Antarctica Cruises from Argentina

Set sail from Ushuaia on the Ultramarine expedition vessel and cross the legendary Drake Passage toward the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands. You'll take daily Zodiac trips to penguin rookeries, look for Humpback and Minke whales, and watch huge glaciers calve into the bright blue waters around King George Island.

This 14-day journey starts in Ushuaia and takes you across the Drake Passage to the Antarctic Peninsula aboard the ice-strengthened G Expedition. You'll cross the Antarctic Circle at 66°33'S, which few travelers get to do, and make daily Zodiac landings to see huge penguin colonies including gentoo, chinstrap, and Adélie penguins.

This 16-day expedition starts in Buenos Aires and heads south to Ushuaia before navigating the ice-filled Weddell Sea on the 6-star Scenic Eclipse Discovery Yacht, which takes just 200 guests with an almost 1:1 crew ratio. You'll see Adélie and rare Emperor penguin colonies at Portal Point, then cruise through the narrow 700-meter-wide Lemaire Channel.

Start from Ushuaia and sail through the historic Beagle Channel on the Ocean Nova, crossing the Drake Passage to reach the Antarctic Peninsula in February-March when whale migration peaks. You'll navigate among electric blue glaciers and tall mountains in the South Shetland Islands, watching for Wandering albatrosses with 10-foot wingspans.

This 12-day luxury expedition cruise takes you from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, where you'll board the hybrid electric MS Roald Amundsen and head to Antarctica. You'll spend five days around the Antarctic Peninsula, watching penguin colonies with their chicks and spotting humpback and minke whales during their peak feeding season.

The trip starts in Buenos Aires, then you'll fly over Patagonia to Ushuaia and check out Tierra del Fuego National Park's glaciers, waterfalls, and mountain views. You cross the famous Drake Passage on the Atlas World Navigator, a 44-guest expedition yacht, watching for humpback whales and hourglass dolphins where warmer waters meet Antarctica's cold currents. Daily Zodiac landings take you around the South Shetland Islands to spots like Deception Island's volcanic caldera with its heated springs, Elephant Island where Shackleton's crew survived, and Barrientos Island's penguin rookeries filled with gentoo, chinstrap, and Adelie penguins.