Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Dec 1, 2027 – Dec 10, 2027 · 10 days
66°33′S — SOUTHERN OCEAN DISPATCH
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Lemaire Channel
Dec 1, 2027 – Dec 10, 2027 · 10 days
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.
Antarctic Sound
Dec 1, 2027 – Dec 10, 2027 · 9 days
King George Island
Lemaire Channel
Dec 2, 2027 – Dec 11, 2027 · 10 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Weddell Sea
Dec 2, 2027 – Dec 17, 2027 · 16 days
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 3, 2027 – Dec 13, 2027 · 12 days
Ushuaia
Lemaire Channel
Dec 4, 2027 – Dec 12, 2027 · 9 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 5, 2027 – Dec 12, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Circle
Dec 5, 2027 – Dec 20, 2027 · 16 days
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 5, 2027 – Dec 17, 2027 · 13 days
Ushuaia
South Georgia
Dec 5, 2027 – Dec 20, 2027 · 18 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Sound
Dec 5, 2027 – Dec 12, 2027 · 8 days
King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Lemaire Channel
Dec 6, 2027 – Dec 16, 2027 · 11 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 7, 2027 – Dec 14, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Weddell Sea
Dec 7, 2027 – Dec 17, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Lemaire Channel
Dec 7, 2027 – Dec 20, 2027 · 14 days
Ushuaia
Lemaire Channel
Dec 8, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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.
Gerlache Strait
Dec 8, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 12 days
Gerlache Strait
Lemaire Channel
Dec 8, 2027 – Dec 17, 2027 · 10 days
Weddell Sea
Dec 8, 2027 – Dec 18, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Lemaire Channel
Dec 9, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Lemaire Channel
Dec 9, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Antarctic Circle
Dec 9, 2027 – Dec 16, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Dec 10, 2027 – Dec 20, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 10, 2027 – Dec 17, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Dec 10, 2027 – Dec 21, 2027 · 10 days
Antarctic Sound
Dec 10, 2027 – Dec 16, 2027 · 6 days
King George Island
Antarctic Sound
Dec 10, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 9 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 12, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 12, 2027 – Dec 22, 2027 · 12 days
Ushuaia
King George Island
Dec 13, 2027 – Dec 23, 2027 · 11 days
Arrive at Weskar Lodge in Puerto Natales, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Dec 14, 2027 – Dec 22, 2027 · 9 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
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.
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 15, 2027 – Dec 22, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Weddell Sea
Dec 15, 2027 – Dec 22, 2027 · 8 days
Antarctic Circle
Dec 15, 2027 – Dec 27, 2027 · 13 days
South Georgia
Dec 16, 2027 – Jan 4, 2028 · 21 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Sound
Dec 16, 2027 – Dec 22, 2027 · 6 days
King George Island
Antarctic Peninsula
Dec 17, 2027 – Dec 24, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Weddell Sea
Dec 18, 2027 – Dec 29, 2027 · 12 days
Ushuaia, Argentina
Lemaire Channel
Dec 18, 2027 – Dec 29, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gerlache Strait
Weddell Sea
Dec 18, 2027 – Dec 28, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
South Sandwich Islands
Dec 19, 2027 – Jan 6, 2028 · 19 days
Ushuaia
Lemaire Channel
Dec 19, 2027 – Dec 29, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Gerlache Strait
Weddell Sea
Dec 19, 2027 – Jan 3, 2028 · 16 days
Bellingshausen Sea
Dec 19, 2027 – Jan 10, 2028 · 23 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Sound
Dec 19, 2027 – Dec 28, 2027 · 9 days
King George Island