Destinations

There will be many unforgettable close-ups in the days ahead, but if you painted the broader canvas of your Peninsula experience it would begin with endless vistas of windswept ice; jagged mountain peaks crowned with snow; massive glaciers descending into the sea; and our ship winding through deep blue waters dotted with floating icebergs. 

Then there is the wildlife: Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adélie Penguins; Weddell, crabeater and leopard seals; orcas; humpback and Minke whales; and every kind of bird, from Blue-eyed Shags and Snowy Sheathbills to Kelp Gulls, Cape Petrels and Antarctic Terns.

Itinerary at a Glance

Day 1 - Depart UK
Day 2 - Fly from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia and relax in the port town.  
Day 3 - Guided tour of Tierra del Fuego National Park, followed by a traditional Argentine asado barbecue lunch, then enjoy some free time to relax before boarding our small expedition ship and sailing into the Beagle Channel.
Day 4 - Across the Drake Passage to the South Shetlands. We sail through the Antarctic Convergence, a natural boundary formed by the meeting of cold Antarctic and warmer Sub Antarctic waters.  
Day 5/6 - By now we should reach the South Shetland Islands, where we plan to visit penguin rookeries and walk along remote beaches sighting Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals.  We also hope to visit one of the archipelago's many research bases, and possibly reach Deception Island, where we can test the thermal waters of Pendulum Cove
Days 7/10 - Antarctic Peninsula.  We typically sail first to Paradise Bay or nearby Neko Harbour - before continuing on to Port Lockroy.  Next, the Neumayer and Lemaire Channels, and we may make a zodiac landing on Petermann Island. Weather permitting, we may also sail up to the Peninsula's northern tip into Iceberg Alley and land on Paulet Island
Days 11/12 - Back across the Drake to Ushuaia.  Leaving the Peninsula, we sail back across the Drake Passage, keeping an eye out for whales, penguins and seals. 
Day 13 -  After docking in Ushuaia, we fly to Buenos Aires
Day 14 - Arrive UK