Antarctica

Top birds

King Penguin, Emperor Penguin, Adelie Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Southern Rockhopper Penguin, Wandering Albatross, Light-mantled Albatross, Double-banded Plover, Snowy Sheatbill, South Georgia Diving Petrel, Black-bellied Petrel, Grey-backed Storm Petrel, Southern and Northern Giant Petrel, Fairy Prion, Antarctic Prion, Kegeulen Petrel, Great-winged Petrel and Falkland Streamer Duck.

Highlights

Exploring the port of Stanley; Penguin rookeries with hundreds of thousands of birds on South Georgia; Zodiac cruising amongst colossal icebergs; Potential encounters with Orca, Humpback and Minke whales; A visit to Grytviken, a former whaling station;
and the gravesite of Sir Ernest Shackleton.