you to penguin rookeries, where you are welcomed by a committee of chattering birds. There will be leisurely Zodiac sightseeing cruises past icebergs or wildlife on the rocky shoreline.

During your four days exploring the Peninsula, you’ll make new friends over a game of cards in the lounge or a beverage in the bar. Don your parka and join fellow travelers on the deck as you sail through the Gerlache Strait or along the Danco Coast, past towering glacier-covered mountains that shoot to the sky. Don’t forget to pack your binoculars. There many be seals sunning on an ice floe or a raft of penguins feeding as you sail past.

History, wildlife, scenarey – Antarctica has it all. During the in-depth education program, the historian will recount the development of the region, pointing out the remains of buildings where explorers subsisted on hope and seal blubber. The ornithologist will take you ashore and help you identify different species of birds. You could cruise with a glaciologist through a bay filled with fantastically colored icebergs

Returing to Ushuaia across the Drake Passage, you know you are privileged to have set foot on Antarctica. The adventure will be with you forever. You may alreay be thinking of a return trip – as many have found before, the lure of Antarctica is a strong one.

Exchange photographs and e-mail addresses with your new found friends, before being transferred to the airport for your flight home.

Please note that on the 12-day itineraries, an extra day is spent in the Peninsula.