Penguin only has 7 properties, and the very best deals for luxury getaways and cheap vacations get snatched up quickly. If you are lucky enough to be able to land here from a cruise ship in antarctic waters, then it is a. If you are interested in running a story about us, would. Uk antarctic heritage trustal fastier base a has been conserved right down to the tins of food we mailed postcards to ourselves from port lockroys famous penguin post. Scenically it is the equal of anything to be found. It is nice that they do allow that, even though it was closed. Antarcticas most popular tourist destination is a unique british post office located in the heart of the antarctic peninsula at port lockroy, about 700 miles south of argentina and chile. Art and culture backpacking beaches, coasts and islands family holidays festivals food and drink honeymoon and romance road trips. In short interview segments, we meet the women who run the outpost and operate. Bbc two natural world, 20142015, penguin post office.
This is a fantastic place, if you boat stops here, to mail post cards. Penguin post office port lockroy all you need to know. En croisiere expedition en peninsule antarctique, nous nous sommes arretes dans ce lieu vraiment extraordinaire. Dont be duped and buy stamps in argentina, you will need new stamps. Early in the season, you may have to climb up a snow staircase, or later in the season find your way up the guanosplattered rocks to access the building. The penguin post office relies on passing vessels often the cruise ships to get mail from the post office and onward to their destinations.
Post office on antarctica penguin post office, port. The penguin post office is at port lockroy, which was a british research station until 1962. Located on remote goudier island on the antarctic penisula, a former british research base now operates as a modest museum, gift shop, and post office the buildings first served as the. It is certainly not your average trip to the post office. If you are lucky enough to be able to land here from a cruise ship in antarctic waters, then it is a novelty to send a postcard or two. You could still put a post card and money in the box and the next pick up is 1117. I was scheduled to call on my last trip, but it was right at the end of. Antarcticas penguin post office wildfoot travel journal. Natural world 20142015, penguin post office penguin post office. The antarctic peninsula is the most accessible area of the continent, lying as it does just 600 miles from the tip of south america.
Trip to antarctica penguin post office, port lockroy. Penguin post office, airing wednesday, january 28, 2015 at 8 p. Inside, the post office has everything youd expect, a postbox, stamps, postcards and some dedicated staff. Posts about penguin post office written by vickyinglis. Penguin post office port lockroy 2020 all you need to. Historic post office penguin post office, port lockroy. At port lockroy we operate a post office and a small gift shop where visitor can. Travel on a small ship cruise to antarctica with national geographic expeditions. The post office is a very small british postal outlet in a small gift shop in one half of an original research station that was renovated. Port lockroy is a bay forming a natural harbour on the northwestern shore of wiencke island in the palmer archipelago in front of the antarctic peninsula. Would you live in an antarctic penguin post office.
Postcard from the penguin post office ends of the earth. Lucky visitors will see sharks, rays, turtles, and sea lions in the water and cacti on the land. Penguin post office antarctica destinations, post office. If you have only one day in ushuaia and want to experience as much as possible, this combination tour will make sure you see all the top sights. The penguin post office was closed for the season when i went there. What its like to live and work among antarctic penguins. If you are planning a trip outside of an organised cruise then there also some guidelines. If you are lucky enough to be able to land here from a cruise ship in antarctic waters, then it is a novelty to send a postcard or two from here. The other half of the station is a museum of actual living. Port lockroy base a was the first british base along the peninsula. We love to talk about the important heritage work that we do, telling the story of life in antarctica both past and present. Process 700,000 pieces of mail, teach 18,000 cruise ship visitors and monitor 2,000 stinky penguins in lessthan.
Penguin post office port lockroy 2020 what to know. In the heart of the antarctic peninsula theres a unique british post office staffed by a dedicated team and surrounded by. Antarcticas most popular tourist destination is a unique british post office located in the heart. We were told that chile sent a newlywed couple to conceive a child in antarctica in 1978 to legitimize their claim to the continent. In addition, cruise ships bring a steady stream of tourists for day trips just to take shots of penguins. Welcome to the penguin post office, a little bit of britain in the heart of antarctica. Penguin post office is located at port lockroy in antarctica british outpost is preserved as a historical site each year cruise passengers visit and send 70,000 cards around. These next few weeks are going to be an exciting time, as i prepare for spending the next few months living in antarctica and working at the penguin post office in port lockroy ive also got a few hiking trips. The other half of the station is a museum of actual living quarters and research equipment.
Each november, the penguins return from an intensive spell of deep sea fishing to their breeding grounds at the post office, sometimes trekking nearly two miles across sea ice and snow to get. Included in the visit to post office bay is a dinghy ride along the nearby mangroves and coves. This is the southern most post office in the world and is the only place where you can send letters or postcards with the antarctica stamp in an environment surrounded by penguins in a protected and pristine location. Welcome to the most southerly post office in the world in.
This is the southern most post office in the world and is the only place where you can send letters or postcards with the antarctica stamp in an environment surrounded by. Experience icebergs, glaciers and an abundance of penguins. Rarely does one work in a place where it is impossible to have a bad day, but here on a small islet in antarctica, i have just. Read our wildfoot journal on antarcticas penguin post office. In the heart of the antarctic peninsula theres a unique british post office surrounded by jawdropping scenery including 3,000 gentoo penguins. Explore penguincovered beaches, magnificent icebergs, and more.
Danco island activities here may focus on the gentoo penguins nesting on the. Then, after the penguin post office has closed for the season and the tourists and volunteers have left for home, the fully grown chicks will join their parents on regular long. A soccer fieldsized island in port lockroy, antarctica. Welcome to the penguin post office, where people and gentoo penguins live side by side. Greetings from port lockroy, the penguin post office. As you approach the penguin post office, located on a tiny island off the antarctic peninsula, you are greeted by the roo roo roo sound of 600 pairs of nesting gentoo penguins. Polarquest is a proud member of iaato a member organization founded in 1991 to advocate and promote the practice of safe and environmentally responsible privatesector travel to the. A job posting to man the penguin post office in port lockroy, antarctica, has received a record number of applicants.
As part of the penguin monitoring study, half of the island is off limits. Penguin post office follows the daily lives of the gentoos as they find their. Penguin post office episode 3 of 5 with their ship locked in ice, the film crew attempt to walk across the frozen antarctic waters to film a colony of gentoo penguins on a. Antarctic peninsula expedition cruises island holidays. For the few tourists who come to antarctica, the penguin post office on port lockroy is an opportunity to send postcards from antarctica, with official stamps.
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