Antarctic Circle
Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake
Dec 1, 2026 – Dec 8, 2026 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
66°33′S — SOUTHERN OCEAN DISPATCH
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Antarctic Circle
Dec 1, 2026 – Dec 8, 2026 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Penguins
A stocky, orange-billed penguin of the genus Pygoscelis, closest kin to the Adélie and Chinstrap. Its loud, trumpeting call, delivered with head thrown back, carries across the shoreline colonies where expedition landings are made.
King George Island
Dec 2, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026 · 12 days
Antarctic Sound
Dec 4, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026 · 9 days
King George Island
Snow Hill Island
Dec 5, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 5, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Dec 6, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026 · 14 days
Ushuaia
Weddell Sea
Dec 7, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026 · 12 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lemaire Channel
Dec 7, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026 · 10 days
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 7, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026 · 12 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Sound
Dec 7, 2026 – Dec 14, 2026 · 8 days
King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Gerlache Strait
Dec 8, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026 · 12 days
Lemaire Channel
Dec 9, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
South Georgia
Dec 9, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026 · 18 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 10, 2026 – Dec 17, 2026 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Weddell Sea
Dec 10, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Gerlache Strait
Whales & Dolphins
A 14–17 metre baleen whale known for breaching and long pectoral fins, often seen feeding on krill in loose groups along the ice edge.
Weddell Sea
Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 27, 2026 · 16 days
South Georgia
Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026 · 18 days
Puerto Williams
King George Island
Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026 · 12 days
Weddell Sea
Dec 14, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026 · 8 days
Antarctic Sound
Dec 14, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026 · 8 days
King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 15, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Gerlache Strait
Lemaire Channel
Dec 17, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 17, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 23 days
Ushuaia
Lemaire Channel
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lemaire Channel
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 30, 2026 · 13 days
Ushuaia
Weddell Sea
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
King George Island
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 29, 2026 · 12 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Lemaire Channel
Dec 19, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 10 days
Seals & Sea Lions
The leopard seal is the Antarctic's second-largest seal after the elephant seal, built long and muscular with a spotted, leopard-like coat. It is the region's top predator, hunting penguins, fish, and even other seals along the ice edge.
Lemaire Channel
Dec 20, 2026 – Dec 29, 2026 · 10 days
Gerlache Strait
South Georgia
Dec 22, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027 · 18 days
Puerto Williams
South Georgia
Dec 22, 2026 – Jan 13, 2027 · 23 days
Lemaire Channel
Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027 · 9 days
Deception Island
Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Lemaire Channel
Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lemaire Channel
Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lemaire Channel
Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Antarctic Circle
Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 13 days
Gerlache Strait
Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 12 days
Weddell Sea
Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Antarctic Circle
Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 · 14 days
Deception Island
Dec 29, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 29, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027 · 12 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Sound
Dec 30, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 9 days
King George Island