Summary
All (sub-)Antarctic highlights in one voyage, with spectacular landing sites on the Falkland Islands and encounters with black-browed albatrosses and rockhopper pinguins. You’ll have the chance to meet at least six different penguin species. You’ll explore the transition from the sub-Antarctic to the Antarctic Polar Region, experiencing how the drop in temperature can make a huge impact on the colours of the surrounding landscapes; from the warmer tones of the sub-Antarctic side to the icy rugged beauty of the true Antarctic. Witness how those few degrees of difference in the transition zone can make the difference between an animal or plant species choosing to live on one side of the Antarctic Convergence (the Polar Front) or the other. This cruise includes also four days on South Georgia, probably the most beautiful place on earth. Be prepared for ten thousands of king penguins and their chicks, sea lions on the beaches, elephant seals, wandering albatrosses and Gentoo penguins and great historical sites including the trails of British Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. We plan a visit to Orcadas station on South Orkney Islands and If the ice permits we will sail into the Weddell Sea through the ice-clogged Antarctic Sound. Huge tabular icebergs will announce our arrival to the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Ushuaia
- Day 2
- Sailing To Falkland Islands
- Day 3
- Falkland Islands
- Day 4
- Falkland Islands
- Day 5-6
- Sailing To South Georgia
- Day 7-10
- South Georgia
- Day 11
- Sailing To Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 12
- South Orkney Islands
- Day 13
- Sailing Along Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 14
- Sailing Along Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 15
- South Shetland Islands
- Day 16-20
- Sailing Along Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 21-22
- Sailing To Ushuaia
- Day 23
- Ushuaia
Countries (6): Antarctica (Argentina), Argentina, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands
Travel Cities (10): Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage, Falkland Islands, Neko Harbour, South Georgia, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands, Stanley, Ushuaia, Weddell Sea