Over eleven magical days, you are about to explore the seventh continent of Antarctica. Of all our expeditions and destinations, this is the longest period we offer in one place. Antarctica is so special and magnificent that it deserves the maximum amount of time possible. The Expedition Team will guide you on landings and ice-cruising to get even closer to the amazing icescapes and wildlife. You might also have the opportunity to enjoy optional activities like snowshoeing and kayaking. Let’s not forget that you can participate in Citizen Science projects to help scientists all over the world better understand the wildlife and ecology of Antarctica.

Other cruise operators are content to just sail by and never bring their guests to set foot on the ice. Your expedition with us, however, will bring you ashore and on multiple small boat (RIB) ice-cruises, whenever weather and sea ice conditions are right. Thus, prepare to marvel at the massive ice fronts, icebergs, glacial walls, and frozen mountains—all in the safest and most sustainable way possible. Under the guidance of our experienced Expedition Team, you will also observe bustling colonies of everyone’s favorite flightless birds, some of which may be as curious to see you as you are to see them. With the otherworldly scenery of Antarctica as a backdrop, your first small step on each landing marks one giant leap in your adventure story.

Together, we will go places few have been before, and might even attempt to venture beyond a few possible landing zones on the Antarctic Peninsula, past the Antarctic Circle, and deep into the hidden corners of the continent. Weather and sea ice permitting, we will sail as far as the polar circle at 66°33’ South and beyond, on to Marguerite Bay. Rarely visited even by other expeditions, this wide bay is covered in ice for most of the year and is usually only accessible in the late austral summer season—but there is no guarantee even for that. Whales are known to frequent the area, while the icy islands are havens for Adélie penguin rookeries and other polar birdlife. Numerous scientific research bases are located around Marguerite Bay, where we will try to land if conditions allow, including the modern base on Horseshoe Island and the historic ruins on Stonington Island.