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Cruises visiting Campbell Island

6 upcoming Antarctic expeditions with Campbell Island on the route, from $15,820 per person.

Campbell Island is New Zealand's southernmost subantarctic reserve, a wind-scoured World Heritage island of megaherb meadows in improbable colour.

It hosts the world's main breeding grounds of the southern royal albatross — boardwalk walks pass birds with three-metre wingspans nesting beside the trail.

Wildlife you can spot here

Wildlife

King Penguin

The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species, closely resembling but smaller than the emperor penguin. Look for its dense, noisy colonies on South Georgia's beaches, one of the more reliable large penguins to watch up close on these voyages.

Wildlife

New Zealand Sea Lion

One of the world's rarest sea lions, found almost nowhere else on Earth. The Auckland and Campbell Islands hold most of its breeding population.

Wildlife

New Zealand Fur Seal

Known as kekeno in Māori, the New Zealand fur seal was hunted to near-extinction after European arrival, making today's colonies a hard-won sight. Expect to find them hauled out on rocky shorelines across the subantarctic islands.

Wildlife

Southern Royal Albatross

One of the two largest albatrosses alive, with a wingspan topping three metres. Watch for it gliding low over the swell around New Zealand's subantarctic islands.

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