South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Detail King Penguins St Andrew´s Bay
St. Andrews Bay is one of the most spectacular wildlife sites in South Georgia Island, known for its enormous king penguin colony and dramatic glacier-backed beaches. It is home to hundreds of thousands of breeding king penguins, along with elephant seals and seabirds, creating one of the densest concentrations of wildlife in the Southern Ocean.
Walking on, you will find yourself in an uncountable amount of penguins.
Walking on, you will find yourself in an uncountable amount of penguins.
Photography Tips
Make use of a big zoom, not to take single wildlife shots but to show this madness of this place by having an abstract image of color and color of all the penguins standing close to each other.
Travel Information
St. Andrews Bay is located on the remote island of South Georgia Island and can only be visited as part of an organized expedition cruise, as there are no airports or independent travel options. The best travel window is the austral summer (roughly November to March), when sea conditions are more navigable and wildlife is at its peak. From Ushuaia, this voyage to reach South Georgia takes approximately 3 full days.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Nearly no other people
Best Timing
Summer
Sunrise & Sunset
08:36 - 16:09
| current local time: 03:42
Photo Themes
Bird
Birds
king penguin
Penguin
Sea Bird
Wildlife
Locations
Southern Ocean
St. Andrew´s Bay
South georgia
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