Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctica Via Buenos Aires ** 25% OFF SALE**
Prices: 25% OFF NORMAL RATES – Triple Share from $10,055 pp ; Twin Share Window Cabins from $12,870 pp ; Twin Veranda Cabins from $17,100 pp ; Penthouse from $19,100 pp
22 Days from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia | 28 October – 18 November 2014
Aboard: Sea Explorer
DAY 1 BUENOS AIRES | Arrive and overnight in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina
DAY 2 EMBARKATION | Midday Embarkation : Meet and greet on arrival with our Expedition Team and ship’s officers at a safety and orientation briefing followed by the Captain’s welcome dinner.
DAYS 3–5 SOUTHERN OCEAN | Sailing into the Southern Ocean offers excellent wildlife spotting opportunities. Look out for Albatross that follow the ship. Our Expedition Team will be out on deck as well, looking for whales and dolphins. Informative and entertaining talks on the wildlife, history, and geology of The Falkland Islands and Southern Ocean are held by onboard experts.
DAY 6 WEST FALKLANDS | Visit the western most settled outposts in the Falklands. Remote farms that have been family-owned for six and seven generations.
DAY 7 STANLEY, EAST FALKLANDS | Stanley is easy to discover on foot. Experience the wildlife of the Falklands from the town including Sea Lions and Peale’s and Commerson’s Dolphins right in the harbor.
DAYS 8-9 SOUTHERN OCEAN | There will be plenty of wildlife spotting as we make our way east across the Antarctic Convergence and officially enter Antarctic waters.
DAYS 10-13 SOUTH GEORGIA | This 3,755 square kilometer island is home to tens of millions of breeding Penguins, Seals, and Seabirds. Magnificent mountain scenery, glaciers galore, a rugged coastline punctuated with castellate and tabular icebergs, a rich historical tapestry, and an astounding array of wildlife are all available to us as we travel down South Georgia’s leeward coast. We will visit historic Grytviken whaling station, home of the whaling museum, Norwegian seaman’s church, the active British Antarctic Survey station plus the tiny graveyard where the great Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton is buried.
DAYS 14-15 SCOTIA SEA | Heading farther south, we continue our informative presentations and wildlife watch as the icebergs become more and more plentiful.
DAYS 16-19 ANTARCTICA & SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS | Our Expedition Leader and Captain will create a flexible itinerary based on weather, ice, and opportunity. The trip may include picturesque Neko Harbor, sheltered Paradise Harbor, the Humpback Whale favored Wilhelmina Bay, the striking Lemaire Channel, the wildlife-filled Penola Channel, or the majestic Neumayer Channel. We may stop at an active scientific base such as Poland’s Arctowksi or Ukraine’s Vernadskiy as well as an historic base such as U.K.’s Port Lockroy or Wordie House.
DAYS 20-21 DRAKE PASSAGE | We will continue our presentation series and wildlife spotting as we sail back to Ushuaia and reflect on beautiful Antarctica and its fragile future. We arrive at Ushuaia in the early hours of Day 22.
DAY 22 USHUAIA DISEMBARKATION | Morning disembarkation lets you catch a flight homeward or extend our stay in Ushuaia for more sights and adventure.
Prices: 25% OFF NORMAL RATES – Triple Share from $10,055 pp ; Twin Share Window Cabins from $12,870 pp ; Twin Veranda Cabins from $17,100 pp ; Penthouse from $19,100 pp
Price includes:
●●All meals while onboard
●● Pre cruise Ushuaia hotel
●● Transfers
Price excludes:
●● Alcohol (available for purchase)
●● Gratuities and personal expenses
●● Kayaking options (only on limited sailings $720 per person
●● Fuel surcharge if applicable
●● Post cruise accommodation
Price per person twin share
