WILDNESS & HISTORY
To/From Buenos Aires or Santiago
The Falklands boast albatross, king cormorants, nesting rockhopper penguins, and Magellanic penguins in their green tussock grass burrows. Stroll the photogenic colonial town of Stanley and visit the evocative Anglican Cathedral with its archway of whalebones.
Port Stanley FALKLAND ISLANDS
ISLAND OF KINGS Teeming wildlife and breathtaking scenery greet us at South Georgia. See daybreak over a colony of tens of thousands of king penguins, and at Grytviken, raise a glass to Sir Ernest Shackleton at his gravesite.
Ushuaia
SAILOR MILESTONE Embark a catamaran to sail the famed Beagle Channel, named after the ship that first charted the area, Darwin’s HMS Beagle.
SEAMLESS CONNECTIONS Fly by charter from Buenos Aires or Santiago to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city on the planet.
SOUTH GEORGIA
Drake Passage
SEVENTH CONTINENT Long hours of Antarctic daylight and a flexible schedule allow us to take advantage of the unexpected. Spend these days exploring the White Continent by Zodiac, kayak, on foot, and using our arsenal of tools for exploration.
Antarctic Sound
Weddell Sea Neumayer Channel
SEALIFE IS NICE Spend time at sea learning about the places and wildlife we’ll soon encounter, or shoot photos of albatross and petrels with your National Geographic photographer.
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
SOLAR ECLIPSE 2021 Our three ships will be in the Southern Ocean, positioned in the path of totality. While nature offers no guarantees, this could be the chance of a lifetime. Relevant dates: Nov. 18 & 19, 2021. Visit expeditions.com/eclipse to learn more.
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