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Antarctic Dream
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filterDay 1 : Ushuaia Passengers board the M/V Antarc ...Ushuaia Passengers board the M/V Antarctic Dream where you will be greeted by our Expedition Leader and staff and shown to your cabin. Check-in will begin at 2:30 pm on departure day. LD
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filterDay 2 : & 3. Drake Passage Wandering albatross ...& 3. Drake Passage Wandering albatrosses, storm petrels and other seabirds will escort the vessel as you sail south across this famous passage named after Sir Francis Drake, the 16thcentury English navigator. We will continue towards the Antarctic Convergence, a biological barrier where cold polar waters sink beneath the warmer waters of the more temperate zone. In 1819, the British explorer William Smith described the South Shetland Islands as "barren and covered with snow, with seals in abundance".
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filterDay 3 : Drake Passage Wandering albatrosses, st ...Drake Passage Wandering albatrosses, storm petrels and other seabirds will escort the vessel as you sail south across this famous passage named after Sir Francis Drake, the 16thcentury English navigator. We will continue towards the Antarctic Convergence, a biological barrier where cold polar waters sink beneath the warmer waters of the more temperate zone. In 1819, the British explorer William Smith described the South Shetland Islands as "barren and covered with snow, with seals in abundance".
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filterDay 4 : to 8 Antarctica Peninsula Besides the ...to 8 Antarctica Peninsula Besides the magnificent scenery of mountains, snow and ice, in Antarctica you can expect to see a wide variety of the native wildlife. Other birds to look out for are blue-eyed shags, gulls, cape petrels, skuas, snowy sheathbills and Antarctic terns. Marine mammals that you are likely to see include Weddell crab-eaters and leopard seals while orcas, humpback and mink whales may be spotted at close range.
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filterDay 5 : Antarctica Peninsula The program inclu ...Antarctica Peninsula The program includes your first landing on the White Continent (Neko Bay) and another on Port Lockroy (Gaudier Island). Neko Bay was discovered by Adrian de Gerlache, a Belgian explorer.
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filterDay 6 : Antarctica Peninsula Port Lockroy is c ...Antarctica Peninsula Port Lockroy is close to Wiencke Island in the Antarctic Peninsula and was the principle base of the 1944 Tabarin Operation - the scientific research included the Antarctic's first ionosphere measurements and also the first recording of an atmospheric whistle. BLD
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filterDay 7 :Antarctic ...Antarctica Peninsula
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filterDay 8 : Antarctic ...Antarctica Peninsula
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filterDay 9 : & 10. Drake Passage Today, we will leav ...& 10. Drake Passage Today, we will leave the Antarctic and head north back across the Drake Passage. Now in Whaler's Bay and Pendulum Cove where you can live the unique experience of swimming in this water. In the afternoon we will disembark at Hannah Point (Livingstone Island).
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filterDay 10 : Drake Passage This is one of the best p ...Drake Passage This is one of the best places in the Antarctic to see fauna and we should see Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins, giant petrels, Wilson petrels, skuas and blue-eyed shags. With luck, we should also see seaelephants. Is the chance to compare and revise notes and dwell on the adventures of the past week, to take in the final lectures and to enjoy the delicious gastronomy on board as you return to Ushuaia. BLD
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filterDay 11 : Ushuaia After an early breakfast we wil ...Ushuaia After an early breakfast we will land at 9:00 am and bid farewell to our guests. Thus ends an incredible and unique expedition. Please note that you should regard this itinerary as a guide only; our exact route and program varies according to the weather conditions we encounter. Flexibility is the key to success for all expeditions of the Antarctic Dream. BLD