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Weddell Sea & Antarctic Peninsula Cruise

Antarctica

2010 Departures

Jan 24
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Days11
Visiting6 Locations
CountriesArgentina - Chile - Antarctica
OrientationOne Way
CategoriesAdventure & Eco Travel
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The February 27, 2009 departure is 10 days and 9 nights and starts at $5190 per person double occupancy.

The January 27 & March 14, 2009 and March 23, 2010 departures are walking expeditions which will include 3 - 6 hour hikes.

The November 23, 2009 departure is a special cruise "In Search of the Emperor Penguin".

The December 3, 2009 departure is a 13 day, 12 night expedition.

The Antarctic Peninsula offers you the most dramatic scenery and biggest variety of wildlife in Antarctica. In the southern summer large ice-free areas provide breeding grounds for very large numbers of seabirds and seals.

From King George Island and Penguin Island we will sail down to the beautiful Paradise Bay, where you can go ashore on the Antarctic mainland.

The narrow and spectacular Lemaire Channel is surrounded by mountains and glaciers and a popular passage for several species of whales journeying up and down the sheltered Antarctic Peninsula waterways. In the Antarctic Peninsula Minke Whales, the smallest of the rorqual whales, and ferocious-looking Leopard Seals are common.

Itinerary

Day 1
Visiting: Ushuaia - Beagle Channel
On Board the Professor Multanovskiy or Professor Molchanov
Meals: Dinner
In the afternoon, we embark in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world located at the Beagle Channel and sail through this scenic waterway for the rest of the evening.
Days 2 - 3
Visiting: Drake Passage
On Board the Professor Multanovskiy or Professor Molchanov
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
During the next two days we will sail across the Drake Passage. When we cross the Antarctic Convergence, we arrive in the circum-Antarctic up welling zone. In this area we may meet Wandering Albatrosses, Grey Headed Albatrosses, Black-browed Albatrosses, Light-mantled Sooty Albatrosses, Cape Pigeons, Southern Fulmars, Wilsons Storm Petrels, Blue Petrels and Antarctic Petrels. Near the South Shetland Islands, we glimpse at the first icebergs.
Day 4
Visiting: Antarctic Peninsula
On Board the Professor Multanovskiy or Professor Molchanov
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
We will sail into the Weddell Sea and if the Antarctic Sound is accessible and the ice does not prevent us to sail further, we might see the huge tabular icebergs that announce our arrival to the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula. We plan to visit Paulet Island with a million pairs of Adelie Penguins. In the afternoon we visit Snow Hill with the remains of the Nordenskiöld expedition.
Day 5
Visiting: Antarctic Peninsula
On Board the Professor Multanovskiy or Professor Molchanov
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Between Snow Hill Island and James Ross Island we will make our first attempt to observe Emperor Penguins on the ice-edge making their way to open water. In case this should fail we will tray again on day 6. We might also visit Seymour Island, where many fossils can be found, and the Argentinean station Esperanza on the Antarctic Continent, where we can observe Adelie Penguins, Cape Petrels, Pale-faced Sheathbills, Skuas, Kelp Gulls and Antarctic Terns.
Day 6
At Sea
On Board the Professor Multanovskiy or Professor Molchanov
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
If the ice allows us to go further into the Weddell Sea area we will visit Devil Island and Vega Island with a large colony of Adelie Penguins and a magnificent view for those hikers who can make it to the top of the hill. Melting ice sometimes provides spectacular waterfall from the cliffs close to point Well-Met.
Day 7
Visiting: Antarctic Peninsula
On Board the Professor Multanovskiy or Professor Molchanov
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
On our way north through the Antarctic Sound we might pay a visit to the Argentinean station Esperanza on the Antarctic Continent. We will still look out for Emperor penguins on the ice-floes. In the afternoon we may visit Gourdin Island, with three penguin species; Chinstraps, Gentoo and Adelies.
Day 8
Visiting: Half Moon Island - Deception Island
On Board the Professor Multanovskiy or Professor Molchanov
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
In the morning we have planned to visit Half Moon Island where we can see Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins, various other bird-species and Southern Elephant Seals and Weddell seals. Early in the afternoon we will sail to Deception where we have the last landing of our voyage at Pendulum cove.
Days 9 - 10
Visiting: Drake Passage
On Board the Professor Multanovskiy or Professor Molchanov
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
In the Drake Passage we have again a chance of seeing many seabirds and to take advantage of the knowledge of our lecture team.
Day 11
Visiting: Ushuaia
Meals: Breakfast
We arrive in the morning and disembark in Ushuaia.

Notes

All itineraries are for guidance only. Programs may vary depending on local ice and weather conditions and in order to take advantage of opportunities to see wildlife.

Flexibility is paramount for expedition cruises.

Price Includes
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Sightseeing Per Itinerary
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