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Ushuaia Falkland Islands
Antarctic Explorer 10-night voyage
Our first landfall will be in the South Shetland Islands. Admiralty Bay, on King George Island, is a favoured feeding ground for humpback whales and, with luck, we may be able to watch them from the Zodiacs as they breach and blow. At Livingston Island, there are Weddell and elephant seals, skuas, giant petrels, Antarctic terns and rookeries of chinstrap, gentoo and macaroni penguins. Weather permitting, well enter the flooded volcanic caldera of Deception Island, a recently active volcano and one of the most perfect crater islands in the world. Steam rises in places along its shores where the cold Antarctic waters mix with the thermal waters of the bay. Our journey continues on to Paradise Harbour or Hope Bay, both situated on the mainland amid some of the most dramatic and beautiful scenery in the world. We can cruise in the Zodiacs among an impressive array of icebergs ranging from delicate, crenellated confections to massive tabular bergs that have calved from the glaciers of the mainland itself. Weather permitting, we can set foot on the Antarctic continent, and even spend an optional night camping out on shore. We continue exploring the bays and islands, focusing on the areas with the greatest promise of wildlife opportunities abound for observing penguins and seals, and whales seem to be everywhere!
Livingston Island Deception Island Lemaire Channel
King George Island
south shetland islands
antarctic peninsula Antarctic Explorer
TRIP DETAILS
GRADE EXPEDITION VOYAGE Inclusions Arrival and departure transfers, all voyage activities and excursions, camping, education program and meals. Note Weather or other conditions may require changes to our itinerary and shore excursions. Group size up to 110 passengers. Trip code PVEX.
CAMPING AND SEA KAYAKING ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS VOYAGE ASK US FOR DETAILS
Voyage dates starts and finishes Ushuaia 2008 2009
Start 28 Dec Finish 07 Jan Start 07 Feb Finish 17 Feb
CAPE PETREL ITINERARY AND HIGHLIGHTS
Day 1 Day 2-3 Day 4-8 Board the ship in Ushuaia. Sail the Beagle Channel. Cross the Drake Passage. Explore the Antarctic Peninsula, with daily excursions in Zodiacs and ashore, conditions permitting. Sail back through the Drake Passage via Cape Horn. Arrive in Ushuaia, where your voyage ends. You are transferred to your hotel, or to the airport for your onward ight.
Day 9-10 Day 11
Prices per person, twin share, in £ Cabin type Main Deck Triple Main Deck Double Upper Deck Superior Superior Plus Peregrine Suite Cook Suite Kayaking Optional carbon offset payment:
2960 3530 3740 4250 4510 4820 5280 360 £56
Download detailed Trip Notes at: www.peregrineadventures.co.uk/trips/pvex or ask your Peregrine representative.
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