The penguin post office was closed for the season when i went there. If you are lucky enough to be able to land here from a cruise ship in antarctic waters, then it is a. As part of the penguin monitoring study, half of the island is off limits. In the heart of the antarctic peninsula theres a unique british post office staffed by a dedicated team and surrounded by. En croisiere expedition en peninsule antarctique, nous nous sommes arretes dans ce lieu vraiment extraordinaire. Read our wildfoot journal on antarcticas penguin post office. 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.
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. 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. Penguin only has 7 properties, and the very best deals for luxury getaways and cheap vacations get snatched up quickly. Posts about penguin post office written by vickyinglis. What its like to live and work among antarctic penguins. 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. Trip to antarctica penguin post office, port lockroy. Scenically it is the equal of anything to be found. This is a fantastic place, if you boat stops here, to mail post cards. 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. The antarctic peninsula is the most accessible area of the continent, lying as it does just 600 miles from the tip of south america. 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.
If you are interested in running a story about us, would. Penguin post office port lockroy 2020 all you need to. Welcome to the most southerly post office in the world in. 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. 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. Danco island activities here may focus on the gentoo penguins nesting on the.
Historic post office penguin post office, port lockroy. Penguin post office port lockroy all you need to know. 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. Penguin post office port lockroy 2020 what to know. You could still put a post card and money in the box and the next pick up is 1117.
Would you live in an antarctic penguin post office. Welcome to the penguin post office, a little bit of britain in the heart of antarctica. Bbc two natural world, 20142015, penguin post office. Penguin post office, airing wednesday, january 28, 2015 at 8 p.
Process 700,000 pieces of mail, teach 18,000 cruise ship visitors and monitor 2,000 stinky penguins in lessthan. We love to talk about the important heritage work that we do, telling the story of life in antarctica both past and present. Welcome to the penguin post office, where people and gentoo penguins live side by side. The penguin post office is at port lockroy, which was a british research station until 1962. 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. Included in the visit to post office bay is a dinghy ride along the nearby mangroves and coves. 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. A soccer fieldsized island in port lockroy, antarctica. 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. Experience icebergs, glaciers and an abundance of penguins. Port lockroy base a was the first british base along the peninsula.
The penguin post office relies on passing vessels often the cruise ships to get mail from the post office and onward to their destinations. 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. Postcard from the penguin post office ends of the earth. It is nice that they do allow that, even though it was closed. 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. The other half of the station is a museum of actual living. In addition, cruise ships bring a steady stream of tourists for day trips just to take shots of penguins. If you are planning a trip outside of an organised cruise then there also some guidelines. At port lockroy we operate a post office and a small gift shop where visitor can. Antarctic peninsula expedition cruises island holidays.
Inside, the post office has everything youd expect, a postbox, stamps, postcards and some dedicated staff. Travel on a small ship cruise to antarctica with national geographic expeditions. I was scheduled to call on my last trip, but it was right at the end of. A job posting to man the penguin post office in port lockroy, antarctica, has received a record number of applicants. Antarcticas penguin post office wildfoot travel journal. Lucky visitors will see sharks, rays, turtles, and sea lions in the water and cacti on the land. 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.
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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. In short interview segments, we meet the women who run the outpost and operate. Post office on antarctica penguin post office, port. 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. Dont be duped and buy stamps in argentina, you will need new stamps. Penguin post office follows the daily lives of the gentoos as they find their. 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.