Gerlache Strait
66°33′S — SOUTHERN OCEAN DISPATCH
Antarctic Expedition Cruises
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Gerlache Strait
Penguins
Gentoo Penguin
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.
Weddell Sea
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage 8-Day
Jan 2, 2027 – Jan 9, 2027 · 8 days
Antarctic Sound
King George Island to Puerto Williams
Jan 2, 2027 – Jan 15, 2027 · 9 days
King George Island
Lemaire Channel
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent
Jan 5, 2027 – Jan 15, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lemaire Channel
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent
Jan 5, 2027 – Jan 15, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gerlache Strait
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 6, 2027 – Jan 13, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent
Jan 6, 2027 – Jan 17, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Antarctic Sound
Puerto Williams to King George Island
Jan 6, 2027 – Jan 15, 2027 · 9 days
Puerto Williams
South Georgia
Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctica — Antarctic Wildlife Adventure
Jan 7, 2027 – Jan 27, 2027 · 21 days
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Jan 7, 2027 – Jan 16, 2027 · 10 days
Ross Ice Shelf
Epic Antarctica: Crossing the 7th Continent
Jan 7, 2027 – Feb 8, 2027 · 34 days
Dunedin
Lemaire Channel
Antarctic Explorer Express
Jan 7, 2027 – Jan 15, 2027 · 9 days
Ushuaia
Weddell Sea
Emblematic Antarctica
Jan 7, 2027 – Jan 17, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage 9-Day
Jan 8, 2027 – Jan 16, 2027 · 9 days
South Georgia
Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams
Jan 8, 2027 – Jan 18, 2027 · 18 days
Puerto Williams
Whales & Dolphins
Humpback Whale
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.
South Sandwich Islands
Falkland Islands - South Georgia - Antarctica
Jan 9, 2027 – Jan 28, 2027 · 19 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 11, 2027 – Jan 18, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Circle
Quest for the Antarctic Circle
Jan 11, 2027 – Jan 26, 2027 · 16 days
Bellingshausen Sea
Antarctic Peninsula: Fly the Drake
Jan 13, 2027 – Jan 22, 2027 · 10 days
Punta Arenas
Bellingshausen Sea
Bellingshausen Sea / Peter I Island + Ellsworth Land - incl. helicopters
Jan 14, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027 · 25 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 14, 2027 – Jan 21, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Jan 14, 2027 – Jan 23, 2027 · 10 days
South Georgia
Patagonia, Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica Odyssey
Jan 15, 2027 – Feb 8, 2027 · 25 days
Antarctic Sound
King George Island to Puerto Williams
Jan 15, 2027 – Jan 24, 2027 · 9 days
King George Island
South Georgia
Epic Antarctica: The Falklands, South Georgia and Crossing the Circle
Jan 16, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027 · 23 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 16, 2027 – Jan 23, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Weddell Sea
Emblematic Antarctica
Jan 16, 2027 – Jan 26, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
South Sandwich Islands
Falkland Islands - South Georgia - Antarctica
Jan 16, 2027 – Feb 4, 2027 · 19 days
Ushuaia
Weddell Sea
Antarctica: The White Continent – with Smithsonian Journeys
Jan 17, 2027 – Jan 27, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
South Georgia
Puerto Williams to Punta Arenas
Jan 18, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 15 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 19, 2027 – Jan 26, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Seals & Sea Lions
Leopard Seal
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
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage 9-Day
Jan 19, 2027 – Jan 27, 2027 · 9 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 21, 2027 – Jan 28, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Weddell Sea
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage 8-Day
Jan 21, 2027 – Jan 28, 2027 · 8 days
Antarctic Circle
Crossing the Antarctic Circle
Jan 21, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 13 days
Antarctic Circle
Antarctic Express: Crossing the Circle
Jan 22, 2027 – Feb 1, 2027 · 11 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 24, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Sound
Puerto Williams to King George Island
Jan 24, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 9 days
Puerto Williams
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage 9-Day
Jan 25, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 9 days
Antarctic Circle
Quest for the Antarctic Circle
Jan 25, 2027 – Feb 9, 2027 · 16 days
Bellingshausen Sea
Antarctica: Through the Lens
Jan 25, 2027 – Feb 5, 2027 · 12 days
Punta Arenas
Lemaire Channel
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 5, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Antarctic Circle
Antarctic Circle — Crossing 66º South Latitude
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 9, 2027 · 15 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 4, 2027 · 10 days
Weddell Sea
Emblematic Antarctica
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 5, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Weddell Sea
Emblematic Antarctica
Jan 27, 2027 – Feb 6, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)