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Your journey begins with an international flight to Buenos Aires. On arrival, you'll be met and transferred to your hotel for a night's accommodation. This evening, meet fellow guests for at the welcome dinner.
In the morning, an early charter flight (approx 3.5 hours) takes you south to Ushuaia, ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime! 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 during an 11-day 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.
Spend 6 incredible days exploring the Antarctic Peninsula before returning to Ushuaia and Buenos Aires, ready for Part 2 of your amazing holiday.
On arrival in Buenos Aires, check in to your hotel - home for the next 6 nights. Ahead of you is an incredible week discovering the magic, flare and rhythm of Argentina! We've chosen a selection of sightseeing adventures that showcase this pulsating city to it's best - a City Tour, Barolo Palace Tour, an authentic Tango class, cooking class and Tigre & Delta Tour. Everything is taken care of - all you need to do is enjoy, soak up the atmosphere and experience this incredible city!
This package has been carefully curated by the Ultimate Cruising team to combine an incredible, all-inclusive expedition cruise in Antarctica together with a tailor-made itinerary in Buenos Aires. We'll even include chauffeur-driven luxury car transfers from your home to the airport (within 35km).
We are privileged guests in these extreme lands where we are at the mercy of weather and ice conditions. Landings on certain sites and the observation of certain wildlife cannot be guaranteed. They vary from day to day, making each PONANT cruise a unique experience. The Captain and the Expedition Leader will make every effort to ensure that your experience is as rich as possible, while complying with the safety rules and instructions imposed by the IAATO.
Special Offers
Complimentary Airport Transfers - This fly/stay/cruise package also includes complimentary luxury car transfers from your home to the airport and return (within 35km)
Free Solo Supplement - Travelling solo? Ask us about the Free Solo Supplement available in selected cabin grades on selected sailings! Free Solo Supplement does not apply to the Buenos Aires portion of the package.
Additional Ponant Savings - Is this your first cruise with Ponant or have you travelled with Ponant before? Ask us about additional savings that you may be eligible for.
Your journey begins with an international flight to Buenos Aires. On arrival, you'll be met and transferred to your hotel for a night's accommodation. This evening, meet fellow guests for at the welcome dinner.