Fly from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia and embark the MS Fram. In the evening we set course through the scenic Beagle Channel for the Drake Passage and Antarctica.

Sail across the Drake Passage, on course for the Antarctic
Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. A series of on board lectures will introduce you to the wonders of Antarctica.

In Antarctica. Explore the South Shetland Islands and isles along the Antarctic Peninsula and visit penguin colonies, discover ice formations and look out for wildlife. Your itinerary will depend on local weather and ice conditions but may include Deception Island, Half Moon Island, Yankee Harbour, Cuverville Island, Neko Harbour, Paradise Harbour, Petermann Island, Port Lockroy, Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Sound, Brown Bluff and the iceberg lined Lemaire Channel. During your time here there will be regular land and boat excursions.

Leave Antarctica and sail north across the Drake Passage.
During the crossing you can enjoy further lectures and recap your experiences of Antarctica.

Disembark in Ushuaia and fly to Buenos Aires.

2011 from £1475 per person

Your flight package includes: Return economy class (usually overnight) flights from London Heathrow to Buenos Aires (via Madrid or similar), including applicable taxes and current fuel surcharges (except departure tax from South America which has to be paid locally), 1 night in Buenos Aires before and 1 night after the voyage including breakfast, transfers to/from Buenos Aires airport.

Not included: Departure tax from South America which has to be paid locally (details will be forwarded with your travel documents), optional carbon balancing fee. Departures & supplements from other UK airports are available on request.