Additional Information
What’s Included?
- 1 night pre-expedition shared hotel stay in Ushuaia, Argentina with continental breakfast.
- Group welcome dinner in Ushuaia.
- Group transfers from the hotel to the ship on embarkation and from the ship to the airport on disembarkation + all miscellaneous service taxes and port charges.
- Fine Dining on board the Ocean Albatros: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Shore landings and Zodiac excursions as permitted by weather and local conditions.
- Ski guide services, maintaining a 4:1 client to guide ratio.
- Presentations by our Expedition Team and guest speakers.
- Comprehensive pre-departure information package.
- Use of a pair of rubber expedition boots on loan for shore landings.
- Photographic trip log shared after the voyage.
- Memories that last a lifetime!
Optional
- Kayaking, skiing/snowboarding, trekking, a pre-trip glacier travel course, polar plunge, photography workshops, fine art coffee table books by Mosaic Studios.
Itinerary*
Day 1 – Arrive in Ushuaia, Argentina. Orientation with ski or trekking guide. Welcome Dinner. Overnight in Ushuaia.
Day 2 – Board the Ocean Albatros and set sail down the Beagle Channel.
Day 3 – Cross the Drake Passage. Sperm, fin, and humpback whales, along with skies o’seabirds will accompany our journey.
Day 4 – Continue crossing the Drake Passage, possible afternoon ski and trekking objectives at Deception Island in the South Sheltlands.
Day 5 – Ski and trekking objectives at Charlotte Bay and Bluff Island.
Day 6 – Ski and trekking objectives at Nansen and Enterprise Islands. Zodiac cruises, penguin rookeries, and kayaking.
Day 7 – Ski and trekking objectives at Wenke Island and Damoy Point. Lemaire Channel.
Day 8 – Ski and trekking objectives at Ronge Island, Mt. Britannia. Visit penguin rookery at Georges Point on Cuverville Island.
Day 9 – Ski and trekking objectives on Brabant Island at Chiguano Bay. Killer whale and leopard seal sightings. Zodiac cruises, penguin rookeries, and kayaking.
Day 10 – New ski descents and nature cruises Livingston Island and Half Moon Bay in the South Shetlands. Zodiac cruises, penguin rookeries, and kayaking; begin journey north in the evening.
Day 11 & 12 – Sail Drake Passage; pass the dramatic cliffs of Cape Horn.
Day 13 – Disembark the Ocean Albatros in Ushuaia, Argentina.
*Flexibility is necessary for all Antarctic travel. The program is subject to change throughout the journey depending on ice, weather, and local conditions. Safety is our #1 priority.
