Essential Extras - Crossing the Circle
This expedition starts in an out-of-the-way place - Ushuaia, Argentina. Getting from your home to Ushuaia is easier now. We provide seamless, worry-free flight services, when you book this expedition. Our Flight Services Team is familiar with the airports en route. They know and understand the unique logistics of your departure city. Our air arrangements let you choose a preferred airline, specific flight times and a specific seat class.
Our Trip Extension Team provides pre-expedition and post-expedition trip extensions, when you book this expedition adventure. Beat jet lag by arriving in Ushuaia a few days early or delay your return home with a trip to Iguazu Falls or a few nights in Buenos Aires. Extend the adventure, and increase the fun, with land tours before or after your expedition. Only your dreams limit the possibilities.
Adventure Options
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Camping in Antarctica$195
Price per person
No camping experience is necessary, because camping in the polar regions is unlike any camping done in other parts of the world. The equipment supplied is designed for low temperature adventures.
Depending on the choice of itinerary and dates of travel, campers may experience only a few hours of twilight. At other times, campers may feel as if they can touch the stars. No two polar camping adventures are alike.
Camping is offered on all departures of Antarctic Explorer and Crossing the Antarctic Circle on board Akademik Ioffe and Akademik Sergey Vavilov. Camping is offered on three departures of Ocean Nova - November 11, 2010, February 11, 2011 and February 24, 2011 at a 50% savings off the published rate. The savings only apply to Ocean Nova.
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Sea-Kayaking in Antarctica$795
Price per person
If you have paddled the waters of New England or Alaska; if you have kayaked off the coast of California or Canada's Maritimes, you are ready for polar sea‐kayaking.Polar kayaking takes place in one of the roughest and toughest environments on Earth. When you settle yourself in one of our kayaks, you should already be comfortable getting in and out of the boat. You should have practiced an emergency wet exit.
Once you have booked your optional adventure, you receive a set of preparation notes that lists the gear supplied plus the gear you must bring with you.
Kayaking has been added to five departures of Ocean at 50% off the regular rate. Details are found here.
Trip Extensions
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Iguazu Falls and Yacutinga LodgeFrom $900
3 nights/4 daysPer person, based on twin occupancy
Iguazu Falls is one of the ten natural wonders of the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The waterfalls lie on the border between Brazil and Argentina. Yacutinga Lodge is a private eco-reserve about two hours drive from Iguazu, Argentina. Native material and free form architecture are used to incorporate the buildings into the natural landscape. Activities at the Lodge encourage interaction between the natural world and the visitors to the Lodge. Guests can participate in wildlife observation, guided hikes, and tree planting.
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Cruise to Penguin Island$92
6 hours in durationPrice per person
Gable Island is known locally as Penguin Island, because Magellanic Penguins use it to raise their young. If you can't wait to see penguins, take this cruise.
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Salta & Calchaquies Valleys & Overnight in El CalafateFrom $1050
3 nights/4 daysPer person, based on twin occupancy
This cultural immersion is spiced with the flavors of Argentina. The colors of Argentina will enchant your eyes – the pastel colors of Colonial architecture, the red sandstone of a deep gorge, and the hues of tasty wines. You will trek on foot through Los Cardones National Park, before descending the deep green Obispo Slope. This is the package for the traveler who is happy only when using all five senses.
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Buenos Aires Half-Day Excursionsfrom $77
Price per personThis is a private tour.
Enrich your stay in the "Paris" of South America, beautiful Buenos Aires, by adding a guided tour by coach or on foot to your overnight stay.
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Cruise and Coach Adventure to Haberton Estancia$100
9 hours in durationPrice per person
The best of the sights and sounds of the remarkable Beagle Channel. Cruise to Haberton Estancia for a guided walking tour in English. See sea lions, penguins and cormorants, before returning to Ushuaia by coach.
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Iguazu FallsFrom $460
2 nights/3 daysPer person, based on twin occupancy
The Iguazu River, the border between Argentina and Brazil, drops 70 meters (229 feet) over a stretch of 23 km (14miles). Of the 270 waterfalls along the river, the Falls of San Martin and the Devil's Throat are the most often photographed. About 70% of the river's water flows through the Devil'sThroat, creating a great cloud of mist that can be seen from miles away. The Falls have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Salta & Calchaquies Valleys with Overnight in Cachi$960
Per person, based on twin occupancy
This cultural immersion is spiced with the flavors of Argentina. The colors of Argentina will enchant your eyes – the pastel colors of Colonial architecture, the red sandstone of a deep gorge, and the hues of tasty wines. You will trek on foot through Los Cardones National Park, before descending the deep green Obispo Slope. This is the package for the traveler who is happy only when using all five senses.
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Haberton Estancia and Martillo Island$90
6 hours in durationPrice per person
The first hour and a half is scenic drive to Haberton Estancia from Ushuaia. Then a short cruise to Martillo Island to explore a Magellanic Penguin rookery and see nesting American terns. Before returning to Ushuaia, you'll have time to explore Haberton ranch.
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Full Day Excursions from Buenos Airesfrom $203
Price per personThis is a private tour.
Add a day-long excursion to Uruguay or a visit to an estancia - a working cattle ranch - to your visit to Buenos Aires. Our packagess are private tours with English-speaking guides.
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El Calafate and Adventure DomesFrom $1060
3 nights/4 daysPer person, based on twin occupancy
Minimal environmental impact - Major adventure! Attune yourself to the special conditions of Antarctica in a Patagonian wilderness camp where you will trek across a glacier and sleep in rustic Adventure Domes, dine on ocal cuisine and distress miles from civilization. The gear you've packed for Antarctica - knapsack, hiking boots, long underwear etc. - is appropriate for this extension, reducing the amount of luggage you'll have to carry!
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Argentina's Wine Country & Andes MountainsFrom $1315
3 nights/4 daysCost per person, based on twin occupancy
Crafted since the 19th century, in the 21st century, Mendoza wines have earned an international reputation. During this package, you will visit a winery, where a sommelier will lead you through a tasting of the regional wines. You'll tour the city of Mendoza that includes a stop atop Cerro de la Gloria, for a panoramic view ot the town. During the included tour of the Andes, you will visit Potrerillos and a number of other small mountain communities. If weather permits, your tour of the mountains will include a visit to El Cristo Redentor, which affords views of Chile and Argentina from its peak.
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Trekking and Canoeing in Tierra del Fuego National Park$130
7-8 hours in durationPrice per person
Stretch your muscles on a 3 hour hike through protected wilderness, following by a paddle to the sea. Your adventure ends at the terminus of the Pan American Highway. Lunch is included.
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Salta and Humahuaca GorgeFrom $945
3 nights/4 daysPer person, based on twin occupancy
Llamas, Malbec and the Andes Mountains are iconic to Argentina. Quaint mountain villages and colonial architecture are also essentials when you extend your stay in northern Argentina. This package delivers it all.
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Ride the Train at the End of the World$70
1 hour in durationPrice per person
Ushuaia was a penal colony for political prisoners and those guilty of capital crimes. The prisoners paid for their crimes by felling trees and cutting lumber. They rode a small-guage train from the prison to the lumber camp each day. Returning to the prison on cars loaded with the lumber they cut. A portion of the track and some of the cars have been refurbished for a unique excursion through a scenic valley.
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El Calafate - Gateway to Los GlaciaresFrom $700
3 nights/4 daysPer person, based on twin occupancy
Less than one hundred years old, El Calafate was a sleepy, wool village, until tourism was encouraged. The Argentine town is the gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Los Glaciares National Park that protects one of the most visited glaciers in the world - Perito Moreno Glacier. You'll cruise on Lake Argentino with the Andes Mountains as a backdrop.
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Salta & Calchaquies Valleys with overnight in Cafayatefrom $1050
Per person priceBased on twin occupancy
A 3 night, 4 day cultural immersion spiced with the flavors of Argentina and colored by the natural beauty of the country. The pastel colors of Colonial architecture, the red standstone of a deep gorge, and hues of tasty wines will tempt your senses. Trek on foot through Los Cardones National Park, before descending the deep green Obispo Slope.
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Argentina's Wine Country & Andes Mountain HikeFrom $1505
3 nights/4 daysPer person, based on twin occupancy
This is the package to choose if you enjoy physical activity as well as the sensual pleasures of wine tasting. During this trip, you visit a winery, where a sommelier leads you through a tasting of the regional wines. Tour the city of Mendoza with a stop atop Cerro de la Gloria, for a panoramic view of the town. During the included tour of the Andes, visit Potrerillos and a number of other small mountain communities. In Aconcagua Park, hike to Horcones Lagoon to enjoy a picnic lunch.
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Tierra del Fuego National Park Excursion$65
4 hours in durationPrice per person
A combination of motor coach touring and short walks on undemanding paths makes provides a low impact view of the magnificent foliage and wildlife of Tierra del Fuego National Park. A photo stop is made at the terminus of the Pan American Highway.
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Cruise to Sea Lion Island and Bird Island$62
2.5 hours in durationPrice per person
Cruise to a Magellanic Penguin colony and an island where Imperial Cormorants nest. This is the perfect wildlife teaser before an Antarctic expedition.
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