Antarctica isn't just at the top of many travellers’ bucket lists, but is also at the forefront of their imaginations – and once they've been, it's a place that resides firmly in their hearts. Luring travellers with its mystery, isolation and grandeur, the frozen wilderness almost always exceeds expectation.
But beyond the peninsula lies the Antarctic region's best-kept secret: South Georgia. This place is wilder, further, richer and more abundant in wildlife than you could ever imagine, and you haven't really gone south until you've been to this remote wonder.
WHY IS SOUTH GEORGIA SO SPECIAL?
A chain of subantarctic islands, South Georgia is often likened to the Galápagos Islands or the Serengeti – and with good reason. Almost like magic, the mixture of warmer subantarctic currents, fierce ocean winds…
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International Traveller (Digital) - 1 Issue, March - May 2025