Your Holiday Itinerary

12-Day Break

• Day 1 – We fly from Heathrow to Madrid then on to Santiago, Chile.
• Day 2 – We arrive early in Santiago and transfer to our hotel for an overnight stay.
• Day 3 – We fly from Santiago to the Falklands. Arrive at Mt. Pleasant Airport in the early afternoon. Meet Leger’s local representative and transfer to your accommodation, Darwin House, in Darwin, approximately 40 minutes’ drive away. Darwin House, where you will spend your first two nights in the Falklands (full board), is a modern farmhouse with bedroom views over Choiseul Sound, the picturesque settlement, and Wickham Heights. Its waterfront setting sets the scene for some great wildlife watching. B,L,D
• Day 4 – A guided tour of the San Carlos, Goose Green and Darwin areas will take you to the British and Argentine war cemeteries, as well as across many of the 1982 battlefields, with insights into the fierce battle for the reinstatement of a British flag over Goose Green. B,L,D
• Day 5 to 6 – Transfer by a FIGAS (Falkland Islands Government Air Service) 9-seater Britten Norman Islander aircraft, to Pebble Island. The relatively low level flying provides passengers with exceptional views of the Falklands’ coastline and inland scenery. Pebble Island is one of the larger outlying islands, the landscape varying greatly from large ponds and moorland, to long sandy beaches and rocky cliffs. The island was the site of one of the most dramatic events of the Falklands War, when a group of British SAS raided the island’s Argentineoccupied airstrip. Wreckage of the destroyed aircraft can still be seen and visitors to Pebble Island land on the same airstrip today. Further afield, memorials to HMS Coventry and to a crashed Argentine Lear Jet can also be seen. Your accommodation on Pebble Island is at Pebble Lodge situated in the centre of the farm settlement. The island’s 25 residents were locked up in this house during the 1982 conflict. Now, although ideally adapted to the needs of the visitor, it exudes the warm and friendly atmosphere of a large farmhouse. 2 x B,L,D
• Day 7 – Transfer to Port Howard by FIGAS. Port Howard Lodge (full board), with its well-manicured lawns, including a putting green, is the ideal location from which to explore farming life, Falkland’s-style. A considerable amount of aircraft wreckage still remains there – 10 or 11 planes (Mirages, Sky Hawks, Daggers, and a few helicopters) were destroyed on West Falkland during the war. There’s the chance to see one of the Falklands’ few remaining large farms (and one of the most picturesque) in action, with a guided walking tour of the settlement. Take in the 1982 war museum, the local school room and even some dolphin-spotting in the harbour. B,L,D
• Day 8 – Transfer to the capital of Stanley by FIGAS. Following your arrival at Stanley Airport and prior to arriving at the Malvina House Hotel (bed and breakfast), a city tour brings to light the historical and most modern parts of this small remote capital city, along with a visit to the museum. First and Second World War and 1982 history readily abounds around Stanley. B
• Day 9 – A full-day, four-wheel-drive guided excursion of the Fitzroy and Stanley area will take in the mountain sites (Tumbledown, William, Harriet and Two Sisters) that became household names during the 1982 conflict. Afterwards, move on to Fitzroy, visiting the memorials to the troops lost in the bombings of logistic ships, Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram. B
• Day 10 – 10 Transfer to Mount Pleasant Airport by private vehicle. Your route will take you past many of the 1982 battlefields and, more historically, relics from the ‘gaucho’ (Argentine cowboy) era of the 1800’s. Keep your eyes open for red-backed hawks, en route! Fly to Santiago. B
• Day 11 – continue our journey home travelling from Santiago to Madrid. B
• Day 12 – We arrive in Madrid then fly to Heathrow.

B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner