Ultimate Penguin Expedition
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Embark · Ushuaia
Embark at Ushuaia, settle into your cabin aboard the expedition ship, meet the team and set sail.
Expedition day
A day at sea crossing the Southern Ocean, with albatrosses and whales from the deck.
Expedition day
Sail the Scotia Sea, watching for seabirds and the first ice.
Expedition day
Land among rockhopper and gentoo penguins and black-browed albatross colonies.
Expedition day
Explore the Falklands' settlements and beaches, with Magellanic and king penguins.
Expedition day
Zodiac landings on remote islands rich with seabirds and penguins.
Expedition day
Land among rockhopper and gentoo penguins and black-browed albatross colonies.
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Land at a vast king penguin colony — tens of thousands of birds at St Andrews Bay or Salisbury Plain.
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Among elephant seals and fur seals on the beaches, with wandering albatrosses overhead.
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Visit Grytviken and Shackleton's grave amid the island's astonishing wildlife.
Expedition day
Zodiac cruising and landings along South Georgia's wildlife-packed coast.
Expedition day
Zodiac landings among gentoo, chinstrap and Adélie penguin colonies, with leopard seals on the ice.
Expedition day
Cruise iceberg-filled channels for humpback whales and orcas, beneath glacier fronts.
Expedition day
A continental landing and a hike above the bay, surrounded by ice and wildlife.
Expedition day
Zodiac excursions past glaciers and brash ice, visiting a research station or historic hut.
Expedition day
Cross the Drake Passage, with albatrosses and petrels gliding in the ship's wake.
Expedition day
A day at sea on the Drake, watching seabirds and scanning for the first icebergs.
Disembark · Ushuaia
Disembark at Ushuaia after breakfast, with onward travel from there.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
The austral-summer expedition window — the only season Antarctica is accessible.
Closed
Outside the season; Antarctica is dark, frozen and inaccessible.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Oceanwide Expeditions
The wildlife-focused expedition specialist behind many of our polar voyages. Small, ice-strengthened ships that put zodiac landings and Antarctic wildlife first. Fleet: Hondius · Ortelius · Plancius.
Quark Expeditions
A polar specialist with the broadest activity programme — kayaking, camping and, aboard Ultramarine, twin-helicopter access deep into the ice. Fleet: Ultramarine · Ocean Explorer · World Explorer.
Lindblad Expeditions
The National Geographic partner, famed for naturalist-led Antarctic voyages aboard purpose-built polar ships. Fleet: National Geographic Endurance · National Geographic Resolution.
Ponant
French luxury expedition cruising; Le Commandant Charcot is a high-ice-class flagship that reaches the most extreme southern latitudes. Fleet: Le Commandant Charcot · Le Boréal · Le Lyrial.
Scenic
Ultra-luxury, all-inclusive discovery yachts carrying submersibles and helicopters for an immersive Antarctic experience. Fleet: Scenic Eclipse I · Scenic Eclipse II.
Silversea
Luxury polar voyages with all-suite ships and butler service across Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands. Fleet: Silver Endeavour · Silver Cloud.
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.