Itinerary and landing sites are indicative and subject to change based on weather, sea ice, and wildlife conditions.
Atlas Ocean Voyages operates dedicated polar expedition voyages to the White Continent with seasoned expedition teams.
Warmest temperatures, fluffy penguin chicks forming crèches, and surging whale arrivals.
End of the World • Subpolar Forests & Gateway Port
Scenic Fjord • Sea Lion Colonies & Les Eclaireurs
Rite of Passage • Albatross Alley
Classic Antarctica • Towering Peaks & Wildlife
Southern Ocean Arc • Marine Mammal Highway
Serengeti of the South • Hundreds of Thousands of King Penguins
Subantarctic Haven • Albatross Cliffs & 5 Penguin Species
Prices are captured from operator websites and may change — the operator's site is authoritative. Captured Aug 14, 2026 06:12 UTC.
Everything worth bringing on an Antarctic expedition — an interactive checklist you can tick off as you pack, keep as a personal link and download as a PDF.
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 snowy albatross, better known as the wandering albatross, has the widest wingspan of any living bird alive today. Watch for it riding the wind for hours behind the ship without a single wingbeat.
