With icy landscapes that are out of this world and astonishing marine life, Antarctica cruise holidays mostly depart from Ushuaia in Argentina and are spellbinding. They can also be combined with the bird life of the Falklands and South Georgia.
The mysterious seventh continent is exposed to some of the coldest and most extreme conditions on earth, yet is home to a wide array of wildlife - including sea lions, fur seals, elephant seals, ten species of whales (including orcas) and wonderful marine birds such as the albatross. You can also see Rockhopper, Gentoo, King, Adélie, Chinstrap, Magellanic and Emperor penguins. Seeing these creatures close up in such a challenging environment is one of travel’s greatest privileges.
Antarctica cruise holidays usually depart from Ushuaia in Argentina, but if you wish to avoid the rough Drake Passage crossing there is also a fly/cruise option that departs from Punta Arenas in Chile.
A variety of ice-strength polar vessels range is size and price according to their facilities, but as landings in Antarctica are limited to 100 people at a time, the smaller vessels can do two land excursions a day. Larger vessels need to split their passengers into two groups, so have one land and one water excursion per day. All landing are in rigid, inflatable zodiac-type boats and are weather dependent.
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Antarctica cruise holidays run in the southern hemisphere’s summer months, from November to early March. Some cruises go directly to Antarctica, whereas others include the British Overseas Territory of the
Falkland Islands (also known as Las Malvinas) and
South Georgia. Here you will have a friendly welcome, as well as the opportunity to explore these ruggedly beautiful islands and see many different species of marine birds, elephant seals, rockhopper, gentoo, king and Magellanic penguins.
We have been arranging Antarctica cruise holidays from Ushuaia in Argentina to Falklands & South Georgia for over 20 years.
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