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CLASSIC ANTARCTICA: DISCOVERING THE PENINSULA
Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetland Islands
11 days - 10 nights
Ushuaia
Getting to this frontier town is easy, because the local airport is served by flights from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile. We've included a night at one of the city's good hotels, to ensure you don't miss a moment of the expedition.
Embarkation Day
The included coach tour (2007-2008 only) of the nearby National Park includes a stroll along a boardwalk, and a stop for lunch. Asado is Argentina's traditional method of preparing lamb, beef and chicken. The meat is grilled over an open fire and served with chimichurri - a piquant sauce made from parsley and other herbs. Hunger satisfied, we transfer you to the ship for embarkation.

The Drake Passage
Become familiar with the ship on this your first full day at sea. Members of the Expedition Team keep you company on deck, identifying seabirds that glide along side of the ship for miles at a time.

Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands
Shore landings are announced the night before in the daily program delivered to your cabin. Your exploration of the Antarctic Peninsula may include visits to penguin rookeries, research stations and encounters.

Although each voyage is painstakingly planned, it is impossible to provide prior to departure a definitive summary of the journey you'll experience. The Expedition Leader in cooperation with the ship's Captain adjusts the route as the expedition unfolds to take advantage of the best weather and ice conditions. For this reason, no itinerary is the same.

The Drake Passage
The Expedition Team enriches the voyage with formal presentations that are chosen specifically in response to the sightings and activities that you experienced. If you have sighted orcas, then you can expect a presentation on their life cycle. If you were one of the lucky few to see a Southern Right Whale during your expedition then you will learn about that species. That is one reason that every Classic Antarctic expedition is unique.
Ushuaia
Exchange photographs and e-mail addresses with your new found friends, before being transferred to the airport for your flight home.
 
Route Map
You'll sail about 1700 nautical miles from Ushuaia to Ushuaia. Some departures may be operated in the reverse direction.
 
Services
 
SERVICES INCLUDED
Hotel accommodation: one night pre-expedition with breakfast.
Shipboard accommodation with daily housekeeping.
All breakfasts, lunches and dinners on board throughout your voyage.
All shore landings and Zodiac excursions per the daily program.
Leadership throughout the voyage by our experienced Expedition Leader, including shore landings and other activities.
Formal and informal presentations by our Expedition Team and guest speakers as scheduled.
Photographic Journal on DVD.
Polar Arts program with interactive workshops.
A pair of expedition boots on loan for shore landings.
A Quark Expeditions parka to keep on Clipper Adventurer.
Coffee, tea, and cocoa available around the clock.
Comprehensive pre-departure materials.
Group transfers from the hotel to the ship at the embarkation port, and from the ship to the local airport on disembarkation - plus all baggage handling aboard ship.
All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program.
 
SERVICES NOT INCLUDED
Any airfare, whether on scheduled or charter flights; passport and visa expenses; government arrival and departure taxes; meals ashore; supplement for single hotel accommodations; baggage, cancellation and personal insurance (which is strongly recommended); excess baggage charges and all items of a personal nature such as laundry, bar and beverage charges and telecommunication charges; and the customary gratuity at the end of the voyage for those who have served you aboard (guidelines will be provided).
 
Travel to Antarctica: Cruises