POLAR REGIONS
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA 16 Days from £6995 pp twin share with flights Experience the best of the Antarctic Peninsula.
DAYS 1 to 4 – Buenos Aires and Ushuaia Overnight fl ight to Buenos Aires for 1 night, before fl ying to Ushuaia for 1 night. Board your ship on Day 4 to set sail for Antarctica.
DAYS 5/6 – Drake Passage At sea for 2 days as you spot your fi rst icebergs.
DAYS 7 to 11 – Antarctica Explore the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. Admire the wildlife and the beauty of the scenery as the ship travels along, giving you plenty of opportunity to get ashore and explore Antarctica.
LAND VISITS
A highlight of any Antarctic expedition is setting foot on the vast white continent. Landings are generally made by small Zodiac boats (rigid infl atable boats). All of our options to Antarctica provide you with the chance to go ashore each day you’re there (weather permitting), to explore the continent and its islands. Options will range from sitting on the shoreline watching penguins and meandering walks over the snow and ice, to longer hikes that give you the chance to venture further afi eld. Your time on land can be maximised by opting for a smaller vessel with fewer passengers.
ACTIVITIES
As well as supporting land visits, the Zodiac boats provide a superb way to see Antarctica, from cruising around icebergs or exploring the bays and coves seeking out Antarctica’s rich array of marine mammals. Some of our ships also offer optional activities, including overnight camping and sea kayaking which provides a more natural way to explore your surroundings.
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA The peninsula is the northernmost part of Antarctica, jutting out from the rest of the continent and provides a wealth of islands and bays for your ship to visit. The beaches and shoreline are a haven for seals and breeding penguins during the Antarctic summer, and the deep bays, carved out by glaciers and icebergs, provide a perfect feeding ground for various species of whales.
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS The South Shetland Islands offer a fi rst, tantalising and rewarding glimpse of Antarctica. A chain of islands lying to the north of the peninsula, they include Elephant Island, the refuge of Ernest Shackleton and his crew in 1916 and Deception Island, whose fl ooded centre offers one of the safest harbours in Antarctica.
SOUTH GEORGIA & FALKLAND ISLANDS Beautiful and dramatic, South Georgia is a mountainous island in the midst of the Southern Ocean that is home to vast numbers of majestic King penguins as well as other breeds of penguin. Whilst not as mountainous as South Georgia, the rugged Falkland Islands are the perfect breeding ground for over 60 species of birds and 5 penguin species.
Comments Our
“I’d dreamt of visiting Antarctica for years and it more than lived up to my dreams. The shapes of the icebergs were incredible and I was in awe of the humpback whales that swam past us whilst kayaking. My visit to Antarctica is something I’ll always remember with a big smile.”
Martin Murray, Product
DAYS 12/13 – Drake Passage Say goodbye to the white continent and return to Ushuaia.
DAYS 14 to 16 – Ushuaia to London Disembark in Ushuaia, fl y to Buenos Aires for 1 night and onto the UK.
ANTARCTIC CIRCLE 18 Days from £8539 pp twin share with flights Head south to cross the Antarctic Circle at 66° south.
DAYS 1 to 4 – Buenos Aires and Ushuaia Overnight fl ight to Buenos Aires for 1 night, before fl ying to Ushuaia for 1 night. Board your ship on day 4 bound for the icy continent.
DAYS 5/6 – Drake Passage At sea where you might see albatrosses serenely gliding alongside.
DAYS 7 to 13 – Antarctica and the Antarctic Circle The ship heads as far south as possible beyond the Antarctic Circle looking for favourable ice conditions. You’ll then head north along the peninsula and through the South Shetland Islands.
DAYS 14/15 – Drake Passage Sail back across the Southern Ocean to Ushuaia.
DAYS 16 to 18 – Ushuaia to London Disembark in Ushuaia, fl y to Buenos Aires for 1 night and onto the UK.
FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA
AND ANTARCTICA 23 Days from £8995 pp twin share with flights Visit amazing South Georgia and the Falklands.
DAYS 1 to 3 – Buenos Aires and Ushuaia Overnight fl ight. Buenos Aires 1 night. Ushuaia 1 night. Sail on Day 3.
DAYS 4/5 – Falkland Islands Day at sea. Falklands for 1 day where you’ll see your fi rst penguin.
DAYS 6 to 10 – At Sea/South Georgia
2 days at sea to visit South Georgia for 3 days to sample its history and wonderful bird life and marine mammals.
DAYS 11 to 18 – At Sea/Antarctica Venture south for 2 days arriving at Antarctica, with 6 days to admire the beauty of this frozen land as you travel along the peninsula.
DAYS 19/20 – Drake Passage After an amazing voyage sail back to Ushuaia.
DAYS 21 to 23 – Ushuaia to London Fly from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires for 1 night. Fly overnight to the UK.
DEPARTURES JAN-MAR’13 AND NOV’13-MAR’14 We also have late availability for Nov-Dec’12
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