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South Georgia

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ยท Antarctic

South Georgia Island is a sub-Antarctic island administered by the United Kingdom as part of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies 1390 km southeast of the Falkland Islands and 2150 km from South America, and is 170 km long by 35 km wide with a mountainous interior. Its bays and islets are home to vast numbers of birds and marine life, but there is no permanent human population, and South Georgia's remoteness makes it a rare destination for tourists.

Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "South Georgia". Source ยท CC BY-SA 4.0

CapitalKing Edward Point
CurrencySHPSaint Helena pound
LanguagesEnglish
Dial code+500
Time zoneAtlantic/South_Georgia

Weather

Live

0ยฐC

Heavy snow ยท feels like -12ยฐC

  • 87%
  • 65 km/h
  • AQI 24
  • SunSlight snow showers-2ยฐ / 0ยฐ
  • MonSlight snow showers-7ยฐ / 1ยฐ
  • TueSlight snow showers-6ยฐ / -4ยฐ
  • WedSlight snow showers-6ยฐ / -4ยฐ

Measured at the country centroid, not a specific city.

Money

Live

Saint Helena pound (SHP)

$1 USD
ยฃ0.742
โ‚ฌ1 EUR
ยฃ0.857

Reference rates for 2026-08-08. Indicative โ€” not the rate a bureau will give you.

Trip cost

What a trip to South Georgia costs

Visas, flights, beds, food and everything in between, priced for your party and your dates. Every line shows its own arithmetic, so you can disagree with the parts you know better than we do.

Your trip

8 days on the ground

Hotel category
Flight class

Estimated cost

$3,260

$1,630 per person ยท $204 per person per day

  • Visa & entry

    $50 ร— 2 โ€” typical tourist visa or eVisa fee

    $100
  • Flights

    $865 return ร— 2 ยท 12,484 km

    $1,730
  • Accommodation

    $65/night ร— 7 nights ร— 1 room ยท Standard

    $454
  • Food & drink

    $20/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $320
  • Local transport

    $8/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $128
  • SIM & internet

    $10 per person, once ร— 2

    $20
  • Attractions

    $14/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $224
  • Travel insurance

    $3/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $43
Subtotal
$3,019
Miscellaneous (8%)
$241
Total
$3,260

Budget at a glance

Per day

$408

Per person

$1,630

Family of 4

$6,520

7 days

$3,260

14 days

$4,426

30 days

$7,091

The 7, 14 and 30-day figures re-price the whole trip at that length โ€” flights and visas do not repeat, so a month is far from four times a week.

A planning estimate, not a quote โ€” ground costs are modelled from a cost tier for South Georgia, not scraped from live inventory. Your settings are saved to this device.

Cities

Where to go in South Georgia