Christmas Antarctic Circle Express Fly/Cruise

Your adventure begins in Punta Arenas, Chile, the most populated city in Patagonia. If you arrive early, there are many museums, restaurants and shops to keep you busy for days. By early afternoon, a representative will meet everyone at the official starting point hotel, where you’ll enjoy a welcome dinner and be briefed about preparing for your embarkation day.

Your charter flight from Punta Arenas to Antarctica will have you crossing the legendary Drake Passage in only a few hours. Arrive on King George Island in the South Shetlands and transfer to your ship for an afternoon departure.

Your Antarctic experience is in true expedition style with daily activities completely dependent on weather and ice conditions. Nevertheless, you are guaranteed to witness things new and unexpected virtually every day. We will take Zodiac excursions from the ship to explore bays, channels and landing sites each day. With wildlife always at the forefront of our minds you will visit penguin rookeries, scout for humpback and minke whales and search for a number of the southern seal species, including the predatory leopard seal.

While cruising along the Antarctic Peninsula we'll also give you the chance to take a polar plunge! Cheer on other travellers or strap on a harness yourself to take a dip and swim in the frigid waters of an icy Antarctic bay. If you have opted for kayaking, this will be another unforgettable experience, getting close to penguins and seals as you paddle through icy waters.

Crossing the Antarctic Circle is an impressive achievement! Celebrate in style with a well-earned glass of champagne! With a toast to the first explorers who ventured this far south, you can take pride in knowing you've made it to a part of the world still visited by very few people.

If you haven’t had your fill of Antarctic wildlife and icebergs by now, you’ll surely be satisfied by the time we return to the Drake Passage. We’ll continue to journey onto land and out by Zodiac twice daily as we travel north along the western Antarctic Peninsula.

Your Expedition Team will always be on the lookout for any species of penguins, seals and whales that may have eluded you on the journey south.

Arrive at King George Island and board your flight back to Punta Arenas. Transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.

Flights onward or home