This Fly and Cruise expedition offers a revolutionary concept in Antarctica travel. There is a choice of two boats, either the 12 passenger superior
Sarsen boat, for chartering or the
Grigoriy Mikheev where you can join a group of explorers. Foregoing the 2-day crossing of The Drake Passage, passengers join up with their expeditionary ship in The Southern Shetlands after just a short one and a half hour flight from Punta Arenas in Southern Chile and from there begin exploration of Antarctica.
The 2008-09 season will be the fifth year of operation with a total of seven 6 day/5 night expeditions departing in November and December 2008.
The departure dates for the 2008/09 season are as follows:
25 Nov to 30 Nov 2008
30 Nov to 05 Dec 2008
05 Dec to 10 Dec 2008
10 Dec to 15 Dec 2008
15 Dec to 20 Dec 2008
20 Dec to 25 Dec 2008
25 Dec to 03 Jan 2008/9
(special 9 night trip)Daily Fly/Cruise Programme:
Day 1: Fly Punta Arenas to King George Island, South Shetlands. Embark on your expeditionary ship.
Day 2: Morning visit to Aitcho Island and its Gentoo and Antarctic Penguin colonies and then onto Deception Island in the afternoon.
Day 3: Morning visit to the sheltered port of Port Lockroy on Wiencke Island, first used by whalers nearly 100 years ago, then onto Paradise Bay.
Day 4: Early morning cruise through the stunning Lemaire Channel, one of the most scenic areas in Antarctica. Landing and sighting of Petermann Island, the southernmost spot in the trip, with exploration of Cuverville Island in the afternoon.
Day 5: Morning landing at Half Moon Island. Visit to the Arctowski Polish Academy of Science Antarctic Base.
Day 6: Return to King George Island for the flight back to Punta Arenas.
Please be aware that all expeditions carried out in the Antarctic territory are absolutely subject to weather conditions. Antarctic weather is highly unpredictable with swift changes occurring from one minute to another and bears directly on travel in the Continent, despite the advantages of modern technology and advanced forecasting systems.
