13-Day Antarctica Tours

Step aboard the MS Fram for your 13-day Antarctica and Argentina Cruise through the Antarctic Peninsula. Embark on an exploration filled with guided Antarctica tours, lectures, and PolarCirkel boat landings. Upon your arrival in Buenos Aires, our local guides immerse you in this cosmopolitan city's urbane delights. Once your Argentina and Antarctic Cruise begins you'll find yourself immersed in the beauties of the White Continent where you'll shift into high adventure with our nature-focused excursions and landings.

Depart the U.S. on your overnight flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

You will arrive in Buenos Aires in the morning. During the transfer to your hotel, an orientation tour of the city will be given. You will have the rest of the day to explore at leisure, or join an optional excursion.

After breakfast, transfer to your flight to Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city. You will enjoy an orientation tour of this popular and attractive resort town, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, rivers, and waterfalls, before boarding MS Fram for your Antarctica cruise. An informative evening welcome meeting will be held. [B/D]

Set sail for adventure during this two day Drake Passage crossing. Enjoy numerous lectures on fascinating Antarctica, considered one of the most breathtaking and beautiful continents. [B/L/D]

Antarctica, "The White Continent," is more than half the size of North America. On the Antarctic Peninsula, your tour will be filled with a number of unmatched experiences including:

• Sail through the narrow, glacier-lined Lemaire Channel,
• View Humpback and Killer whales, various penguins, and Elephant seals
• Share the breathtaking beauty of Neumayer Channel, with its majestic cliffs.

In addition during this amazing Antarctica tour PolarCirkel boats will visit various locations (weather permitting) including:

• Whaler's Bay with its warm springs and black volcanic sand.
• Half Moon Island is a rookery for Chinstrap penguins, and home to Kelp gulls, terns, skuas and sheathbills.
• Yankee Harbor, home to seals and some 4,000 Gentoo penguin pairs.
• Almirante Brown in Paradise Harbor has views of snowy peaks, ice cliffs, and sculpted bergs.
• Port Lockroy. At this British base, postcards postmarked "Antarctica" can be purchased.
• Neko Harbor's water has a fine mirror finish, flecked with bits of berg.
• Petermann Island, inhabited by the southernmost colony of Gentoo penguins.
• Cuverville Island boasts the largest known colony of Gentoo penguins in the Antarctic Peninsula.
• Wilhelmina Bay, a feeding ground for whales and seals.
• Antarctic Sound where huge mile-long tabular icebergs can be seen.
• Brown Bluff where Weddell seals are regular visitors.

While you cross this stretch of water, a series of lectures summing up your amazing Antarctica adventure will be given. [B/L/D]

In the morning, you will reach the Argentinean city of Ushuaia. Ushuaia is reckoned to be the most southerly city in the world and is situated on Tierra del Fuego Island south of the Magellan Strait. After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy independently. [B]

Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the U.S. [B]

Meal codes: [B] Breakfast [L] Lunch [D] Dinner

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*Cabin category H is equipped for physically challenged guests.

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