Itinerary: Journey to Antarctica

WARM WELCOME Begin in warm Buenos Aires or Santiago, where you’ll see city highlights as well as lesserknown gems before flying by charter air to Ushuaia.

Ushuaia

SOUTHERNMOST CITY Sail the famed Beagle Channel, named after the ship Darwin sailed, before embarking your ship in Ushuaia and venturing south.

PENGUINS GALORE Step ashore to thousands of chinstrap and gentoo penguins. You’ll learn how climate change affects the penguin populations, and how best to capture images of penguins from a National Geographic photographer.

PARK & SKI Our Captain may “park” the ship in the fast ice, conditions permitting, so we can lower the gangplank for a once-in-a-lifetime walk over the sea ice—and conditions permitting, on early November departures crosscountry ski or snowshoe.

WE BRAKE FOR WHALES Spotters on the Bridge keep a constant watch for whales, and when they’re spotted you can be certain that our Captain will position us for the best sighting. RITE OF PASSAGE Crossing the legendary Drake Passage is a milestone in any explorer’s journal. Spot and photograph albatross and other seabirds that glide alongside the ship.

Drake Passage

DIVE DEEP Your undersea specialist may deploy an ROV up to depths of 300 metres to shoot video and images of places never before seen.

Antarctic Sound

Lemaire Channel

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Weddell Sea

Paradise Bay

GET CLOSE Hike, kayak, Zodiac cruise, and actively explore the seventh continent to linger among penguin colonies or hike to a vista overlooking a peaceful cove.

Bellinghausen Sea

ITINERARY: JOURNEY TO ANTARCTICA: THE WHITE CONTINENT

12 DAYS/11 NIGHTS—ABOARD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ORION, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENDURANCE, AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION FROM $18,680 (SEE PAGES 46-51 FOR DETAILS)

EXPEDITION DETAILS DATES (National Geographic Explorer): 2020 Nov. 9, 19, 29; Dec. 9, 19†, 29† 2021 Jan. 8, 18, 28; Feb. 7; Nov. 9; Dec. 9, 19†, 29†; 2022 Jan. 8; Feb. 7, 17 (National Geographic Orion): 2020 Nov. 28; Dec. 8, 18† 2021 Jan. 7, 17, 27; Feb. 6; (National Geographic Endurance): 2020 Nov. 28*; Dec. 8, 18† 2021 Nov. 8; Dec. 8, 18† (National Geographic Resolution): 2021 Dec. 8, 18†, 28† 2022 Jan. 7, 17, 27 National Geographic Orion and National Geographic Resolution departures route via Santiago instead of Buenos Aires. Visit our website. *This departure follows a slightly modified itinerary. Visit our website for details. †For holiday rates, see pages 46-51.

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• Book select 2021 departures by July 31, 2020, and receive a $1,000 special savings offer per person. Subject to availability, and may not be combined with o ther offers and pre- and post-extensions. Call for details.

ITINERARY AT A GLANCE Day 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina (National Geographic Explorer& National Geographic Endurance) or Santiago, Chile (National Geographic Orion & National Geographic Resolution)/Overnight Hotel Day Fly To Ushuaia/Embark Day At Sea/Drake Passage Days Exploring Antarctica Days 1 At Sea Day 1 Disembark in Ushuaia, Argentina/Fly to Buenos Aires (National Geographic Explorer & National Geographic Endurance) or Santiago, Chile (National Geographic Orion & National Geographic Resolution)

Visit expeditions.com/antarctic for a day-by-day itinerary.

OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS Prior to your voyage, add two days in Buenos Aires (National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Endurance) or two days in Santiago (National Geographic Orion, National Geographic Resolution). Add a four-day post-voyage extension to Easter Island (all ships), or three days post-voyage at Iguazú Falls (National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Endurance only). See pages 40-41.