12 Antarctic expeditions departing in October 2026, from $9,429 per person. Compare ships, cabins and operators for the month.
October is the true start of the season: the first ships push through young ice into a pristine, snow-blanketed Antarctica almost nobody else sees. Expect crisp temperatures (around −5 to 0 °C on the Peninsula), immaculate snowscapes and penguins returning to court and build nests.
Prices are among the season's lowest and ships are few. Trade-offs: heavier ice can limit landing sites, and there are no chicks yet.
Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026 · 23 days
Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026 · 9 days
Puerto Williams
Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026 · 6 days
King George Island
Oct 23, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026 · 19 days
Oct 23, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 · 21 days
Cape Town
Oct 24, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026 · 21 days
Puerto Madryn
Oct 24, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026 · 22 days
Ushuaia
Oct 25, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026 · 20 days
Ushuaia, Argentina
Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026 · 6 days
King George Island
Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026 · 9 days
King George Island
Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026 · 12 days
Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 · 16 days