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Rates are listed per person
ITINERARY
USHUAIA
DAY 1
Ushuaia is the gateway to the White Continent. Found at the
southernmost tip of South America in Argentinian Patagonia, the city is
often described as “the End of the World”. The
city’s mountain backdrop rises above the harbour and entrance
to the Beagle Channel. The town itself is walkable and has a few small
museums as well as pubs, restaurants and cafes - a good place to try
Patagonian lamb cooked over open fire pits.
AT SEA
DAY 2-3
Sea days are rarely dull. Take the time to sit back and let the world
go by. The ship’s observation decks provide stunning views of
the passing ocean. A day at sea gives you the opportunity to mingle
with other passengers and share your experiences of this incredible
trip or head to our library which is stocked full of reference books.
Get an expert’s view in one of our on-board lectures or
perhaps perfect your photography skills with invaluable advice from our
onboard professional photographers.
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
DAY 4
While the South Shetlands’ proximity to Antarctica makes the
ice-bound sea impassable during winter (April to October), these are
the first islands to see snow melt in spring (November) and the
slightly warmer temperature means that the fauna is also different from
what you see in Antarctica proper. As we go ashore by Zodiac, notice
ferns, grasses, lichens and native flora that have more in common with
Patagonia than they do with Antarctica.
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
DAY 5-6
Among captivating glaciers, majestic icebergs and snowy islands, the
Antarctic Peninsula is where most visitors to the White Continent will
live out their Antarctica dream. The Antarctic Peninsula, the most
accessible area of the continent, hosts several scientific bases and
some of the most interesting wildlife scenery, such as the extremely
photogenic Lemaire Channel. Shore excursions might include Petermann
Island, where among Adelie penguins, blue-eyed shags and skuas, huge,
lumbering elephant seals haul out.
ELEPHANT ISLAND
DAY 7
Elephant Island, named for the elephant seals that call this place
home, is a harsh, glacier-covered and volcanic island on the outer
reaches of the South Shetland Islands. It was here that legendary
explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew from the Endurance were
stranded for months in 1914. At Point Wild, his monument overlooks a
colony of gentoo penguins. Chinstrap and macaroni penguins gather at
Cape Lookout alongside the island’s main residents, elephant
seals.
AT SEA
DAY 8-9
Sea days are rarely dull. Take the time to sit back and let the world
go by. The ship’s observation decks provide stunning views of
the passing ocean. A day at sea gives you the opportunity to mingle
with other passengers and share your experiences of this incredible
trip or head to our library which is stocked full of reference books.
Get an expert’s view in one of our on-board lectures or
perhaps perfect your photography skills with invaluable advice from our
onboard professional photographers.
SOUTH GEORGIA
DAY 10-12
Often called the “Galapagos of the Poles”, South
Georgia has a number of landing sites where you get up close to half a
million king penguins or three million breeding pairs of macaroni
penguins, making up the largest population in the world. If you are
lucky you will also see harrumphing elephant seals - from a distance!
We also visit Grytviken, the historic whaling station where legendary
British explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) is buried.
AT SEA
DAY 13-15
Sea days are rarely dull. Take the time to sit back and let the world
go by. The ship’s observation decks provide stunning views of
the passing ocean. A day at sea gives you the opportunity to mingle
with other passengers and share your experiences of this incredible
trip or head to our library which is stocked full of reference books.
Get an expert’s view in one of our on-board lectures or
perhaps perfect your photography skills with invaluable advice from our
onboard professional photographers.
USHUAIA
DAY 16
Ushuaia is the gateway to the White Continent. Found at the
southernmost tip of South America in Argentinian Patagonia, the city is
often described as “the End of the World”. The
city’s mountain backdrop rises above the harbour and entrance
to the Beagle Channel. The town itself is walkable and has a few small
museums as well as pubs, restaurants and cafes - a good place to try
Patagonian lamb cooked over open fire pits.
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Return flights: Buenos Aires to Ushuaia
- One night pre-cruise accommodation with breakfast in a 4/5* hotel or onboard
- All transfers between the hotel, port and airport
- Onboard accommodation
- All meals onboard including room service 24 hours a day
- Coffee, tea, soft drinks & select alcoholic beverages 24 hours a day
- Lecture programmes by our experienced expedition team and guest speakers
- Shore excursion programme led by our expert expedition team
- Branded Swan Hellenic expedition parka
- Use of rubber boots for shore landings
- Standard WIFI
- Onboard gratuities & port taxes
- Itineraries are correct at time of publishing and may be subject to change