Embark MS Fram in Ushuaia, the world´s southernmost town. From there, set a course through the scenic Beagle Channel toward Drake Passage. Cross the open sea before you reach the Falkland Islands, with its seamless horizons, vast open spaces, stunning white sand beaches, and rich wildlife with penguins and albatrosses. Explore the northwest part of the island before continuing to the capital, Stanley, with English pubs and iconic red buses. Stanley is also the starting point for several excursions.
Highlights
Enjoy an onboard lecture series on the history and wildlife of Antarctica
Watch for polar wildlife such as whales, penguins, and other birdlife
Visit the outposts, farms, and capital city of the Falkland Islands
See the abandoned whaling stations and museums of South Georgia
Take optional excursions, including camping, hiking, and kayaking
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Embark in Ushuaia, the world’s southernmost town. You can join the optional excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park or Lake Escondido before embarking the MS Fram.
The Falkland Islands consist of two large islands and around 700 smaller ones with an estimated population of 3,000. As you reach the westernmost settled outposts in the Falklands you can see remote farms that have been family-owned for six or seven generations. The sheep graze alongside immense colonies of albatross and rockhopper, king, and macaroni penguins while predatory striated caracaras patrol overhead and upland geese forage at the water’s edge.
The Falklands offer fantastically clear blue skies, seamless horizons, vast open spaces, and stunning white-sand beaches. Penguins may approach you and stop and take a glance before continuing on their way, giving you some great photo opportunities. Stanley, the islands’ capital, makes a wonderful starting point for the various excursions offered in the area. The town is easy to discover on foot as most shops and services are located near the port.
South Georgia has magnificent mountain scenery with glaciers and beaches teeming with wildlife. During your stay here, you can see elephant seals lounge on the sand, fur seal pups race in and out of the water, albatross soar overhead, and king penguins in the thousands.
While in South Georgia, also see Fortuna Bay, some of South Georgia’s abandoned whaling stations, a whaling museum, the Norwegian Seaman’s Church, and the tiny graveyard where you can pay your respects to the great Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Enjoy a day at sea. As you continue to Antarctica, listen to a lecture series that includes a thorough introduction to the Antarctic visitor guidelines.
In addition to looking for the magnificent wandering albatross and other seabirds, you continue the lecture series, which focuses on the history, environment, and wildlife of Antarctica. The lecture series also includes a thorough introduction to the Antarctic visitor guidelines from the Antarctic Treaty and the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO).
On your way to the Antarctic Peninsula, you can look through your photos, relax, attend a lecture, watch the animal life, or simply get ready for your arrival in Antarctica.
Antarctica is a continent dedicated to peace and science. You are visiting a place that has evolved through millennia without human interference, a place where wildlife remains fearless of man. There are many highlights to experience while you are here. On Deception Island a portion of the caldera wall has collapsed and created a navigable opening into the flooded interior. As you reach the natural harbor inside the island you may also visit Whalers Bay. Staggeringly photogenic and blessed with some of the most spectacular Antarctic scenery imaginable, Half Moon Island is a glittering gem among these island treasures. The strong currents of the Weddell Sea conspire to bring massive flat-topped bergs north into the Antarctic Sound. Brown Bluff has, as the name suggests, a landscape dominated by a towering, rust-colored bluff of volcanic origin and is home to a beach sprinkled with lava ‘bombs’. When opportunities arise, launch your kayaks, pitch tents ashore, and take unforgettable hikes to explore the most beautiful, untouched places on the planet.
After some magnificent days exploring Antarctica, MS Fram heads north and makes her way back to the South American continent. Sailing to Ushuaia at the southern tip of Argentina takes 40 hours in good weather. Continue your lecture series and recap your experiences of Antarctica.
After this spectacular voyage to Antarctica with its endless vistas, make landfall in Tierra del Fuego. Your voyage ends in Ushuaia, where you may want to consider joining an optional excursion.
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Polar Inside - I
Size: 10-13 m2. Upper-deck cabin, No window, Double bed (optional twin)
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Polar Outside - FJ
172-226 square feet. Outside cabin: Double bed, seating area, TV, refrigerator, shower/wc, limited or no view. (FJ 503 with twin beds).
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Polar Outside - N
113-140 square feet. Outside cabin: One bed, one sofa bed, table, TV, refrigerator, shower/wc. (N-352 with upper/lower berths).
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Arctic Superior - U
118-252 square feet. Outside cabin: One bed, one sofa bed, table, TV, refrigerator, kettle, shower/wc. (U-526 with upper/lower berths).
Initial deposit is 25%, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card.
Final payment is due 90 days prior to departure by bank transfer, check or credit card. All final payments by credit card may be subject to a surcharge and maximum of $20,000 charge
This was my first experience with Adventure Life - and I couldn't have been more pleased with the trip. The guides and local staff in both Buenos Aires and Uruguay were terrific - extremely helpful and accommodating. I really enjoyed meeting the friendly staff in Buenos Aires in person (I left my bags with them for the afternoon).
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