Expedition to Antarctica – Journey to Earth’s Last Frontier

Depart your Home City

Depart the U.S.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Arrive in Buenos Aires. Check into the hotel and enjoy a day at leisure, with lunch and dinner on your own.

Buenos Aires

The capital city of Buenos Aires is a tapestry of diverse barrios. Enjoy a half-day walking tour to see the colorful La Boca district, Monserrat’s public buildings, historical Plaza de Mayo, Palermo’s lavish parks, Puerto Madero’s riverfront community, and the charming old quarter of San Telmo. Visit the city’s historical Recoleta Cemetery, famous for its ornate vaults, sculptures, and as the final resting place of the legendary Eva Perón—the former First Lady of Argentina.

Buenos Aires/Ushuaia/Embark Exploris One

Fly to Ushuaia and embark the ship. This afternoon, cruise Beagle Channel, named for the ship that carried Charles Darwin on his South American voyages. Attend the Captain’s Welcome Reception this evening.

Cruising the Drake Passage

Cross the Drake Passage and, upon reaching the Antarctic Convergence, watch for breaching humpback whales and seabirds feeding on plankton and krill. Your expedition team will prepare you for your first landing in Antarctica. During the evening, enjoy the lingering golden light of the austral summer.

Port Lockroy/ Neumayer Channe

Visit Port Lockroy, built as a British intelligence port during World War II, then converted into a whaling station and scientific base. Observe the daily activities of past researchers at the living museum known as “Base A” and mail a postcard with an Antarctica postmark from the official British Post Office.

Petermann Island/ Lemaire Channel

Call at Petermann Island, where French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot wintered in 1909. Watch for the island’s famous rookeries of Adélie and gentoo penguins and blue-eye shags. Flanked by towering glacial cliffs between the Antarctic Peninsula and Booth Island, cruise through the Lamaire Channel, where seven miles of mountains and interweaving patterns of floes brim with wildlife.

Neko Harbor/ Paradise Harbor

Listen for the low rumbling of Rudolf Glacier as it calves slabs of ice into Neko Harbor for a continental landing. Surrounded by soaring glaciers and snow-covered mountains, this spectacular harbor is one of the most dramatic sights on your expedition. In Paradise Harbor, crystal cliffs of ice descend from sky-bent mountains into the iceberg-laden waters along the Antarctic Peninsula’s western coast. Named by 19th-century whalers who sought shelter in its coves, it is an ideal sanctuary for marine wildlife including humpback whales, crabeater seals, and Cape petrels.

Deception Island/Neptunes Bellows/ Pendulum Cove/Half Moon Island

Deception Island is the top of a larger volcano that is mostly submerged. Port Foster is a breached caldera that formed when the center of the volcano collapsed. The crescent-shaped Half Moon Island is known for its volcanic rock formations and tranquil lagoons. It houses Cámara Station, a base monitored by Argentine biologists studying regional wildlife. Here, observe the island’s colony of chinstrap penguins. Attend the Captain’s Farewell Reception.

Cruising the e Drake Passage

Cruising the e Drake Passage

Ushuaia/Disembark ship/Fly to Buenos Aires/Depart for home city

Disembark in Ushuaia and fly to Buenos Aires to depart for your home city.

Arrive in home city.