Emblematic Antarctica
Highlights
- Witness the region's remarkable wildlife: humpback whales; Gentoo, Adélie and chinstrap penguins; leopard, crabeater and Weddell seals; and numerous seabirds.
- Enjoy thrilling expert-led shore visits in zodiac inflatables and participate in hiking and kayaking opportunities with a team of experienced naturalist guides.
- Learn about Antarctica's rich history and global scientific significance with research station and former whaling station visits (conditions permitting), and a fascinating on board lecture program.
If there is one place on the globe that fires the imagination of travelers and arouses in them an instant thirst for adventure, it is the immaculate and faraway lands of the White Continent. Inhabited by a surprising endemic fauna, the Antarctic will welcome you during an 11-day expedition cruise (for your comfort, your cruise package includes an overnight in Buenos Aires the day before embarkation and the flights to/from Ushuaia).
At the border between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean, you will enter Drake Passage. At the roaring fifties and the screaming sixties, the wind blows and the waves beat against the stem of the ship. In the sky, cape petrels lead you toward their realm until you reach the first of the continent’s lands. Ice is there in all its forms. The mountainous landscapes open up to give way to huge calving glaciers, tabular icebergs drift in the middle of the Southern Ocean, and the sea ice shimmers in the distance.
On board, the naturalists reveal to you the secrets of this unique ecosystem. As you near the shores, the first penguins appear. Gentoo, Adélie, chinstrap, these surprising birds, emblematic of the Antarctic, share their beaches with leopard, crabeater and Weddell seals. During an outing on land or at sea, in a Zodiac dinghy or a kayak, you will move through a stunning decor bathed in polar light.
Ships
Le Boréal
Le Lyrial
L’Austral
Standard Activities
About the Emblematic Antarctica
If there is one place on the globe that fires the imagination of travelers and arouses in them an instant thirst for adventure, it is the immaculate and faraway lands of the White Continent. Inhabited by a surprising endemic fauna, the Antarctic will welcome you during an 11-day expedition cruise (for your comfort, your cruise package includes an overnight in Buenos Aires the day before embarkation and the flights to/from Ushuaia).
At the border between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean, you will enter Drake Passage. At the roaring fifties and the screaming sixties, the wind blows and the waves beat against the stem of the ship. In the sky, cape petrels lead you toward their realm until you reach the first of the continent’s lands. Ice is there in all its forms. The mountainous landscapes open up to give way to huge calving glaciers, tabular icebergs drift in the middle of the Southern Ocean, and the sea ice shimmers in the distance.
On board, the naturalists reveal to you the secrets of this unique ecosystem. As you near the shores, the first penguins appear. Gentoo, Adélie, chinstrap, these surprising birds, emblematic of the Antarctic, share their beaches with leopard, crabeater and Weddell seals. During an outing on land or at sea, in a Zodiac dinghy or a kayak, you will move through a stunning decor bathed in polar light.
Itinerary Day to Day
Buenos Aires
The day before your cruise embarkation, you will be greeted by our local representative at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza international airport in the arrival hall. A shuttle from the airport will be available to take you to your hotel.
Check-in from late morning.
Lunch on your own and time at leisure in the afternoon.
Dinner.
Overnight at the 5* hotel Sofitel Recoleta.
Ushuaia & Embarkation
Crossing the Drake Passage
Antarctic Peninsula
Crossing the Drake Passage
Return to Ushuaia & Buenos Aires
Route Map
No Single Supplement on Selected Cabins
The supplement for single usage of a double cabin is waived, according to availability and staterooms categories.
Anja Blacha is the youngest German to have climbed the Seven Summits. Moreover, she wrote history as the first woman ever to ski solo and unsupported from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole. Accelerated by her love to travel, she climbed the highest mountain on each continent within less than three years since her very first mountain expedition.
Languages spoken: German and English
Moroccan mountaineer Bouchra Baibanou is the first North African woman to have climbed Everest in 2017, and the first Moroccan to have climbed all seven of the world’s peaks. She has also climbed Mount Vinson, the highest peak on the Antarctic continent. Today, she is dedicated to the empowerment and development of young girls.
Spoken language: French
Laurent Mayet is the co-founder of the think tank Le Cercle Polaire which focuses on developing a greater knowledge and better governance of the polar regions (political lobbying and cultural and educational actions). He is the co-director of the revue North and South Poles with Stéphane Hergueta and returns regularly to both the Arctic and the Antarctic, including the geographical Poles.
He held the positions of Special Advisor and the assistant to the former Prime Minister Michel Rocard, Ambassador for Polar Affairs, and Interministerial Coordinator of the National Roadmap for the Arctic from 2009 to 2016, Special Representative on Polar Affairs (2016-2017) and Deputy Ambassador in charge of Ocean Affairs (2018) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is currently in charge of Polar Issues at the Ministry of Education and Youth.
An engineer and oceanographer, he holds the superior teaching degree in physical sciences in France and a postgraduate degree in the philosophy of science.
Languages spoken : french, english and spanish