Relatively few humans set foot on the remote 7th Continent. Even fewer cross the Antarctic Circle. You can achieve both of these polar rites of passage on our 14-day Antarctic Peninsula: Crossing the Circle. Photograph penguin colonies, glaciers, remote bays and historical sites of the Peninsula while exploring by ship, Zodiac, kayak and during guided hikes. Our ultimate goal is to allow you to customize your adventure as you cross the 7th Continent off your bucket list.
We will start our voyage in Ushuaia, on the most southern tip of South America in Tierra de Fuego. Our ship will be the purpose designed and built
World Voyager operated by the Polar experts.
Rather than just Crossing the Antarctic Circle, the aim is to also land and explore. While this is not guaranteed - because nothing is guaranteed on a Polar expedition - it is certainly more possible later on in the season!
This is a wonderful time of the season to immerse yourself in the huge penguin rookeries and watch the antics of ‘teenage’ penguins learning to swim, harassing returning parents for food and sky larking around. This is a chance to find a good sitting rock and enjoy the unafraid wildlife. You are not supposed to get within five metres of a penguin, but no-one told them that!
This is also a good time of year for whale interactions, mostly with feeding humpbacks as by February they are getting full from all the feasting on krill and are now more likely to have time to interact with a zodiac. Before that they are very much in a ‘can’t talk, eating’ mode. This is a great chance to see ‘bubble netting’.
Every day is taken up with being surrounded by, and immersed in, the Antarctic experience. Whether that’s from the decks of the
World Voyager, or an impromptu zodiac cruise to follow a pod of Orcas, you won’t believe that any holiday will be as good as this again.
Want to ramp the adventure up just a notch? Try some sea kayaking. These ‘safe as houses’ plastic sea kayaks are a perfect way of getting very close to Antarctica. Go off exploring the coast line, or an ice berg alley, then land to wander through a penguin rookery or an old, abandoned Antarctic base. Kayaking is my favourite way to travel. Please be aware that the kayaking costs extra. And in case you’re wondering, in my many kayaking trips down here, I’ve never seen anyone fall in! You will be amazed at the interesting shapes that ice can take. Whether that be archways, tabular icebergs or ice floating with seals or penguins taking a rest.
There is an endless fascination with watching this frozen world.
And for those wanting to really taste the cold and adventure of Antarctica there is nothing like a polar plunge. It may look crazy, but it’s very safe with plungers wearing a harness and secured with a rope! The decks are lined with passengers of all ages waiting to take their turn to do the plunge.
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Departs 24 January 2028