Discover ice-bergs, penguins, whale watching and the unique natural history of Antarctica!
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Embark in Ushuaia
After a leisurely morning embark in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. The southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia is located at the Beagle Channel. Sail through this scenic waterway for the rest of the evening
Days 2-3: Across the Drake Passage
Sail across the Drake Passage. When we cross the Antarctic Convergence, we arrive in the circum-Antarctic up welling zone. In this area we may meet Wandering Albatrosses, Grey Headed Albatrosses, Black-browed Albatrosses, Light-mantled Sooty Albatrosses, Cape Pigeons, Southern Fulmars, Wilson's Storm Petrels, Blue Petrels and Antarctic Petrels. Catch your first look at icebergs near the South Shetland Islands.
Days 4-9: Weddell Sea and Antarctic Peninsula
We will sail into the Weddell Sea and visit Dundee Island, where we might have an extensive walk.
We also plan to visit Paulet Island with a million pairs of Adelie Penguins and the remains of the Nordenskild expedition, Seymour Island, where many fossils have been found. We'll also try to stop at Snow Hill Island, where polar expeditions as early as 1902 wintered. We may even reach Cape Longing at the Larsen Ice Shelf. In this area we meet huge table icebergs from the Ronne Ice Shelf and have good chances to spot Emperor Penguins on ice floes. When we turn north again, we visit Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Continent.
We continue to south and plan to offer a zodiac cruise around the rarely visited Astrolabe Island where Antarctic Fulmars, Chinstrap Penguins, Brown Skuas and Blue-eyed Shags breed and Weddell Seals and Antarctic Fur Seals haul out.
In Neko Harbour and Paradise Bay we reach the southernmost area of our voyage, where we have again the opportunity to set foot on the Antarctic Continent in a magnificent landscape of huge glaciers. In this area we have good chances to see Humpback Whales and Minke Whales.
At Deception Island, we will try to land at Baily Head with a colony of ten thousands of Chinstrap Penguins. Deception Island is a huge volcano of which the crater opens into the sea, creating a natural harbour for the ship. Here we find hot springs, an abandoned whaling station, Cape Pigions and Dominican Gulls, Brown and South Polar Skuas and Antarctic Terns. Wilson's Storm Petrels and Black-bellied Storm Petrels nest in the ruins of the whaling station in Whalers Bay. We continue to Hannah Point, which has a very rich wildlife featuring Elephant Seals, Cape Pigeons, Southern Giant Petrels, Macaroni Penguins and Gentoo Penguins.
Days 10-11: Drake Passage
In the Drake Passage we have again a chance of seeing many seabirds.
Day 12: Disembark Ushuaia
Departure Dates: Jan 16, 2008 (Ship: Aleksey Maryshev)
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
We arrive in the morning and disembark in Ushuaia.
- Twin non-private and private cabins are available for single occupancy at 1.7 times the share price for the 206-2007 season and 1.8 times the share price for the 2007-2008 season (2 times for Superior cabins).
-Solo Travelers: Request the Twin Share Program where you can be matched with a cabin mate of the same gender. Even if a cabin mate is not found for you, no single supplement will be charged.
-Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars and represent costs per person, double occupancy.
Prices are based on a 3% cash discount.
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