Superior Stateroom (perperson)
From MYR 58,710 pp
- Window with no balcony. - Individually-controlled air conditioning - Minibar - Flat screen satellite TV - Bose™ Bluetooth speaker - Diptyque Paris top-of-the-line bath products - Dressing…
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12D11N : Emblematic Antarctica
12 Days / 11 Nights
Antarctica, Argentina
Ponant
Expedition Cruise
Departs from
Buenos Aires
Returns to
Ushuaia
Ship
L'Austral Ship
Departure dates
Nov 2026 - Feb 2028
Booking validity
Nov 2026 - Feb 2028
Minimum travellers
2
Voyage code
WTE-880
Highlights
- ✅ Crossing the legendary Drake Passage
- ✅ Explore the magic of Antarctica with a sea kayak adventure. Led by experienced, State-Certified kayak guides, you will skim the water’s surface amid the ice.
- ✅ Outings and shore visits in Zodiac® inflatables with a team of experienced naturalist guides.
- ✅ Lectures and information sessions hosted by our naturalist-guides, covering wildlife, history, geopolitics, the great explorers, climate, environmental protection
- ✅ Visiting research stations and former whaling stations
- ✅ Hiking opportunity
- ✅ Immense icebergs, ice floe, glaciers and snow-capped mountains in the Antarctic Peninsula
- ✅ Observe wildlife animals in their natural habitat
Itinerary
Day 01 ARRIVE 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 02 BUENOS 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 03 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Use your days spent in the Drake Passage to familiarise yourself with your ship and deepen your knowledge of the Antarctic.
- Join naturalist-guides on your ship’s exterior decks to look out for albatrosses, cape petrels, and other seabirds flying over the Drake Passage.
Day 04 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
During your day at sea, make the most of the many services and activities on board.
Day 05 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
- To this day, the mythical Antarctic Peninsula 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 suggest Zodiac® outings or landings to discover the infinite riches of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Day 06 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
- Today, 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, in a hushed and surreal atmosphere.
Day 07 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
Today, 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.
Day 08 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
Today, 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.
Day 09 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
Today, 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.
Day 10 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- It is the shortest route to connect Antarctica to South America.
- 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 11 CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
- Crossing the Drake Passage is unforgettable.
- It is the shortest route to connect Antarctica to South America.
- 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 DEPART 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
Deluxe stateroom (perperson)
From MYR 62,430 pp
- A private 4 m² balcony - Individually-controlled air conditioning - Minibar - Flat screen satellite TV - Bose™ Bluetooth speaker - Diptyque Paris top-of-the-line bath products -…
Prestige Stateroom (perperson)
From MYR 65,040 pp
- A private 4 m² balcony - Individually-controlled air conditioning - Minibar - Flat screen satellite TV - Bose™ Bluetooth speaker - Diptyque Paris top-of-the-line bath products -…
Deluxe Suite (perperson)
From MYR 93,990 pp
- A private 5 m² balcony - Individually-controlled air conditioning - Minibar - Flat screen satellite TV - Bose™ 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 continent’s 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 Weddell seals. 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.
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