About six days in the Antarctic region
A defining experience along this expedition route.
POLAR TRAVEL TRIBEANTARCTICA · About six days exploring the Peninsula
In-Depth Antarctic Peninsula
Add valuable exploration time to the classic ship-based Peninsula voyage, typically allowing about six days across the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula for more landings, Zodiac cruises and weather flexibility.
About 13 days6 main regionsAustral summer · roundtrip Ushuaia
TRIP OVERVIEW
Journey Overview
Add valuable exploration time to the classic ship-based Peninsula voyage, typically allowing about six days across the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula for more landings, Zodiac cruises and weather flexibility.
This page describes a common structure for an approximately 13-day in-depth Peninsula voyage, not a fixed programme for every operator. About six days is a typical Antarctic exploration window; actual sites, activity frequency and sequence remain subject to weather, sea ice, wildlife, permits and safety decisions by the captain and expedition team.
- Duration
- About 13 days
- Departure
- Ushuaia
- Arrival
- Ushuaia
Journey Highlights
More landing and Zodiac opportunities
A defining experience along this expedition route.
Penguins, whales and glacial bays
A defining experience along this expedition route.
Additional flexibility for changing conditions
A defining experience along this expedition route.
Route Map
Ushuaia → Drake Passage → South Shetland Islands → Northern Peninsula → In-depth Peninsula → Ushuaia
DAY BY DAY
Reference Itinerary
Day 1
Embark in Ushuaia
Board in the world’s southernmost port city, meet the expedition team, complete safety briefings and sail into the Beagle Channel.
Days 2–3
Cross the Drake Passage
Sail south with lectures on polar ecology, photography and landing practice while watching the decks for albatrosses, petrels and whales.
Day 4
South Shetland Islands
On reaching the Antarctic region, use the best wind, swell and ice window for a volcanic shore, penguin habitat or sheltered Zodiac cruise.
Days 5–10
In-depth Antarctic Peninsula exploration
Keep about six days for the Peninsula, combining possible continental landings, penguin colonies, glacial bays and Zodiac cruises. The team selects each day’s most suitable sites according to weather, sea ice, wildlife activity, permits and safety.
Days 11–13
Return across the Drake Passage
Sail north for further seabird and whale watches, expedition recaps and a final passage through the Beagle Channel before disembarkation on Day 13.
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Before You Travel
Expedition conditions
This page describes a common structure for an approximately 13-day in-depth Peninsula voyage, not a fixed programme for every operator. About six days is a typical Antarctic exploration window; actual sites, activity frequency and sequence remain subject to weather, sea ice, wildlife, permits and safety decisions by the captain and expedition team.
Route references
Oceanwide Expeditions: Antarctic Peninsula Basecamp reference ↗
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