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
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General information
Tour ID28530
Tour length14days
LanguageEnglish
Group size126
Age range16 - 99
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Starting point
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Ushuaia
12:00
End point
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Ushuaia
12:00
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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