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11 Night Antarctic Explorer Cruise and Land Tour

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Sylvia Earle

Category SSF - Seven Seas Suite Forward
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11 Night Antarctic Explorer Cruise and Land Tour

From Ushuaia, (Argentina) to Punta Arenas, (Chile)

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Sylvia Earle
Aurora Expeditions
4 Stars

Cruise #: 13951291

Sail Date: Thursday, Feb 20, 2025

Return Date: Monday, Mar 3, 2025

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Room Types & Rates:

Oceanview		$14,615
Balcony		$16,315
Suite		$25,325

*Prices are per person based on double occupancy

Includes taxes & fees

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11 Night Antarctic Explorer Cruise and Land Tour

Land Segment of Itinerary

Thursday - Feb 20, 2025

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1

Ushuaia, Argentina

Arrive in Ushuaia, where you will be met by a representative of Aurora Expeditions and transferred with your fellow expeditioners to your assigned pre-voyage hotel. If you are already in Ushuaia, please make your way to your hotel. Check-in is from 3 pm. This afternoon, visit the Aurora Expeditions hospitality desk in the lobby at Las Hayas Ushuaia Resort, Luis Fernando Martial 1650, between 8 am and 12 pm, or 3 pm and 7 pm, to collect your luggage tags, and confirm if you wish to join a Beagle Channel and Isla de Los Lobos (Sea Lion Island) cruise tomorrow. The team will confirm details regarding your embarkation day, answer any questions, and provide you with information on where to dine or purchase last-minute items. Expeditioners arriving after 7 pm will find a welcome pack waiting for them at check-in. Please visit our hospitality desk tomorrow between 8 am and 10 am. The remainder of your time is at leisure. All meals today are at your own expense. Assigned accommodation: Las Hayas Ushuaia Resort or Los Acebos Ushuaia Hotel ...
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Land Segment of Itinerary

Friday - Feb 21, 2025

Day
2

Ushuaia, Argentina

Cruise Segment of Itinerary

Day 2 - Friday - Feb 21, 2025

Day
2

Cruise Begins

Ushuaia, Argentina

This morning, enjoy breakfast and check out. Please ensure your cabin luggage is fitted with cabin tags clearly labeled with your name and cabin number. Take your cabin luggage to hotel reception, prior to, or at check-out. Your luggage will be stored and transferred directly to the port for clearance, to be placed in your cabin ahead of your arrival onboard. Please keep any valuables or personal items with you throughout the day. Your morning is at leisure to explore Ushuaia. Those wishing to join an afternoon catamaran cruise, meet back at the hotel lobby at 12:45 pm ready to transfer to the port at 1 pm. Here, we board our catamaran and sail the Beagle Channel, towards the city's iconic Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse. Crossing the Bridges Archipelago we'll slow down to watch colonies of sea lions and imperial cormorants sun themselves on the rocky outcrops, while gulls, rock cormorants, skuas, petrels, albatrosses, and sheldgeese are often sighted. Our cruise offers panoramic views of the city and the surrounding mountain range, in addition to hearing tales of the people and communities of the region. Alternatively, enjoy your day at leisure and meet at your hotel lobby at 3:45 pm to be transferred to the pier for embarkation. Once onboard, you'll have time to settle into your cabin before our important mandatory briefings. As the ship pulls away from port, we'll gather on the deck to commence our adventure with spectacular views over Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego. This evening, get to know your fellow expeditioners and friendly expedition team and crew at a welcome dinner to celebrate the start of a thrilling adventure to Antarctica. ...
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Saturday - Feb 22, 2025

Day
3

Drake Passage, Antarctica

As we commence the Drake Passage crossing, we make the most of our time getting comfortable with the motions of the sea. The expedition team prepare you for our first landing with important wildlife guidelines and biosecurity procedures and start a lecture program to help you learn more about Antarctica's history, wildlife, and environment. Our wildlife experiences begin as we enjoy watching and photographing the many seabirds, including majestic albatrosses and giant petrels following our vessel. On sea days, you may can enjoy the facilities onboard the vessel including the gym, wellness center, or the relaxing in one of the observation lounges. Nearing the South Shetland Islands and the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula on the afternoon of Day 4, the excitement is palpable with everyone converging on one of the observation decks watching for our first iceberg. The ocean takes on a whole new perspective once we are below the Antarctic Convergence and are surrounded by the surreal presence of floating ice sculptures. The memory of your first big iceberg sighting is likely to remain with you for a lifetime. Time and weather permitting, we may attempt our first landing in Antarctica by late afternoon. ...
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Sunday - Feb 23, 2025

Day
4

Drake Passage, Antarctica

Monday - Feb 24, 2025

Day
5

Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica

It is almost impossible to describe the feeling of arriving in Antarctica. Spotting your first iceberg and taking a deep breath of some of the most fresh, crisp air on earth is an experience that will stay with you forever. Once we arrive, the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands are ours to explore, and we have a host of choices available to us. Because we are so far south, we will experience approximately 18-24 hours of daylight and the days can be as busy as you wish. Your experienced expedition team, who have made countless journeys to this area, will use their expertise to design your voyage from day to day, choosing the best options based on the prevailing weather, ice conditions, and wildlife opportunities. We generally make landings or Zodiac excursions twice a day. You will want to rug up before joining Zodiac cruises along spectacular ice cliffs or among grounded icebergs, keeping watch for whales, seals, and porpoising penguins. Zodiacs will also transport you from the ship to land, where you can visit penguin rookeries, discover historic huts, and explore some of the favorite spots along the peninsula. While ashore we aim to stretch our legs, wandering along pebbly beaches or perhaps up snow-covered ridgelines to vantage points with mountains towering overhead and ice-speckled oceans below. If you have chosen an optional activity, you will have the option to do participate in the activity whenever conditions allow, and of course keen polar plungers will have the chance to fully immerse themselves in polar waters - conditions permitting! In addition to Zodiac cruises and shore excursions, we may ship cruise some of the narrow, dramatic straits separating offshore islands from the mainland, or linger in scenic bays to watch whales traveling or feeding. This is a great time to enjoy the observation lounge or make your way to the bridge (open at the captain's discretion) for uninterrupted views of Antarctica in all its splendor. Listen out for the creak and deep rumble of glaciers as they carve. Take a quiet moment to experience the wonder of the pristine paradise of the splendid white continent. ...
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Tuesday - Feb 25, 2025

Day
6

Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica

Wednesday - Feb 26, 2025

Day
7

Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica

Thursday - Feb 27, 2025

Day
8

Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica

Friday - Feb 28, 2025

Day
9

Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica

Saturday - Mar 1, 2025

Day
10

Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica

Sunday - Mar 2, 2025

Day
11

King George Island, Antarctica

Cruise Ends

Land Segment of Itinerary

Day 11 - Sunday - Mar 2, 2025

Day
11

Air Travel

Punta Arenas, Chile

As we approach Frei Base on King George Island, it is time to farewell Antarctica and our amazing adventure before boarding our flight (approximately one hour and forty-five minutes) to Punta Arenas, Chile. There is time for reflection and discussion about what we have seen and experienced. From Punta Arenas Airport, you will be transferred to your group hotel for an overnight stay. Note: King George Island is located at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in the South Shetland Islands and is one of the most remote places on Earth. A clear sky with perfect visibility is required for safe take-off and landing, so be prepared for any possible delays. Accommodation: Hotel Dreams del Estrecho or Hotel Cabo de Hornos ...
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Land Segment of Itinerary

Monday - Mar 3, 2025

Day
12

Punta Arenas, Chile

After breakfast, bid a fond farewell to your fellow travelers as we continue our onward journeys, hopefully with a newfound sense of the immense power of nature (breakfast included). A transfer to the airport is included in the voyage fare. Note: Should your flight not proceed due to local conditions; you will remain on the ship until it is deemed achievable to return to Punta Arenas. ...
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