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NEW WHITE DESERT WORLD


White Desert has launched a 21-day journey taking guests to 10 destinations across seven continents. The White Desert World itinerary starts in Mexico City, Mexico, before travelling on to Colombia, Easter Island (pictured), Fiji, Borneo, India, Turkey, Namibia, South Africa and Antarctica. Guests can choose between two endings to their adventure – either


opting for White Desert’s Greatest Day trip to Antarctica, where they will enjoy a few hours on the ice, or an extended version where


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extension starting from $32,000. white-desert.com


ABOVE: Hiking in Antarctica Credit: Kelvin Trautman


Antarctica, but White Desert’s culinary team spares no expense in plating phenomenal meals. Even on an airplane ride to visit a penguin colony, the boxed lunch that’s provided rates among the best food I’ve ever eaten.


Adventure awaits Speaking of penguins, seeing them almost didn’t happen. The closest emperor penguin colony is on the continent’s edge at Atka Bay, meaning Antarctica’s notoriously volatile weather has to behave at both departure and destination for a visit to occur. Flexibility is necessary while waiting for wind conditions to align, but in the meantime, there is no shortage of riveting activities near the camps. "ÕÀ wÀÃÌ vÕll `>Þ >Ì 7hiVh>Ü>Þ ià spent hiking across the neighbouring frozen lake in spiky crampons, gawking at the glacier beyond. After a brief


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