Antarctic Express: Crossing the Circle (with Punta Arenas flights)
Antarctic Express: Crossing the Circle (with Punta Arenas flights)
» Antarctica
» Dec 20 2018 – Dec 30 2018 (11 DAYS)
» EMBARKATION: King George Island, Antarctica
» DISEMBARKATION: King George Island, Antarctica
EXPEDITION IN BRIEF
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Experience the fastest, most direct way to Antarctica
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Fly over the Drake Passage
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Marvel at all the Antarctic Peninsula highlights, including crossing the Antarctic Circle
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Take advantage of optional polar camping along the Peninsula
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Enjoy on-board lectures and educational presentations from polar specialists
ITINERARY OVERVIEW
- Day 1 – Punta Arenas, Chile
- Day 2 – Embarkation day
- Days 3 to 5 – Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands
- Days 6 and 7 – Antarctic Circle
- Days 8 and 9 – Northbound Along the Peninsula
- Day 10 – Disembarkation in Punta Arenas
- Day 11 – Depart Punta Arenas
SHIP
ADVENTURE OPTIONS
Kayaking
ACTIVITIES
Ocean Adventurer
Owner´s Suite
Suite
Deluxe
Superior
Main Deck Twin Window
Main Deck Twin Porthole
Lower Deck Twin
Triple
Clipper-club
Dinning Room
Library
Main Lounge
A short, comfortable flight from Punta Arenas, Chile, to King George Island in Antarctica has you with boots on the ground in no time, overtaken by the sheer magnitude of the 7th Continent. Fully immersed in the Antarctic environment, you’ll experience a roller coaster of emotions, from excitement to exquisite solitude to incredible gratitude for the wonder of it all.
You may go in search of whales and find yourself bearing witness to a glacier calving. Or you may plan to climb one more peak for a better vantage point and find yourself in a rookery of curious penguins. Antarctica will leave you in awe, but it won’t leave you unchanged.
CABINS & PRICES
| Triple |
| Lower deck |
| Main deck porthole |
| Main deck window |
| Superior |
| Deluxe |
| Suite |
| Owner suite |
INCLUDES
- Shipboard accommodation with daily housekeeping
- All breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks on board
- All shore landings per the daily program
- Leadership throughout the voyage by our experienced Expedition Leader
- All Zodiac transfers and cruising per the daily program
- Formal and informal presentations by our Expedition Team and special guests as scheduled
- A photographic journal documenting the expedition
- Waterproof expedition boots on loan for shore landings
- An official Quark Expeditions® parka to keep
- Coffee, tea and cocoa available around the clock
- A hair dryer and bathrobes in every cabin
- Comprehensive predeparture materials, including a map and an informative Antarctic Reader
- All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program
- All luggage handling aboard the ship
- Emergency evacuation insurance to a maximum benefit of US$500,000 per person
- Group transfer in Punta Arenas from the airport to the pre-expedition hotel on Day 1
- One night’s pre-expedition hotel accommodation in Punta Arenas, with breakfast
- A briefing dinner on Day 1 in Punta Arenas
- Pre-expedition group transfer in Punta Arenas from the hotel to the airport
- Flights to and from Antarctica
- Post-expedition group transfer in Punta Arenas from the airport to the hotel
- One night’s post-expedition hotel accommodation in Punta Arenas, with breakfast
EXCLUDES
- International airfare
- Passport and visa expenses
- Government arrival and departure taxes not mentioned above
- Meals ashore unless otherwise specified
- Baggage, cancellation, interruption and medical travel insurance—strongly recommended
- Excess-baggage fees on international flights
- Mandatory waterproof pants for Zodiac cruising, or any other gear not mentioned
- Laundry, bar, beverage and other personal charges unless specified
- Phone and Internet charges
- Voluntary gratuity at the end of the voyage for shipboard staff and crew
- Additional overnight accommodation
- Optional adventure activities
