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South Georgia Explorer

South Georgia
Duration
15 Days · 14 Nights
The route
South Georgia
Style
Expedition cruise
Best season
November – March · austral summer
The route

14-night Antarctica expedition cruise — round-trip from Ushuaia, via South Georgia.

This route is a guide, not a fixed product. Once you enquire we match you to a suitable expedition ship and departure — across operators from Oceanwide and Quark to Ponant — and plan the trip with you personally. Zodiac landings and wildlife happen as ice, weather and the captain allow.

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What you're tracking

What you'll see

King penguin
In colonies tens of thousands strong.
Southern elephant seal
On the breeding beaches.
Antarctic fur seal
Massed on the shores.
Wandering albatross
Nesting on the slopes.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Ushuaia

Embark · Ushuaia

The expedition begins.

Embark at Ushuaia, settle into your cabin aboard the expedition ship, meet the team and set sail.

02At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

A day at sea crossing the Southern Ocean, with albatrosses and whales from the deck.

03At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Sail the Scotia Sea, watching for seabirds and the first ice.

04At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Land at a vast king penguin colony — tens of thousands of birds at St Andrews Bay or Salisbury Plain.

05At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Among elephant seals and fur seals on the beaches, with wandering albatrosses overhead.

06At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Visit Grytviken and Shackleton's grave amid the island's astonishing wildlife.

07At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Zodiac cruising and landings along South Georgia's wildlife-packed coast.

08At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Land at a vast king penguin colony — tens of thousands of birds at St Andrews Bay or Salisbury Plain.

09At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Among elephant seals and fur seals on the beaches, with wandering albatrosses overhead.

10At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Visit Grytviken and Shackleton's grave amid the island's astonishing wildlife.

11At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Zodiac cruising and landings along South Georgia's wildlife-packed coast.

12At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Land at a vast king penguin colony — tens of thousands of birds at St Andrews Bay or Salisbury Plain.

13At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

A day at sea crossing the Southern Ocean, with albatrosses and whales from the deck.

14At sea / landings

Expedition day

Ice, wildlife and weather set the day.

Sail the Scotia Sea, watching for seabirds and the first ice.

15Ushuaia

Disembark · Ushuaia

The voyage ends.

Disembark at Ushuaia after breakfast, with onward travel from there.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

November – March

Peak season

The austral-summer expedition window — the only season Antarctica is accessible.

April – October

Closed

Outside the season; Antarctica is dark, frozen and inaccessible.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds Elephants Marine Mammals Penguin

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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