Dates & Rates - Crossing the Circle
Multiple departures: 15 days of sailing along the Antarctic Peninsula, with the goal of crossing the Antarctic Circle. Cruise in Zodiacs. Climb glaciers. Visit historic sites. Optional kayaking and camping.
30% off select Crossing the Circle departures.
- Feb 12 – 26, 2012 aboard Vavilov Now $7,588 - $10,948
- Feb 13 – 27, 2012 aboard Ocean Nova Now 9,548 - $13,328
| Start - End Date | Duration (days) | Ship | Price Range (per person) | Adventure Options | Select a departure below to check cabin availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12 - Feb 26, 2012 | 15 | - | Akademik Sergey Vavilov | $9,040 - $15,640 | Select departure | |
| Feb 13 - Feb 27, 2012 | 15 | - | Ocean Nova | $9,740 - $13,640 | Limited Availability, Please Call |
 Camping |  Kayaking |  Mountaineering |  Cross Country Skiing |  Special Departure |
This expedition includes
- Day 1: a night of hotel accommodation in Ushuaia with breakfast.
- Day 2: Group transfer from a designated location in Ushuaia to the ship
- Shipboard accommodation with housekeeping
- Shipboard breakfasts, lunches and dinners
- Shore landings included in the daily program
- Professional Expedition Leadership.
- All Zodiac/RIB excursions and transfers included in daily program
- Formal and informal educational presentations by your Expedition Team
- An official Quark Expeditions parka to keep
- Photographic Journal on DVD, documenting the voyage
- Loan of waterproof boots for the duration of the voyage
- Coffee, tea, and cocoa available around the clock
- Hair dryer and bathrobes in each cabin
- All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program
- Comprehensive pre-departure package including a map and meticulously researched Reader
- All shipboard luggage handling
- Emergency Evacuation Insurance to a maximum benefit of $100,000 per person.
- Day 15: Group transfer from the ship to the Ushuaia airport upon disembarkation
- Day 1: Transfer from Ushuaia airport to the hotel
- On Sea Spirit only: complementary wine, beer, liquor and soft drinks
This expedition excludes
- Any airfare
- Passport and Visa Expenses
- Adventure options - kayaking, mountaineering, camping or cross-country skiing
- Government arrival and departure taxes
- Any meals ashore, with the exception of breakfast at the hotel
- Baggage, cancellation and medical travel insurance
- Excess baggage charges
- Laundry, bar, beverage and other personal charges
- Shipboard and land telecommunication charges (Sea Spirit includes a 10MB access card)
- Gratuity for ship's crew, Hospitality and Expedition Team members.
Reviews for this expedition
- Very good - we'll be recommending you to our friends!
"The night with the perfect light, cruising through channels; Nesting penguins and the iceberg graveyard."
Srikant Balan, January 2010
- Excellent - the trip of a lifetime!
"It was an extraordinary opportunity to visit places under the polar circle, places seldom seen by human beings. A close experience with Nature in the last virgin place on planet Earth."
Juan Abal, February 2010
- Excellent - the trip of a lifetime!
"Crossing the Drake passage: the feeling to be part of the mariner's world! Crossing the circle: icebergs in the mist, a fairy world Penguins colonies: the strength to be two of us"
Ornella Sizzi, January 2011