Before setting sail for Antarctica, we spend a couple of days in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to take in some of the sights in this cosmopolitan city known as "the Paris of South America" for its wide boulevards and European-style architecture. We tour some of the most important historical sights on and around the Plaza Mayo and visit the tombs of "Evita" Peron and Jose de San Martin, the man who, along with Simon Bolivar, liberated South America from Spanish rule at the beginning of the 19th century.
From there, we travel to the world's southernmost city, Ushuaia in Argentina, and admire glacial peaks and some of the most dramatic sceneries on the planet in a place where daylight lasts until well after 10 p.m. We cast off from Ushuaia on our ice-strengthened vessel and make headway for Antarctica through the Beagle Channel and across the Drake Passage, while our on-board naturalists lead fascinating discussions about the bird and marine life of Antarctica.
For environmentalists, ecotourists, scientists and nature enthusiasts, a tour through sheet ice and past the gargantuan icebergs of Antarctica yields an unforgettable experience and we make sure that we voyage under prime conditions so as to maximize the opportunity to see wildlife such as penguins, albatrosses, elephant seals and whales.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Breakfast and dinner daily on land (hotels or local restaurants); all meals on cruise.
- All accommodation (standard twin), transport, port charges, sightseeing and entrance fees for sites noted as 'visited' in the detailed itinerary, on-board lectures.
- Airport transfers for land / air customers arriving / departing on tour dates.
- All passengers receive transfers for internal flights.
Price Excludes:
- Lunches on land, drinks, personal items (phone, laundry, etc), departure taxes, domestic and international air taxes (if applicable).
- Airport transfers for early / late arrivals / departures or Land Only customers.
- Optional trip cancellation insurance.
- Tips. You will be responsible for tipping any porters employed, restaurant staff on shore, and ship's crew. Our post-reservation trip notes offer further guidance on crew tips, weather, packing, optional meal costs, and locally paid departure taxes.
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