Join us for our second birding cruise for 16 day cruise from Buenos Aires to the Antarctic Peninsula and the Falklands.

On the first day we set sail from Buenos en route to Chile’s most southern-most city, Punta Arenas. With Chile’s spectacular southern snow-capped mountains forming a backdrop to our southbound cruise, we will sail south looking for seabirds along the way. In Punta Arenas we will have an excursion to see the large colony of Magellanic Penguins, probably our first penguin of many to be seen on the cruise. With Black-browed Albatross and Giant Petrels soaring past the ship, we sail to Ushuaia, where we will take a day trip to Tierra Mayor Natural Preserve, where we will take a hike through the beautiful scenery and look for Austral Parakeet, Andean Condor and White-throated Caracara. After leaving Ushuaia we cruise around Cape Horn, before heading towards the Antarctic Peninsula. At sea we will hope for Grey-headed, Black-browed and Wandering Albatross, Cape and White-chinned Petrels and many more seabirds. For the next few days we will be cruising along the Antarctic Peninsula sailing past Elephant Island, Antarctic Sound, Deception Island, Gerlache Strait, Neumayer Channel, South Shetland Islands and Admiralty Bay. We then head to Stanley in the Falkland Islands with another shore excursion to Seal Bay and other birding locales. The Falklands are famous for their penguin colonies and we hope to see King, Gentoo, Magellanic, Macaroni and Southern Rockhopper. It’s then two days at sea before we anchor in Montevideo, where we will have a free day to enjoy Uruguayan culture, and end the cruise in Buenos Aires. 

Excursions: 

We will organize pre trips in Argentina for those who wish to do some extra birding. While on the cruise ship, we will have full day excursions in Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Falkland Islands and a free day in Montevideo. As this is a large cruise ship without Zodiacs and landing craft, we will NOT be setting foot on the Antarctic Peninsula. We will doing our wildlife watching from the decks.

Price includes: All transportation throughout, all accommodation, all meals, excursions listed in itinerary, trip information, packet & bird checklist, and guide/leader service throughout. 

Not included: Round-trip airfare to Santiago and return from Buenos Aires, departure tax, alcoholic beverages, and gratuities to cruise staff, laundry, and other items of a personal nature.