270 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.
Jan 8, 2028 – Jan 19, 2028 · 10 days
Jan 8, 2028 – Jan 17, 2028 · 10 days
Jan 11, 2028 – Jan 23, 2028 · 13 days
Ushuaia
Jan 15, 2028 – Jan 24, 2028 · 10 days
Jan 15, 2028 – Feb 5, 2028 · 21 days
Buenos Aires
Jan 17, 2028 – Jan 27, 2028 · 10 days
Jan 17, 2028 – Jan 30, 2028 · 13 days
Buenos Aires
Jan 22, 2028 – Jan 29, 2028 · 8 days
Jan 24, 2028 – Feb 5, 2028 · 13 days
Ushuaia
Jan 25, 2028 – Feb 2, 2028 · 9 days
Jan 26, 2028 – Feb 6, 2028 · 12 days
Jan 27, 2028 – Feb 5, 2028 · 10 days
Jan 29, 2028 – Feb 19, 2028 · 21 days
Buenos Aires
Jan 31, 2028 – Feb 8, 2028 · 9 days
Feb 2, 2028 – Feb 12, 2028 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Feb 3, 2028 – Feb 12, 2028 · 10 days
Feb 5, 2028 – Feb 15, 2028 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Feb 5, 2028 – Feb 15, 2028 · 11 days
Ushuaia
Feb 5, 2028 – Feb 19, 2028 · 15 days
Feb 6, 2028 – Feb 17, 2028 · 10 days
Feb 10, 2028 – Feb 17, 2028 · 8 days
Feb 14, 2028 – Feb 25, 2028 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
Feb 15, 2028 – Feb 25, 2028 · 10 days
Feb 15, 2028 – Feb 24, 2028 · 10 days
Feb 18, 2028 – Feb 29, 2028 · 12 days
Feb 22, 2028 – Mar 2, 2028 · 10 days
Feb 23, 2028 – Mar 8, 2028 · 15 days
Ushuaia
Feb 23, 2028 – Mar 2, 2028 · 9 days
Feb 24, 2028 – Mar 16, 2028 · 21 days
Buenos Aires
Feb 28, 2028 – Mar 10, 2028 · 12 days
Feb 28, 2028 – Mar 12, 2028 · 13 days
Buenos Aires
Feb 29, 2028 – Mar 8, 2028 · 9 days
Feb 29, 2028 – Mar 7, 2028 · 8 days
Mar 2, 2028 – Mar 10, 2028 · 9 days
Ushuaia, Argentina
Mar 5, 2028 – Mar 14, 2028 · 10 days
Mar 6, 2028 – Mar 17, 2028 · 10 days
Mar 8, 2028 – Mar 20, 2028 · 13 days
Ushuaia
Mar 8, 2028 – Mar 18, 2028 · 10 days
Ushuaia
Mar 9, 2028 – Mar 31, 2028 · 21 days
Mar 11, 2028 – Mar 23, 2028 · 13 days
Ushuaia
Mar 11, 2028 – Mar 22, 2028 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
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.