UNDISCOVERED ANTARCTICA

Day 1
Welcome to Buenos Aires. On arrival at Buenos Aires, You will be welcomed by a local representative and taken to your hotel.The rest of the day is free for you to experience the pulse of this amazing city on your own. Tonight, enjoy dinner at a restaurant.

Day 2
Flight to Ushuaia. Board the most awaited Antarctic cruise this evening.Today we check out and head to the airport early morning, to board your flight to Ushuaia – the southernmost tip of South America, nicknamed the “End of the World.” The windswept town, perched on a steep hill, is surrounded by the Martial Mountains and the Beagle Channel. It’s the gateway to Antarctica cruises. On arrival, the day is free to roam around inUshuaia. Alternatively you have an option of choosing to go on a tour of Tierra del Fuego with lunch. Later proceed to the pier and board the cruise.

Day 3& Day 4
Crossing the Drake Passage The next two days are spent crossing the Drake Passage – where the Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern seas converge, and because the currents here meet no resistance from any nearby landmass, they’re some of the choppiest waters in the world and part of the Antarctic Adventure. Use your days to familiarize yourself with your ship and deepen your knowledge of the Antarctic. The Expedition Leader will first present the IAATO rules of conduct that must be observed during landings in the region and will explain everything you need to know about the Zodiac® outings. Lectures about the history and wildlife of the Antarctic will be an opportunity for you to learn more about this magical region, where every cruise is a unique experience. From the ship’s bridge, you will experience exceptional sailing moments before joining the naturalist-guides on your ship’s exterior decks to look out for albatrosses, cape petrels, and other seabirds flying over the Drake Passage.

Day 5 to Day 9
Antarctic Peninsula
The next 5 days are spent around the Antarctic Peninsula. Succumb to the magic of a place unlike any other. To this day, the mythical Antarctic Peninsula still holds real fascination and promises its visitors unforgettable moments. Penguins, humpback whales, seals and giant petrels are at home here, as are elephant seals, fur seals, Antarctic minke whales, and orcas. You may get the chance to observe them and share with them the beauty of these extreme parts. Each day, based on ice conditions, the Captain and the Expedition Leader will suggest Zodiac® outings or landings to discover the infinite riches of the Antarctic Peninsula. Glaciers, ice floe, tabletop icebergs, mountain peaks that plunge straight into the sea, volcanic beaches, research stations, enchanting bays, and vestiges of the whaling industry: these are the faces of the Antarctic that will likely reveal themselves to you. You will sail in the wake of Jean- Baptiste Charcot, Adrien de Gerlache and Sir Ernest Shackleton, great Antarctic explorers who, from the 19th century, set out to conquer these remote and uninhabited lands. Onboard the cruise

Day 10 & 11
Crossing the Drake Passage
If there is one place, one sea, one waterway dreaded by tourists, researchers and hardened seafarers alike, it is undoubtedly Drake Passage. Situated at the latitude of the infamous Furious Fifties winds, between Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands, it is the shortest route to connect Antarctica to South America. Seasoned navigators will tell you that you must earn your visit to the White Continent! As the Antarctic convergence zone where cold currents rising up from the South Pole meet warmer equatorial water masses, Drake Passage harbours a very diverse marine fauna. Don’t forget to look to the sky to catch a glimpse of elegant albatross and Cape petrels, playfully floating about in the wind around your ship.

Day 12
Buenos Aires
Disembarkation in Ushuaia, Argentina. Onto Buenos Aires. After breakfast we say farewell to the city of Ushuaia, where we started and then take a flight to Buenos Aires. On arrival in Buenos Aires, proceed to hotel and check in. Day is free to explore the city on your own. Enjoy dinner.

Day 13
Buenos Aires city tour. Enjoy famous Tango Dance show with Dinner. Today after breakfast, enjoy half day city tour of this beautiful city. This tour gives you the emotion of a multiple Buenos Aires. We will see the symbol of the city: the obelisk, visit different squares such as Plaza de Mayo, Plaza San Martín, Plaza Congreso. See avenues like Corrientes, Mayo, 9 de Julio and more. Historical and elegant neighbourhoods like La Boca, San Telmo, Montserrat, Palermo and Recoleta, and the most modern: Puerto Madero. Parks such as Lezama and Tres de Febrero. We will also see financial and commercial areas and a Football Stadium. Later in the evening you will be taken for the glamorous Tango Show with dinner – a musical extravaganza with poetical, entertaining and touching edges. Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Day 14
Bid farewell Today, proceed to the airport as your memorable tour comes to an end.