12 Days / 11 NightsAntarctica, ArgentinaPonantExpedition Cruise
Departs fromBuenos Aires
Returns toUshuaia
ShipLe Boreal
Departure datesNov 2026 - Feb 2028
Booking validity27 Nov - 08 Dec 2027 or 06-17 Dec 2027
Minimum travellers2
Voyage codeWTE-880
Highlights
โ Crossing the legendary Drake Passage
โ Explore the magic of Antarctica with a sea kayak adventure. Led by experienced, State-Certified kayak guides, you will skim the waterโs surface amid the ice.
โ Outings and shore visits in Zodiacยฎ inflatables with a team of experienced naturalist guides.
โ Lectures and information sessions hosted by our naturalist-guides, covering wildlife, history, geopolitics, the great explorers, climate, environmental protection
โ Visiting research stations and former whaling stations
โ Hiking opportunity
โ Immense icebergs, ice floe, glaciers and snow-capped mountains in the Antarctic Peninsula
โ Observe wildlife animals in their natural habitat
Itinerary
Day 01ARRIVE BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
Meet and greet at the hotel by our local representative.
Free at own leisure for the rest of the day.
Overnight in Buenos Aires (included)
Day 02BUENOS AIRES (FLIGHT) - USHUAIA (EMBARKATION) (B,L,D)
After breakfast, early morning check out and transfer to airport for your chartered flight by Ponant to Ushuaia. 3.5hr flight
Upon arrival you will be transferred to a restaurant for lunch.
Later transfer to port and your cruise ship is ready for boarding.
Ship Departure at 18h00hr
Day 03CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
Use your days spent in the Drake Passage to familiarise yourself with your ship and deepen your knowledge of the Antarctic.
Joinย naturalist-guidesย on your shipโs exterior decks to look out for albatrosses, cape petrels, and other seabirds flying over the Drake Passage.
Day 04CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
During your day at sea, make the most of the many services and activities on board.
Day 05ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
To this day, the mythicalย Antarctic Peninsulaย still holds real fascination and promises its visitors unforgettable moments.
Throughout your adventure in this icy realm, you will find yourself in the heart of a spectacular decor in subtle shades of blue and white, surrounded by exceptional wildlife. Penguins, humpback whales, seals and giant petrels are at home here, as are elephant seals, fur seals, Antarctic minke whales, and orcas.
Each day, based on ice conditions, the Captain and the Expedition Leader will suggestย Zodiacยฎ outings or landingsย to discover the infinite riches of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Day 06ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
Today, based on ice conditions, the Captain and the Expedition Leader will suggest Zodiacยฎ 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, in a hushed and surreal atmosphere.
Day 07ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
Today, based on ice conditions, the Captain and the Expedition Leader will suggestย Zodiacยฎ outings or landingsย to discover the infinite riches of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Day 08ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
Today, based on ice conditions, the Captain and the Expedition Leader will suggestย Zodiacยฎ outings or landingsย to discover the infinite riches of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Day 09ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
Today, based on ice conditions, the Captain and the Expedition Leader will suggestย Zodiacยฎ outings or landingsย to discover the infinite riches of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Day 10CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
It is the shortest route to connect Antarctica to South America.
Donโt 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 11CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
Crossing the Drake Passage is unforgettable.
It is the shortest route to connect Antarctica to South America.
Donโt 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 12DEPART USHUAIA, ARGENTINA (DISEMBARKATION) - BUENOS AIRES (FLIGHT)
Disembarkation after breakfast, meet and greet at the port.
Transfer to airport in time for flight back to Buenos Aires (3.5hr) and reach Buenos Airport airport by 4pm (flight time subject to change). Service end in Buenos Aires airport.
NOTES: We highly recommend you stay one night in Buenos Aires after this flight
Ports of call
Buenos Aires
Crossing The Drake Passage
Antarctic Peninsula
Crossing The Drake Passage
Crossing The Drake Passage
Depart Ushuaia, Argentina (Disembarkation) - Buenos Aires (Flight)
Package Includes:
Package Includes:
1 night pre-hotel stay in Buenos Aires with port transfer service
10 nights shipboard on Ponant Cruise
Return air ticket Buenos Aires/Ushuaia v.v
24 hour room service (special selection)
Evening entertainment and events
Butler service (special selection deck)
Free unlimited WIFI onboard
Evening entertainment and events
Package Excludes:
International air ticket
Airport transfer
Gratuities
Fares & sailing dates
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Cabins & suites
Superior Stateroom (perperson)
Le Boreal ยท 226 sqft
From MYR 60,660 pp
- Window with no balcony. - Individually-controlled air conditioning - Minibar - Flat screen satellite TV - Boseโข Bluetooth speaker - Diptyque Paris top-of-the-line bath products - Dressing…
Deluxe stateroom (perperson)
Le Boreal ยท 194 sqft
From MYR 64,380 pp
- A private 4 mยฒ balcony - Individually-controlled air conditioning - Minibar - Flat screen satellite TV - Boseโข Bluetooth speaker - Diptyque Paris top-of-the-line bath products -…
Prestige Stateroom (perperson)
Le Boreal ยท 194 sqft
From MYR 66,990 pp
- A private 4 mยฒ balcony - Individually-controlled air conditioning - Minibar - Flat screen satellite TV - Boseโข Bluetooth speaker - Diptyque Paris top-of-the-line bath products -…
Deluxe Suite (perperson)
Le Boreal ยท 291 sqft
From MYR 95,940 pp
- A private 5 mยฒ balcony - Individually-controlled air conditioning - Minibar - Flat screen satellite TV - Boseโข Bluetooth speaker - Diptyque Paris top-of-the-line bath products -…
About the ship & cruise line
POLAR EXPLORATION
If there is one place on the globe that fires the imagination of travellers and arouses in them an instant thirst for adventure, it is the immaculate and faraway lands of the White Continent. Inhabited by a surprising endemic fauna, the Antarctic will welcome you on an expedition cruise.
At the border between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, you will enter Drake Passage. At the roaring fifties and the screaming sixties, the wind blows and the waves beat against the stern of the ship. In the sky, cape petrels lead you toward their realm until you reach the first of the continentโs lands.
Ice is there in all its forms. The mountainous landscapes open up to give way to huge calving glaciers, tabular icebergs drift in the middle of the Southern Ocean, and the sea ice shimmers in the distance. On board, the naturalists share with you the secrets of this unique ecosystem. As you near the shores, the first penguins appear. Gentoo, Adelie, chinstrap: these surprising birds, emblematic of the Antarctic, share their beaches with leopard, crabeater and Weddellseals. During an outing on land or at sea, in a zodiac dinghy or a kayak, you will move through a stunning scenery bathed in polar light.