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20 Night Falklands South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula Cruise and Land Tour

From Ushuaia, (Argentina) to Ushuaia, (Argentina)

Sylvia Earle
Aurora Expeditions
4 Stars
Cruise #: 5253895
Sail Date: Thursday, Oct 24, 2024
Return Date: Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024
Room Types & Rates:
Oceanview
$20,650
Balcony
$23,115
Suite
$35,865
*Prices are per person based on double occupancy
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20 Night Falklands  South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula Cruise and Land Tour

Land Segment of Itinerary

Thursday - Oct 24, 2024
Day
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 the 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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Friday - Oct 25, 2024
Day
2
  • Ushuaia, Argentina

Cruise Segment of Itinerary

Day 2 - Friday - Oct 25, 2024
Day
2
Cruise Begins
  • 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 - Oct 26, 2024
Day
3
Drake Passage, Antarctica
  • Drake Passage, Antarctica
As we commence our trip across the South Atlantic Ocean, we make the most of our time getting comfortable with the motions of the sea. Our expedition team prepare you for our first landing with important wildlife guidelines and biosecurity procedures and start our 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 can enjoy the facilities on board the vessel, including the gym, wellness center, or one of the observation lounges. Nearing the South Shetland Islands and the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula on the afternoon of day four, 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 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 - Oct 27, 2024
Day
4
Drake Passage, Antarctica
  • Drake Passage, Antarctica
Monday - Oct 28, 2024
Day
5
Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica
  • 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 our 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! The polar plunge can take place at any time during the voyage, so listen out for the announcement from the expedition team and get ready for the most exhilarating dip of your life! 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 travelling 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 into sea. Take a quiet moment to experience the wonder of the pristine paradise of the splendid white continent. If you have chosen an optional activity, you will have the option to do enjoy that activity whenever conditions allow. ...
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Tuesday - Oct 29, 2024
Day
6
Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica
  • Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica
Wednesday - Oct 30, 2024
Day
7
Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica
  • Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica
Thursday - Oct 31, 2024
Day
8
Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica
  • Cruising Antarctica, Antarctica
Friday - Nov 1, 2024
Day
9
At Sea
  • At Sea
Enjoy informative and entertaining lectures from the expedition team and learn about the wildlife, history, and culture of the places that you will visit on the voyage. You may want to treat yourself to a massage in the wellness center, stay active in the gym, or borrow a book from the well-stocked library, and relax in one of the many observation areas onboard the vessel. ...
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Saturday - Nov 2, 2024
Day
10
At Sea
  • At Sea
Sunday - Nov 3, 2024
Day
11
South Georgia Island
  • South Georgia Island
As you near the rugged island of South Georgia, spare a thought for Captain James Cook, who arrived here in 1775 and believed it to be the northern tip of a great southern continent! In fact, it is a small island only 176 kilometers (110 miles) long, but with a 3,000-meter (9,842 feet) snow-capped mountain range. With some of the world's largest congregations of wildlife and a truly fascinating human history, South Georgia is an island of incredible riches. On approach, jagged mountain peaks rise steeply, while seabirds are often spotted soaring around the ship. Remember to layer up before joining Zodiac cruises around craggy coves and along the rocky coastline in search of nesting penguins, seal haul-outs, and bird cliffs. Remember to keep an eye out for South Georgia's kelp forests as well - these remarkable underwater ecosystems are quite mesmerizing as their fronds sway back and forth on the water's surface. Zodiacs will also shuttle you from ship to shore, where you can visit some of the largest king penguin colonies on the planet, take a guided walk among fur seals and elephant seals (making sure you listen to your guides and keep your distance!), and wander along pebbled streams and grassy glacial outwash plains. We also hope to visit the remnants of South Georgia's thriving whaling stations and pay our respects to Sir Ernest Shackleton, whose incredible voyage of survival is synonymous with this island. ...
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Monday - Nov 4, 2024
Day
12
South Georgia Island
  • South Georgia Island
Tuesday - Nov 5, 2024
Day
13
South Georgia Island
  • South Georgia Island
Wednesday - Nov 6, 2024
Day
14
South Georgia Island
  • South Georgia Island
Thursday - Nov 7, 2024
Day
15
South Georgia Island
  • South Georgia Island
  • At Sea
Sea and weather conditions will determine our departure time from South Georgia today.
Friday - Nov 8, 2024
Day
16
At Sea
  • At Sea
Our expedition team will continue to share their wealth of knowledge about the wildlife, history, and natural world as part of the onboard lecture series. You will have ample time to enjoy observing seabirds from the stern of the ship, keeping a close watch for whales and other marine wildlife, or simply enjoying the many facilities available to you on the ship. ...
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Saturday - Nov 9, 2024
Day
17
At Sea
  • At Sea
Sunday - Nov 10, 2024
Day
18
Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands
  • Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands
The Falklands/Malvinas comprises two large islands (East and West Falkland), with over 700 islands scattered off the coast. All but seven of these are uninhabited, with windswept coastlines, white-sand beaches, and crystal-clear water. These beautifully barren islands are true wildlife havens, sheltering an impressive diversity of birdlife, including the largest black-browed albatross colony on earth. The cold, nutrient-rich waters surrounding the islands make this a prime location for spotting marine life. There are many beautiful areas to explore across the Falklands/Malvinas, each offering a unique perspective on this magnificent archipelago. 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 winds, weather, and wildlife opportunities. Even though we're north of the Antarctic Convergence it can be quite chilly here, so you will want to layer up before joining Zodiac cruises into rocky coves or along sea cliffs, keeping watch for seals, sea lions, dolphins, and penguins. On landings we may visit albatross colonies, penguin rookeries, and perhaps even have a traditional English 'tea and scones' at a local cottage. Conditions permitting, we aim to land in historic Stanley, the capital of the Falklands/Malvinas. This charming town has a distinctly British character, with terraced town houses, pioneer cottages, and even an iconic red telephone box! Colorful buildings house cozy cafes, English pubs, souvenir shops, a post office, and the fascinating Historic Dockyard Museum, with displays on the maritime history of the Falkland Islands, natural history, and links to Antarctica. ...
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Monday - Nov 11, 2024
Day
19
Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands
  • Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands
Tuesday - Nov 12, 2024
Day
20
At Sea
  • At Sea
With lectures and film presentations to complete our Antarctic experience, there is still plenty of time to enjoy the magic of the South Atlantic Ocean and the life that calls it home. There is time for reflection and discussion about what we have seen and experienced. You can become an ambassador for the Antarctic region, telling your family, friends, and colleagues about your journey to this magical part of the planet, advocating for its conservation and preservation so that they might one day visit the region to experience what you have been lucky to see and do here. As we approach the tip of South America, our captain may sail close to legendary Cape Horn, weather and time permitting. ...
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Wednesday - Nov 13, 2024
Day
21
  • Ushuaia, Argentina
During the early morning, we cruise up the Beagle Channel, before quietly slipping into dock in Ushuaia, where we will be free to disembark around 8 am. Farewell your expedition team and fellow passengers as we all continue our onward journeys, hopefully with a newfound sense of the immense power of nature. On disembarkation, passengers on flights departing prior to 2 pm will be transferred directly to Ushuaia Airport, while those fortunate enough to be continuing their travels in this spectacular region of the world, will be transferred to their post-voyage Ushuaia accommodation. Passengers flying after 2 pm will have time to explore Ushuaia, prior to an afternoon airport transfer, the details of which will be provided onboard prior to disembarkation. Note: At the conclusion of the voyage, booking flights departing Ushuaia prior to 12 pm on the day of disembarkation is not recommended in case there are delays. ...
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