Buenos Aires MS FRAM ANTARCTICA
ANTARCTIC CIRCLE EXPEDITION
On this Antarctic Circle expedition we venture south into areas that are almost permanently frozen and totally inac- cessible in winter. The forming of the sea ice in Antarctica is the largest natural seasonal phenomenon on Earth. But, during the austral summer more than 7.7 million square miles of sea ice melts, making these waters passable for a few short weeks. Join us and witness the winter-locked landscape of Antarctica in summer and set foot where few have gone before.
Ushuaia BEAGLE CHANNEL A Antarctic Peninsula
YOUR EXPEDITION DAY BY DAY
DAY 1: BUENOS AIRES Buenos Aires’ mixture of elegant and bohemian neighbourhoods only adds to its charm and appeal. You start with an overnight stay here, in the birthplace of the tango.
DAY 2: BUENOS AIRES/USHUAIA Ushuaia is where the Andes meet the Southern Ocean. It is a busy port and adventure hub with steep streets and architectural diversity below the snow-capped Martial Range.
DAY 3: DRAKE PASSAGE The Drake Passage is the stretch of ocean between the south tip of South America, also known as Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, part of Chile, and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, off the coast of the Antarctic Pen- insula. On the way across the passage and towards “the ice” (as it’s oft en referred to by our expedition leaders) you can learn a great deal about Antarctica’s natural wonders and fascinating history.
DAY 4: DRAKE PASSAGE The Drake Passage is famous for some of the roughest and most unforgiving waters of the world. This is where two oceans meet; sailors say that it’s either the Drake Lake or the Drake Shake. In the aft ernoon we will have crossed 60 degrees South and we are formally in Ant- arctica. The air is colder, penguins in the water, fi rst ice-berg spottings and oft en we make our fi rst spottings of the eternally ice-covered land.
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DAY 5-13: ANTARCTICA The Antarctic continent is an endless white wilderness full of overwhelming vistas of nature and wildlife. On this special trip, we plan to cross the Antarctic Circle at latitude 66° 33’ 39’’. We will go ashore several places and off er activities like hiking, kayak trips and snow- shoeing. You might even have the chance to spend a night ashore in a tent. Witness what the winter-locked landscape of Antarctica looks like in summer and set foot where few have gone before you. Visiting the South Shet- land Islands is defi nitely worth looking forward to. Deception Island, Half Moon Island and Yankee Harbour all have a diverse landscape, amazing animal life and spectacular photo opportunities. The narrow Errera Channel offers a spectacular passage to and from Cuverville Island. Neko Harbour is feeding ground for shy minke whales. Paradise Harbour off ers another rare opportunity for a mainland landing and some of the fi nest vistas of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Lemaire Channel is known as one of the most beautiful passages in Antarctica and Petermann Island is a great place for iceberg and whale spotting. On the British base Port Lockroy you get a peek into life on an Antarctic base in the 1950s. Wil- helmina Bay is feeding ground for whales and seals, and was a preferred hunting ground for whalers back in the days. Evidence of this is a partially submerged wreck of a Norwegian whaling ship. We might take a closer look at the wreck from our Polarcirkel boats. The 48 km
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(30 mi) Antarctic Sound is home to an estimated half million Adélie penguins as well as Gentoo penguins, leopard seals, and killer whales. On Brown Bluff we might land and take a walk along the beach admiring the lava “bombs” from the old volcano and all the penguins. There is also the chance to walk to the view- point above the landing site. On Detaille Island we fi nd the former geology and meteorology “Base W” of the British Antarctic Survey. On Horseshoe Island we’ll see an important example of a relatively unaltered and com- pletely equipped British scientifi c research station of the 1950s.
DAY 14: DRAKE PASSAGE Aft er nine unforgettable days in Antarctica, MS Fram takes us safely back across the famous Drake Passage.
DAY 15: DRAKE PASSAGE The sailing from the Antarctic Peninsula to Ushuaia at the southern tip of Argentina is roughly 40 hours in good weather. During the voyage north, we will continue our lecture series and recap our experiences of Antarctica.
DAY 16: USHUAIA/BUENOS AIRES Back in Ushuaia you can either join an optional excursion or go straight to the airport to fl y to Buenos Aires. Here you can either fl y back home or spend time with our post programmes to the Tigre Delta or the incredible Iguazu Falls.
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