Fly in & Out of Antarctica

Fly from Punta Arenas to the King George Island and navigate aboard a comfortable sailboat.


Antartica in a Sail Boat
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The best of all worlds – an intimate up-close Antarctica experience on an Expedition Sailing Yacht combined with the convenience and time-saving travel of Flying across the Drake!

Duration: 14 days
Starts: Punta Arenas, Chile
Ends: Punta Arenas, Chile
Language: English Speaking Voyage

*Actual amount of days in Antarctica could vary due to weather and/or logistics.


Included


Explore Antarctica on an Expedition Sailboat where we will encounter penguin colonies, breaching whales, and leopard Seals. Each day is something new – we take in what Antarctica gives to us, which the flexibility of a small yacht allows us to do. We will visit penguin colonies, watch many types of seals. Explore from eye level with zodiac tours and kayaks. Plus if the weather allows anyone interested can sleep a night ashore!

Itinerary

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Day 1: Start your Antarctic Adventure
Our team will pick you up from your hotel, timing to be confirmed the day before, and transfer you to the local airport, where you will board our charter flight to King George Island in the South Shetlands, where our yacht will be waiting for you to start a journey of a lifetime. Please note that the flight to Antarctica is 100% weather and logistics dependent and there is not a fixed time for departure.

Days 2 - 13: Explore Antarctica on an Expedition yacht
Explore Antarctica on an Expedition yacht. Each day will be different and can include zodiac tours, landings at penguin colonies, exploring historic scientific bases and whaling sites, kayaking. The flexibility allows you to take full advantage of whatever Antarctica gives to us – be it an incredible southern sunset or a breaching whale. We can stop and enjoy – not just once, but every time. While South there will data collected for various scientific projects and everyone can participate.

Day 14: Return to King George Island and board your flight to Punta Arenas
Return to King George Island and board your flight to Punta Arenas. Look out your window and get a last glimpse at the white continent. Punta Arenas felt like the end of the world when you left and now it feels like a buzzing metropolis after 2 weeks of serenity in Antarctica

Pre trip: Please arrive at the departure port/city AT LEAST 36 hours prior to your trip start – WHY, if there is any delay by an airline, or your luggage is lost, you will have a chance to make the trip. Also traveling south is usually a long journey, so it’s nice to have a day + to recuperate before starting on the journey on a lifetime.
The night before the flight to Antarctica there will be a mandatory Safety Briefing where we will explain how the next day will play out. We will also hand you the boots for you to test your size and exchange if necessary. We will also provide vacuums for you to clean your backpacks and pockets, for biosecurity reasons.


What makes this trip unique?


Quality Time
By flying across the Drake Passage, all of our time is spent in Antarctica. The two weeks are two weeks in the ice, with the icebergs, the whales, and the penguins. If there are a few days of snow, then within two weeks there is a high chance you’ll get a few great days of sun. Hoping for a great high latitude sunset or two? By having two weeks, you increase your chances of experiencing it. Two weeks allows us the chance to feel the rhythm of Antarctica, to notice changes, and to observe the details and differences of each penguin colony.

Micro cruises
Micro Cruises: Our sailboats carrie a maximum of 12 passengers and one guide. This means when going ashore to a penguin colony you are not crowded with 100 other passenger vying for the best view. It means that you can have space and quiet to explore Antarctica. It means you can have your spaceon the deck . No elbowing or hurrying on deck for the best spot.
With maximum 12 passengers, you leave with new friends. There is strong camaraderie onboard between guests and with crew!

All Included
Once you step onboard, it’s all included: excursions, meals, wine with dinner, gin and tonics with glacier ice (collected by guests!).
When in Antarctica the focus should be on the experience – the whole experience.

Flexibility
The vessel’s size means we can maneuver into small coves and passages. The crew and itinerary flexibility means that when there is an opportunity – we go for it.
The light is fantastic after dinner and a few passengers want to go for a zodiac cruise – let’s go! Whales are bubble feeding? Let’s stay and watch. A leopard seal is on the hunt for a penguin – let’s slow down and see what happens. The afternoon is so amazing at a penguin colony that no one wants to rush back for dinner? We’ll push back dinner another hour to enjoy the time onshore.

Itinerary

Day 1: Start your Antarctic Adventure
Our team will pick you up from your hotel, timing to be confirmed the day before, and transfer you to the local airport, where you will board our charter flight to King George Island in the South Shetlands, where our yacht will be waiting for you to start a journey of a lifetime. Please note that the flight to Antarctica is 100% weather and logistics dependent and there is not a fixed time for departure.

Days 2 - 13: Explore Antarctica on an Expedition yacht
Explore Antarctica on an Expedition yacht. Each day will be different and can include zodiac tours, landings at penguin colonies, exploring historic scientific bases and whaling sites, kayaking. The flexibility allows you to take full advantage of whatever Antarctica gives to us – be it an incredible southern sunset or a breaching whale. We can stop and enjoy – not just once, but every time. While South there will data collected for various scientific projects and everyone can participate.

Day 14: Return to King George Island and board your flight to Punta Arenas
Return to King George Island and board your flight to Punta Arenas. Look out your window and get a last glimpse at the white continent. Punta Arenas felt like the end of the world when you left and now it feels like a buzzing metropolis after 2 weeks of serenity in Antarctica

Pre trip: Please arrive at the departure port/city AT LEAST 36 hours prior to your trip start – WHY, if there is any delay by an airline, or your luggage is lost, you will have a chance to make the trip. Also traveling south is usually a long journey, so it’s nice to have a day + to recuperate before starting on the journey on a lifetime.
The night before the flight to Antarctica there will be a mandatory Safety Briefing where we will explain how the next day will play out. We will also hand you the boots for you to test your size and exchange if necessary. We will also provide vacuums for you to clean your backpacks and pockets, for biosecurity reasons.


What makes this trip unique?


Quality Time
By flying across the Drake Passage, all of our time is spent in Antarctica. The two weeks are two weeks in the ice, with the icebergs, the whales, and the penguins. If there are a few days of snow, then within two weeks there is a high chance you’ll get a few great days of sun. Hoping for a great high latitude sunset or two? By having two weeks, you increase your chances of experiencing it. Two weeks allows us the chance to feel the rhythm of Antarctica, to notice changes, and to observe the details and differences of each penguin colony.

Micro cruises
Micro Cruises: Our sailboats carrie a maximum of 12 passengers and one guide. This means when going ashore to a penguin colony you are not crowded with 100 other passenger vying for the best view. It means that you can have space and quiet to explore Antarctica. It means you can have your spaceon the deck . No elbowing or hurrying on deck for the best spot.
With maximum 12 passengers, you leave with new friends. There is strong camaraderie onboard between guests and with crew!

All Included
Once you step onboard, it’s all included: excursions, meals, wine with dinner, gin and tonics with glacier ice (collected by guests!).
When in Antarctica the focus should be on the experience – the whole experience.

Flexibility
The vessel’s size means we can maneuver into small coves and passages. The crew and itinerary flexibility means that when there is an opportunity – we go for it.
The light is fantastic after dinner and a few passengers want to go for a zodiac cruise – let’s go! Whales are bubble feeding? Let’s stay and watch. A leopard seal is on the hunt for a penguin – let’s slow down and see what happens. The afternoon is so amazing at a penguin colony that no one wants to rush back for dinner? We’ll push back dinner another hour to enjoy the time onshore.


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INCLUSIONS

• Luggage up to 50lb/23kg
• Wine/Beer with dinners
• Meals and Accommodation while onboard the yacht.
• Charter flight from King George Island to Punta Arenas
• Artic Muckboots for use in Antarctica
• Kayaking and camping (weather permitting)
• Celebration dinner or lunch in Punta Arenas at the end of the trip.
• Bennie hat with the logo of the yacht.
• Transfers from your hotel to the airport
• Itineraries are correct at the time of publication and may be subject to change

EXCLUSIONS

• Flights to/from home to Ushuaia / Punta Areans
• Anything not included in the “included list”.
• Required evacuation and medical insurance
• Delays due to weather. Please note: charter flights are 100% weather dependent, there is no exact time for arrival or departure, flights can be delay for up to several days due to weather.
• Meals and accommodation in Ushuaia / Punta Arenas before and after the trip Communication charges.
• Extra accommodation or transportation costs due to delays on flights for weather or logistical reasons


* The prices are per person in US Dollars, unless expressly specified in a different currency. In that case, payment will be in US dollars at the exchange rate of the day.
** Rates are correct at the time of publication. All prices will be re-confirmed by email at the time of booking.
NOTE: Embracing the unexpected is part of the legacy—and excitement—of expedition travel. When traveling in extremely remote regions, your expedition staff must allow the sea, the ice and the weather to guide route and itinerary details. This itinerary is a tentative outline of what you’ll experience on this voyage; please be aware that no specific itinerary can be guaranteed.

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