Patagonia, Falklands & Antarctica

Arrive at any time and transfer to your hotel for overnight on bed and breakfast basis. Visit the Ciudad Vieja (Old Town) with its 18th century buildings, the vibrant Mercado del Puerto, the bustling Avenida 18 de Julio with its numerous theatres, museums and art galleries, and the stretch of white, sandy beaches surrounding the city.

On day 2, embark ship and set sail in the afternoon

Spend time on deck looking for birds and marine mammals as we head south. Enjoy the first of our series of expert lectures.

This is one of the wildlife highlights of Argentina. The Valdes Peninsula is a wildlife reservation that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is home to some of the country's richest wildlife, with elephant seals, Magellanic penguins, the southern right whale and a great variety of birds.

We will also pay a visit to the interesting city of Puerto Madryn.

Spend time on deck looking for birds and marine mammals as we head south. Enjoy the first of our series of expert lectures.

The Falklands Islands consist of two large islands and around 700 smaller ones with an estimated 3,000 inhabitants. As we reach the westernmost settled outposts in the Falklands you will see remote farms that have been family owned for six or seven generations. The sheep graze alongside immense colonies of albatross and rockhopper, penguins while predatory striated caracaras patrol overhead and upland geese forage at the water’s edge. We will visit a local family and enjoy cakes and refreshments.

The Falklands are teeming with wonders of wildlife and nature. This is an unpolluted environment with fantastically clear blue skies, seamless horizons, vast open spaces and stunning white sand beaches. Stanley, the islands’ capital, makes a wonderful starting point for the various excursions we offer in the area. The town is easy enough to discover in a day on foot as shops and services are all centred on the port, including Stanley's lively pubs.

Spend time on deck looking for birds and marine mammals as we head south. Enjoy the first of our series of expert lectures.

Now you are in one of the most remote areas of the world! Among the places we will see are Cuverville Island, home to one of the largest known colonies of gentoo penguins; Neko Harbour, beautifully located in the inner part of Andvord Bay; Paradise Harbour, which got its descriptive name from the whalers during the last century and Wilhelmina Bay.The Antarctic Sound offers an astounding assortment of floating ice, whilst Brown Bluff is recognisable by the cliffs that dominate the landscape, soaring at 750 metres. Come ashore and join our expedition team to see see the penguins, seals and maybe whales up close, enjoy field days, kayaking and exploring the waters and ice in small boats. After exploring this superlative-exhausting continent, we set course for South America again. 

We cross the renowned Drake Passage followed by petrels and albatrosses.

When ranking the mythical places on Earth, Cape Horn is high on the list.  We will do our best to make a landing on Cape Horn – however, this is an area known for high seas and challenging conditions and if we make it this will be a great achievement.

As we set course for Punta Arenas, we sail through some of the wildest and most impressive landscapes anywhere on earth. The Chilean fjords are deep with high mountains and glaciers calving into the sea. Enjoy the amazing views from deck, or come ashore to explore the area like Darwin did more than 180 years ago. 

Arrive and transfer to airport for flight to Santiago