Tourism

This is the Routemaster bus that has just arrived in the Falklands after being shipped from the UK. It is going to be used for tourist trips around Stanley.

When the cruise ships come in for day trips, or flights for longer holidays the population of Stanley can increase very quickly.

There are a lot of wildlife trips available or trips to the battlefield sites. Coaches can take people to the more popular sites, but the more adventurous can go off road to places like Volunteer Point to see some very large penguin colonies.

A lot of the smaller islands have self-catering or full board lodges where people can have a relaxing time watching the wildlife or taking guided tours.

There is a golf course in Stanley, but it might be a little different than people may be used to. There are good hotels and guest houses in Stanley itself. There are a range of restaurants, serving local food where possible. There are lots of gift shops in Stanley which sell local goods such as wool & glass.

The weather during the summer is quite mild. The annual rainfall is lower than for London, and the Falklands are as far away from the South Pole as London is away from the North Pole. The wind does keep the temperature down sometimes but it is no where as cold as people may think, especially if they remember any pictures from the 1982 conflict.






This is the excellent museum in Stanley. The house itself was built for the Argentinean airline company (LADE) manager when they had an office here just before the 1982 conflict. It housed the Argentinean commander during the conflict and then the British Commander in Chief used it as his house after the conflict until the military base was built at Mount Pleasant, about 35 miles away.

The museum covers a wide range of Falklands history from its initial settlements by the English and French, travel to and from the Islands, the 1982 conflict, and life in Stanley and camp. Any part of the Falkland Islands outside Stanley is called camp. The museum also contains displays on the local wildlife found in the Islands and is well worth a visit,