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ANTARCTIC KAYAKING
Featuring: Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Drakes Passage, Deception Island, Orne Islands, Petermann Island, Charlotte Bay, Half Moon Island, Drake Passage
Get up close and personal with the Antarctic environment.
This trip offers a minimum of 4 kayak events. They have not been scheduled into the itinerary as when the excursions will take place depends on good/safe weather conditions. It must be noted that the polar regions are unpredictable when it comes to weather conditions which could lead to less or even no kayak excursions. In no circumstances will the safety limits be stretched!
The kayaks used are five single seat kayaks and five double seat kayaks. In total 14 passengers plus 1 guide can join a kayak trip, depending on the number of guides involved and the kayak skills of the participants. All participants are required to have sufficient physical fitness and basic sea kayaking experience.
Day 1 - Buenos Aires
Fly to Buenos Aires and transfer to the Art Hotel. Free time to enjoy the city.
Accommodation options: Art HotelDays 2-3 - Ushuaia
Fly to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. Nestled at the foot of the Andes, the world’s southernmost town is dwarfed by the rugged peaks of the Five Brothers overlooking the Beagle Channel. Here you will stay overnight and have time to relax and explore the town and national park, before boarding your ship.
Accommodation options: Professor Molchanov and Professor MultanovskiyDays 4-5 - Drakes Passage
During these two days we sail across the Drake Passage. When we cross the Antarctic Convergence, we arrive in the circum-Antarctic up welling zone. In this area we may meet Wandering Albatrosses, Grey Headed Albatrosses, Black-browed Albatrosses, Light-mantled Sooty Albatrosses, Cape Pigeons, Southern Fulmars, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Blue Petrels and Antarctic Petrels. Near the South Shetland Islands, we glimpse at the first icebergs.
Day 6 - Deception Island
At Deception Island, we will try to land at Baily Head with a colony of ten thousands of Chinstrap Penguins. Deception Island is a huge volcano of which the crater opens into the sea, creating a natural harbour for the ship. Here we find hot springs, an abandoned whaling station, thousands of Cape Pigeons and many Dominican Gulls, Brown and South Polar Skuas and Antarctic Terns. Wilson’s Storm Petrels and Black-bellied Storm Petrels nest in the ruins of the whaling station in Whalers Bay.
Day 7 - Orne Islands
We will sail to Orne Islands with large colonies of Chinstrap Penguins and a beautiful view across the Gerlache Strait. Later we continue to Cuverville Island, a small precipitous island, nestled between the mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula and Danco Island. It contains a large colony of Gentoo Penguins and breeding pairs of Brown Skuas. From there we sail through Paradise Bay with its myriad icebergs and deep cut fjords, while having chances of seeing large whales. We will have opportunities for zodiac cruising between the icebergs in the inner parts of the fjords.
Day 8 - Petermann Island
We sail through the spectacular Lemaire Channel to Petermann Island where we can find Adelie Penguins and Blue-eyed Shags. We also try to land at Pleneau Island home to Elephant Seals. In this area there are good chances to encounter Humpback Whales, Minke Whales and Fin Whales.
Day 9 - Charlotte Bay
Sailing North through Neumayer Channel and Gerlache Strait we arrive at Charlotte Bay with a very beautiful landscape and again possibilities for zodiac cruising among the icebergs, where we may encounter Leopard Seals, Crabeater seals and Minke Whales.
Day 10 - Half Moon Island
Half Moon Island is a beautiful volcanic island with Chinstrap Penguins, Gentoo Penguins, Blue-eyed Shags, sheathbills and Brown Skuas. Weddell Seals and Elephant Seals may also be spotted. The crew of the Argentine station is very hospitable. We may also choose to land at Hannah Point, which has a very rich wildlife featuring Elephant Seals, Cape Pigeons, Southern Giant Petrels, Macaroni Penguins and Gentoo Penguins.
Day 13 - Ushuaia
We arrive at Ushuaia in the morning and disembark.
Day 14 - Buenos Aires
Enjoy a night in Buenos Aires before transferring to the airport for your flight home.
Accommodation options: Art Hotel
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