Itinerary and landing sites are indicative and subject to change based on weather, sea ice, and wildlife conditions.
Arrive in Ushuaia, where you will be met by a representative of Aurora Expeditions and transferred with your fellow expeditioners to your assigned pre-voyage hotel. If you are already in Ushuaia, we ask you to make your way to your hotel. Check-in is from 3.00 pm. This afternoon, visit the Aurora Expeditions hospitality desk in the hotel lobby, between 3.00 pm and 7.00 pm, to collect your luggage tags, and confirm if you wish to join our Lake Escondido pre-embarkation tour tomorrow. Our team will confirm details regarding your embarkation day, answer any questions and provide you with information on where to dine or purchase last minute items.Expeditioners arriving after 7.00 pm will find a welcome pack waiting for them at check-in. We ask you to visit our hospitality desk tomorrow between 8.00 am – 8.45 am.The remainder of your time is at leisure. All meals today are at your own expense.Assigned accommodation: To be advised
This morning, enjoy breakfast and check-out. Please ensure your cabin luggage is fitted with cabin tags clearly labelled with your name and cabin number. Take your cabin luggage to hotel reception, prior to, or at check-out. Your luggage will be stored and transferred directly to the port for clearance, to be placed in your cabin ahead of your arrival on board. Please keep any valuables or personal items with you throughout the day. Those wishing to join our Lake Escondido tour today, please meet in the hotel lobby at 8.45 am. This tour offers us an unforgettable panoramic drive through big valleys of glacial origin, evergreen and deciduous forests, waterfalls and rivers, in the vastness of the Andes Mountain Range. We will leave Ushuaia city to the northeast of Tierra del Fuego, driving through peat bog valleys to reach Garibaldi Pass, only accessible by a winding road that will take us to a panoramic point. From here we will have amazing panoramic views of Lake Escondido and, if weather conditions allow, of Fagnano Lake. We will start our descent towards the northeast to reach Fagnano Lake’s shore where we will visit a local ranch. After appreciating the landscape, you will have the chance to enjoy the typical Fuegian Lamb barbecue. Enjoy some free time there before returning to Ushuaia for ship embarkation. Alternatively, enjoy your day at leisure and meet at your hotel lobby or from the meeting point at the parking lot near the pier (details will be given by our ground staff at the hotel), to be transferred to the pier for embarkation. Once onboard, you’ll have time to settle into your cabin before our important mandatory briefings. As the ship pulls away from port, we’ll gather on the deck to commence our adventure with spectacular views over Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego. This evening get to know your fellow expeditioners and friendly expedition team and crew at a welcome dinner to celebrate the start of a thrilling adventure to Antarctica.
As we commence the Drake Passage crossing, we make the most of our time getting comfortable with the motions of the sea. Our expedition team prepare you for our first landing with important wildlife guidelines and biosecurity procedures and start our lecture program to help you learn more about Antarctica’s history, wildlife and environment. Our wildlife experiences begin as we enjoy watching and photographing the many seabirds, including majestic albatrosses and giant petrels following our vessel. On sea days, you can enjoy the facilities on board the vessel including the gym, sauna and jacuzzis or relax in one of the observation lounges. Nearing the South Shetland Islands and the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula on the afternoon of day four, the excitement is palpable with everyone converging on one of the observation decks watching for our first iceberg. The ocean takes on a whole new perspective once we are below the Antarctic Convergence and are surrounded by the surreal presence of floating ice sculptures. The memory of your first big iceberg sighting is likely to remain with you for a lifetime. Time and weather permitting, we may attempt our first landing in Antarctica by late afternoon.
During the early morning, we cruise up the Beagle Channel, before quietly slipping into dock in Ushuaia, where we will be free to disembark around 8.00 am. Farewell your expedition team and fellow passengers as we all continue our onward journeys, hopefully with a newfound sense of the immense power of nature. Upon disembarkation, for those continuing their travels in the region, transportation to the hotel will be arranged exclusively for guests who have booked their accommodations through Aurora or for those staying in downtown areas near the port. Expeditioners departing on flights prior to 14:30 pm will be directly transferred to Ushuaia Airport, those with flights after 14:30 pm will have the opportunity to explore Ushuaia before an afternoon airport transfer, and the transfer procedures and details will be communicated onboard before disembarkation. Note: At the conclusion of the voyage, we do not recommend booking flights departing Ushuaia prior to 12.00 pm on the day of disembarkation in case there are delays.
Aurora Expeditions operates dedicated polar expedition voyages to the White Continent with seasoned expedition teams.
Long polar days, hatching penguin chicks, and peak summer activity across rookeries and bays.
Scenic Fjord • Sea Lion Colonies & Les Eclaireurs
Rite of Passage • Albatross Alley
Volcanic Isles • Penguin Rookeries & Calderas
Fly-Cruise Hub • Multi-National Stations
Flooded Volcano • Geothermal Steam & Polar Plunge
Classic Antarctica • Towering Peaks & Wildlife
Kodak Gap • Kilometer-High Glaciated Chasm
| Cabin | Occupancy | Price (per person) | Promo | Availability | Source | detail.action |
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| triple | $16,995 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
| double | $18,495 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
| single | $18,995 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
| double | $18,995 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
| single | $19,995 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
| double | $19,995 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
| single | $21,495 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
| double | $21,495 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
Balcony Stateroom Superior
Larger balcony staterooms on Decks 4 & 6 with full-size window; 26.4–31.2 m². Some are wheelchair accessible.
In your cabin
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double | $23,495 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | |
| single | $27,743 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
Junior Suite
Suite on Deck 7 with private balcony, full-size window, separate lounge area and king bed; 38.8–39.1 m².
In your cabin
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double | $27,995 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | |
| single | $28,493 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
| single | $29,993 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
Captain Suite
Best price
Top suite on Deck 4 with private balcony and full-size window, king or twin bed configuration; 40.6 m².
In your cabin
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double | $31,995 | — | available | Aurora Expeditions | View at operator |
| single | $32,243 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | ||
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Balcony Stateroom Superior — Solo
Larger balcony staterooms on Decks 4 & 6 with full-size window; 26.4–31.2 m². Some are wheelchair accessible.
In your cabin
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single | $35,243 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | |
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Junior Suite — Solo
Suite on Deck 7 with private balcony, full-size window, separate lounge area and king bed; 38.8–39.1 m².
In your cabin
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single | $55,990 | — | sold out | Aurora Expeditions | |
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Captain Suite — Solo
Top suite on Deck 4 with private balcony and full-size window, king or twin bed configuration; 40.6 m².
In your cabin
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single | $63,990 | — | available | Aurora Expeditions | View at operator |
Prices are captured from operator websites and may change — the operator's site is authoritative. Captured Sep 3, 2026 06:13 UTC.
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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.
