The South Shetland Islands are a true wildlife sanctuary. Here, huge penguin colonies neighbor beaches where Antarctic fur seals and giant elephant seals reign supreme. Entering the flooded crater of Deception Island is one of those travel moments that will remain in your memory forever.
King George Island, the largest in the archipelago, is home to Gentoo and Chevron penguins, Antarctic terns, cormorants, and giant petrels. And on Livingston Island, new penguin colonies and seal rookeries await you.
The Antarctic Peninsula is known not only for its majestic landscapes, but also for the stories of the first explorers — and here you can feel the atmosphere of the "age of discovery" literally at every turn. We will have plenty of time to explore this untouched land of ice, mountains, and waterways, where Weddell seals, crabeater seals, leopard seals, minke whales, humpback whales, and killer whales may swim alongside you.
Ice conditions permitting, we will pass through Antarctica's most beautiful waterways: the Zherlas Strait, the Neumayer Channel, and the legendary Lemaire Channel — a narrow strip of water between huge cliffs and fairy-tale glaciers.
Possible landings include:
Paradise Bay is a place that lives up to its name 100%. Here we will try to land on the mainland itself.
South Antarctic Passage and Paulet Island — over 100,000 pairs of Adélie penguins and colonies of blue-eyed cormorants. Here, in 1903, the Nordenskiöld expedition built a stone hut for survival, which has now been “captured” by penguins.
Other potential locations include Melchior Island, Cuverville Island, Portal Point, Neko Harbor, Pleneo, and, if ice conditions are favorable, Peterman Island with the southernmost colony of Gentoo penguins.
We plan at least two landings per day, so every day will be filled with new discoveries.

Leaving Antarctica, we cross the Drake Passage again — now with a wealth of impressions, photographs, and stories. Naturalists and lecturers will be on hand to assist with final whale and seabird sightings. This is the perfect time to relive the adventures of the past few days and relax before returning home.

Early in the morning, the ship returns and docks at the port of Ushuaia. After breakfast, we disembark, say goodbye, and conclude our polar expedition!

Arrival in the vibrant capital of Argentina and meeting the expedition members. Buenos Aires will welcome us with warmth, music, and character — it is the perfect starting point before diving into Patagonia and Antarctica.

Today we explore Buenos Aires at its best: colonial neighborhoods, rhythmic La Boca, the majestic Colón Theater, and the elegant streets of Recoleta. All this will be accompanied by a guide who will tell us things about the city that are not written in Wikipedia.
In the evening, we will enjoy a real Argentine tango show, where music, movement, and emotions intertwine so sincerely that it becomes part of the city's DNA.
After the show, we will have dinner at a traditional steakhouse (parrilla) with legendary Argentine beef.