The Trip of a Lifetime

Glittering white, shining blue, raven black, in the light of the sun, the land looks like a fairy tale. Pinnacle after pinnacle, peak after peak crevassed, wild as any land on our globe, it lies unseen and untrodden.
Roald Amundsen

How do you describe the World’s greatest wilderness. Can you imagine the hardships that the great heroes of the Heroic age, Shackelton, Scott, Mawson and Amundsen went through to open the world’s imagination to what Antarctica really is all about??
Standing on a beach at South Georgia, amongst two million breeding King Penguins with gnarled glaciers and cliffs going up to 3000m as background. Or following by zodiac, lunging Humpback whales, as they feed at the surface of the icy ocean for krill. Or standing at Neko Harbour, looking along the vast Andvord Bay towards Mt Francais, 80km distant and 2800m high. One can’t describe it!? One must simply go! It is without doubt the trip of a life time!
To visit Antarctica requires effort, perseverance and a sense of great adventure.  Yet it is all so worthwhile. Crossing the dreaded Drake Passage can be fun! Doing it by small ice-strengthened ships, and the gateway is the incredible little town of Ushuaia, Argentina. Adventures are either around 12 days round trip from Ushuaia, or the longer expedition takes in the wonders of South Georgia, and the amazing wildlife of the Falkland Islands.

The Trip of a Lifetime

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Our Favourite Ships

  • Quark Expeditions’ Ocean Nova
  • Antarrply’s M/ v/ Ushuaia
  • Oceanwide’s professor fleet:
  • - Moltanovskiy
  • - Molchanov
  • - Planceus

 

Photo Gallery

Sunset in Antarctica

Lenticular Clouds, a peculiarity of the Arctic regions make for spectacular sunsets which last for hours in the long Antarctic daylight season.

Conrad with a juvinile Penquin

It is estimated that more than half of all the eggs laid result in offspring that will die before it reaches two years of age. Many of them die before ever being removed from the egg due to predators. A lack off food and harsh environments can also take their toll on these young penguins.

MV Professor Multanovskiy

The Professor Multanovskiy was built in Finland in 1982 for polar and oceanographic research and carries a maximum of 49 passengers in comfortable outside cabins. With an ice-strengthened hull and passive stabilizers it is able to navigate scenic areas for smooth sailing where many other vessels cannot.

Browned Eyed Girl

There are six types living in Antarctica: Antarctic Fur Seals, Crabeater Seals, Leopard Seals, Ross Seals, and Weddell Seals. These six species make up the majority of the world's seal population. With no natural land predators, such as polar bears or man, Antarctic seals behave much differently than northern seals--showing little fear of man.

Antarctica in Summer

Antarctica the highest, driest, and coldest continent was referred to in the 17th century as Terra Australis Incognita—unknown southern land. Although the continent is still largely a mystery, what is known is that Antarctica's delicate ecosystem is in danger.

Penquin

Antarctica is the 5th biggest continent and 10% of the earth's land area, with a total area of 14 million square km. In summer, there is 2.5 million million square km of sea ice, which increases to 19 million million square km winter, more than doubling the size of Antarctica!

Penquin

The word "Penguin" means "fat winged" one in Portuguese if you are curious how these creatures got that name. Many agree that the name is quite unique for such an unusual type of bird.

Whales!

The hunt for Whales and seals was the reason for the initial exploration of Antarctica. Reports of abundant stocks drew the adventurous from the early 19th century onwards. Before long there were major crashes in the populations of some wildlife. The Antarctic fur seal for example was almost totally wiped out at many locations by 1830 leading to a decline in the sealing industry although it continued on a smaller scale well into the 20th century.

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