Boat tour
South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula: Epic Wildlife Encounters with a Smooth Fly-Back
Outside protected areasby Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris
A 21-day expedition cruise on the Magellan Discoverer that sails from Ushuaia to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula, then flies back from King George Island to Punta Arenas instead of recrossing the Drake Passage. Cheesemans' trips are built around long landings and unhurried time with wildlife, aimed at photographers and naturalists; South Georgia's king penguin colonies at St Andrews Bay and Salisbury Plain are the centrepiece.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Scott Davis and Hugh Rose
- Route
- Ushuaia to Punta Arenas (fly-back from King George Island)
- Visits
- Beagle Channel, South Georgia, St Andrews Bay, Salisbury Plain, South Shetland Islands, Deception Island, Gerlache Strait and King George Island
- Length
- 21 days
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, open
- December, closed
Nov
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Palmer time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 03:25– | 18:56– | 16h 34m16 h 34 min | 57° |
| Feb | 04:27– | 18:09– | 14h 36m14 h 36 min | 48° |
| Mar | 05:23– | 17:04– | 12h 33m12 h 33 min | 38° |
| Apr | 06:22– | 15:45– | 10h 19m10 h 19 min | 26° |
| May | 07:16– | 14:35– | 8h 25m8 h 25 min | 17° |
| Jun | 07:54– | 13:56– | 7h 21m7 h 21 min | 13° |
| Jul | 07:45– | 14:22– | 7h 49m7 h 49 min | 14° |
| Aug | 06:52– | 15:23– | 9h 31m9 h 31 min | 22° |
| Sep | 05:38– | 16:24– | 11h 39m11 h 39 min | 33° |
| Oct | 04:24– | 17:19– | 13h 50m13 h 50 min | 44° |
| NovIn season | 03:20– | 18:16– | 15h 57m15 h 57 min | 54° |
| Dec | 02:54– | 18:57– | 17h 10m17 h 10 min | 59° |