Antarctica offers small boat cruises and landings ashore that bring you face-to-face with some of the most inspiring animals on Earth, thriving in their frozen desert home. Depending on the season, you may see whales feeding, seal pups playing, penguins mating, or chicks hatching. The Antarctic Peninsula alone is home to an estimated 12 million penguins, which you can observe in their natural, uninhibited habitat.
One reason to go to Antarctica is for the splendour of its scenery; endless ranges of snow-coated mountains and the majesty of icebergs sculpted by sun, wind and waves.
The krill-rich waters of the Southern Ocean are a beacon for abundant wildlife: whales, seals, seabirds and of course, penguins.
You won’t simply wave at Antarctica from the ship as you sail past it. Instead, you’ll join our experienced Expedition Team to go on landings ashore, on small boat cruises.
Since Antarctica is not own by any country there is no visa requirement, but you need to apply for visa of the country in which you are flying-in to take the cruise.
You can fly in and out of Buenos Aires, Argentina; if the cruise is departing from Ushuaia, Argentina. Similarly, if your cruise is departing from Punta Arenas, Chile then you can fly in and out of Santiago, Chile.
Warmest months of the Antarctica with up to 20 hours of sunlight in a day. Wildlife activities are at the full swing, due to perfect conditions for seal pups and penguin chicks – as well as whales. On the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, newborn seal pups are blinking in the near-constant sunlight, and penguin chicks can be seen huddled in together on the islands and along the Antarctic Peninsula, while the adults head off to hunt for food.
The weather is still good and the wildlife active but, most importantly, this is the best whale watching time of the season. This time of year you are also likely to have better access to areas further south as polar ice melts. You will rarely walk on snow during this time; expect rocky and muddy landings.
Most adventours and offers opportunity to explore Antarctica in its most undisturebed form. Temperatures are colder and huge volumes of ice are still breaking up and pristine snow forms crisp white backgrounds. You can witness penguines building nests and stone stealing as this is the season of penguine mating and by end of this month nests will be full of eggs!
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