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Antarctica – Discovery and Learning Voyage

Antarctica – Discovery and Learning Voyage

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This Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands cruise delivers you into a landscape of dark rugged rock, pure white snow, and a fantastic variety of wildlife. Come say hello to whales, seals, and thousands of penguins.

Trip Name
Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Voyage
Days
11
Overview
Vessel Type: Polar Class Expedition Ship Length: 107.6 metres Passenger Capacity: 170 Built: 2019 Hondius is a purpose-built Polar Class 6 expedition ship designed to operate safely and efficiently in the Arctic and Antarctica. Its ice-strengthened hull, advanced navigation systems, and powerful twin engines support fast repositioning and reliable performance in challenging polar conditions. Interiors follow a clean, mid-century modern style, with accommodation for 170 guests across a wide range of cabin types, from suites with balconies to porthole cabins for groups. Public spaces include an expansive observation lounge and a dedicated lecture room used for workshops and briefings, reinforcing the vessel’s focus on education and discovery rather than traditional cruise entertainment. The ship is engineered for low environmental impact, using modern power management, LED lighting, and biodegradable materials. Shore access is prioritised through two gangways, an indoor Zodiac boarding area, and a large fleet of rigid-hull inflatables that support quick landings and near-shore exploration. With 70 crew, guides, and staff on board, Hondius offers the comfort of a well-run hotel while maintaining the flexibility required for wildlife encounters, shifting ice, and rapidly changing weather, ensuring maximum time in the field and minimal time at sea.

Itinerary



Day 1 - Day 1: End of the world, start of a journey
Your voyage begins where the world drops off. Ushuaia, Argentina, reputed to be the southernmost city on the planet, is located on the far southern tip of South America. Starting in the afternoon, you embark from this small resort town on Tierra del Fuego, nicknamed “The End of the World,” and sail the mountain-fringed Beagle Channel for the remainder of the evening.
Day 2 - Days 2 – 3: Path of the polar explorers
Over the next two days on the Drake Passage, you enjoy some of the same experiences encountered by the great polar explorers who first charted these regions: cool salt breezes, rolling seas, maybe even a fin whale spouting up sea spray. After passing the Antarctic Convergence – Antarctica’s natural boundary, formed when north-flowing cold waters collide with warmer sub-Antarctic seas – you are in the circum-Antarctic upwelling zone. Not only does the marine life change, the avian life changes too. Wandering albatrosses, grey-headed albatrosses, black-browed albatrosses, light-mantled sooty albatrosses, cape pigeons, southern fulmars, Wilson’s storm petrels, blue petrels, and Antarctic petrels are a few of the birds you might see.
Day 3 - Days 4 – 7: Entering Antarctica
Gray stone peaks sketched with snow, towers of broken blue-white ice, and dramatically different wildlife below and above. You first pass the snow-capped Melchior Islands and Schollaert Channel, sailing between Brabant and Anvers Islands.  Sites you may visit include:  Danco Island – Activities here may focus on the gentoo penguins nesting on the island, in addition to the Weddell and crabeater seals that can be found nearby. Neko Harbour – An epic landscape of mammoth glaciers and endless wind-carved snow, Neko Harbour offers opportunities for a Zodiac cruise and landing that afford the closest views of the surrounding alpine peaks. Paradise Bay – You may be able to take a Zodiac cruise in these sprawling, ice-flecked waters, where there’s a good chance you’ll encounter humpback and minke whales.Port Lockroy – After sailing through the Neumayer Channel, you may get a chance to visit the former British research station – now a museum and post office – of Port Lockroy on Goudier Island. You may also be able to partake in activities around Jougla Point, meeting gentoo penguins and blue-eyed shags. There are great opportunities also for kayaking in this area, and when conditions are right, you can even snowshoe around the shore and to the old ski-way at nearby Damoy Point.
Day 4 - Day 8: Scenes of South Shetland
The volcanic islands of the South Shetlands are windswept and often cloaked in mist, but they do offer subtle pleasures: There’s a wide variety of flora (mosses, lichens, flowering grasses) and no small amount of fauna (gentoo penguins, chinstrap penguins, southern giant petrels). In Deception Island, the ship plunges through Neptune’s Bellows and into the flooded caldera. Here you find an abandoned whaling station, and thousands of cape petrels – along with kelp gulls, brown and south polar skuas, and Antarctic terns. A good hike is a possibility in this fascinating and desolate volcanic landscape. As an alternative, you may be able to engage in activities near Half Moon Island. Here chinstrap penguins and Weddell seals often haul out onto the beach near Cámara Base, an Argentine scientific research station. Conditions on the Drake Passage determine the exact time of departure.
Day 5 - Day 9 - 10: Familiar seas, familiar friends
Your return voyage is far from lonely. While crossing the Drake, you’re again greeted by the vast array of seabirds remembered from the passage south. But they seem a little more familiar to you now, and you to them.
Day 6 - Day 11: There and back again
Every adventure, no matter how grand, must eventually come to an end. It’s now time to disembark in Ushuaia, but with memories that will accompany you wherever your next adventure lies.
Day 7 - Please Note:
All itineraries are for guidance only. Programs may vary depending on local ice, weather, and wildlife conditions. The on-board expedition leader will determine the final itinerary. Flexibility is paramount for expedition cruises. The average cruising speed of m/v Hondius is 10.5 knots.

Trip Dates

StartEndPrice FromRoom Type
10-03-202620-03-2026USD $7,400Quadruple Porthole
10-03-202620-03-2026USD $8,450Triple Porthole
10-03-202620-03-2026USD $9,250Twin Porthole
10-03-202620-03-2026USD $9,700Twin Window
10-03-202620-03-2026USD $10,450Twin Deluxe
10-03-202620-03-2026USD $11,150Superior
10-03-202620-03-2026USD $11,700Junior Suite
10-03-202620-03-2026USD $13,500Grand Suite With Private Balcony
10-03-202620-03-2026USD $0Whale Watching Cruise
27-12-202606-01-2027USD $10,800Triple Porthole
27-12-202606-01-2027USD $11,900Twin Porthole
27-12-202606-01-2027USD $12,350Twin Window
27-12-202606-01-2027USD $13,600Twin Deluxe
27-12-202606-01-2027USD $14,350Superior
27-12-202606-01-2027USD $15,250Junior Suite
27-12-202606-01-2027USD $17,500Grand Suite With Private Balcony
27-12-202606-01-2027USD $9,650Quadruple Porthole
29-12-202608-01-2027USD $9,650Quadruple Porthole
29-12-202608-01-2027USD $11,900Twin Porthole
29-12-202608-01-2027USD $11,900Triple Porthole
29-12-202608-01-2027USD $12,350Twin Window
29-12-202608-01-2027USD $13,600Twin Deluxe
29-12-202608-01-2027USD $14,350Superior
29-12-202608-01-2027USD $0Special Departure With Long Hikes
06-01-202716-01-2027USD $9,650Quadruple Porthole
06-01-202716-01-2027USD $10,800Triple Porthole
06-01-202716-01-2027USD $11,900Twin Porthole
06-01-202716-01-2027USD $12,350Twin Window
06-01-202716-01-2027USD $13,600Twin Deluxe
06-01-202716-01-2027USD $14,350Superior
06-01-202716-01-2027USD $15,250Junior Suite
06-01-202716-01-2027USD $17,500Grand Suite With Private Balcony
08-02-202718-02-2027USD $9,650Quadruple Porthole
08-02-202718-02-2027USD $11,900Twin Porthole
08-02-202718-02-2027USD $11,900Triple Porthole
08-02-202718-02-2027USD $12,350Twin Window
08-02-202718-02-2027USD $13,600Twin Deluxe
08-02-202718-02-2027USD $14,350Superior
08-02-202718-02-2027USD $0Special Departure With Long Hikes
07-03-202717-03-2027USD $9,200Quadruple Porthole
07-03-202717-03-2027USD $10,300Triple Porthole
07-03-202717-03-2027USD $11,300Twin Porthole
07-03-202717-03-2027USD $11,750Twin Window
07-03-202717-03-2027USD $12,950Twin Deluxe
07-03-202717-03-2027USD $13,650Superior
07-03-202717-03-2027USD $14,450Junior Suite
07-03-202717-03-2027USD $16,650Grand Suite With Private Balcony
07-03-202717-03-2027USD $0Whale Watching Cruise
17-03-202727-03-2027USD $7,800Quadruple Porthole
17-03-202727-03-2027USD $8,850Triple Porthole
17-03-202727-03-2027USD $9,650Twin Porthole
17-03-202727-03-2027USD $10,100Twin Window
17-03-202727-03-2027USD $11,150Twin Deluxe
17-03-202727-03-2027USD $11,700Superior
17-03-202727-03-2027USD $12,200Junior Suite
17-03-202727-03-2027USD $14,150Grand Suite With Private Balcony
17-03-202727-03-2027USD $0Whale Watching Cruise
18-03-202728-03-2027USD $7,800Quadruple Porthole
18-03-202728-03-2027USD $9,650Triple Porthole
18-03-202728-03-2027USD $9,650Twin Porthole
18-03-202728-03-2027USD $10,100Twin Window
18-03-202728-03-2027USD $11,150Twin Deluxe
18-03-202728-03-2027USD $11,700Superior
09-12-202719-12-2027USD $10,500Quadruple Porthole
09-12-202719-12-2027USD $11,900Triple Porthole
09-12-202719-12-2027USD $13,000Twin Porthole
09-12-202719-12-2027USD $13,500Twin Window
09-12-202719-12-2027USD $14,950Twin Deluxe
09-12-202719-12-2027USD $15,700Superior
10-12-202720-12-2027USD $10,500Quadruple Porthole
10-12-202720-12-2027USD $11,900Triple Porthole
10-12-202720-12-2027USD $13,000Twin Porthole
10-12-202720-12-2027USD $13,500Twin Window
10-12-202720-12-2027USD $14,950Twin Deluxe
10-12-202720-12-2027USD $15,700Superior
19-12-202729-12-2027USD $10,500Quadruple Porthole
19-12-202729-12-2027USD $11,900Triple Porthole
19-12-202729-12-2027USD $13,000Twin Porthole
19-12-202729-12-2027USD $13,500Twin Window
19-12-202729-12-2027USD $14,950Twin Deluxe
19-12-202729-12-2027USD $15,700Superior
19-12-202729-12-2027USD $16,600Junior Suite
19-12-202729-12-2027USD $19,100Grand Suite With Private Balcony
20-12-202730-12-2027USD $10,500Quadruple Porthole
20-12-202730-12-2027USD $11,900Triple Porthole
20-12-202730-12-2027USD $13,000Twin Porthole
20-12-202730-12-2027USD $13,500Twin Window
20-12-202730-12-2027USD $14,950Twin Deluxe
20-12-202730-12-2027USD $15,700Superior
29-12-202708-01-2028USD $10,500Quadruple Porthole
29-12-202708-01-2028USD $11,900Triple Porthole
29-12-202708-01-2028USD $13,000Twin Porthole
29-12-202708-01-2028USD $13,500Twin Window
29-12-202708-01-2028USD $14,950Twin Deluxe
29-12-202708-01-2028USD $15,700Superior
29-12-202708-01-2028USD $16,600Junior Suite
29-12-202708-01-2028USD $19,100Grand Suite With Private Balcony
08-01-202818-01-2028USD $13,500Twin Window
08-01-202818-01-2028USD $14,950Twin Deluxe
08-01-202818-01-2028USD $15,700Superior
08-01-202818-01-2028USD $16,600Junior Suite
08-01-202818-01-2028USD $19,100Grand Suite With Private Balcony
08-01-202818-01-2028USD $10,500Quadruple Porthole
08-01-202818-01-2028USD $11,900Triple Porthole
08-01-202818-01-2028USD $13,000Twin Porthole
23-01-202802-02-2028USD $10,500Quadruple Porthole
23-01-202802-02-2028USD $11,900Triple Porthole
23-01-202802-02-2028USD $13,000Twin Porthole
23-01-202802-02-2028USD $13,500Twin Window
23-01-202802-02-2028USD $14,950Twin Deluxe
23-01-202802-02-2028USD $15,700Superior
02-02-202812-02-2028USD $10,500Quadruple Porthole
02-02-202812-02-2028USD $11,900Triple Porthole
02-02-202812-02-2028USD $13,000Twin Porthole
02-02-202812-02-2028USD $13,500Twin Window
02-02-202812-02-2028USD $14,950Twin Deluxe
02-02-202812-02-2028USD $15,700Superior
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $10,500Quadruple Porthole
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $11,900Triple Porthole
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $13,000Twin Porthole
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $13,500Twin Window
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $14,950Twin Deluxe
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $15,700Superior
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $16,600Junior Suite
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $19,100Grand Suite With Private Balcony
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $10,500Quadruple Porthole
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $11,900Triple Porthole
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $13,000Twin Porthole
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $13,500Twin Window
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $14,950Twin Deluxe
05-02-202815-02-2028USD $15,700Superior

Inclusions

    • Visit Neko Harbour
    • a small bay in the larger Andvord Bay. A pleasant landing beach on the Antarctic Continent, Neko Harbour is bordered on one side by giant glaciers vaulting out of the sea.
    • Discover Paradise Bay. When it comes to pure Antarctic beauty, Paradise Bay remains the unrivaled champion. Mammoth glaciers spear out of the steel-blue sea, icebergs that have run aground lie shattered over the rocks like pulverized cathedrals. The water is thick with ice floes and whales, gentoo penguins and crabeater seals. The whole scene looks like the fantastic sculpture of some all-powerful ice spirit. Paradise Bay is located just north of the Lemaire Strait.
    • Enjoy Snowshoeing. Explore your way inland from the Polar shorelines with a wide variety of snowshoeing expeditions built for everyone.
    • Explore Weddell Seal. Named after the British navigator and sailor James Weddell, these extensively studied seals live farther south than any other mammal.
    • Travel through Lemaire Channel. The gateway to the far south of the Antarctic Peninsula.
    • Hondius Special Activities. Being a Hondius passenger comes with its share of perks, among them an extensive array of activities entirely unique to the ship itself. In addition to vibrant musical acts and performances, Hondius offers a wide range of interactive workshops that explore such topics as astronomy, navigation, and other related fields. These interactive workshops, captivating exhibitions, and vibrant performances are planned both on the ship as well as out in nature.

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