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Penguin tours compared
Which species live at which site, which trip reaches them, and what each one costs per hour ashore.
Falklands travel guides
Penguin sites, port-day timing, getting there and what things cost, answered from official Falklands sources and the live listings rather than from guesswork.
Penguins and wildlife
Kings
Volunteer Point
The king colony, the track that gets you there, and the full 6h20 day broken down hour by hour.
Nearest
Gypsy Cove
Magellanic burrows and gentoos on the sand, minutes from town. Walk it or book the 2h30 loop.
Lagoons
Bluff Cove
What Bluff Cove Lagoon is, how you get there, and which beach sites you can book yourself.
Wildlife
Beyond Penguins
Albatross, elephant seals, dolphins and raptors, plus what avian flu changed.
Planning, timing and costs
Port day
Cruise Port Day
Tenders, the jetty meeting point, and exactly which excursion fits the hours your ship gives you.
Routes
Getting There
The Saturday LATAM flight, the twice-weekly UK airbridge, cruise arrivals and the FIGAS inter-island network.
Timing
Best Time to Visit
The month-by-month scorecard, the cruise calendar rhythm, and what the wind does to a plan.
Costs
Trip Cost
Tour prices with their real basis, Stanley's on-the-ground costs, and worked budgets for a port day and a land-based week.
Stanley, history and beyond
1982
Battlefield Sites
Darwin, Goose Green, the cemetery, San Carlos and Tumbledown: what happened, what stands there now, and how each one is reached.