Introduction to Antarctica: The White Continent

10 days - from $3995

This is the perfect trip if you’re looking for an Antarctic experience without the time or costs involved in a longer voyage. You still get it all - from penguin rookeries and glacier hikes to Leopard Seals and giant icebergs. An Antarctic experience with a lifetime of memories and wildlife encounters packed into 10 short days.

Itinerary:

Day 1 Ushuaia, Argentina. 2 Embarkation Day. 3-4 Crossing the Drake. 5-7 South Shetland & Antarctic Peninsula. 8-9 Drake Passage. 10 Disembarkation in Ushuaia, Argentina.

• One night pre-expedition hotel accommodation with breakfast
• Shipboard accommodation with daily housekeeping.
• All breakfasts, lunches and dinners on board throughout your voyage.
• All shore landings per the daily program.
• Leadership throughout the voyage by our experienced Expedition Leader.
• All Zodiac transfers and cruising per the daily program.
• Formal and informal presentations by our Expedition Team and guest speakers as scheduled.
• Photographic Journal on DVD, documenting the voyage.
• A pair of waterproof expedition boots on loan for shore landings.
• An official Quark Expeditions parka to keep.
• Coffee, tea and cocoa available around the clock.
• Hair dryer and bathrobes in every cabin.
• Comprehensive pre-departure materials, including a map and an informative Antarctic Reader.
• A group transfer upon disembarkation in Ushuaia from the ship to the local airport.
• All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program.
• All luggage handling aboard ship.
• Emergency Evacuation Insurance for all passengers to a maximum benefit of USD $100,000 per person.

• Any airfare unless otherwise specified in the itinerary.
• Passport and visa expenses
• Government arrival and departure taxes
• Any meals ashore unless otherwise specified.
• Baggage, cancellation and medical travel insurance
• Excess baggage charges
• Laundry, bar, beverage and other personal charges unless specified.
• Telecommunications charges.
• The voluntary gratuity at the end of the voyage for shipboard staff and crew.