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Falklands, South Georgia & Valdes Peninsula: in the Heart of the Wilderness

  • calendar_today 2 Mar 2028
  • bedtime 19 nights
  • directions_boat Le Lyrial
  • location_on Depart from Buenos Aires
  • Balcony price from $25,449*/person

Explore the large wilderness areas of the southern seas, from South Georgia to the Falkland Islands to the Valdes Peninsula, in Argentinian Patagonia. This journey will take you into the heart of some of the Southern Hemisphere’s most preserved landscapes: isolated beaches, snow-topped mountains, arid steppes and windswept coastlines. You will observe exceptional wildlife – penguins; elephant seals, sea lions, fur seals, orcas, sei whales, guanacos; dusky and Commerson’s dolphins, etc – moving around their pristine environment. Between polar history – in South Georgia, follow the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton and his famous Endurance odyssey -, stunning nature and unique animal encounters, this exploration offers a rare immersion into one of the planet’s last great wilderness areas.

This voyage departs on multiple dates in 2027 & 2028. Ask your Cruiseabout consultant for more information, seasonal surcharges may apply.  Receive an exclusive €600 onboard credit per stateroom & savings up to 30%.

Ask your Cruiseabout Travel Advisor about FREE SOLO Supplement to Antarctica!

INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE

  • Exclusive €600 per cabin Ship Board Credit & savings up to 30% included

  • Earn & redeem points on all travel* with our new loyalty program, World360 Rewards

  • 1 night pre cruise stay in Buenos Aires – 5 Star Hotel

  • Return economy class flights from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia with port transfers

  • 18 nights Luxury Expedition Cruise on board Le Lyrial from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires

  • Luxury Staterooms with private balcony

  • High-end gastronomy, champagne, beer, wine, spirits and cocktails included

  • Gourmet meals, including 24h room service

  • Open-Bar, including in room mini-bar

  • Professional Expedition Team

  • Guided Shore Excursions & zodiac safari’s

  • Informative lectures & nightly entertainment

  • Premium Polar Parker & rental boots

  • Unlimited Wifi

Offer ends in: 14/02/2026 3:00am

YOUR ITINERARY

Day 1
2nd Mar 2028
Buenos Aires

Welcome to Buenos Aires. You have 1 night to explore the city.

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Day 2
3rd Mar 2028
Ushuaia

Capital of Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province, Ushuaia is considered the gateway to the White Continent and the South Pole. Nicknamed “El fin del mundo” by the Argentinian people, this city at the end of the world nestles in the shelter of mountains surrounded by fertile plains that the wildlife seem to have chosen as the ultimate sanctuary. With its exceptional site, where the Andes plunge straight into the sea, Ushuaia is one of the most fascinating places on earth, its very name evocative of journeys to the unlikely and the inaccessible…

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Day 3
4th Mar 2028
Cruising At Sea
Day 4
5th Mar 2028
Cruising At Sea
Day 5
6th Mar 2028
Cruising At Sea
Day 6
7th Mar 2028
South Georgia

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands

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Day 7
8th Mar 2028
South Georgia

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands

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Day 8
9th Mar 2028
South Georgia

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands

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Day 9
10th Mar 2028
Cruising At Sea
Day 10
11th Mar 2028
Cruising At Sea
Day 11
12th Mar 2028
Port Stanley

Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), a remote South Atlantic archipelago. The Historic Dockyard Museum has galleries devoted to maritime exploration, natural history, the 1982 Falklands War and Antarctic heritage.

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Day 11
12th Mar 2028
Volunteer Point
Day 12
13th Mar 2028
The Neck,Saunders Island
Day 12
13th Mar 2028
Carcass Island
Day 13
14th Mar 2028
Carcass Island
Day 14
15th Mar 2028
Cruising At Sea
Day 15
16th Mar 2028
Camarones, Argentina

Camarones is a small town located in Chubut Province, in Southern Argentina. Chubut stretches from the Atlantic to the Andes, the coast is marked by high cliffs and sandy beaches. Before the Spaniards arrived in the Americas, nomadic indigenous people had inhabited the Patagonia region. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Spanish missionaries settled. Camarones is the head town of the Florentino Ameghino department which is noted for its wealth of geological and paleontological features. People are attracted to the region by its lengthy unspoiled coastline and its fauna. Camarones means ‘shrimps’ in Spanish, once the town was well-known for the abundance of shrimps in its bay.

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Day 16
17th Mar 2028
Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Puerto Madryn is an Argentine city on the coast of northern Patagonia. Its sandy beaches and restaurant-lined promenade face Golfo Nuevo bay, where southern right whales breed from May to December. Ecocentro is a clifftop museum with exhibits on Patagonian nature, and a lighthouse-style tower for ocean views.

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Day 17
18th Mar 2028
Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Puerto Madryn is an Argentine city on the coast of northern Patagonia. Its sandy beaches and restaurant-lined promenade face Golfo Nuevo bay, where southern right whales breed from May to December. Ecocentro is a clifftop museum with exhibits on Patagonian nature, and a lighthouse-style tower for ocean views.

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Day 18
19th Mar 2028
Cruising At Sea
Day 19
20th Mar 2028
Cruising At Sea
Day 20
21st Mar 2028
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires is Argentina’s big, cosmopolitan capital city. Its center is the Plaza de Mayo, lined with stately 19th-century buildings including Casa Rosada, the iconic, balconied presidential palace. Other major attractions include Teatro Colón, a grand 1908 opera house with nearly 2,500 seats, and the modern MALBA museum, displaying Latin American art.

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YOUR SHIP - The Le Lyrial

A sleek silhouette, a welcoming intimate atmosphere, discover aboard this new ship the philosophy that has made our sisterships such a success: the spirit of Yacht Cruises. Sailing under the French flag, this magnificent yacht of only 122 staterooms and Suites, with balconies, has joined our fleet in April 2015. You will be enchanted by the contemporary decor inspired by the our destinations and the blue light of the Vega star in the Lyra constellation. The result is a subtle variation around a palette of blues, ranging from the luminous delicate grey-blue of the Polar ice to splashes of the vivid turquoise blue found in Mediterranean coves A refined ambiance is enhanced by the quality of the workmanship and materials: white Corian counters in the lobby contrast with the warmth of leather to recall a boat’s hull, while the central sculpture of enamelled pieces takes its inspiration from the sea. In the loungebar, the carpet picks up a tennis stripe theme symbolising a certain idea of cruising, one synonymous with French elegance and a chic seaside spirit.

A sleek silhouette, a welcoming intimate atmosphere, discover aboard this new ship the philosophy that has made our sisterships such a success: the spirit of Yacht Cruises. Sailing under the French flag, this magnificent yacht of only 122 staterooms and Suites, with balconies, has joined our fleet in April 2015. You will be enchanted by the contemporary decor inspired by the our destinations and the blue light of the Vega star in the Lyra constellation. The result is a subtle variation around a palette of blues, ranging from the luminous delicate grey-blue of the Polar ice to splashes of the vivid turquoise blue found in Mediterranean coves A refined ambiance is enhanced by the quality of the workmanship and materials: white Corian counters in the lobby contrast with the warmth of leather to recall a boat’s hull, while the central sculpture of enamelled pieces takes its inspiration from the sea. In the loungebar, the carpet picks up a tennis stripe theme symbolising a certain idea of cruising, one synonymous with French elegance and a chic seaside spirit.

Medical Centre
Reception
Shops
Shore Excursion Office

Internet
Photo Shop

Fitness Center

Beauty Salon
Massage
Sun Deck

Library

Gastronomic Restaurant
Grill Restaurant
Lounge

Panorama Lounge
Theatre

Description

A sleek silhouette, a welcoming intimate atmosphere, discover aboard this new ship the philosophy that has made our sisterships such a success: the spirit of Yacht Cruises. Sailing under the French flag, this magnificent yacht of only 122 staterooms and Suites, with balconies, has joined our fleet in April 2015. You will be enchanted by the contemporary decor inspired by the our destinations and the blue light of the Vega star in the Lyra constellation. The result is a subtle variation around a palette of blues, ranging from the luminous delicate grey-blue of the Polar ice to splashes of the vivid turquoise blue found in Mediterranean coves A refined ambiance is enhanced by the quality of the workmanship and materials: white Corian counters in the lobby contrast with the warmth of leather to recall a boat’s hull, while the central sculpture of enamelled pieces takes its inspiration from the sea. In the loungebar, the carpet picks up a tennis stripe theme symbolising a certain idea of cruising, one synonymous with French elegance and a chic seaside spirit.

Other

Medical Centre
Reception
Shops
Shore Excursion Office

Technology

Internet
Photo Shop

Fitness

Fitness Center

Relaxation

Beauty Salon
Massage
Sun Deck

Recreational

Library

Food and Drink

Gastronomic Restaurant
Grill Restaurant
Lounge

Entertainment

Panorama Lounge
Theatre

Launched

2015

Length

466

Capacity

264

AVAILABLE STATEROOMS

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Prestige Stateroom Deck 4-[1]

Prestige Stateroom Deck 4-[1]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: One king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) A bathroom with shower A private 4 m² balcony A panoramic sliding bay window

Outside

Superior Stateroom-[5]

Superior Stateroom-[5]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: A king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) A bathroom with shower A window or round porthole

Balcony from $25,449*

Prestige Stateroom Deck 4-[1]

Prestige Stateroom Deck 4-[1]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: One king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) A bathroom with shower A private 4 m² balcony A panoramic sliding bay window
Prestige Stateroom Deck 5-[2]

Prestige Stateroom Deck 5-[2]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: One king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) A bathroom with shower A private 4 m² balcony A panoramic sliding bay window
Prestige Stateroom Deck 6-[3]

Prestige Stateroom Deck 6-[3]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: One king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) A bathroom with shower A private 4 m² balcony A panoramic sliding bay window
Deluxe Stateroom Deck 3-[D]

Deluxe Stateroom Deck 3-[D]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: One king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) A bathroom with shower A private 4 m² balcony A window and panoramic glazed swing door

Suite

Prestige Suite Deck 5-[4]

Prestige Suite Deck 5-[4]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: Champagne and fruit basket upon arrival An assortment of sweet or savoury canapés and fruit basket every day A bedroom with king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) A lounge with two armchairs, second TV, sliding courtesy door, and convertible sofa to a king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) Two bathrooms with shower A private 8 m² balcony Two panoramic sliding bay windows
Deluxe Suite Deck 6-[DS]

Deluxe Suite Deck 6-[DS]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: Priority boarding (depending on port of embarkation) Champagne and fruit basket on arrival Butler service An assortment of sweet or savoury canapés and fruit basket every day One king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) A lounge area with sofa (167 x 70 cm) and armchair A bathroom with shower A private 5 m² balcony A panoramic sliding bay window
Grand Deluxe Suite-[GDS]

Grand Deluxe Suite-[GDS]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: Priority boarding (depending on port of embarkation) Champagne and fruit basket on arrival Butler service An assortment of sweet or savoury canapés and fruit basket every day A bedroom with a king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) A lounge with sofa, second TV, and sliding courtesy door A bathroom with shower and a Balneo bathtub A private 12 m² balcony Two panoramic sliding bay windows
Grand Privilege Suite-[GPS]

Grand Privilege Suite-[GPS]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: Priority boarding (depending on port of embarkation) Champagne and fruit basket on arrival Butler service An assortment of sweet or savoury canapés and fruit basket every day A bedroom with a king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) and TV A second bedroom with a king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) and a second TV A lounge with sofa, third TV, two armchairs, and two sliding courtesy doors A bathroom with shower and bath A private 12 m² balcony Three panoramic sliding bay windows
Owner’s Suite-[OS]

Owner’s Suite-[OS]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: Priority boarding (depending on port of embarkation) Champagne and fruit basket upon arrival Butler service An assortment of sweet or savoury canapés and fruit basket every day A bedroom with king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) A living/dining room with convertible sofa (160 x 190 cm), second TV, 4-seater table and sliding courtesy door A bathroom with shower and Balneo bathtub A one-hour spa treatments per person (for 2 people) in the well-being space, chosen from the facial and body treatments on offer Included premium pass: access to a selection of premium spirits at the bar A private 12 m² balcony Three panoramic sliding bay windows
Privilège Suite Deck 6-[PS]

Privilège Suite Deck 6-[PS]

In addition to the common services provided to all our suites and staterooms: Priority boarding (depending on port of embarkation) Champagne and fruit basket upon arrival Butler service An assortment of sweet or savoury canapés and fruit basket every day A bedroom with a king-size bed (180 x 190 cm) or two single beds (90 x 190 cm) and TV A living/dining room with sofa, second TV, 4-seater table, and sliding courtesy door A bathroom with shower and bath A private 12 m² balcony Three panoramic sliding bay windows

Important Notice

The following product terms and conditions apply in addition to our Booking Terms and Conditions (available on our website) and terms and conditions of the relevant travel service provider. Prices quoted are valid for sale until 13 February 2026 for travel during the period specified (if applicable) unless otherwise stated or sold out prior. All prices are per person, twin share (unless otherwise stated), subject to availability and may be withdrawn or varied without notice. All savings are included in the advertised price. Some categories may have obstructed views. Airfare (including internal flights) is not included unless otherwise stated and, if included, is economy class unless otherwise stated. Components of the total price including local payments, “resort fees”, “national park fees”, “trip kitties” and food funds (if applicable) may be payable direct to the supplier on arrival or to your travel consultant prior to your departure. Where applicable, these payments are included in the total price quoted. Onboard spending money is not included unless otherwise stated. If included it is per stateroom unless stated otherwise, is non-transferable, non-refundable and has no cash value. Onboard spending money/credit may not be used in the medical centre or casino and expires at the end of the cruise. Gratuities are not included unless otherwise stated. Prices shown are fully inclusive of taxes, levies and government charges current at the time of publication. Additional supplier conditions and travel restrictions may apply. Prices shown are for payments made by cash in store or by BPAY. Payments made in store by credit card will incur a surcharge (see Booking Terms and Conditions for further details). Prices quoted are accurate as of 13 Jan 2026 and may be higher depending on date of purchase and date of travel. Cruiseabout cannot guarantee that any particular product will still be available at the following prices, or for your exact dates of travel. At the time of making your booking, prices may differ to the price displayed on the website. PONANT prices are yield managed; book early for the highest savings. Subject to change without notice. Free Solo Supplement prices are available on 5 Departures in Deluxe Staterooms and above. solo bookings received EUR300 per stateroom. Shipboard Credit is available to redeem in the onboard Spa and Gift Shop and is not transferable to a cash saving. Additional fees, including surcharges specific to your departure date, may apply. Please contact your Cruiseabout Travel Advisor to obtain the latest up to date information regarding applicable prices, fees and charges, taxes, availability, blackout dates (such as school holidays), seasonal surcharges and other terms and conditions which may apply. Member tier determines benefit access. Some earn exclusions apply (incl service, change/cancellation & merchant fees, gift card purchases and bookings with brand credit). Some products redeemable in store only and min and max point redemption values apply. Ask in store or visit https://rewards.cruiseabout.com.au/world360-rewards for full details. View our full Terms and Conditions (PONJAN01)

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