Antarctic Circle
Quest for the Antarctic Circle
Jan 11, 2027 – Jan 26, 2027 · 16 days
66°33′S — SOUTHERN OCEAN DISPATCH
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Antarctic Circle
Jan 11, 2027 – Jan 26, 2027 · 16 days
Penguins
Look for the shaggy yellow eyebrows: this stocky, crested penguin breeds in dense, noisy colonies across the Southern Ocean. It's the most numerous penguin species on Earth, though its numbers have been falling since the 1970s.
Macquarie Island
Jan 11, 2027 – Jan 25, 2027 · 15 days
Dunedin (New Zealand)
Bellingshausen Sea
Jan 13, 2027 – Jan 22, 2027 · 10 days
Punta Arenas
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 13, 2027 – Jan 22, 2027 · 10 days
Ushuaia
Bellingshausen Sea
Jan 14, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027 · 25 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 14, 2027 – Jan 21, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Jan 14, 2027 – Jan 23, 2027 · 10 days
South Georgia
Jan 15, 2027 – Feb 8, 2027 · 25 days
Antarctic Sound
Jan 15, 2027 – Jan 24, 2027 · 9 days
King George Island
South Georgia
Jan 16, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027 · 23 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 16, 2027 – Jan 23, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Weddell Sea
Jan 16, 2027 – Jan 26, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
South Sandwich Islands
Jan 16, 2027 – Feb 4, 2027 · 19 days
Ushuaia
Weddell Sea
Jan 17, 2027 – Jan 27, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Weddell Sea
Jan 17, 2027 – Jan 28, 2027 · 12 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 18, 2027 – Jan 29, 2027 · 12 days
Penguins
A small, spiky-crested penguin found around the southern tip of South America and its outlying islands. Its tangled taxonomic history makes it a quietly interesting stop on any Southern Ocean itinerary.
South Georgia
Jan 18, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 15 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 19, 2027 – Jan 26, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 19, 2027 – Jan 30, 2027 · 12 days
Lemaire Channel
Jan 19, 2027 – Jan 27, 2027 · 9 days
Weddell Sea
Jan 19, 2027 – Jan 30, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 21, 2027 – Jan 28, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Weddell Sea
Jan 21, 2027 – Jan 28, 2027 · 8 days
Antarctic Circle
Jan 21, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 13 days
Antarctic Circle
Jan 22, 2027 – Feb 1, 2027 · 11 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Weddell Sea
Jan 22, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 12 days
Ushuaia
Weddell Sea
Jan 23, 2027 – Feb 3, 2027 · 12 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 24, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Sound
Jan 24, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 9 days
Puerto Williams
Lemaire Channel
Jan 25, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 9 days
Antarctic Circle
Jan 25, 2027 – Feb 9, 2027 · 16 days
Bellingshausen Sea
Jan 25, 2027 – Feb 5, 2027 · 12 days
Punta Arenas
Seals & Sea Lions
The southern elephant seal is the largest of all pinnipeds, with bulls roughly twice the bulk of a walrus. Watching a beachful of them roar and shove over territory is one of the most physical wildlife spectacles the Southern Ocean offers.
Ross Ice Shelf
Jan 25, 2027 – Feb 15, 2027 · 22 days
Dunedin (New Zealand)
Lemaire Channel
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 5, 2027 · 11 days
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Antarctic Circle
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 9, 2027 · 15 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 4, 2027 · 10 days
Weddell Sea
Jan 26, 2027 – Feb 5, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Weddell Sea
Jan 27, 2027 – Feb 6, 2027 · 11 days
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Antarctic Circle
Jan 27, 2027 – Feb 10, 2027 · 15 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 28, 2027 – Feb 6, 2027 · 10 days
Ushuaia
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 28, 2027 – Feb 8, 2027 · 12 days
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 29, 2027 – Feb 5, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 29, 2027 – Feb 9, 2027 · 12 days
South Georgia
Jan 29, 2027 – Feb 20, 2027 · 23 days
Weddell Sea
Jan 29, 2027 – Feb 11, 2027 · 13 days
Buenos Aires
Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 31, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027 · 8 days
Punta Arenas, Chile
Lemaire Channel
Jan 31, 2027 – Feb 8, 2027 · 9 days