Tour / Price Includes:
- Roundtrip airfare from New York or Miami including airfare from Buenos
Aires to Ushuaia
(See: Add-On Fares /
Upgrade Options)
- Add-on fares: North East US $100, Mid-West US $250, South East US
$200, West US $350
- 2 nights hotel accommodations, 1st class/
superior tourist class, double occupancy
- 9-day/8-night cruise on the Hurtigruten, accommodations in selected
cabin category
- Daily breakfast [B], 7 lunches [L] and 8 dinners [D]
- Transfers to and from airport
- Services of expedition guides
- Lectures relating to Antarctica
- Orientation tours in Buenos Aires and Ushuaia
- Luggage handling at hotels for 1 suitcase
- Flight bag
- Luggage tags and document holder
- Comprehensive information kit
Price does not include optional shore excursions, fuel surcharges (approx.
$210), as well as US international and foreign taxes & fees plus passenger
facility charges (approx. $125), totaling approx. $335. All taxes subject to
change in the event of rising fuel costs, security fees, and other surcharges beyond our control.
Daily Itinerary
Day 1 Nov. 26 / Dec. 4 / Dec. 12 / Dec. 20 / Dec. 28
New York or Miami - Buenos Aires:
Depart New York or Miami on your
transatlantic flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina or request space from your
home city upon registration.
Day 2 Nov. 27 / Dec. 5 / Dec. 13 / Dec. 21 / Dec. 29
Buenos Aires:
Morning arrival at the Buenos Aires Airport in
Argentina. During the transfer to your hotel, an orientation tour of
the city will be given. You have the rest of the day to explore at
leisure or join one of the optional excursions.
Day 3 Nov. 28 / Dec. 6 / Dec. 14 / Dec. 22 / Dec. 30
Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Embarkation:
After breakfast, transfer to the
airport for your flight to Ushuaia, the world’s southernmost city. You will
enjoy an orientation tour of this popular and attractive resort town,
surrounded by snow-capped mountains, rivers, and waterfalls, before
boarding MS Fram. In the evening an informative welcome meeting will
be held. [B,D]
Days 4-5 Nov. 29-30 / Dec. 7-8 / Dec. 15-16 / Dec. 23-24 /
Dec. 31-Jan. 1
Drake Passage:
Less than two days will be spent crossing the Drake
Passage. During the crossing, numerous lectures will be held on
fascinating Antarctica, considered one of the most breathtaking and
beautiful continents. You will arrive in Antarctica on Day 5. [B,L,D]
Days 5 - 9 Nov. 30-Dec. 4 / Dec. 8-12 / Dec. 16-20 /
Dec. 24-28 / Jan. 1-5
Antarctica:
More than half the size of North America, Antarctica is home
to a wide variety of whales, penguins and seals. On the Antarctic
Peninsula, you’ll experience the narrow, glacier-lined Lemaire Channel,
considered one of the most beautiful passages in Antarctica and the
breathtaking Neumayer Channel, with its majestic cliffs. Visits by
PolarCirkel boats will be attempted in various locations (weather
permitting), including:
- Whaler’s Bay, on Deception Island, with its warm springs and black volcanic sand.
- Half Moon Island, with spectacular views of the surrounding mountains, famous for
its large chinstrap penguin rookery, kelp gulls and Antarctic terns. Whale spotting
is also common here.
- Yankee Harbor, home to a variety of seals and an estimated 4,000 gentoo penguin
pairs. It is a common feeding area for whales as well.
- Cuverville Island, boasting the largest known colony of gentoo penguins in the Antarctic
Peninsula.
- Neko Harbor, off spectacular Errera Channel, home to hundreds of gentoo penguins,
Weddell and elephant seals, is believed to be part of mainland Antarctica.
- Almirante Brown, in Paradise Harbor, named for its beauty, with ice cliffs and floating
icebergs, home to gentoo and chinstrap penguins.
- Petermann Island, home of the southernmost gentoo penguin colony, blue-eyed shags
and Adélie penguins nest here too.
- Port Lockroy, surrounded by mountains, glaciers and ice shelves, and known for its
gentoo penguins and blue-eyed cormorants.
- Wilhelmina Bay, feeding ground for whales and seals.
- Antarctic Sound, where huge mile-long tabular icebergs can be seen. The sound is
also home to an estimated half-million Adélie penguins as well as gentoo penguins,
leopard seals and killer whales.
- Brown Bluff, on the coast of the Antarctic Sound at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Adélie penguins, gentoo penguins, kelp gulls and Cape petrels can be found here
and Weddell seals are regular visitors. [B,L,D]
Days 9-10 Dec. 4-5 / Dec. 12-13 / Dec. 20-21 / Dec. 28-29 / Jan. 5-6
Drake Passage:
While you cross this stretch of water from Antarctica, a
series of lectures will be held onboard summing up topics related to
Antarctica. [B,L,D]
Day 11 Dec. 6 / Dec. 14 / Dec. 22 / Dec. 30 / Jan. 7
Disembarkation - Ushuaia - Buenos Aires:
In the morning, you will reach
the Argentinean city of Ushuaia. Ushuaia is situated on Tierra del Fuego
Island south of the Magellan Strait. After breakfast, you will be transferred
to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, transfer to the
hotel. The rest of the day is at your disposal. [B]
Day 12 Dec. 7 / Dec. 15 / Dec. 23 / Dec. 31 / Jan. 8
Buenos Aires - USA:
Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the
U.S. [B]
Day 13 Dec. 8 / Dec. 16 / Dec. 24 / Jan. 1 / Jan. 9
USA:
Morning arrival in the U.S.