Starting rate per person based
on two people sharing. Single room rate on request. Please refer to the box to the left for approximate currency
conversion.
Starting rate per person based
on two people sharing. Single room rate on request. Please refer to the box to the left for approximate currency
conversion.
This tour is billed in Canadian Dollars.
Tour Type
Expedition/Cruising
Number of Days
11
Countries Visited
Antarctica
Detailed Itinerary
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Overview
Antarctica is all about discovery and exploration. We follow in the footsteps of the great heroes of Antarctic history as we set sail from the tip of South America and cross the Drake Passage. Accompanied by expert naturalists we spot albatross gliding gracefully over the southern ocean as we eagerly await our first sight of land. The Antarctic Peninsula offers you the most dramatic scenery and biggest variety of wildlife in Antarctica. In the southern summer large ice-free areas provide breeding grounds for very large numbers of seabirds, penguins and seals. From King George Island and Penguin Island we will sail down to the beautiful Paradise Bay, where we make our first landing on the Antarctic mainland. The narrow and spectacular Lemaire Channel is surrounded by mountains and glaciers and a popular passage for several species of whales. In the Antarctic Peninsula Minke Whales, and sometimes Orca and Humpback Whales can be spotted as well as the ferocious-looking Leopard Seals.
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Itinerary
DAY 1 Embark Ushuaia DAY 2 Cross Drake Passage DAY 3 Approach South Shetland Islands DAYS 4/8 Explore western side of Antarctic Peninsula following a flexible itinerary to include some of the following: Livingston Island, Half Moon Island, Deception Island, Paradise Bay, Lemaire Channel together with a host of other islands and scientific bases DAYS 9/10 Cross Drake Passage DAY 11 Disembark Ushuaia where trip concludes
When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable. - Clifton Fadiman
