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Day 1 Buenos Aires - Tango, tastes and theatre
You’ll have one summer’s night to spend in the bustling capital of Argentina. This is where passionate tango was born and you can watch, or better yet join in, shows at numerous locations across the city. To fuel your dance moves, there’s plenty of delicious local food to sample, like meaty empanadas, choripán, top-notch Argentinian steak, Malbec red wine and of course creamy dulce de leche for dessert.
Day 2 Buenos Aires/Ushuaia - Meeting your ship at the ‘End of the World’
Estimated time of departure is 7:00 PM
A flight takes you to Ushuaia early in the morning. Being at the southern tip of South America’s mainland, this port city seems to proudly call itself the ‘End of the World’. MS Roald Amundsen is here, ready and waiting to begin your journey ever south. Over the next two weeks, you’ll appreciate that, of all the possible places in the world, the winner of the ‘End of the World’ title is without a doubt actually Antarctica.
Once you’ve embarked the ship, there will be a mandatory safety briefing, followed by a welcome ceremony by your Expedition Team. The ship will also launch and set sail into the Beagle Channel. After you’ve had some time to relax and unpack in your cabin, a dinner will be held to welcome everyone on board and toast to a great expedition together.
Day 3-4 Drake Passage - Closing in on Antarctica
Day 5-15 Antarctica - Exploring south of the Antarctic Circle
Antarctica certainly doesn’t disappoint. It is a place of pure wonder and joy. You’ll gaze across waters full of intricate icebergs as a never-ending horizon of brilliant white ice edges and snow-coated mountains stretch out in front of you. In the skies above and shores below, the likes of shearwaters, sandpipers, fulmars, prions and many other seabirds can be seen. With all this to enjoy, even the ten days we spend here may not seem enough.
Perhaps even more thrilling will be your first encounter with the huge colonies of penguins during one of our many landings ashore. Or how about watching whales swim freely in their natural habitat from the ship, or if you are really lucky, while being out with the small explorer boats or in a kayak as part of an optional activity.
Whatever wildlife encounters we might be fortunate enough to experience, we are careful to follow clear IAATO guidelines at all times. You’ll see that we live and breathe sustainability and are proud to have the lowest possible CO2 footprint of all expedition cruises to Antarctica.
During the Antarctic summer, new routes through the sea ice further south and below the Antarctic Circle often become possible. We’ll be hoping for just that. MS Roald Amundsen and its strengthened PC6 ice-hull will attempt to aim for Marguerite Bay and to explore islands along the way. First discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot in the early 20th century, the ol’ romantic named the bay after his wife. As long as the weather and sea ice are favourable, there might be the possibility to visit one of the few research stations, as well as Adélie penguin colonies which aren’t usually seen in the northern parts of the peninsula. Wherever we are and whenever possible, the Expedition Team will give you key information on the wildlife and the landscape to make your experience even more vivid. And of course, there will be both included landings and ice-cruising, as well as other optional activities.
Day 16-17 - Drake Passage - Returning to warmer waters
Day 18 Ushuaia/Buenos Aires - Ambassadors for Antarctica
Estimated time of arrival is 8:00 AM
It can be a bittersweet moment as we arrive back in Ushuaia. You’ll have experienced a journey that most can only dream of. But the time has come to leave Antarctica, the ship, the crew, and the Expedition Team behind, and part company with fellow explorers who have felt like family during this adventure together.
After you disembark the ship, a transfer brings you to the airport for your flight back to Buenos Aires. From there, you’ll either return home, head on elsewhere, or extend your stay in the city of tango to take in more of the beautiful culture and sites you didn’t get a chance to at the start of the expedition. We also offer an optional Post-Programme to the magnificent Iguazu waterfalls from here, if you are in no real hurry to get home.
Whatever you decide to do next, we hope your expedition with us has forever changed how you view sustainable exploration. Your personal experiences of Antarctica and the scientific insights you’ve gained are invaluable tools in helping all of us do what we can to protect it. Antarctica needs ambassadors. It needs you!