Auckland Island NZ Musgrave Harbour
New Zealand

5 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Aurora Expeditions (1 Cruises)

Lindblad Expeditions (2 Cruises)

Ponant (2 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

More than 400 kilometres south of New Zealand, squarely in the roaring fifties. The archipelago is a UNESCO World Heritage site along with the other New Zealand subantarctic islands — not to be confused with the city of Auckland.
No. No wharf, no road, no inhabitants: the archipelago can only be approached by expedition, zodiac by zodiac. Ships shelter in the Port Ross anchorage.
Most landings take place on Enderby Island at the northeastern tip of the group, where the climate is slightly kinder. You go ashore in rubber boots, onto Sandy Bay beach.
Sandy Bay is one of the main breeding sites of the New Zealand sea lion, among the rarest pinnipeds on earth. Add fur seals, albatrosses, yellow-eyed penguins, Auckland Island shags and the flightless teal.
Giant plants with glossy leaves and spectacular flowers that exist only on the subantarctic islands: island gentians, purple umbels and Ross lilies on bright yellow stalks. The north cliff trail crosses them like a natural botanical garden.
No, and that has to be accepted before booking. Outings depend entirely on the weather; on some days only a zodiac cruise along the coast is possible. At these latitudes the wind writes the day's programme.
Access is tightly controlled by the New Zealand Department of Conservation: permits, visitor quotas, and before every landing, boots scrubbed and clothing inspected so no foreign seed travels ashore.
Several warm layers and serious waterproofs, even at the height of the austral summer. Add binoculars and a waterproof cover for your camera: spray and drizzle are constant.
A whaling settlement founded at Port Ross in 1849 and abandoned after three miserable winters, then a series of famous nineteenth-century shipwrecks. The best known, the General Grant in 1866, combines a cargo of gold, fourteen survivors rescued after a year and a half, and a wreck never found.
None. No village, no shop, no lights, no signal. Everything you need travels with you from the ship — that is the nature of an expedition call.