Antarctica : Antarctic Cruise of Discovery
Enjoy an Antarctica Cruise to see the wildlife
An Antarctic cruise offers you the rare experience of a break in Buenos Aires which is one of the world’s most exciting metropolises and a safari to Antarctic to see emperor penguins and orcas up close. You will travel by sea to Ushuaia, the world’s most southerly city, with some of the most pure, idyllic and breathtaking landscapes on this planet. Emperor penguins and orcas await you on our Antarctic Cruise which sets off from Ushuaia.
Join MS Fram on this new itinerary to Antarctic and back in just two weeks. Enjoy one nightin Buenos Aires before flying to Ushuaia. With eight nights on board the ship, five whole days will be spent in Antarctica. Landings in Antarctica will vary from voyage to voyage and largely depend on the weather and ice conditions. Old abandoned whaling stations, idyllic bays filled with ice, rock and penguins are all on the visiting list. Wherever we land on the Antarctic cruise, the experience will be breathtaking and unforgettable.
For your ease and convenience the itinerary described below is based on your South America package and voyage and does not include intercontinental flights. Flight add-on costs are available on request.
Day 1 -
Embark Ship for Antarctic Cruise
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Fly to Ushuaia, the world’s southernmost city, located at the very tip of the South American continent and embark MS Fram later this afternoon. The Antarctic cruise sets sail towards the Drake Passage, via the Beagle Channel and Cape Horn.
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Days 2 to 3 -
The Drake Passage
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Over the coming days we cross the infamous waters of the Drake Passage on this Antarctic cruise, where the two great oceans of the Atlantic and the Pacific meet beneath brooding skies filled with countless curious seabirds. Head for the northernmost tip of the vast white continent of Antarctica, the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands.
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Days 4 to 7 -
In Antarctica
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Our landing sites on the Antarctic cruise will vary from voyage to voyage, depending upon ice and weather conditions. We hope to sail to Deception Island, with its spectacular views of the volcano‘s caldera and Whaler’s Bay, where we have a good chance of spotting whales amongst the rich waters on the Antarctic cruise. We also hope to visit the narrow iceberg-lined Lemaire Channel, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful passages in Antarctica and, if conditions allow, the breathtaking Neumayer Channel. We will take in old abandoned whaling stations and idyllic bays where ice, rocks and penguins are all you can see for miles. On the Antarctic cruise we will stop off at remote research stations and isolated sites like Port Lockroy, sail into awe-inspiring locations like Neko Harbour and Petermann Island and also try to use our tender boats to land on sites like Half Moon Island with its chinstrap penguin rookery and Cuverville Island which has a large gentoo penguin population. Depending on the season of the Antarctic cruise, you will also be able to witness nest-building activities, breeding or the arrival of penguin chicks.
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Days 8 to 9 -
Sail across Drake Passage
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Our Antarctic cruise sails across Drake Passage back towards Cape Horn, covering some 800 km over the next day and a half. Enjoy on-board lectures.
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Day 10 -
Ushuaia/Buenos Aires
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Arrive in Ushuaia. Possibility to pay an optional visit to Tierra del Fuego National Park, the spectacular ‘Land of Fires’, home to rare Fuegian foxes, condor and a landscape of glacial lakes, tundra and dramatic mountains. Fly to Buenos Aires.
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Prices are based on I grade cabins. Upgrades available on request
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