antarctica overview
The White Continent, the most southerly part of the world, offers landscapes and wildlife found nowhere else on the planet.
Cruise around the ice-filled fjords past colossal icebergs as the endless whiteness stretches in all directions. Zodiac boats transport you to penguin colonies and the sites where the first explorers discovered this amazing continent, allowing you to follow in their footsteps. Get close to the icy waters, paddling around the glacial landscape and watch as penguin swims past your kayak. Watch majestic whales and friendly seals and witness some of the most incredible natural light shows in the world: forget the Northern Lights, the ice crystals in Antarctica's unpolluted, freezing cold air create some of the planet's most dazzling atmospheric effects.
With the world's clearest skies, bluest sea and uniquely tranquil atmosphere, an Antarctic cruise is the journey of a lifetime for anyone wishing for some of the most intense and astonishing landscapes in the world.
(c) Image coutesy of Qwark Expeditions - Peter Scoones.
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We recommend the Classic Antarctic cruise on the Antarctic Dream. Take in the magnificent beauty of the Antarctic from brilliant blue glaciers to icy, white landscapes and penguins, seals and whales. Follow in the footsteps of the great Antarctic explorers, crossing the Drake Passage to the White Continent on the comfortable expedition ship, the Antarctic Dream.
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For the ultimate whistle-stop trip to Antarctica, we recommend the Antarctica XXI air-cruise. Fly into Santiago and spend a day in Chile's busy capital. Then travel to the incredible, uninhabited tranquillity of the White Continent, with its icy landscapes, electric blue glaciers, friendly seals and hordes of penguins. Choose our Antarctic Express itinerary for the perfect ‘cash-rich, time-poor' Antarctic trip. 2008 cruises are on the Grigoriy Mikheev but from 2009 the vessel for this cruise will be the Professor Multanovskiy. |
