Antarctica Overview
For those adventurous souls who follow the path less traveled, Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands offer untold rewards. In Antarctica, everything is in a state of permanent flux; a slow moving primordial symphony of shifting snow and creeping ice. With the promise that no two expeditions will be alike, your vacation will assuredly be one of the most unique and exclusive experiences of your lifetime. Read More
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211221
Dec 21 2021 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
15-night Antarctic Holiday Expedition Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $25,499 DetailsID: 1341922 |
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211210
Dec 10 2021 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
11-night Expedition Antarctica Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $16,099 DetailsID: 1341923 |
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211129
Nov 29 2021 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
11-night Expedition Antarctica Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $18,849 DetailsID: 1341924 |
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211118
Nov 18 2021 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
11-night Expedition Antarctica Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $15,949 DetailsID: 1341925 |
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211207
Dec 7 2021 |
Le Boreal |
12-night Antarctica Cruise/Land Package Tauck - Cruise Division | Le Boreal | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $11,990 DetailsID: 1359963 |
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211212
Dec 12 2021 |
Silver Wind |
10-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Wind | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1366543 |
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211222
Dec 22 2021 |
Silver Wind |
18-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Wind | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1366544 |
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220109
Jan 9 2022 |
Silver Wind |
10-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Wind | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $12,630 DetailsID: 1366547 |
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220119
Jan 19 2022 |
Silver Wind |
10-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Wind | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $11,700 DetailsID: 1366548 |
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220129
Jan 29 2022 |
Silver Wind |
10-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Wind | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $11,700 DetailsID: 1366549 |
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220220
Feb 20 2022 |
Silver Wind |
10-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Wind | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $12,900 DetailsID: 1366550 |
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220208
Feb 8 2022 |
Silver Wind |
12-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Wind | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $15,420 DetailsID: 1366551 |
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211114
Nov 14 2021 |
Silver Cloud |
16-night Antarctica Expedition Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Cloud | Punta Arenas/Ushuaia |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1366775 |
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211130
Nov 30 2021 |
Silver Cloud |
11-night Antarctica Expedition Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Cloud | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1366776 |
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211211
Dec 11 2021 |
Silver Cloud |
10-night Antarctica Expedition Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Cloud | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1366777 |
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211221
Dec 21 2021 |
Silver Cloud |
15-night Antarctica Expedition Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Cloud | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1366778 |
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220105
Jan 5 2022 |
Silver Cloud |
10-night Antarctica Expedition Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Cloud | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $13,220 DetailsID: 1366779 |
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220115
Jan 15 2022 |
Silver Cloud |
10-night Antarctica Expedition Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Cloud | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $11,780 DetailsID: 1366780 |
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220116
Jan 16 2022 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
19-night Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica Wildlife Expedition Cruise Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $32,699 DetailsID: 1369371 |
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220215
Feb 15 2022 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
14-night Beyond the Antarctic Circle Cruise Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $24,399 DetailsID: 1369372 |
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221112
Nov 12 2022 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
11-night Antarctic Expedition – In Search of the Emperor Cruise Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $20,499 DetailsID: 1369393 |
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221123
Nov 23 2022 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
19-night Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica Wildlife Expedition Cruise Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $33,599 DetailsID: 1369394 |
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221223
Dec 23 2022 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
15-night Holiday Expedition – Falkland Islands and Antarctica Cruise Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $26,299 DetailsID: 1369395 |
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230118
Jan 18 2023 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
19-night Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica Wildlife Expedition Cruise Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $33,199 DetailsID: 1369396 |
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211101
Nov 1 2021 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
18-night The Emperor Penguins of Bellingshausen Sea Cruise Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Puerto Montt/Ushuaia |
from $28,350 DetailsID: 1375041 |
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211119
Nov 19 2021 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
11-night The Weddell Sea and Larsen Ice Shelf Cruise Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $12,710 DetailsID: 1375042 |
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211214
Dec 14 2021 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
14-night Expedition to Charcot and Peter I Islands Cruise Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $15,230 DetailsID: 1375046 |
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220202
Feb 2 2022 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
14-night Expedition to Charcot and Peter I Islands Cruise Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $16,190 DetailsID: 1375047 |
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211203
Dec 3 2021 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
11-night The Weddell Sea and Larsen Ice Shelf Cruise Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375048 |
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211228
Dec 28 2021 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
11-night The Weddell Sea and Larsen Ice Shelf Cruise Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $13,870 DetailsID: 1375049 |
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220325
Mar 25 2022 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
11-night The Weddell Sea and Larsen Ice Shelf Cruise Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375051 |
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220405
Apr 5 2022 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
17-night The Weddell Sea and the South Sandwich Islands Cruise Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Ushuaia/Montevideo |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375053 |
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211015
Oct 15 2021 |
MS Fram |
18-night Antarctica, Patagonia, Chilean Fjords - Exploration of the Southern Highlights Southbound Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fram | Valparaiso/Bueonos Aires |
from $13,034 DetailsID: 1375092 |
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211122
Nov 22 2021 |
MS Fram |
22-night Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia - The Ultimate Expedition and Solar Eclipse Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fram | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $18,805 DetailsID: 1375117 |
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211101
Nov 1 2021 |
MS Fram |
22-night Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia - The Ultimate Expedition Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fram | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375119 |
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211213
Dec 13 2021 |
MS Fram |
22-night Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia - The Ultimate Expedition Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fram | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $17,169 DetailsID: 1375127 |
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220103
Jan 3 2022 |
MS Fram |
22-night Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia - The Ultimate Expedition Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fram | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $22,956 DetailsID: 1375128 |
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220203
Feb 3 2022 |
MS Fram |
22-night Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia - The Ultimate Expedition Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fram | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $22,956 DetailsID: 1375129 |
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220224
Feb 24 2022 |
MS Fram |
22-night Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia - The Ultimate Expedition Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fram | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $19,957 DetailsID: 1375130 |
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220317
Mar 17 2022 |
MS Fram |
19-night Antarctica, Patagonia, Chilean Fjords - Exploration of the Southern Highlights Northbound Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fram | Buenos Aires/Valparaiso |
from $13,877 DetailsID: 1375131 |
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211102
Nov 2 2021 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
17-night Antarctica, Patagonia, Chilean Fjords - Exploration of the Southern Highlights Southbound Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Valparaiso/Buenos Aires |
from $11,666 DetailsID: 1375149 |
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211118
Nov 18 2021 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $8,442 DetailsID: 1375151 |
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211128
Nov 28 2021 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $9,358 DetailsID: 1375153 |
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211208
Dec 8 2021 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $9,108 DetailsID: 1375154 |
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211218
Dec 18 2021 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $9,010 DetailsID: 1375155 |
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211228
Dec 28 2021 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375156 |
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220107
Jan 7 2022 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375157 |
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220117
Jan 17 2022 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375158 |
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220206
Feb 6 2022 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375159 |
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220216
Feb 16 2022 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375160 |
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220226
Feb 26 2022 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375161 |
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220308
Mar 8 2022 |
MS Fridtjof Nansen |
11-night Antarctica – Highlights of the Frozen Continent Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Fridtjof Nansen | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1375162 |
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211023
Oct 23 2021 |
MS Roald Amundsen |
17-night Antarctica, Patagonia and Chilean Fjords - Voyage of Discovery (Southbound) Hurtigruten | MS Roald Amundsen | Valparaiso/Santiago |
from $9,926 DetailsID: 1375347 |
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211108
Nov 8 2021 |
MS Roald Amundsen |
17-night Antarctica, Chilean Fjords, and Falklands - Great Explorers and Wildlife Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Roald Amundsen | Roundtrip Santiago |
from $12,571 DetailsID: 1375356 |
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211210
Dec 10 2021 |
MS Roald Amundsen |
17-night Antarctica, Chilean Fjords, and Falklands - Great Explorers and Wildlife Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Roald Amundsen | Roundtrip Santiago |
from $12,700 DetailsID: 1375392 |
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211226
Dec 26 2021 |
MS Roald Amundsen |
17-night Antarctica, Chilean Fjords, and Falklands - Great Explorers and Wildlife Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Roald Amundsen | Roundtrip Santiago |
from $16,683 DetailsID: 1375393 |
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220111
Jan 11 2022 |
MS Roald Amundsen |
17-night Antarctica, Chilean Fjords, and Falklands - Great Explorers and Wildlife Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Roald Amundsen | Roundtrip Santiago |
from $12,950 DetailsID: 1375394 |
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220127
Jan 27 2022 |
MS Roald Amundsen |
17-night Antarctica, Chilean Fjords, and Falklands - Great Explorers and Wildlife Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Roald Amundsen | Roundtrip Santiago |
from $13,838 DetailsID: 1375395 |
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220212
Feb 12 2022 |
MS Roald Amundsen |
17-night Antarctica, Chilean Fjords, and Falklands - Great Explorers and Wildlife Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Roald Amundsen | Roundtrip Santiago |
from $11,882 DetailsID: 1375396 |
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220228
Feb 28 2022 |
MS Roald Amundsen |
17-night Antarctica, Chilean Fjords, and Falklands - Great Explorers and Wildlife Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Roald Amundsen | Roundtrip Santiago |
from $11,314 DetailsID: 1375397 |
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220316
Mar 16 2022 |
MS Roald Amundsen |
18-night Antarctica, Patagonia, and Chilean Fjords - Voyage of Discovery (Northbound) Hurtigruten | MS Roald Amundsen | Santiago/Valparaiso |
from $10,892 DetailsID: 1375398 |
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211124
Nov 24 2021 |
MS Roald Amundsen |
17-night Antarctica, Chilean Fjords, and Falklands - Great Explorers & Solar Eclipse Voyage Hurtigruten | MS Roald Amundsen | Roundtrip Santiago |
from $20,027 DetailsID: 1375777 |
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220216
Feb 16 2022 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
24-night The Ross Sea Voyage Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $31,550 DetailsID: 1376195 |
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211211
Dec 11 2021 |
Silver Explorer |
6-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Explorer | Roundtrip King George Island |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1379156 |
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211217
Dec 17 2021 |
Silver Explorer |
6-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Explorer | Roundtrip King George Island |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1379165 |
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211223
Dec 23 2021 |
Silver Explorer |
6-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Explorer | Roundtrip King George Island |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1379166 |
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211229
Dec 29 2021 |
Silver Explorer |
6-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Explorer | Roundtrip King George Island |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1379167 |
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220203
Feb 3 2022 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1380022 |
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220214
Feb 14 2022 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1380023 |
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220225
Feb 25 2022 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1380024 |
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221121
Nov 21 2022 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $14,995 DetailsID: 1380025 |
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221202
Dec 2 2022 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $14,995 DetailsID: 1380026 |
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221226
Dec 26 2022 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $14,995 DetailsID: 1380027 |
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230106
Jan 6 2023 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,395 DetailsID: 1380028 |
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230117
Jan 17 2023 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,395 DetailsID: 1380029 |
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230128
Jan 28 2023 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,395 DetailsID: 1380030 |
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230208
Feb 8 2023 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,395 DetailsID: 1380031 |
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230219
Feb 19 2023 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,395 DetailsID: 1380032 |
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230302
Mar 2 2023 |
Viking Octantis |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,395 DetailsID: 1380033 |
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220308
Mar 8 2022 |
Viking Octantis |
18-night Antarctic and South America Discovery Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Buenos Aires/Rio de Janeiro |
from $18,995 DetailsID: 1380034 |
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221105
Nov 5 2022 |
Viking Octantis |
17-night South America and Antarctic Discovery Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Rio de Janeiro/Buenos Aires |
from $18,995 DetailsID: 1380066 |
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221213
Dec 13 2022 |
Viking Octantis |
14-night Antarctic Adventure Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Octantis | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $17,395 DetailsID: 1380067 |
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221017
Oct 17 2022 |
Viking Polaris |
17-night South America and Antarctic Discovery Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Rio de Janeiro/Buenos Aires |
from $18,995 DetailsID: 1380080 |
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221102
Nov 2 2022 |
Viking Polaris |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,195 DetailsID: 1380082 |
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221113
Nov 13 2022 |
Viking Polaris |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $14,995 DetailsID: 1380083 |
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221124
Nov 24 2022 |
Viking Polaris |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $14,995 DetailsID: 1380084 |
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221205
Dec 5 2022 |
Viking Polaris |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $14,995 DetailsID: 1380085 |
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221216
Dec 16 2022 |
Viking Polaris |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $14,995 DetailsID: 1380086 |
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221227
Dec 27 2022 |
Viking Polaris |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $14,995 DetailsID: 1380087 |
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230107
Jan 7 2023 |
Viking Polaris |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,395 DetailsID: 1380088 |
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230118
Jan 18 2023 |
Viking Polaris |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,395 DetailsID: 1380089 |
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230129
Jan 29 2023 |
Viking Polaris |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,395 DetailsID: 1380090 |
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230209
Feb 9 2023 |
Viking Polaris |
12-night Antarctic Explorer Cruise Viking Cruises | Viking Polaris | Roundtrip Buenos Aires |
from $15,395 DetailsID: 1380091 |
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220105
Jan 5 2022 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
11-night Expedition Antarctica Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $18,449 DetailsID: 1380094 |
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220204
Feb 4 2022 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
11-night Expedition Antarctica Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $18,449 DetailsID: 1380095 |
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221212
Dec 12 2022 |
Crystal Endeavor® |
11-night Expedition Antarctica Crystal Cruises® | Crystal Endeavor® | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $17,449 DetailsID: 1380096 |
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220108
Jan 8 2022 |
Marina |
20-night Polar & Patagonian Voyage Oceania Cruises | Marina | Buenos Aires/Santiago (San Antonio) |
from $4,449 DetailsID: 1380741 |
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220108
Jan 8 2022 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
14-night Expedition to Charcot and Peter I Islands Cruise Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $17,330 DetailsID: 1381588 |
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220122
Jan 22 2022 |
Le Commandant Charcot |
11-night The Weddell Sea and Larsen Ice Shelf Cruise Ponant Cruises | Le Commandant Charcot | Roundtrip Ushuaia |
from $14,450 DetailsID: 1381589 |
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220220
Feb 20 2022 |
Silver Wind |
29-night Antarctica Cruise Silversea Cruises | Silver Wind | Ushuaia/Buenos Aires |
Call for Price DetailsID: 1383002 |
Mesmerizing Antarctica!
Antarctica is a land of extremes: it is the coldest and driest continent on Earth and has the highest average elevation. As the fifth largest continent in the world, Antarctica is also the most Southern, overlying the "South Pole". Scarcely touched by humans, the frozen land boasts breathtaking scenery, broken by only a handful of scientific bases and a "permanent" population of scientists numbering only a few thousand. Visitors to Antarctica generally must brave rough sea crossings aboard ice-strengthened vessels, but those who do are rewarded with amazing scenery and tremendous and unique wildlife.
Antarctica is notable for being the only continent with no significant land plant life and no native land mammals, reptiles, or amphibians. (There are no polar bears; they are only at the North Pole.) However its shoreline serves as nesting ground for many species of migratory birds and penguins, and the Southern Ocean surrounding it is home to many fish and marine mammals, including whales.
For tourists, Antarctica is accessible only during the austral summer season from November to March, during which sea ice melts enough to allow access, coastal temperatures can rise up to highs of 57°F and there are twenty four hours of daylight. During the winter the sea is impassable. Temperatures can fall to -40°C/F and there are twenty four hours of darkness.
The above temperatures apply to the islands and coastal regions that tourists ordinarily visit. Temperatures in the interior, such as the South Pole, are far harsher, with summer highs of around 5°F and winter lows plummeting to -112°F.
Antarctic Peninsula - Antarctica's principal destination, nearest to Tierra del Fuego, with the impressive topography of the Antarctic Andes, island hot springs, the continent's densest concentration of research stations
East Antarctica - The Eastern Hemisphere's vast icy desert wasteland that makes up most of the continent is probably the least well known to tourists, but there are a few interesting destinations, including Mawson's Huts, and the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility
Ross Sea - The principal destination for cruise ships leaving Australia and New Zealand has some of Antarctica's most impressive sights around volcanic Ross Island and the huge Transantarctic Mountain Chain
South Pole - Unlike its northern cousin, the South Pole sits upon stationary ground, and therefore supports a permanent research station and a ceremonial "pole"
West Antarctica - With the exception of the Antarctic Peninsula, West Antarctica is barren and empty, even of research stations (except for the Brunt Ice Shelf), but it does contain the continent's highest & lowest points, the former of which you can climb on a guided expedition
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