|
Antarctica cruise and travel
|
Please browse through
our featured Antarctica tours. As one of the largest Antarctica
tours and Antarctica vacations websites, we are able to offer
you an incredible selection. Once you have found the Antarctica
tour of your choice, please call our Antarctica tour specialists
to book your tour! We only
sell companies that are a part of the
International Association of
Antarctica Tour Operators.
We have compiled a list of various
Antarctica tour operators and cruise lines who specialize in
travel to Antarctica and categorized them by trip length to make
your research easier.
Book your Antarctica tour today with Atlas Tours, your
Antarctica tour headquarters.
|
|
Antarctica
Cruises and Vacations
Please click on one of the following "Antarctica Travel"
links to see a list of trips - Many dates & itineraries to
choose from
|
|
Antarctica
Information
Take advantage of the long days of southern
summer, you will explore the vast colonies of penguins, observe some of
the great whales, watch hundreds of seals resting lazy on ice floes, and
marvel at the extraordinary variety of shapes, sizes and colors of
icebergs. Numerous seabirds trail in our wade, while the vistas are
magnificent, with towering glaciers and dramatic cliffs that drop almost
vertically into the sea.
Travel
Information
Visas: Since no-one owns Antarctica
no-one needs a visa to visit it. However, shipping schedules are at
the mercy of the ice and elements so, even if you are travelling
directly from your home country, you will need to bring a valid
passport since your vessel could quite possibly pull into the port
of another country for shelter. You will need visas for any
countries that your ship visits en route to Antarctica.
Health risks: Hypothermia, sunburn, dehydration, frostbite
and snow blindness
Time: Clock time is largely irrelevant (the tourist season
has about 20 hours' daylight each day), but most bases set their
clocks in accordance with their home countries.
Electricity: Each ship and each base has its own independent
electricity supply, but many of the ships are Russian with a 220V/50
Hz output into a standard European two-pin socket.
When To Go
Tourists cannot visit Antarctica during
the winter; pack ice extends 1000km (620mi) around the continent
making ship access impossible and the darkness (almost 24 hours a
day) does not lift until summer time. Add to this the midwinter
'chill' - temperatures can be -80 or 90° Celsius - and you begin to
realise that summer might be slightly more pleasant anyway.
November finds
penguins mating and nesting with eggs. October
and November are early summer when the pack ice is breaking up and
the birds, especially penguins, are courting and mating.
December and January represent the
height of summer and thus
the warmer months on the continent. Daylight lasts nearly 24 hours, penguin chicks emerge, and whale
sightseeing's increase.
February is the end of summer and many
chicks are leaving their nests. Many consider February the best time
for whale sightings. Antarctic summers are blessed with 18-24 hours
of daylight. In the late summer months of
February and March there are terrific whale-watching opportunities
and the adult penguins are ashore moulting. Remember also that some
vessels visit Antarctica 10 or more times in a single season and the
staff members and lecturers on these ships can become jaded and
burnt out well before the end of the summer.
|
Visit our
website dedicated to Antarctica Tours & Vacations!
www.escortedantarcticatours.com
For many other tours: Click
Here
Click Here for Information/Reservation
Form or Call 1-800-942-3301
All information presented is based on
promotional material provided
by all of these tour companies. It is presumed to be accurate and is subject
to change without notice. Call 1-800-942-3301 for details.
Home
| Marketplace
| About Us
| Privacy
Policy | Site
User Agreement
|
