An active trip to Antarctica
An expedition cruise to Antarctic Peninsula Basecamp offers many opportunities to explore Antartica in an active way. At Neumayer Channel, the waters around Wiencke Island are explored by Zodiac or by kayaks. The mountainous environment is also great for beautiful (snowshoe) hikes along the coast and for "soft" mountaineering, which involves climbing to various viewpoints further inland. Also at Goudier Island and Neko Harbour, you can hike through epic landscapes of giant glaciers and carved, snow-covered cliffs. The sea at Neko Harbour also offers fantastic opportunities for Zodiac cruises. The unparalleled beauty Paradise Bay offers the chance to spend the night outside like a true polar explorer to experience the ultimate Antarctic night. The only sound you will hear is from the nearby penguin colonies and the calving glaciers. Where the world can't find you...
To Basecamp Antarctica
From Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, you will sail towards Antarctica via the scenic Beagle Channel, lined by rugged mountains. In two days you will sail through the Drake Passage with a brisk breeze, rolling waves and possibly whales already. Gray rock peaks, covered in thick layers of snow, towers of broken blue-white ice and wondrous animals adapted to this extreme environment welcome you as you sail into the almost unworldly Antarctica. The expedition ship sails directly into "high Antarctica," past the Melchior Islands and through the Schollaert Channel, between Brabant and Anvers Island.
Tips Tops Expedition Cruise Antarctica Basecamp
- During this expedition you will have the opportunity to (snowshoe) hike, kayak, mountain sports and even camp under the polar sky
- All Zodiac cruises, shore excursions and group activities are included and can only be conducted under good weather conditions
- Easy, intermediate and harder hikes are available near the landing sites
- Snowshoeing is an intense nature experience and the ideal way to explore more of the polar regions
- Kayaking is one of the most extraordinary and individual ways to explore the remote and rugged coasts of Antarctica
- Participate in a photo workshop led by a professional photographer
- Enjoy unique bird life from the deck: many albatross species, Southern Petrels and Cape pigeons
- Visit to the old British research station Port Lockroy on Goudier Island, now a museum and post office
- Gentoo penguins and Imperial Cormorants breed at Jougla Point
- When ice conditions permit, you will sail toward the famous Lemaire Channel
- On islands such as Pléneau Petermann Islands you have a chance to visit a colony of Adélie penguins and Blue-eyed Cormorants'around the islands you can often spot Leopard Seals, Humpback whales, Minke whales and Orcas
- The area around the Errera Channel is spectacular, with many good locations for sports activities
- At Dallmann Bay there are still good chances of seeing Humpback whales and various species of seabirds
- On board, lectures and presentations will be given by the experienced expedition team
- This expedition cruise is perfect to combine with other trips in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia
