Antarctica Unlocked compare expedition departures across operators

Cruises visiting South Shetland Islands

676 upcoming Antarctic expeditions with South Shetland Islands on the route, from $6,795 per person.

The South Shetlands are the first land most ships reach after the Drake Passage, about 120 km off the Peninsula. The archipelago packs volcanic beaches, steaming calderas and enormous penguin and seal colonies into a single day's sailing.

Highlights include the flooded volcano of Deception Island, chinstrap colonies numbering hundreds of thousands, and southern elephant seals on the beaches. Fly-cruise itineraries start here, at King George Island's airstrip.

Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Quark Expeditions · World Voyager

Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent

Nov 24, 2028 – Dec 4, 2028 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
5 cabin offers
$13,598 per person, from
available
Antarctic Express: Sail South, Fly North Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer

Antarctic Express: Sail South, Fly North

Nov 25, 2028 – Dec 4, 2028 · 10 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddlingPhotographyPolar plunge
8 cabin offers
$14,788 per person, from
available
Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine

Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent

Nov 27, 2028 – Dec 8, 2028 · 11 days · from Buenos Aires, Argentina
CampingHelicopter & flightseeingHiking & snowshoeingKayaking & paddling
9 cabin offers
$14,367 per person, from
available
Voyage to Antarctica Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Endurance

Voyage to Antarctica

Nov 28, 2028 – Dec 9, 2028 · 12 days
9 cabin offers
$17,100 per person, from
available

By operator

By month

Compare all Antarctic departures across operators →