Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Ushuaia
Ushuaia- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- Embark MV Ushuaia
- Meet expedition crew and lecture staff
- Sail along Beagle Channel
- Sail along Mackinlay Pass
Landmarks Beagle Channel Mackinlay Pass - Day 2
Drake Passage
Drake Passage- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- Sail across Drake Passage
- Wildlife spotting - seabirds and albatrosses
Landmarks Drake Passage Antarctic Convergence - Day 3
Drake Passage
Drake Passage- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- Sail Drake Passage
- Spot icebergs and snow-capped mountains
- First penguin and seal sightings
Landmarks South Shetland Islands - Day 4
Weddell Sea
Weddell Sea- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- Navigate through Weddell Sea ice
- View tabular icebergs
- Observe snow petrels
- Observe pintado petrels
Landmarks Weddell Sea Larsen Ice Shelf Ronne Ice Shelf Filchner Ice Shelf - Day 5
Weddell Sea
Weddell Sea- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- Possible landing at Hope Bay
- Possible visit to Esperanza Station
- Possible landing at Brown Bluff
- Exploration of Antarctic Sound
Landmarks Hope Bay Esperanza Station Brown Bluff Tabarin Peninsula Antarctic Sound - Day 6
Weddell Sea
Weddell Sea- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- View Adélie penguin colonies
- Wildlife observation in Weddell Sea
Optional Activities
- Spot juvenile emperor penguins (occasional)
Landmarks Weddell Sea - Day 7
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- Explore Antarctic Peninsula scenery
- Observe gentoo penguins
- Observe chinstrap penguins
- Observe seabirds
- Observe Weddell seals
- Observe crabeater seals
- Observe leopard seals
- Observe minke whales
- Observe orca whales
Landmarks Antarctic Peninsula - Day 8
Antarctic Peninsula - South Shetland Islands
Antarctic Peninsula - South Shetland Islands- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- Navigate Gerlache Strait
- Navigate Errera Channel
- Navigate Neumayer Channel
- Possible landing at Paradise Bay
- Possible landing at Cuverville Island
- Possible visit to Port Lockroy British Museum and Post Office
- Explore South Shetland Islands
Landmarks Gerlache Strait Errera Channel Neumayer Channel Paradise Bay Cuverville Island Port Lockroy South Shetland Islands - Day 9
South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- Explore South Shetland Islands
- Observe penguin rookeries
- Observe seals on shorelines and icefloes
Landmarks South Shetland Islands - Day 10
Drake Passage
Drake Passage- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- Sail Drake Passage return
Landmarks Drake Passage - Day 11
Drake Passage
Drake Passage- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (M/V Ushuaia)
Included Activities
- Final expedition lectures
- Possible ceremonial rounding of Cape Horn
Landmarks Cape Horn - Day 12
Ushuaia
Ushuaia- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Sail Beagle Channel
- Early breakfast
- Disembark at Ushuaia
Landmarks Beagle Channel
