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
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