One of the most important symbols of how man is affecting his natural habitat is Antarctica – with is wildlife and landscapes constantly under threat from climate change.

But despite this, few of us are adventurous enough to plunge into the trip of a lifetime and head to the mysterious snowy world at the foot of the planet.

Here, where seals and penguins swoop and dive in the freezing cold waters, travellers can have the opportunity to cruise among them on what guarantees to be the trip of a lifetime.

Travelling by cruise ship is perhaps the best way to witness the wonders of this frozen continent, as it allows for the observation of numerous whale species including humpbacks, fin, sei, minke and orcas.

Its landscape – made up of more than five million square miles of snow and ice - is one of the most fascinating on earth and is about 1.3 times larger than the whole of Europe.

With no permanent human residents and no evidence of any pre-historic population, the Antarctic is one of the only places on Earth where you can truly claim to have got away from it all.

Travellers may not return home with a sun-tan, but the memories of this life-changing trip are likely to remain with them always.

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