Antarctica is technically a desert: almost no rain or snowfall, yet it holds 70% of the planet's fresh water. It belongs to nobody, and you feel that on arrival.
The crossing
The Drake Passage is two days of sailing between the end of the Americas and the Antarctic peninsula. It can be placid or memorable; either way it decompresses you before the ice.
The wildlife
Penguin colonies thousands strong, leopard seals on floes and humpbacks feeding beside the ship. Unafraid of humans, because they have no reason to be.
The silence
When the engines stop, all you hear is ice cracking. It is the memory travelers mention first when they return.
When to go
The season runs November to March. November brings pristine ice, December and January peak chick activity, February the best whale watching.
Responsible travel
We operate under IAATO protocols: limited landings, minimum wildlife distances and zero waste left ashore.
