Emblematic Antarctica

Arrive in Buenos Aires, relax, and spend the overnight here preparing for your adventure. Arrive at Ezeiza International Airport and proceed to the arrival hall, where a local representative will be waiting. Transfer to the hotel, with check-in available from late morning. Enjoy lunch independently and use the afternoon as you choose. In the evening, join the group for an organized dinner. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Have breakfast before departing for the airport. Board your arranged economy-class flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia. The flight takes about 3 hours and 30 minutes. An English-speaking assistant will greet you upon arrival.

Ushuaia, the capital of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province, serves as the gateway to Antarctica and the South Pole. Known as "El fin del mundo" (the end of the world), this southernmost city sits between towering mountains and open plains, home to diverse wildlife. The Andes meet the sea here, creating a striking landscape that draws explorers and travelers seeking remote destinations.

Use your days spent in the Drake Passage to familiarise yourself with your ship and deepen your knowledge of the Antarctic. The Expedition Leader presents the IAATO rules of conduct that must be observed during landings in the region and explains everything you need to know about the Zodiac outings. Lectures about the history and wildlife of the Antarctic can be an opportunity for you to learn more about this magical region, where every cruise is a unique experience. From the ship’s bridge, you can experience exceptional sailing moments before joining the naturalist guides on your ship’s exterior decks to look out for albatrosses, cape petrels, and other seabirds flying over the Drake Passage.

Succumb to the magic of a place unlike any other. To this day, the mythical Antarctic Peninsula still holds real fascination and promises its visitors unforgettable moments. Throughout your adventure in this icy realm, you find yourself in the heart of spectacular decor in subtle shades of blue and white, surrounded by exceptional wildlife. Penguins, humpback whales, seals, and giant petrels are at home here, as are elephant seals, fur seals, Antarctic minke whales, and orcas. Depending on which sites you are lucky enough to visit, you may get the chance to observe them and share with them the beauty of these extreme parts.

Each day, based on ice conditions, the Captain and the Expedition Leader suggest Zodiac®outings or landings to discover the infinite riches of the Antarctic Peninsula. Glaciers, ice floe, tabletop icebergs, mountain peaks that plunge straight into the sea, volcanic beaches, research stations, enchanting bays, and vestiges of the whaling industry: these are the faces of the Antarctic that reveal themselves to you, in a hushed and surreal atmosphere. Sail in the wake of Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Adrien de Gerlache, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, great Antarctic explorers who, from the 19th century, set out to conquer these remote and uninhabited lands.

If there is one place, one sea, one waterway dreaded by tourists, researchers and hardened seafarers alike, it is undoubtedly the Drake Passage. Situated at the latitude of the infamous Furious Fifties winds, between Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands, it is the shortest route to Antarctica. Seasoned navigators tell you that you must earn your visit to the White Continent! As the Antarctic convergence zone where cold currents rising up from the South Pole meet warmer equatorial water masses, Drake Passage harbors a very diverse marine fauna. Don't forget to look to the sky to catch a glimpse of elegant albatross and Cape petrels, playfully floating about in the wind around your ship

Today, you will return to Ushuaia, disembarking in the port area after breakfast.  One last "meet and greet" with local folks here, to get instructions on how to board the proper transfers to the Ushuaia airport.  Fly back to Buenos Aires (flight duration 3.5 hours) and complete your journey there.