Contrast the wildness of the remote beaches and green terrain of South Georgia and the Falklands with dramatic snowscapes and floating icebergs of Antarctica.

Antarctica, this immense continental wilderness, is still virtually unexplored and unknown, with its fabulous and pristine wildlife haven set in an awe inspiring scenery of mountains, snow and sculptured and twisted ice.

Today you can cruise from November through to March taking advantage to explore vast colonies of penguins, to observe some of the great whales, to watch hundreds of seals resting lazily on ice floes, and to simply marvel at the extraordinary variety of shapes, sizes and sheer range of colours of thousands of floating icebergs. The vistas are magnificent, with towering glaciers and dramatic cliffs that drop almost vertically into the sea. The oceans of the Antarctic are home to countless marine mammals, the land to seals and colonies of penguins and the skies to a host of birdlife.

The Falkland Islands are home to a tame diversity of wildlife and a plethora of flowering plants, as well as historic interest. South Georgia is altogether different and harsher, with towering mountains, glaciers, grassy areas and beaches. Here is home to huge colonies of Penguins, Wandering Albatrosses, beaches crowded with elephant seals and Macaroni penguins.

We only advocate using the best boats. They are small boats by Antarctic cruise standards, taking a maximum of only 52 passengers and very personal in their approach. The highly professional crew, who pioneered Antarctic cruising over ten years ago, have real expertise in these parts of the world, and operate under strict Environmental and Safety Standards.

Dates & Prices

Includes the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula

Please note that availability on these cruise expeditions is now limited, please contact our office for a full availability update

On Professor Multinovsky
17th December to 4th January 2009

On Professor Molchanov
5th to 24th November 2008
4th to 22nd Janaury 2009
22nd to 9th February 2009
9th to 27th February 2009

On Alexsey Maryshev
1st to 20th December 2009
10th to 28th February 2009

On Grigory Mikheev
3rd to 21st January 2009
10th to 28th February 2009

Prices from:
Sharing triple cabin without private facilities….......£6,195pp
Sharing twin cabin without private facilities…........£6,960pp
Sharing twin cabin with private facilities….............£7,665pp
Sharing superior cabin with private facilities….......£8,755pp
Sharing suite with private facilities….....................£9,465pp

Single supplements are 1.5% of the cost of twin berth cabins. Please contact us for a quote.

What’s Included
International return economy flights from the UK based on Lufthansa airlines and internal flights to Ushuaia on Aerolineas Argentinas, accommodation in Buenos Aires on a bed and breakfast basis, all transfers, city tour, accommodation in Ushuaia, cruise with full board and berths, lectures and guide services on vessel and on shore based excursions and support for a marine conservation project. High visibility parka is included on all voyages and loaned rubber boots. Included in the trip cost is membership to the Scott Polar Research Institute and Birdlife.

What’s Excluded
Travel insurance, vaccinations and visas, gratuities, items of a personal nature including laundry and drinks, meals not shown, and hire/purchase of special clothing (or equipment)

This Trip Supports..

Scott Polar Research Institute

Field Expertise

Antarctica experts

To appreciate this extraordinary continent one needs the finest naturalists and ecologists to guide you and give lectures and insight into the wildlife and geography of this continent, on land and sea. To this end every cruise has a number of experts to guide you on land and to communicate to you at sea.

They include well known experts including scientists like Robert Headland, natural history presenters, nature writers, together with a host of skills and experience covers history, ornithology, geography, geology, oceanography, marine biology and glaciology.

All are enthusiastic communicators with a wealth of experience in their subject matters and will add greatly to your enjoyment and understanding of this last continent.

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Our Feedback

Should you wish to get direct feedback from any number of our numerous clients who have enjoyed a Antarctic cruise with us please do contact us and we would be delighted to help put you in touch.

I was intending to let you know how it went but I’ve been busy trying to relive it through my photos. It was utterly amazing. The entire thing went like a dream. We were incredibly lucky with the weather, we made all of our landings and more, including Elephant Island, which was such a thrill. The ship and crew were great. The expedition staff were so informative and entertaining, and the mix of passengers was wonderful, I feel like I’ve made some lifelong friends. But the wildlife and scenery were just unbelievable. So many penguins, I had several close encounters including boot pecking. Grytviken was moving, especially as we all gathered around Shackleton’s grave and drank a toast and did a group photograph. The camping was a very memorable experience, despite the fact that the 2 hours I spent in the tent were the coldest of my life. We had a fantastic whale experience in the zodiacs. There’s really just too much to list, the whole thing far exceeded my expectations and I can’t believe it’s over.

Thanks so much for all your help and advice. B.O’Calloghan 2008

We were very pleased with the personal attention and efficiency of arrangements. The itinerary worked very well with good allocation of free days. The naturalists were excellent on the ship, and our highlight was standing on an iceberg and bathing on Deception Island. Thank you hugely!
D Bates 2007