Antarctic circle highlights
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Acoustics Workshop
Outdoor activities
In these engaging audio workshops, you will locate, record, and analyze the enchanting sounds of various polar animals, such as whales, seals, and seabirds
Adelie Penguin
Wildlife
These gallant-fighting, deep-diving namesakes of the French-claimed Antarctic Adélie Land are among the four penguin species on mainland Antarctica
Arctic Tern
Wildlife
Among the most nomadic birds on the planet, these sun-loving tourists summer twice a year during their ambitious routes
Bird Watching
Experiences
Enjoy birding together with fellow birders and visit remote places with rare bird-species.
Brown Station (Almirante Brown)
Experiences
An Argentine research station in Antarctica with nearby nesting gentoo penguins
Chinstrap Penguin
Wildlife
Though armed with the "stonebreaker" nickname and a quarrelsome reputation, these gentoo relatives are fading from the Antarctic – probably due to climate change
Crabeater Seal
Wildlife
They may be Earth's most abundant seal, but their teeth are far from typical and are perhaps the most precisely designed eating tool of any living carnivore
Detaille Island
Experiences
Small and almost completely covered in snow, Detaille Island can only be visited on voyages that cross south of the Antarctic Circle
East Base
Experiences
The oldest American research station in Antarctica, East Base was built in 1939 and is highly popular among both our guides and guests
Gentoo Penguin
Wildlife
These hygienic divers are the only penguin species whose population is currently increasing along the Antarctic Peninsula
Icebergs
Experiences
Slabs of frozen fresh water, icebergs are the free-floating offspring of glaciers and ice shelves
Kayaking
Outdoor activities
Kayaking is one of the best ways to immerse yourself in the beautiful blue-and-white world of the peaceful polar seas
Light-mantled Albatross
Wildlife
Though these black-billed birds are so efficient at flying that they spend more energy at nest than in the air, they're often less than masterful at landing
McMurdo Sound
Experiences
Connecting the Ross Sea to the McMurdo Ice Shelf, McMurdo Sound is Earth’s most southerly navigable body of water and home to Antarctica’s largest research station
Pack Ice
Experiences
Formed when broken shards of sea ice freeze together, pack ice is also known as “ice pack” or simply “pack,” and is characterized by collective areas of free-floating ice
Pancake Ice
Experiences
The lily pads of the polar regions, pancake ice consists of rounded sheets of newly frozen water
Polar Diving
Outdoor activities
Visiting the polar regions is a fantastic adventure, but just below the waves waits an extraordinary other world for you to experience and explore.
Shore-Based Walking
Experiences
Explore the last true wilderness of our planet on foot, and absorb the beauty of the polar regions at your own pace
Station W
Experiences
A scientific research station on Antarctica’s Detaille Island, Station W is a veritable time capsule back into the 1950s
Station Y
Experiences
A favorite among our guides, this Antarctic research station boasts an impressive range of historic artifacts from the heyday of the polar research age
Storm Petrel
Wildlife
Due to the belief that their arrival heralded the storm, these ill-omened "Mother Carey's chickens" were also referred to as "satanites," "water witches," and "birds of the devil"
Vernadsky Research Base
Experiences
Formerly the British Base F, or Faraday Station, this Antarctic research base is among our most popular landing sites
Video Workshops
Outdoor activities
Make movies out of your most memorable polar moments, preserving them for years to come
