Summary
Cross the Polar Circle - a true expedition a little deeper into Antarctica|Travel on a small ship - allowing access to inhospitable areas|Be encircled by rookeries of penguins - chinstrap, Adelie and gentoo penguins|Be dwarfed by colossal glaciers - experience icebergs towering high above you|Explore on shore - aiming for two landings each day
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Join Trip In Ushuaia
- Day 2
- Ushuaia
- Day 3
- Drake Passage
- Day 4
- Drake Passage
- Day 5
- Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetland Islands
- Day 6
- Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetland Islands
- Day 7
- Polar Circle Crossing
- Day 8
- Polar Circle Crossing
- Day 9
- Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 10
- Antarctic Peninsula And South Shetland Islands
- Day 11
- Antarctic Peninsula And South Shetland Islands
- Day 12
- The Drake Passage
- Day 13
- The Drake Passage
- Day 14
- Trip Ends In Ushuaia
Countries (3): Antarctica (Argentina), Argentina, South Shetland Islands
Travel Cities (7): Antarctic Peninsula, Buenos Aires, Drake Passage, Neko Harbour, South Shetland Islands, Ushuaia, Wilhelmina Bay
Details
From Ushuaia we navigate the Beagle Channel, heading south across the infamous Drake Passage. Ice-capped mountains, crevassed glaciers and endless white expanses herald our arrival in Antarctica. Possible landings include Paradise Harbour, Neko Harbour or Wilhelmina Bay and cruising Lemaire Channel, Errera Channel or Neumayer Channel. Scientific research stations and abandoned whaling stations will also be of interest. Conditions permitting, we'll attempt two excursions per day to explore the rich diversity of wildlife such as gentoo, Adelie and chinstrap penguin, fur, leopard, weddell and crabeater seal and Minke, humpback and possibly even Orca whale. We continue southward along the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, passing colossal icebergs and countless colonies of penguin. After attempting to cross the Polar Circle at 66°33'S, we will head back through the inside passage, pending ice conditions, to continue our exploration of the Antarctic peninsula before heading back to Ushuaia.
Cross the Polar Circle - a true expedition a little deeper into Antarctica
Be encircled by rookeries of penguins - chinstrap, Adelie and gentoo penguins
Be dwarfed by colossal glaciers - experience icebergs towering high above you