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What's Included

Experpert Guides

18 nights aboard ship

1 night hotel

Easy ship travel, optional walks and Zodiac rides, optional sea kayaking

Your Tour Itinerary Includes

Day 1 - Meet in Ushuaia, Argentina.

Day 2 - Board your expedition vessel and begin the journey to Antarctica through the Beagle Channel. Turn northeast toward the Falkland Islands.

Day 3 - Cruise toward the Falkland Islands, enjoying lectures, movies, and slide show presentations on what's in store for the next two weeks.

Days 4-5 - In the Falklands, visit Westpoint Island, where rockhopper penguins and blackbrowed albatross nest, Carcass Island, where Magellanic penguins burrow in the tussock grass and flightless steamer ducks and tussock birds abound, and the very British town of Port Stanley.

Days 6-8 - Sail to South Georgia, a spectacular mountainous island some 800 miles southeast of the Falklands.

Days 9-11 - Explore South Georgia, including stops at the Salisbury Plain, where colorful king penguins crowd the beaches, and the Bay of Isles, another haven for king penguins. You'll also visit Grytviken, the center of whaling operations for the world until 1965, and where Shackleton's grave lies.

Days 12-13 - Cross the Scotia Sea to the southwest. Time and weather permitting, visit the remote South Orkney Islands en route.

Days 14-17 - Explore the South Shetland Islands and continue down the Antarctic Peninsula. Our itinerary here focuses on scenic areas with large concentrations of wildlife, with possible stops at Paradise Bay or Hope Bay, where you'll see some of Antarctica's most dramatic scenery, including ever-calving glaciers and iceberg sculptures of fantastic shape and form. We also usually visit one or more research stations. (The 20-day departure spends one additional day on the Peninsula.)

Days 18-19 - Cruise across the Drake Passage, passing over the Antarctic Convergence.

Day 20 - Arrive in Ushuaia in the early morning and depart.

Note - This trip is not an exclusive Mountain Travel Sobek departure, and is operated by Quark Expeditions, the most experienced company specializing in polar expedition cruising for over 15 years

Sightseeing Highlights

Our grandest Antarctica journey: Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Antarctic Peninsula

South Georgia: Spectacular mountains, home to king penguins, historical sites of Shackleton rescue.

Falkland Islands
Nesting albatross, other species of penguins, and the cultural aspects of Port Stanley.

Antarctic Peninsula
Stunning mountains, glaciers and icebergs, large colonies of Adélie, chinstrap and gentoo penguins, lots of seals and whales, research stations. Our voyage aboard the Akademik Ioffe features a small fleet of kayaks for paddling options (weather and ice conditions permitting).

Our ships feature a small fleet of kayaks for paddling options on most voyages (weather and ice conditions permitting). A perfect way to enhance your adventure!

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Details & Specials

Winter 2008/2009 Prices

$8,025-$18,500 (depending on cabin & departure)

$695 Sea Kayaking Option

Fuel Surcharge - TBA

Winter 2009/2010 Prices

$8,890-$25,290 (depending on cabin & departure)

No Fuel Surcharge!

$795 Sea Kayaking Option

Single supplement varies—please see detailed itinerary or give us a call for more information.

Please note— These are not exclusive MTS departures. However, our itinerary is 1 day longer as our trips include a pre-trip night in Ushuaia.

Winter 2008/2009 Options

$695 Kayaking

Winter 2009/2010 Options

$795 Sea Kayaking Option

SPECIALS