Itinerary and landing sites are indicative and subject to change based on weather, sea ice, and wildlife conditions.
From 10:00 hrs, make your way to Explorers House in Punta Arenas and enjoy Antarctica21's exclusive expedition center. At 15:00 hrs, a group transfer will take you to the port for embarkation. As we sail along the Strait of Magellan, our Expedition Team provides an insightful introduction to the history of this fabled sea route.
Enjoy the ship’s hospitality as we make our way to the Falklands (Malvinas). Our engaging series of lectures and presentations begins.
During a morning visit to Saunders Island, we enjoy the long white-sand beach. During this wilderness experience, the main attractions are observing rockhopper penguins, nesting black-browed albatross, and sub-Antarctic gentoo penguins. In the afternoon, we visit West Point Island. There is an option for an easy hike to the settlement, bird watching, and a typical Falklands tea experience.
Join our expedition team on guided walking tours of Port Stanley or explore on your own and absorb the atmosphere of this isolated outpost in the South Atlantic.
Evening Zodiac cruise at Elsehul Bay, subject to crossing and permits from the South Georgia government.
Morning visit to Salisbury Plain to observe king penguins and stunning landscapes. In the afternoon, we will aim to do a zodiac cruise in the stunning Possesion Bay or to visit the nearby areas.
Morning landing at Grytviken, where we complete customs formalities before visiting the historic site, which includes a museum and Ernest Shackleton's grave. In the afternoon, we plan for a landing at Fortuna Bay / Stromness, encounter king penguins and learn more about Shackleton and his expedition. There is an optional 2-3 hour “Shackleton walk” if snow and weather conditions allows.
In the morning, we visit St. Andrews Bay, home to one of the largest king penguin colonies and impressive elephant seal bulls. If weather allows, we will perform a ship cruise across the Dryglasky Fjord in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, we explore Elephant Island. While a landing here is unlikely, we will see the island from the ship or, if sea conditions allow, from a Zodiac.
We cruise along the Antarctic Peninsula and among the South Shetland Islands, visiting sites in the Antarctic Sound and the Gerlache Strait. The voyage may include visits to sites such as Gourdin Island, Brown Bluff, Half Moon Island, Deception Island, Wilhelmina Bay, the Lemaire Channel, Cuverville Island, the Melchior Islands, or other magnificent places.
Arrival in Ushuaia and disembarkation.
Antarctica21 operates dedicated polar expedition voyages to the White Continent with seasoned expedition teams.
Pristine white landscapes, massive sea ice, and penguins returning to court on clean snow.
Scenic Fjord • Sea Lion Colonies & Les Eclaireurs
Rite of Passage • Albatross Alley
Subantarctic Haven • Albatross Cliffs & 5 Penguin Species
Southern Ocean Arc • Marine Mammal Highway
Serengeti of the South • Hundreds of Thousands of King Penguins
Shackleton Sanctuary • Point Wild Legend
Classic Antarctica • Towering Peaks & Wildlife
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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.
