Our 24/25 season has launched with a bang—earlier, icier, and filled with incredible moments! Read on to learn about what our guests and team experienced during our early season voyage in October 2024. An Early Arrival in Antarctica We set off earlier than ever with...
A fantastic spot for viewing the ‘iceberg graveyard’, Port Charcot is a bay we visit on the north-western arm of Booth Island on the Antarctic Peninsula. If we are able to make landfall in Port Charcot, we Zodiac to the rocky shore, then hike up the gentle slope to...
The Lemaire Channel is a wonderfully calm and stunning waterway that, if we are fortunate enough to pass through it, offers some of the most fantastic views and incredible wildlife sightings on the peninsula. The area has rightfully earned the nickname ‘Kodak Alley’...
Cierva Cove is a stunning cove that lays 6 nautical miles southeast of Cape Sterneck in Hughes Bay, along the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It is named after Juan de la Cierva, a Spanish pilot, engineer, and inventor. Cierva Cove is located in a protected...
Cuverville Island is an island located at the entrance of Errera Channel along the Antarctica Peninsula. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic explorer Adrien de Gerlache during his 1897-99 expedition, Cuverville Island got its name from J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville...
Grytviken is a legendary location on South Georgia island that was home to the largest whaling station in the early 20th century. It is located at the head of King Edward Cove within the larger Cumberland East Bay. Present-day Grytviken features the now-defunct...
One of our favorite landing sites is Danco Island, a small island located in the Errera Channel close to Neko Harbour. From the spectacular views, excellent hiking, and wildlife spotting it’s a fantastic landing and day of adventure on many of our itineraries. First...
Neko Harbour is located on the Eastern shore of Andvord Bay and is considered a continental landing as it is part of the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered around 1897 by Adrien de Garlache during his Belgian expedition, it is named after the Norwegian whaling ship...
One of the most unusual locations we visit is Deception Island, a volcanic island in the South Shetland Islands archipelago. This horseshoe-shaped island is home to thousands of chinstrap penguins and is also a former whaling station. Even more fascinating – it’s the...
Port Lockroy is located in a bay on the north-western shore of Wiencke Island just off the Antarctic Peninsula. It is Antarctica’s single most visited landing site, and rightly so with its famous post office and fascinating history. A former British base built in...
One of the most popular places we visit is Elephant Island. From above, this spectacular place looks almost to be the shape of an elephant head and trunk. It is also home to the hundreds of elephant seals that make their home there. Located just 150 miles off the tip...
Antarctica has no permanent population, but what it does have is a seasonal population of scientists and academics that live in research stations that are scattered across the Antarctic Peninsula, conducting important studies as part of a collective commitment to the...
