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ticked off the bucket list, you’d be forgiven for thinking there’s nowhere else for a wildlife enthusiast to go – but it’s just the beginning. Wildlife photography trips can be found in the most remote reaches of the world, from lemurs in Madagascar to orangutans in Borneo, birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea to snow leopards in India, but the daddy of do-before-you-die trips must surely be South Georgia. Often said to be better than Antarctica by those lucky enough to compare, this southern Atlantic island is the subject of Wildlife Worldwide’s Festival of Wildlife Photography, accompanied by award-winning photographers Nick Garbutt and Alex Hyde. It starts with learning how to photograph petrels and


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SOUTH GEORGIA Once the safari box has been


albatross on deck; moves to the black-sand beaches of Salisbury Plain, where up to 100,000 king penguins make their home while elephant seals laze on the beach and fur seals patrol the waters below; and ends after a stop at Sea Lion Island to spot colonies of gentoo, Magellanic and rockhopper penguins. It doesn’t come cheap, but if


would-be photographers want the snaps that will earn them the biggest bragging rights, this is where to find them. Book it: The 14-night Festival of Wildlife Photography includes full-board accommodation on the Akademik Sergey Vavilov vessel, transfers, return flights from the Falkland Islands to Punta Arenas, photography workshops and expedition gear, from £8,895 departing November 1, 2018. International flights and Punta Arenas accommodation are extra. wildlifeworldwide.com


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