A tailor made trip to Antarctica is an astonishing experience and a journey of this magnitude needs to be perfectly planned. This is where Audley comes in, our specialists can guide you through the myriad of options, helping you to book your perfect Antarctica cruise and give you sound advice based on their own first-hand knowledge.
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Antarctica
Adelie penguins
The hardships of the early explorers are far away from the modern expedition cruise vessels.
Even the most basic ex-Russian research ship will provide comfortable, private cabins, excursions by zodiac and hot chocolate when you return, while other ships, sometimes converted navy vessels, offer increasingly sophisticated standards that often approach luxury.
You will need to have – or find – your sea legs for the journey across the Drake Passage: the Atlantic Convergence can produce some very rough seas, though you may escape with just a gentle rolling. Don’t let this put you off, it is a useful rite of passage that serves to accentuate just how remote and inaccessible the region is.
Once in Antarctica conditions will vary, but it is often windy, with katabatic winds fuelled by cold dense air descending on the Pole and blowing out. Your exact cruise itinerary will depend on that which your boat has lodged with the authorities, and then may change in accordance with the weather and the ice, but highlights should include squeezing through the Lemaire Channel, bathing in the geothermal waters of Deception Island, meeting penguins and whale watching.