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POLAR EXPLORATION
If there is one place on the globe that fires the imagination of travellers and arouses in them an instant thirst for adventure, it is the immaculate and faraway lands of the White Continent. Inhabited by a surprising endemic fauna, the Antarctic will welcome you on an expedition cruise.
At the border between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, you will enter Drake Passage. At the roaring fifties and the screaming sixties, the wind blows and the waves beat against the stern of the ship. In the sky, cape petrels lead you toward their realm until you reach the first of the continent’s lands.
Ice is there in all its forms. The mountainous landscapes open up to give way to huge calving glaciers, tabular icebergs drift in the middle of the Southern Ocean, and the sea ice shimmers in the distance. On board, the naturalists share with you the secrets of this unique ecosystem. As you near the shores, the first penguins appear. Gentoo, Adelie, chinstrap: these surprising birds, emblematic of the Antarctic, share their beaches with leopard, crabeater and Weddell seals. During an outing on land or at sea, in a zodiac dinghy or a kayak, you will move through a stunning scenery bathed in polar light.
Highlights
- ✅ Crossing the legendary Drake Passage
- ✅ Explore the magic of Antarctica with a sea kayak adventure. Led by experienced, State-Certified kayak guides, you will skim the water’s surface amid the ice.
- ✅ Outings and shore visits in Zodiac® inflatables with a team of experienced naturalist guides.
- ✅ Lectures and information sessions hosted by our naturalist-guides, covering wildlife, history, geopolitics, the great explorers, climate, environmental protection
- ✅ Visiting research stations and former whaling stations
- ✅ Hiking opportunity
- ✅ Immense icebergs, ice floe, glaciers and snow-capped mountains in the Antarctic Peninsula
- ✅ Observe wildlife animals in their natural habitat
TERMS & CONDITION
Cancellation Policy
~ Postpone or cancel free of charge up to 10 days after the booking is confirmed ~ From 10 days after the booking is confirmed to 365 days prior to departure: EUR 150 plus RM100 refund admin fees per guest per cruise for the cruise service only ~ From 364 to 211 days prior to departure: 10% of total price ~ From 210 – 91 days prior to departure: 25% of total price ~ Cancellation within 90 days prior to departure: 100% of total price
Payment Terms
Deposit payment of 25% must be received within 10 days after the booking is conusrmed. ~ Balance payment must be made 90 days prior to departure ~ Booking made within 90 days prior to departure require full payment at
What's included
- 1 night pre-hotel stay in Buenos Aires with port transfer service
- 10 nights shipboard on Ponant Cruise
- Return air ticket Buenos Aires/Ushuaia v.v
- 24 hour room service (special selection)
- Evening entertainment and events
- Butler service (special selection deck)
- Free unlimited WIFI onboard
- Evening entertainment and events
- International air ticket
- Airport transfer
- Gratuities
ARRIVE BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES (FLIGHT) - USHUAIA (EMBARKATION) (B,L,D)
CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE
DEPART USHUAIA, ARGENTINA (DISEMBARKATION) - BUENOS AIRES (FLIGHT)
| Date | Price | Ship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov - 28 Nov 2026 | RM 119,484 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 09 Dec - 20 Dec 2026 | RM 69,300 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 17 Dec - 28 Dec 2026 | RM 68,160 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 27 Dec 2026 - 07 Jan 2027 | RM 78,210 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 15 Jan - 26 Jan 2027 | RM 74,280 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 27 Feb - 10 Mar 2027 | RM 63,930 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 27 Nov - 08 Dec 2027 | RM 65,040 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 27 Dec 2027 - 07 Jan 2028 | RM 66,870 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 02 Jan - 13 Jan 2028 | RM 62,430 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 06 Jan - 17 Jan 2028 | RM 61,680 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 12 Jan - 23 Jan 2028 | RM 65,640 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 01 Feb - 12 Feb 2028 | RM 61,680 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 11 Feb - 22 Feb 2028 | RM 61,680 | L'Austral Ship | |
| 21 Feb - 03 Mar 2028 | RM 58,710 | L'Austral Ship |
