Antarctica21 Magellan Explorer 76 guests
Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise
Dec 15, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
1,000 departures across 14 operators and 39 ships
Antarctica21 Magellan Explorer 76 guests
Dec 15, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Wildlife
The blue whale is the largest animal known to have existed, reaching up to 30 metres in length and 200 tonnes in weight. Sightings are rare but unmistakable, usually a distant blow and a long grey-blue back rolling at the surface.
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Resolution 138 guests
Dec 16, 2026 – Dec 27, 2026 · 12 days
Atlas Ocean Voyages World Navigator 196 guests
Dec 16, 2026 – Dec 27, 2026 · 12 days
Ushuaia, Argentina
Quark Expeditions Ultramarine 199 guests
Dec 17, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aurora Expeditions Douglas Mawson 130 guests
Dec 17, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 23 days
Ushuaia
Wildlife
The sperm whale is the largest toothed predator on Earth, hunting giant squid at depths few other mammals reach. Its blunt, box-shaped head holds the largest brain of any animal.
Swan Hellenic SH Minerva 152 guests
Dec 17, 2026 – Dec 27, 2026 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Quark Expeditions Ocean Explorer 138 guests
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Quark Expeditions World Voyager 168 guests
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Poseidon Expeditions Sea Spirit 114 guests
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 29, 2026 · 12 days
Wildlife
A small, sturdy dolphin found only in the waters off southern South America, sometimes still called the black-chinned dolphin for the dark patch under its jaw. Watch for it riding bow waves as your ship threads the channels toward Antarctica.
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) MS Fram 200 guests
Dec 18, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027 · 23 days
Aurora Expeditions Sylvia Earle 130 guests
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 30, 2026 · 13 days
Ushuaia
Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)