South & Central America

Stanley

Situated in the north east of East Falkland and with a population of around 2000, Stanley is the smallest and most remote capital city in the world and in many ways is like an English village, but with a Government House, a Cathedral and a wide range of amenities and services. It is the usual finishing (and/or starting) point for visitors to the Falklands.

Despite its relatively small size, Stanley is a tidy and colourful town offering all the amenities and interests expected of a capital city.

Overlooking Stanley Harbour it is a lovely place to base yourself for a couple of days to relax and take in the walks around the town, the museum, war memorials and the hospitality of the local people. It has much of historical 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.

There are a number of excellent excursions from Stanley including:

- Volunteer Point – to see the King penguins, some 1600, also large colonies of Magellanic and Gentoo penguins

- Cape Dolphin – where you can see Gentoo and Magellanic penguins and Sea Lions

- Cape Bougainville – very scenic with large Rockhopper penguin rockery and seals

- Kidney Cove – small colony of King Penguins and Rockhopper penguins

- San Carlos – To visit the British Cemetery at Blue Beach and on the way back the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin.

Our preferred lodges are:

Malvina House
Lafone House
The Waterfront Guesthouse