4 upcoming Antarctic expeditions with Macquarie Island on the route, from $30,171 per person.
Macquarie Island, halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to the royal penguin — found nowhere else on Earth. Some four million penguins breed here every summer.
Ross Sea itineraries call here for beaches wall-to-wall with king and royal penguins and lolling elephant seals.
Aurora Expeditions · Greg Mortimer
Dec 14, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 · 26 days · from Hobart
Kayaking & paddling
18 cabin offers
PONANT · Le Soléal
Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 11, 2027 · 15 days · from Dunedin (New Zealand)
7 cabin offers
Aurora Expeditions · Greg Mortimer
Jan 7, 2027 – Feb 8, 2027 · 34 days · from Dunedin
Kayaking & paddling
18 cabin offers
PONANT · Le Soléal
Jan 11, 2027 – Jan 25, 2027 · 15 days · from Dunedin (New Zealand)
6 cabin offers