The Best Antarctica Travel Agency?

Rather than dilute our expertise by selling tours in other regions like a regular travel agency, we made a conscious choice to focus solely on Antarctica and South America.

This way, not only are we always in-tune with what is going on down on the White Continent—from the operators, their ships and itineraries, to the on board programs, food, services, amenities, and adventure options—but we are also experts in pre- and post-cruise extensions (and the logistics of getting there), seamlessly combining your Antarctica cruise of choice with tailor-made tours to other incredible bucket list destinations such as Patagonia, Machu Picchu, Easter Island, and the Amazon Rainforest, thereby providing a full travel service.

Each season, year in, year out, our polar specialists head out to Antarctica on different ships to both ensure the vessels, expedition staff, food, cabins, crew and service are up to our standards and expectations, and to be as informed as possible in order to help our clients choose the right trip for them.

It’s this first-hand, expert knowledge of the ship you’ll be on, the experiences you’ll have, and the destinations you’ll be visiting that makes us better equipped to answer your specific questions and differentiates us from other Antarctica travel agencies.

As a specialist Antarctica travel agent we represent many different ships and can offer you a far broader choice of voyage options, not just the restricted routes and availability a single ship operator can offer.

What’s more, we offer trips for the same price as the operators themselves, so you don’t pay more for our knowledge and experience. In fact, with our position across the entire marketplace, we can even point out any special offers available that you could take advantage of to save you money.

An additional downside to dealing with operators directly is their blinkered bias towards their own products, and lack of knowledge about potentially better alternatives.

Our independent nature means we don’t have any ties to any specific ships or operators, so you will only ever receive objective advice and impartial recommendations curated to your interests and requirements. Goodbye polar pigeonholing, hello polar perfection.

We understand that visiting Antarctica requires a significant investment, and that parting with such a large sum can be a potential source of considerable anxiety. Nobody wants to be taken advantage of, and wanting to get the best value for your money is completely understandable.

Rest safe in the knowledge that you’ll never pay more for your cruise (or any of the optional adventure activities) than if you had booked directly with the ship operator, or any other reputable Antarctica travel agent. In fact, in the unlikely event you find the same trip for a better price anywhere else, please let us know and we will gladly match it.

Another benefit to working with a specialist agency is that should there ever be an issue with your voyage (like a trip being canceled—doesn’t happen often, but can happen) we have access to other ship options allowing us to assist in finding a replacement voyage (if available). This has been known to happen on rare occasions and our clients have been thankful they booked with Antarctica Cruises.

Antarctica is a wild realm where the elements are unpredictable and potentially perilous. Put your mind at ease knowing we only work with the most trusted of operators, all of whom are IAATO members who have demonstrated that they have the experience needed and contingency plans in place to anticipate and respond to any emergency situations, should they arise.

We understand that a trip to Antarctica takes a considerable amount of planning, but that navigating and researching the inordinate amount of options and information online can be particularly mind-boggling. Worse still, the prospect of overlooking critical considerations or not fully understanding what lies in store is daunting.

Our customer-centric ethos ensures that you and your journey—from research, to booking, to travel, and homeward return—are always the focal point, your preparedness for your polar adventure and pleasure thereon, paramount to us. Take comfort in having our experts and detailed online resources on hand to walk and talk you through everything you need to know.

An Antarctic voyage is not your average annual vacation. Incomparable in terms of its intimate wildlife encounters, gripping history, inimitable icescapes and desolate beauty, an expedition to this unearthly domain is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, one that yields unparalleled adventure in every sense of the word.

Rather than seeing Antarctica through the lens of an outsider from a large ship at a distance on a cruise-only itinerary or tiny plane window a few thousand feet above it on a fly-over, with Antarctica Cruises you’ll explore the White Continent intimately by small ship with daily zodiac and shore excursions, partaking in a range of polar activities, allowing you to truly enter into the mindset, and follow in the footsteps, of the great explorers of the Heroic Age.

We advocate and promote the practice of safe and environmentally responsible travel to the Antarctic by only working with the best small ship operators in Antarctica who are IAATO members.

This means they have demonstrated a commitment to follow the necessary precautions and protocols to visit Antarctica safely and responsibly, including ensuring staff and crew have all the necessary experience and training on how to approach and keep a safe distance from wildlife, have a minimal impact on the natural environment, and to provide educational programs to develop environmental advocacy for Antarctica.