Zodiac landing
SMALL ANTARCTICA SHIP ADVENTURES
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Itinerary
DAY 1 • Depart U. S. Your overnight flight to Buenos Aires departs in the evening.
DAY 2 • Arrive Buenos Aires, Argentina Arrive in Buenos Aires and transfer to your hotel, where you’ ll join travelers who took our Bariloche’ s Patagonian Andes & Lakes pretrip extension. Loi Suites Recoleta or similar
DAY 3 • Buenos Aires Explore lively Buenos Aires and discover some of its many highlights, such as the Avenida 9 de Julio and the vast Plaza de Mayo. Meals: B, D | Loi Suites Recoleta or similar
DAY 4 • Fly to Ushuaia • Explore Ushuaia • Embark ship This morning we fly to Ushuaia. Following a tour of the“ City at the End of the World,” you’ ll board your ship. Your Antarctica expedition begins with a passage through the Beagle Channel. As you set sail, you’ ll meet your experienced Expedition Team, an enthusiastic group of explorers, researchers, and naturalists who will share their expertise with our small group, as well as the other travelers aboard our shared charter.
Meals: B, D | M / V World Traveller or M / V World Navigator
DAY 5 • Drake Passage The Drake Passage is the most direct route to Antarctica, as well as the most adventurous. If conditions are rough, you may need to stay in your cabin until calmer waters are reached. But if you’ re lucky enough to encounter placid waters, you could be invited to the lounge to enjoy the first in a series of lectures from your Expedition Team.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Traveller or M / V World Navigator
DAY 6 • Drake Passage Cross the Antarctic Convergence, where polar waters sink beneath the warmer waters of the more temperate zones. Your ship may be accompanied by albatross and other seabirds vying for food. You may also catch sight of whales as they traverse the passage.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Traveller or M / V World Navigator
DAY 7 • Antarctic Peninsula Region • South Shetland Islands Your ship nears the South Shetland Islands. If conditions allow, it may be your first chance to go ashore. Throughout your journey, your Captain and Expedition Team will assess weather conditions and wildlife-viewing opportunities, as well as coordinate with other tour operators, to take you out into the Antarctic environment as often as possible. We’ ll aim to make at least one Zodiac landing or Zodiac cruise per day.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Traveller or M / V World Navigator
DAY 8 • Antarctic Peninsula Region • South Shetland Islands Continue to explore this unspoiled wilderness with your Expedition Team. You might board Zodiacs bound for an island to hike along the shore. Upon landing, you may encounter colonies of penguins. Your Expedition Team will also watch for rare plant species that can sometimes be found in the warmer soil here.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Traveller or M / V World Navigator
DAY 9 • Antarctic Peninsula Region • South Shetland Islands Depending on conditions, you may happen upon“ penguin highways” carved into the snow. Long-tailed gentoos form this delicate infrastructure as they waddle between the
Adventure Highlight
Follow in the wake of bold explorers as you cross the Drake Passage— the famously riotous gateway to Antarctica.
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