Itinerary and Highlights for Antarctica

Itinerary

Day     Destination

1            Depart from the U.S.

2            Buenos Aires, Argentina

3            Buenos Aires

4            Buenos Aires/Fly to Ushuaia/Embark m.s. Le Boreal

5            Cruising the Drake Passage

6            Cruising/Half Moon Island

7            Deception Island/Pendulum Cove

8            Paradise Bay/Port Lockroy/Wiencke Island

9            Lemaire Channel/Petermann Island

10          Brown Bluff

11          Cruising the Weddell Sea

12          Cruising the Drake Passage/Cape Horn

13          Ushuaia, Argentina/Disembark m.s. Le Boreal/Fly to Buenos Aires/Depart for the U.S.

14          Arrive in the U.S.

Activity Level

Active

 

Highlights

  • Journey in the wake of intrepid explorers like Amundsen, Scott and Shackleton, to the pristine wilderness of Antarctica and experience the White Continent's unparalleled scenery and abundant wildlife.
  • Spend two nights in Buenos Aires, one of the most cosmopolitan and fashionable capitals in the world.
  • Cruise aboard the deluxe m.s. Le Boreal, which incorporates the latest in ship design and environmental technology, the elegant intimacy and personal service of a luxury small ship and the enhanced navigability and safety standards of a polar cruiser.
  • Travel with an expert team of naturalists, who will lead excursions on state-of-the-art Zodiacs and share their insights into this region's unique ecosystem and wildlife.
  • Witness a vast array of wildlife, including penguins, seals, whales and countless seabirds.
  • See the world's last great frontier.

Post-Cruise option to spectacular Iguazú Falls.