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.
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Jan 2, 2029 – Jan 12, 2029 · 10 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 2, 2029 – Jan 9, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent
Jan 3, 2029 – Jan 13, 2029 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
King George Island
Antarctic Circle Expedition Micro Cruise by Air
Jan 4, 2029 – Jan 14, 2029 · 11 days
Arrive at Weskar Lodge in Puerto Natales, Chile
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 4, 2029 – Jan 11, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Sound
Puerto Williams to King George Island
Jan 5, 2029 – Jan 14, 2029 · 9 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Sound
King George Island to King George Island
Jan 5, 2029 – Jan 11, 2029 · 6 days
King George Island
Antarctic Circle
Antarctica by Helicopter: Crossing the Circle and the Peninsula
Jan 6, 2029 – Jan 19, 2029 · 14 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gerlache Strait
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Jan 6, 2029 – Jan 16, 2029 · 10 days
Weddell Sea
Emblematic Antarctica
Jan 8, 2029 – Jan 18, 2029 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Weddell Sea
Emblematic Antarctica
Jan 8, 2029 – Jan 18, 2029 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Lemaire Channel
Antarctic Express: Sail South, Fly North
Jan 9, 2029 – Jan 18, 2029 · 10 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
South Georgia
Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams
Jan 9, 2029 – Jan 24, 2029 · 18 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 9, 2029 – Jan 16, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
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.
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Jan 10, 2029 – Jan 20, 2029 · 10 days
Antarctic Sound
King George Island to King George Island
Jan 11, 2029 – Jan 17, 2029 · 6 days
King George Island
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 11, 2029 – Jan 18, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
South Georgia
South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula: Penguin Safari
Jan 12, 2029 – Jan 29, 2029 · 18 days
Ushuaia, Argentina
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Jan 14, 2029 – Jan 24, 2029 · 10 days
Antarctic Sound
King George Island to King George Island
Jan 14, 2029 – Jan 20, 2029 · 6 days
King George Island
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 14, 2029 – Jan 21, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Circle
Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake
Jan 16, 2029 – Jan 23, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Gerlache Strait
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 16, 2029 – Jan 23, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Weddell Sea
Emblematic Antarctica
Jan 18, 2029 – Jan 28, 2029 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Weddell Sea
Emblematic Antarctica
Jan 18, 2029 – Jan 28, 2029 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
South Georgia
Epic Antarctica: The Falklands, South Georgia and Crossing the Circle
Jan 18, 2029 – Feb 9, 2029 · 23 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage 9-Day
Jan 18, 2029 – Jan 26, 2029 · 9 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 19, 2029 – Jan 26, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Sound
King George Island to Puerto Williams
Jan 20, 2029 – Jan 29, 2029 · 9 days
King George Island
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: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Jan 22, 2029 – Feb 1, 2029 · 10 days
Antarctic Sound
King George Island to King George Island
Jan 23, 2029 – Jan 29, 2029 · 6 days
King George Island
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage 9-Day
Jan 24, 2029 – Feb 1, 2029 · 9 days
South Georgia
Puerto Williams to Puerto Williams
Jan 24, 2029 – Feb 11, 2029 · 18 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 24, 2029 – Jan 31, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Antarctic Express: Fly South, Sail North
Jan 26, 2029 – Feb 3, 2029 · 9 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
South Georgia
Patagonia, Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica Odyssey
Jan 26, 2029 – Feb 19, 2029 · 25 days
Weddell Sea
Antarctica: The White Continent – with Smithsonian Journeys
Jan 28, 2029 – Feb 7, 2029 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Weddell Sea
Emblematic Antarctica
Jan 28, 2029 – Feb 7, 2029 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Lemaire Channel
Antarctic Express: Sail South, Fly North
Jan 28, 2029 – Feb 6, 2029 · 10 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 28, 2029 – Feb 4, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Sound
King George Island to King George Island
Jan 29, 2029 – Feb 4, 2029 · 6 days
King George Island
Antarctic Sound
Puerto Williams to King George Island
Jan 29, 2029 – Feb 7, 2029 · 9 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Peninsula
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Jan 29, 2029 – Feb 5, 2029 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Jan 30, 2029 – Feb 9, 2029 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage
Jan 30, 2029 – Feb 9, 2029 · 10 days