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.
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Resolution 138 guests
Dec 17, 2028 – Dec 28, 2028 · 12 days
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Endurance 138 guests
Dec 18, 2028 – Jan 2, 2029 · 16 days
Seabourn Seabourn Pursuit 264 guests
Dec 18, 2028 – Dec 29, 2028 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
Seabourn Seabourn Venture 264 guests
Dec 19, 2028 – Jan 9, 2029 · 21 days
Buenos Aires
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Orion 102 guests
Dec 21, 2028 – Dec 29, 2028 · 9 days
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Explorer 148 guests
Dec 21, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028 · 10 days
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Resolution 138 guests
Dec 27, 2028 – Jan 7, 2029 · 12 days
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Orion 102 guests
Dec 27, 2028 – Jan 4, 2029 · 9 days
Seabourn Seabourn Pursuit 264 guests
Dec 28, 2028 – Jan 8, 2029 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Explorer 148 guests
Dec 29, 2028 – Jan 8, 2029 · 10 days
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Endurance 138 guests
Jan 1, 2029 – Jan 12, 2029 · 12 days
Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Orion 102 guests
Jan 2, 2029 – Jan 12, 2029 · 10 days
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.