Antarctic Dream Itinerary
13 nights
Priced from £3900 per person
Beginning in Buenos Aires and with an overnight in Ushuaia, this itinerary includes an 11 day cruise around Antarctica.
As a guideline, the itinerary outlined below would cost approximately £7,675 per person based on two people travelling and includes all activities, private transfers, entrance fees, accommodation and taxes and meals where mentioned.
In addition, the cost of the internal flights will be approximately is £700 per person.
Please note that the itinerary does not include any international flights
| Day 1 | Fly to Buenos Aires. Met on arrival and transferred to the Casasur hotel for the night in an executive room on a b&b basis https://www.latinodyssey.com/argentina/casa-sur-hotel |
| Day 2 | Met and transferred to the airport for your internal flight to Ushuaia. Met on arrival and transferred to the Los Cauquenes hotel for the night in a standard room with a mountain view on a b&b basis. Afternoon free for personal exploration, we would recommend walking up to the Martial glacier for a superb view over Tierra del Fuengo https://www.latinodyssey.com/argentina/los-cauquenes |
| Day 3 | Met and transfer to the port and the MV/Antarctic Dream for your 11 day 10 night cruise in an Amundsen cabin, full board basis. Boat departs at 19:00. https://www.latinodyssey.com/antarctica/antarctic-dream |
| Day 4-5 | Wandering albatrosses, storm petrels and other seabirds will escort the vessel as you sail south across this famous passage named after Sir Francis Drake, the 16th-century English navigator. We will continue towards the Antarctic Convergence, a biological barrier where cold polar waters sink beneath the warmer waters of the more temperate zone. In 1819, the British explorer William Smith described the South Shetland Islands as “barren and covered with snow, with seals in abundance”. |
| Day 6 | Aitcho Island will give us an early taste of what the Antarctic really is. It is the biggest island of the South Shetlands, where we will disembark in Potter Bay. In the afternoon we will disembark at Aitcho Island which is in between Greenwich and Robert Islands. We will continue with the crossing of the Bransfield and Gerlache Straits to enter Andvord Bay where we find Neko Bay. |
| Day 7 | Besides the magnificent scenery of mountains, snow and ice, in Antarctica you can expect to see a wide variety of the native wildlife. Other birds to look out for are blue-eyed shags, gulls, cape petrels, skuas, snowy sheathbills and Antarctic terns. Marine mammals that you are likely to see include Weddell crab-eaters and leopard seals while orcas, humpback and mink whales may be spotted at close range. The program includes your first landing on the White Continent (Neko Bay) and another on Port Lockroy (Gaudier Island). Neko Bay was discovered by Adrian de Gerlache, a Belgian explorer. Port Lockroy is close to Wiencke Island in the Antarctic Peninsula and was the principle base of the 1944 Tabarin Operation – the scientific research included the Antarctic’s first ionosphere measurements and also the first recording of an atmospheric whistle. |
| Day 8 | At this point of our program we will begin our return voyage. During the morning and, stressing again that if weather permits, we will disembark or use our zodiacs in Paradise Bay. In the evening we will visit Cuverville Island. Beside its dramatic scenery it is home to one of the largest colony of Gentoo penguins and skuas. We will continue with the crossing of the Bransfield and Gerlache Straits to enter Andvord Bay where we find Neko Bay. |
| Day 9 | We sail south through the narrow Lemaire Channel who’s high, sheer cliffs suggest that no passage could be found. Once through the channel, known as one of the most beautiful places in the world, and provided climate and ice conditions are good enough, we will be able to visit Petermann Island which is the most southern land point of our expedition. Here we will disembark and will be able to see the most southern colony of Gentoo penguins which nest near our landing spot. On this island we will also be able to see a colony of beautiful Adelei penguins, skuas and blue-eyed shags. At Pleneau we should have the opportunity to take our zodiacs and visit impressive ice formations. |
| Day 10 | Whaler’s Bay – Pendulum Cove We continue sailing to Deception Island which is the largest active volcano in the areaat the northwest side of the Peninsula. During the morning we will try to disembark in Whaler’s Bay and Pendulum Cove where you can live the unique experience of swimming in this water. In the afternoon we will disembark at Hannah Point (Livingstone Island). This is one of the best places in the Antarctic to see fauna and we should see Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins, giantpetrels, Wilson petrels, skuas and blue-eyed shags. With luck, we should also see sea elephants. |
| Day 11-12 | Today, we will leave the Antarctic and head north back across the Drake Passage. Now is the chance to compare and revise notes and dwell on the adventures of the past week, to take in the final lectures and to enjoy the delicious gastronomy on board as you return to Ushuaia. |
| Day 13 | Arrive Ushuaia and disembark – 09:00. Met on arrival and transferred to the airport for your internal flight to Buenos Aires. Met on arrival and transfer to the Casasur hotel for the night in an executive room on a b&b basis https://www.latinodyssey.com/argentina/casa-sur-hotel |
| Day 14 | Met and transferred to the airport for your return international flight |
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