1,000 departures across 14 operators and 39 ships
297 upcoming Antarctic expeditions with Gerlache Strait on the route, from $6,650 per person.
The Gerlache Strait separates the Palmer Archipelago from the Peninsula and threads together many of the west coast's signature stops — Cuverville, Danco, Neko Harbour, Paradise Bay. Its sheltered waters are prime whale habitat.
From January to March humpbacks feed here in numbers that can make the bridge lose count; orcas and minkes patrol the same channels.
Seabourn Seabourn Pursuit 264 guests
Mar 15, 2028 – Mar 26, 2028 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
Oceanwide Expeditions m/v Hondius 170 guests
Mar 18, 2028 – Mar 28, 2028 · 10 days
Ushuaia
Oceanwide Expeditions m/v Plancius 108 guests
Mar 20, 2028 – Mar 30, 2028 · 10 days
Ushuaia
Oceanwide Expeditions m/v Ortelius 108 guests
Mar 23, 2028 – Apr 2, 2028 · 10 days
Ushuaia
Seabourn Seabourn Pursuit 264 guests
Mar 25, 2028 – Apr 20, 2028 · 26 days
Buenos Aires
Seabourn Seabourn Pursuit 264 guests
Oct 2, 2028 – Nov 9, 2028 · 38 days
Oranjestad, Aruba
Seabourn Seabourn Venture 264 guests
Oct 10, 2028 – Nov 20, 2028 · 41 days
Bridgetown, Barbados
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Resolution 138 guests
Oct 14, 2028 – Oct 25, 2028 · 12 days
Seabourn Seabourn Pursuit 264 guests
Oct 18, 2028 – Nov 9, 2028 · 22 days
Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Resolution 138 guests
Oct 24, 2028 – Nov 4, 2028 · 12 days
Seabourn Seabourn Venture 264 guests
Oct 26, 2028 – Nov 20, 2028 · 25 days
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Secret Atlas Aureum 36 guests
Oct 28, 2028 – Nov 16, 2028 · 19 days
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Wildlife
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.
Wildlife
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.
Wildlife
Black and white apex predator instantly recognizable by its pale eye patches, the orca is the largest of the dolphins and one of the ocean's most capable hunters. Sightings often involve a tight-knit family pod working the ice edge together.
Wildlife
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.
Wildlife
The Antarctic minke is a small, fast-moving rorqual, the most abundant baleen whale on Earth, though singles and pairs still take some looking to spot. It surfaces briefly among the pack ice, more often glimpsed than watched.