ANTARCTIC DREAM

This company, which offers cruises to discover Antarctica, has its commercial base in Santiago, Chile, but the cruises take place in Ushuaia. Travel is 11 days. The boat, Antarctic Dream, offers 39 double cabins including 4 suites. Each has private health, TV and heating. On board, the facilities include a reception, a large lounge-restaurant that can accommodate 100 people, a bar, a library, an auditorium lounge, a heliport, a infirmary and a shop. Rates do not include all benefits (return flights to Ushuaia, Internet connections on board, etc.).

On the first day, we embark in Ushuaia, at the Fueguino Hotel.

The second and third days are crossing the Paso Drake, before notifying Rey Jorge on the fourth day: discovered by British explorer William Smith in 1819, this is the largest of the Shetland Islands and 90% of its area is occupied by the Collins Glacier. Then we go down to Caleta Potter to visit the Argentine scientific base Jubany. Then there is the Aitcho Island, where Wedell seals, sealants and Papua Penguins (Gentoo) and Antarctic penguins (Chinstrap) can be observed.

The navigation goes on in the Strait of Bransfield and the Strait of Gerlache, until Andword Bay stops at Neko Bay.

The fifth day is devoted to the visit of the bay, discovered by the Belgian adventurer Adrian de Gerlache.

The sixth day is sailing through the narrow Lemaire Canal, one of the most beautiful places on the planet according to connoisseurs. Possibility to visit Petermann Island if time permits (this is the most austral point of the expedition). Balade in Zodiac in the Pleneau area to observe remarkable icebergs.

The seventh day begins the return via Paraíso Bay and Cuverville Island, famous for its imposing Papua penguins colony.

On the eighth day, Decepción Island, the main active volcano of the Bransfield Strait, is notified to the northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula. Possibility of landing at Caleta Balleneros and Caleta Pendulo where the boldest can swim. Final landing at Hannah Point on Livingston Island in the afternoon.

The ninth and tenth days are devoted to the return by the Paso Drake. A fabulous and unforgettable journey!