Antarctica
Why Antarctica
Expedition yachts cross the Drake Passage from Ushuaia between December and February, when the ice opens and penguin colonies are at their busiest.
When to go
Best December to February. Shoulder months are quieter and often better value.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January: Peak | February: Peak | March: Shoulder | April: Off season | May: Off season | June: Off season | July: Off season | August: Off season | September: Off season, this month | October: Off season | November: Shoulder | December: Peak |
Sample itineraries
Starting points, not scripts. Every charter is planned around your dates, the weather and the yacht's captain.
Ushuaia across the Drake to the Lemaire Channel, Paradise Harbour and the Gerlache Strait.
Ushuaia · Deception Island · Paradise Harbour · Lemaire Channel · Port Lockroy
The long way south: albatross colonies in the Falklands and king penguins by the hundred thousand at St Andrews Bay.
Stanley · West Point Island · Grytviken · St Andrews Bay · Elephant Island
For those not crossing the Drake: Punta Arenas to Cape Horn through the Beagle Channel's glaciers.
Punta Arenas · Garibaldi Glacier · Puerto Williams · Cape Horn
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