Expeditions to Antarctica
Antarctic Peninsula
The classic Antarctica trip departs from Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego and spends two days crossing the Drake Passage to reach Antarctica. Once there you will spend several days exploring the South Shetland Islands and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Amidst towering glaciers and icebergs, you will explore this dramatic landscape, see leopard seals on ice floes and huge elephant seals on the South Shetlands and encounter immense rookeries of Chinstrap, Gentoo and Adelie penguins, as well as humpback and minke whales as they surface close to the boat. The narrow fjords and sheltered bays of the peninsula are navigated by your ship, with landings on shore to explore the landscape, historic sites and scientific research stations in sites such as Deception Island, Paradise Bay and Half Moon Island.