Receive up to 20% off and $1,500 in air credit per person when you book your select 2025 departure of the below-linked Arctic expedition cruises aboard Greg Mortimer or Sylvia Earle.
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Save up to 25% per person when you book your select 2025-26 season departure of the below-linked Australia and New Zealand cruises aboard Douglas Mawson.
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Receive up to 20% off and up to $2,000 in air credit per person when you book a select 2024-25 season departure of the below-linked Antarctica expeditions aboard Greg Mortimer or Sylvia Earle.
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Save up to 25% per person when you book your select 2025-26 season departure of the below-linked Antarctica expeditions aboard the brand-new Douglas Mawson, or its sister ships, Greg Mortimer or Sylvia Earle.
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Embrace the spirit of polar exploration on this classic 12- to 15-day expedition to the coveted White Continent. Sail across the famed Drake Passage, admiring spectacular seabirds and approaching the ice as the explorers of old did: by sea. With a chance to Zodiac-cruise through pack ice, set foot on the continent, choose from a range of adventure options and even perhaps camp under pastel polar skies, this is the quintessential Antarctic voyage for adventure lovers.
Highlights include honing your ice and wildlife photography skills, searching for orcas and minke whales in icy bays, observing busy penguin colonies building their nests and perhaps catching a glimpse of penguin chicks as they hatch. Plus, join the exclusive polar plunge club by diving into the beautiful Antarctic waters. Select alternative departures include time sailing among Chilean fjords and the Strait of Magellan, time experiencing the Weddell Sea, or more time to explore the Peninsula.
An inexpensive camping program and added-cost adventure activities set this Spirit of Antarctica expedition apart. Depending on the departure, take advantage of programs for sea kayaking and snowshoeing. Experience the Antarctic Peninsula in a unique way, by ski and snowboard touring on backcountry equipment. From alpine bowls and crevassed glaciers to long open slopes, take on some of the world’s most incredible descents. Experienced participants make day trips with top notch ski guides. Travelers interested in what lies beneath the waves can participate in polar snorkeling to experience the underwater world without leaving the water’s surface.
Adventure-ready polar expedition ships Greg Mortimer and Sylvia Earle offer state-of-the-art design and technology, plus excursion-minded preparation rooms and multiple boarding platforms for efficient embarkation and disembarkation. These small ships each average 132 guests, with an educational and engaged team of expedition guides providing programming aimed at immersion into the surrounding polar wilds.
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These 21- to 23-day voyages take you on an incomparable journey, visiting enigmatic Subantarctic islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. Similar to the South Georgia & Antarctic Odyssey Cruise, but with additional time in the Falkland Islands, in lieu of a day in South Georgia, to discover the fascinating history of the islands and to encounter the spectacular birdlife found there. Feel awed in the presence of the king penguin colonies in South Georgia, some of the largest on Earth. Immerse yourself in the serene grandeur of the Antarctic Peninsula as you embrace the true spirit of exploration and adventure.
Many special moments await you. Photograph black-browed albatross and spot elusive macaroni penguins in the Falkland Islands. Encounter frolicking sea lion pups playing in the surf as their mothers look on. Witness king penguins sitting on eggs, chicks hatching and fledging while ravenous skuas circle overhead. Soak up the region’s rich history with extra time in the Falklands.
Cruise aboard one of three adventure-ready polar expedition ships: Greg Mortimer, Sylvia Earle or Douglas Mawson. Their state-of-the-art design and technology, plus excursion-minded preparation rooms and multiple boarding platforms for efficient embarkation and disembarkation. These small ships average 132-154 guests, with an educational and engaged team of expedition guides providing programming aimed at immersion into the surrounding polar wilds.
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This 23-day voyage encompasses the best of the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands, including an attempt to cross the Antarctic Circle. A variety of added-cost adventure activities make this Antarctica Complete cruise unique. Reserve early for options such as sea kayaking, snowshoeing, one-time paddling and snorkeling.
Explore enthralling subantarctic islands rich with human history and unique wildlife. Then venture into the deep south of the Antarctic Peninsula, crossing the coveted Antarctic Circle. Zodiac-cruise in vast ice-covered landscapes, visit lively penguin colonies, watch for whales and discover the rich history of this fascinating region.
Cruise aboard adventure-ready polar expedition ship Sylvia Earle for state-of-the-art design and technology, plus excursion-minded preparation rooms and multiple boarding platforms for efficient embarkation and disembarkation. This small ship averages 132 guests, with an educational and engaged team of expedition guides providing programming aimed at immersion into the surrounding polar wilds.
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Revel in the opportunity to tread some of Tasmania’s greatest coastal tracks while you circumnavigate this island state by sea. Land on remote pristine beaches; trek through coastal heath, buttongrass moorlands, lush temperate rainforests and tall eucalypt woodlands; and drink in the stunning vistas from towering dolerite peaks.
Discover far-flung archipelagos and explore islands whose only permanent inhabitants include Bennett’s wallabies, wombats, potoroos, possums and pademelons. Cruise the wild, storm-swept coastlines and sheltered, shimmering bays. Experience a variety of trekking treasures on Bruny, Flinders and Maria Islands. Delight in the raucousness of fur seal colonies and the majesty of soaring shy albatross or gannets in the skies. Create and collate a treasured suite of memories–on foot or by sea–with extraordinary adventures on offer each day.
The highlights are many on this Tasmania cruise. Get off the ship daily for a range of adventures and explorations, such as hiking, wildlife watching and Zodiac cruises. Access some of the best (and least-known) walks in Tasmania, including those on Bruny, Flinders and Maria Island. At the remote Maatsuyker Islands, spy the most southerly lighthouse in Australia, and the scores of seabirds that call them home.
On Maria Island–nicknamed Tasmania’s “Noah’s Ark”–enjoy an abundance of native wildlife, keeping an eye out for all but one of Tassie’s 12 endemic bird species. Learn about Tasmania’s long human history, fascinating geology and unique biota from onboard experts. Learn how the waters of Tasmania fit into the vast and unique ecosystem known as the ‘Great Southern Reef’–part of a “Hope Spot” designated by Sylvia Earle’s Mission Blue team.
Cruise aboard adventure-ready expedition ship Douglas Mawson for its state-of-the-art design and technology, plus excursion-minded preparation rooms and multiple boarding platforms for efficient embarkation and disembarkation. This small ship averages 154 guests, with a selection of dedicated single cabins, and an educational and engaged team of expedition guides providing programming aimed at immersion into the surrounding polar wilds.
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Discover the primordial beauty of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Australian and New Zealand Subantarctic Islands on this in-depth exploration of a rugged region of the antipodes.
Witness richly endemic birdlife flourishing on Stewart and Ulva Islands, including the iconic brown kiwi (southern tokoeka) and friendly flightless weka. Celebrate under the crimson blossoms of the flowering rātā, affectionately known as the ‘southern Christmas tree’. Experience the humbling majesty of Fiordland’s deep Sounds, and Zodiac cruise the craggy coast of the Snares, breeding grounds for the rare Snares crested penguin and Buller’s albatross.
Heading back north, possibly visit mystical Campbell Island, where meandering boardwalks lead you past flowering megaherb moors to nesting grounds of southern royal albatross. On the Auckland Islands, wander through enchanting rātā forests, spot endemic mollymawks and hear stories of the sealers, settlers and explorers that preceded us.
Tick off a number of highlights on this voyage. Explore the seldom-visited islands of the antipodean subantarctic, a sanctuary for millions of breeding albatross, penguins and seals. Discover the delicate subantarctic ecosystem of Campbell Island (Motu Ihupuku), where royal albatross nest amidst fields of flowering megaherb. And skirt rowdy beaches crowded with harems of New Zealand (Hooker’s) sea lions to reach rātā forests where rare yellow-eyed penguins can be found.
Cruise aboard adventure-ready expedition ship Douglas Mawson for its state-of-the-art design and technology, plus excursion-minded preparation rooms and multiple boarding platforms for efficient embarkation and disembarkation. This small ship averages 154 guests, with a selection of dedicated single cabins, and an educational and engaged team of expedition guides providing programming aimed at immersion into the surrounding subantarctic wilds.
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Experience some of the most remote, historic sectors of the deep South in comfort on this exploratory expedition aboard the luxurious Douglas Mawson. These are historic waters, where the explorers of the Heroic Age staged their bold assaults on the South Geographic Pole. Hear the stories of their expeditions and attempt to land at some of their remarkably well-preserved huts.
Your journey begins and ends among the subantarctic Islands, where yellow-eyed penguins waddle through wizened rātā forests and royal albatross nest amid megaherb moors. Collectively designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site, these uninhabited islands are a wildlife paradise and home to 15 birdlife species you won’t find anywhere else in the world.
In between, cross the Antarctic Circle and cruise the pack, keeping watch for emperor and Adélie penguins porpoising along the ice edge, orcas patrolling for prey, and snow petrels soaring against a backdrop of the vast Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Embrace the spirit of adventure and either continue along the Victoria Land Coast and into the Ross Sea, where the Antarctic Ice Sheet flows into the world’s largest floating ice shelf. Or head east towards Commonwealth Bay and the fabled Cape Denison. Conditions permitting, make landfall to explore what remains of Mawson’s main base, and attempt to position over the South Magnetic Pole.
Cruise aboard adventure-ready polar expedition ship Douglas Mawson for its state-of-the-art design and technology, plus excursion-minded preparation rooms and multiple boarding platforms for efficient embarkation and disembarkation. This small ship averages 154 guests, with a selection of dedicated single cabins, and an educational and engaged team of expedition guides providing programming aimed at immersion into the surrounding polar wilds.
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