Falkland Islands visit - tour of the islands, December 2017 // Biotope Vlog

Falkland Islands wildlife extravaganza!
Biotope was recently invited to the Falkland Islands to conduct a series of site surveys, looking into possible visitor infrastructure projects. Nature based tourism i a key part of the Falklands economy. No wonder with such spectacular wildlife! Albatrosses, penguins, Sea Lions and extremely confiding birds makes Falklands one of the worlds top wildlife destinations. It is truly a world class plass place. However visitor fascinates, like wind shelters, are not to be found, despite Falklands being one of the top windiest destinations too. Biotope was invited by The Falkland Islands Holidays, The Malvina Hotel and Stanley Services. This first recce trip was all about scouting for potential wind shelter sites, to meet people and local businesses and to get a feel for how visitors experience the islands. A dream job, in other words! Here is the videoblog from the December 2017 Falkland Islands tour. A very big thanks to everyone at Falkland Islands Holidays (and especially Margaret for much awesome trip fixing), The Malvina Hotel folks, Tom at Stanley Services for the initiative, to the Falkland Conservation folks and the Falkland Islands Tourist Board. This vlog briefly cover the visits to islands Carcass, West Point, Sea Lion and Saunders. In Stanley I was based at the Malvina Hotel and took day trips to several sites like Cape Dolphin and Volunteer Point. This story is to be continued...
Best wishes, Tormod Amundsen / Biotope