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Spend the festive season venturing through glacial landscapes on this 11-day trip to the Antarctic Peninsula. Starting in the southernmost city in the world, you’ll board the Ocean Victory and traverse the famed Drake Passage, then hop into Zodiac boats and cruise around the South Shetland Islands. Celebrate Christmas Day surrounded by penguins, seals, whales and rare seabirds with a group of like-minded adventurers and a knowledgeable Expedition Team by your side. Contribute to vital research of the region’s ecosystems and learn how they’re being impacted by climate change by helping to collect data through the Citizen Science program. Make this holiday season one that’s filled with expeditions, epic photo ops and rare wildlife encounters.
- Celebrate the Christmas season in Antarctica and spend Christmas Day venturing into the wilderness of the Great White Continent.
- Venture out on Zodiac cruises through waterways flanked by glaciers – visit historic landing sites and active scientific research bases on excursions led by an expert Expedition Team.
- Journey through the Weddell Sea and cross the famed Drake Passage aboard your ship – the Ocean Victory.
- Watch penguins and seals go about their daily lives, see whales breaching on the horizon and gaze up at rare seabirds soaring overhead when you encounter the diverse wildlife of the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula.
- Contribute to the Citizen Science program – help collect data and play a part in vital research into Antarctic ecosystems and how they’re impacted by climate change. Deepen your knowledge of Antarctica’s history and ecology through a program of educational talks.
