Title
Antarctica – Discovery and learning voyage
Start – End
Tripcode
HDS22-24
Language
English speaking voyage
Ship
Embarkation / Disembarkation
Ushuaia - Ushuaia
Nights / Days
10 nights
All itineraries are for guidance only. Programs may vary depending on ice, weather, and wildlife conditions. Landings are subject to site availabilities, permissions, and environmental concerns per IAATO regulations. Official sailing plans and landing slots are scheduled with IAATO prior to the start of the season, but the expedition leader determines the final plan. Flexibility is paramount for expedition cruises. The average cruising speed for our vessel is 10.5 knots.
Short description
This Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands cruise delivers you into a landscape of dark rugged rock, pure white snow, and a fantastic variety of wildlife. Come say hello to whales, seals, and thousands of penguins.
Day 1: End of the world, start of a journey
Day 2 - 3: Path of the polar explorers
Day 4 - 7: Enter the Antarctic
Port Lockroy – After sailing through the Neumayer Channel, you may get a chance to visit the former British research station – now a museum and post office – of Port Lockroy on Goudier Island. You may also be able to partake in activities around Jougla Point, meeting gentoo penguins and blue-eyed shags.
Day 8: Scenes of South Shetland
Day 9 - 10: Familiar seas, familiar friends
Day 11: There and back again
Highlights you might experience
A breathtakingly beautiful bay offering classic views of colossal ice formations and iconic Antarctic wildlife
A former British base built in 1944, Port Lockroy is located on Goudier Island near the Antarctic Peninsula
Though armed with the "stonebreaker" nickname and a quarrelsome reputation, these gentoo relatives are fading from the Antarctic – probably due to climate change
These hygienic divers are the only penguin species whose population is currently increasing along the Antarctic Peninsula
These "slender-clawed water workers" spend much of their lives submerged, though it's known they are the only member of their family to consume other seals
Named after the British navigator and sailor James Weddell, these extensively studied seals live farther south than any other mammal
m/v Hondius
Hondius is the world’s first-registered Polar Class 6 vessel and was built from the ground up for expedition cruising.
Full ship info »Activities you can participate in
Photo Workshop
Participants with a special interest in photography will bring their personal photo equipment. The workshop must be pre-booked prior to departure.
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