Summary
Challenge. Desolation. Unlimited wonder. It’s not difficult to grasp what attracted the great explorers to Antarctica. Get a personal appreciation for the struggle to tame the bottom of the world on this 22-day adventure to the land that entranced Ernest Shackleton and countless others since. Down here, you’ll explore the Falkland Islands, encounter abandoned whaling stations on South Georgia Island, and pay your respects at Shackleton’s grave. Elsewhere, you’ll catch up with penguins (king, chinstrap, gentoo, and Adélie varieties), learn all about them through daily lectures, get close to whales and cavorting seals from a Zodiac boat, and keep an eye peeled for towering icebergs and massive glaciers. Prepare to be astonished.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Montevideo
- Day 2
- Montevideo/South Atlantic Ocean
- Day 3-5
- South Atlantic Ocean/Falkland Islands
- Day 6-7
- Falkland Islands
- Day 8-9
- Southern Ocean/South Georgia
- Day 10-13
- South Georgia/Scotia Sea
- Day 14-15
- South Shetland Islands/Antarctica
- Day 16-19
- South Shetland Islands/Drake Passage
- Day 20-21
- Drake Passage/Ushuaia
- Day 22
- Ushuaia
Travel Countries (2): Argentina, Uruguay
Travel Cities (2): Montevideo, Ushuaia