC. Cards are available in £5 and £10 denominations. A £5 WiFi / phone card will give you 50 minutes of surfing. Once you’ve switched on your laptop or device, you simply search for the Sure Hotspot connection and enter the details on the card.

It is important to log out when finished. If you should lose the logout page, you can log out manually by visiting https://wifi.sure.co.fk/logout.html or by completely switching off WiFi on your device and you will be logged out automatically after 5 minutes.

Travel Insurance

It’s strongly recommended to purchase your own travel insurance at the time of booking to cover any eventualities should you need to cancel your trip due to unforeseen circumstances as both the deposit and final balances are non-refundable. Guests travelling without their own travel insurance do so at their own risk.

Group Photo Workshop Cost: £TBA

Non-refundable 25% deposit of £TBA

Payments accepted by Bank Transfer

*Please see Terms & Conditions for payment details

What’s Included

● All transfers Overland & Air as stated

● Full board \ Self-Catering accommodation as stated

● All meals as stated

● Access permits as required

● Services of a photographic host

Not Included

● International flights to/from Mount Pleasant using the MOD service from Brize Norton (full details on booking this once you have confirmed your place on the trip) – Approx flight cost is £2220

● Any other meals not mentioned above

● Any personal expense such as beverages / drinks bill at the hotels, snacks whilst travelling, telephone bills, airport tax etc

● Tips & gratuities. E.g. local guides/drivers

● Personal Travel insurance