Stanley

Ports of Call Excursions: Stanley

Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands and is the usual finishing point for visits. With a population of 1750 inhabitants it is the smallest and most remote capital city in the world, in many ways like an English village, but with Government House, a Cathedral and a wide range of amenities and services. The city is built on a north-facing slope to catch the sun throughout the year and looks across Stanley harbour with its wealth of sea-birds and shipping. Stanley has much of historic interest mainly associated with the days when great sailing ships and early steam vessels called on their journeys around Cape Horn. Some of those ships still lie in the harbour, abandoned after a Cape Horn battering.

H/D City Tour
Duration: 2 hours - AM or PM departure
Prices available upon request
Included in the Price of the Tour: Transfer to Maritime history and ship wrecks, peat banks, mine fields, memorials and the museum (visit).
Maximum number of Passengers: Unlimited
Description of Equipment Used: Car
Tour description: Depart from the pier to a visit of Stanley's major highlights including the peat banks (peat is used for fuel); the mine fields, areas that have been fenced off to the public due to land mines from the 1982 conflict and the memorials of that conflict and the 1st World War.


F/D Volunteer Point
Duration: 6 hours - AM departure (on the first launch)
Prices available upon request
Included in the Price of the Tour: Transfer to Volunteer point, seeing King, Magellanic and Gentoo penguins.
Maximum number of Passengers: Unlimited
Description of Equipment Used: Car
Tour description: A four wheell-drive excursion to Volunteer Point, located about three hours and a half from Stanley. Here along with numerous Magellanic and Gentoo penguins is the Falkland Islands' largest colony of King Penguins.