Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten - Antarctic Cruises
Antarctic Explorer
Chilean Fjords and the Antarctic Peninsula
18 Day Itinerary
Prices from £3495pp
This 18-day tour is an opportunity for an in-depth introduction to the planet’s most beguiling continent. On board our comfortable, specially designed ships, lectures and talks led by experts on Antarctica’s natural history and polar exploration will prepare you for the visual feast that the white continent presents, from vast rookeries of penguins to iceberg-lined channels to historical sites frozen in time.
For your ease and convenience the itinerary described below is based on your South America package and voyage and does not include intercontinental flights. This gives you the flexibility of adding your own flights whether it’s through Hurtigruten, online, through your local travel agent or by using your Airmiles. Flight add-ons costs from £880 per person and a range of free regional connections are available.
Voyage Itinerary
Day 1 – 2
Arrive in Buenos Aires for a two night stay. Free time to explore this historic city.
Day 3
Fly to Ushuaia and embark ship.
Day 4 – 5
Cross the Drake Passage.
Day 5 – 10
Explore the South Shetland Islands and isles along the Antarctic Peninsula. Visit penguin colonies, discover ice formations and look out for wildlife. The exact itinerary will depend on ice, sea and weather conditions but may include Deception Island, Port Lockroy, Cuverville Island, Arctowski Base, Paradise Bay, Half Moon Island and the iceberg–lined Lemaire Channel. During our time here there will be regular land and boat excursions.
Day 10 – 11
Leave Antarctica and sail north.
Day 12 – 14
Pass Cape Horn and visit the Chilean port of Puerto Williams. Enter the Beagle Channel and continue to explore Chile’s most southerly fjords and glaciers. Sail through the Kirke Narrows or Santa Maria channel to the small fishing town of Puerto Natales.
Day 15 – 16
Optional excursion to Torres del Paine and return south down the Magellan Strait to Tucker Island with its Magellanic penguin rookery and on to Punta Arenas.Day 17
Disembark and transfer to airport for flight to Santiago de Chile. Transfer to hotel.Day 18
Transfer to airport for international flight.
Please note that this voyage also operates in reverse.
* Saving applicable to bookings made before the 31 March 2008 and applies to all Antarctica departures in November and December 2008. Open to new bookings only and cannot be applied retrospectively. Subject to availability. Hurtigruten Ltd terms and conditions apply.
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