Weddell Sea Emperor Penguins with Helicopters
Weddell Sea Emperor Penguin Voyage with Helicopters 11 days
Weddell Sea Emperor Penguin Voyage with Helicopters 11 days
Aboard: MV Ortelius
In the Weddell Sea area, an emperor penguin rookery is situated south of Snow Hill Island. This is a unique opportunity to visit this rarely explored area. The captain of the vessel will do his utmost to position the vessel close enough to Snow Hill Island in order to enable ship-to-shore helicopter transfers to within about 45 minutes' walking distance of the colonies. If we succeed, this will be a fascinating and a once-in-a lifetime experience. This is just the highlight of a voyage of many discoveries as we fully explore the Antarctic Sound and Weddell Sea area.
During this voyage we will reserve three days to visit the Emperor Rookeries by helicopters. If we succeed in the first two days, we may decide to offer an alternative landing in the Weddell Sea on the third day, such as Paulet Island where we can visit a fantastic Adelie penguin colony with approximately 1 million breeding pairs.
Highlights
- Great chance of seeing emperor penguins
- Thrilling helicopter flights in the unforgettable Weddell Sea area
- Marine wildlife
- Other penguins and birds
- Spectacular scenery
What's Included
- Luggage transfer to ship and group transfer from ship
- Full board accommodation on board
- All zodiac excursions and landings with expert guides
- Ship-to-shore helicopter transfers (no specific amount of helicopter time guaranteed)
- Programme of expert lectures
- Loan of rubber boots
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MV Ortelius
Ortelius was built as a Russian scientific survey ship with ice strengthened hull, ideal for polar sailing. She has been completely refurbished and has a selection of suites and cabins with windows or portholes and either private or shared facilities. There are twin dining rooms, lecture room, bar and observation lounge and lots of open deck space plus an open-bridge policy. Ortelius also has a helicopter landing pad and helicopter excursions are available on some itineraries.
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Now that I am back from my odyssey voyage, I thought I would let you know that after all that planning it really did exceed my expectations – we managed landings everywhere even on Tristan da Cuhna and had great bird sightings. The guides all knew what they were talking about too and made sure I got some great photos – still sorting them all out! Thanks for everything and see you at Birdfair!
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