About the Falklands Print E-mail

Gentoo penguinsThe Falklands are a compact group of more than 740 Islands, situated 400 miles off the south-eastern tip of South America.  This little-known archipelago remains one of the great natural wonders of the modern world - dominated by big skies, miles of pristine coastline, and spectacular wildlife.

This island archipelago has become the last citadel of freedom on the fringe of the horizon and is home to a rare occupancy of nature that is beyond our wildest imagination, let alone our dreams.

Everything about the Falkland Islands epitomises quality and variety. This is a place where to live is to be free and the crispness of the wind is a reminder of a supreme existence balanced on the rim of the world's edge.

Wherever you travel in the Falkland Islands you will be greeted with a friendly smile or a courteous "hello" to welcome you. The pace of life is comforting, allowing you to completely unwind and enjoy the experience. Falkland Islanders are proud of their existence and their heritage; they pride themselves on being a British overseas territory and are the unpaid guardians to the gates of nature's Eden.

Everything outside Stanley, is known locally as camp, and no visit to these enchanting islands is complete without visiting some of the more remote destinations, to enable you to fully appreciate the unique environment and wildlife which exists. These memorable places are filled with nature and enriched by a blend of unique scenery.

Often as you walk the beautiful white sand beaches, meander through tussock grass or sit atop a jagged cliff top, wildlife will often take the time to come and take a closer look, as if searching you out and peering into your very soul with familiar curiosity. So much so, that you become friends for a while with some of the world's rare and most precious wildlife, within a whisper's breath of almost touching, yet restrained enough to admire without pomp or ceremony.

Government HouseThe Falkland Islands is about a journey through nature's landscape of discovery - everywhere is a window of opportunity to take a closer look at this world of an island and to see something out of the ordinary. Through simplicity and a natural experience we are quietly confident that by the time you leave you will fully understand why the Falkland Islands is, quite simply the natural choice.

To find out more about a location/destination within the Islands, the accommodation, how to get here, the wildlife, activities or other specific information, please click on one of the options either at the top or the side of this page.