Winners of the Seatrade Insider Cruise Award 2009 for the best shore excursion: “Innovative Shorex of the Year” - The Bluff Cove Team invite you on their exclusive tour to see penguins in their natural environment in the wild.

 

Guests commence the tour at the pier in mini-buses for the scenic 20-minute drive. Guests transfer to 4x4 vehicles for the “off road” safari adventure with experienced local drivers who will give an insight to Falkland farm life. For the comfort of guests there is a   maximum of 4 passengers per vehicle.

 

The site is very photogenic with a large lagoon and long sand beach which is occasionally patrolled by Sea Lions from East Island.  Dolphins are regularly seen playing in the surf where the waves break on the beach.  There are a large variety of sea-birds to see such as Snowy sheathbills, Southern giant petrels, Pied oyster catchers, White-rumped sandpipers, Two-banded plovers, Dolphin Gulls and South American terns.

 

The Sea Cabbage Café is tucked under a grass bank facing the beautiful white sand beach. In comfortable warm rooms, heated by a traditional peat stove, guests can enjoy complimentary tea, coffee and hot chocolate and heaps of delicious home-made cakes, cookies, and scones. Local flavours served in the café include Diddle-Dee, a local shrub with edible red berries which are made into jam for the cream teas.

 

New this season is the Bluff Cove Museum by the beach, depicting life in the Falklands and telling the story of Bluff Cove.  Visitors can find out about the farm, the nearby 1863 “Sugar Wreck”, the 1982 war with Argentina and the fabulous Lagoon wildlife as well as watch live spinning and felting with local wool. Also in the Museum is a small gift shop selling unique Bluff Cove souvenirs and postcards which can be stamped and posted at the Lagoon. Modern restroom facilities are to be found here and in the café.

 

This tour is so much more than just a penguin tour and allows time for guests to explore and shop in Stanley.