They just assembled a valiant crew, trained a few huskies and worked on their ‘First to reach the South Pole’ victory speech. These days it’s a bit easier: we run a variety of Antarctica tours between November and March each year, cruising in comfort on state-of-the-art polar vessels. But don’t be fooled: as adventures go, this is the big one. You’ll cross the infamous Drake Passage and set foot on the Antarctic Peninsula, explore ice-dotted bays by zodiac and get up close with Gentoo penguins and migrating blue whales. ‘Antarctic trips’ doesn’t really do it justice. These are Antarctic adventures.
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Terms & ConditionsVisit Antarctica and travel through the Beagle Channel to the Falkland and South...
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Conquer the legendary Drake Passage and explore the great white continent in the...
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Visit Antarctica and travel through the Drake Passage and the South Shetland Islands.
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Cross the Drake passage and sail to the Antarctic Peninsula on a wildlife-focused...
Cross the Antarctic Circle and sail deep into the Polar region on this Antarctic voyage...
Sail through the Drake Passage to the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula,...
Sail through the Drake Passage to the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula,...
Visit Antarctica and travel through the Beagle Channel to the Falkland and South...
Embark on a cruise across the Antarctic Circle and visit the Falklands, South Shetland...
Join Intrepid on a voyage to the legendary Antarctic Peninsula. Embark in Ushuaia and...
Our Antarctica trips score an average of 4.86 out of 5 based on 7 reviews in the last year.
I would recommend Intrepid enthusiastically!!
Review submitted 12 Mar 2018
If you have always wanted to go to Antarctica and have the holiday of a lifetime, then this is the trip for you! We experienced so many incredible things, met amazing new people and ate far too much delicious food...this holiday could not have been any better and I am so sad it had to come to an end. It was a privilege to go on this cruise and the people on the ship and the expedition team made this an unforgettable adventure.
Review submitted 04 Mar 2018
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Visit the South Shetland Islands
Recount Shackleton's heroic journey at South Georgia
Cross the legendary Drake Passage
What you'll see, what you'll eat, who you'll meet, and what it's *really* like...
How do you pack for a trip to Antarctica, one of the coldest, windiest, driest,...
This is the Drake Passage: the only unhindered flow of ocean on earth. Prepare...
No specific visa is required to enter Antarctica beyond the requirements of the country your trip departs from - most likely Argentina or Chile.
Yes, a laundry service at a reasonable cost is included on every ship.
The menu changes every day. Breakfast is buffet style. Lunch often features a buffet. Dinner is plated service, with a choice of three main dishes. A vegetarian choice is always offered. Afternoon tea, with pastries or cookies, is provided every day. Fresh pastries arrive warm from the oven for early birds about 6am.
With luck you’ll go ashore most days once we reach the Antarctic. You’ll have the opportunity to go on zodiac excursions to research stations, penguin colonies, pebble beaches and around icebergs. However, we operate under IAATO guidelines that limit the number of travellers and expedition staff allowed ashore during each landing. No more than 100 people can be ashore at any one time, and in some locations that number is 50. None of our Antarctic vessels carry more than 128 travellers.
Pick a spot no closer than 5 metres (15 feet) from the penguins. Sit or kneel - you're making yourself smaller, therefore less threatening. Wait quietly, with your camera ready to take some incredible photographs. Penguins are curious. They may come to you.
Absolutely. All passengers travelling with Intrepid are required to purchase travel insurance before the start of your trip. Your travel insurance details will be recorded by your leader on the first day of the trip. Due to the varying nature, availability and cost of health care around the world, travel insurance is very much an essential and necessary part of every journey.
For more information on insurance, please go to: Travel Insurance
Intrepid is committed to travelling in a way that is respectful of local people, their culture, local economies and the environment. It's important to remember that what may be acceptable behaviour, dress and language in your own country, may not be appropriate in another. Please keep this in mind while on holiday in Antarctica.
1. Don’t use aircraft, vessels, small boats, or other means of transport in ways that disturb wildlife, either at sea or on land.
2. Don’t feed, touch, or handle birds or seals or approach or photograph them in ways that cause them to alter their behavior. Special care is needed when animals are breeding or molting.
3. Don’t damage plants, for example by walking, driving, or landing on extensive moss beds or lichen-covered scree slopes.
4. Don’t use guns or explosives. Keep noise to the minimum to avoid frightening wildlife.
5. Don’t bring non-native plants or animals into the Antarctic, such as live poultry, pet dogs and cats, or house plants.
6. Know the location of areas that have been afforded special protection and observe any restrictions regarding entry and activities that can be carried out in and near them.
7. Don’t damage, remove, or destroy historic sites or monuments or any artifacts associated with them.
8. Don’t interfere with scientific research facilities or equipment.
