Essential Extras - Epic Antarctica
This expedition starts in Santiago, Chile. Getting from your home to Santiago is easier now. We can provide seamless, worry-free flight services, when you book this expedition adventure. 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 enable you to choose a preferred airline, specific flight times and a specific seat class.
Our Trip Extension Team provides pre-expedition and post-expedition extended stays in Chile or New Zealand, when you book this adventure. Beat jet lag by arriving a few days early or by delaying your return home. Extend the adventure, and increase the fun, with land tours before or after your expedition. Only your dreams limit the possibilities.
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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Santiago and Wine Countryfrom $520
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3 nights, 4 days of the best Chile has to offer. Visit wine country to sip, taste and contrast. Explore three of Chile's finest museums. Take a cable car to the summit of a hill to visit an open air museum with breath-taking views of vineyards.
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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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San Pedro de Atacama, Chilefrom $1,400
Price per personBased on twin occupancy
3 nights, 4 days in the Atacama region of Chile, known as the archaeological capital of the country. Extreme landscapes, the culture of the indigenous poeples - this is Chile before the Colonial period.
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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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Christchurch High Countryfrom $705
Price per personBased on twin occupancy
2 nights, 3 days during which you travel to Middle Earth - or at least Mt. Potts Station, where a portion of Lord of the Rings was shot! Visit Canterbury Museum and tour Christchurch, New Zealand`s gateway to Antarctica.
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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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Christchurch Immersionfrom $1385
Price per personBased on twin occupancy
Your 3 night, 4 day excursion begins with an airport transfer. En route to the hotel you`ll visit the Canterbury Museum to see one of the finest Antarctic exhibits in the world. During your stay ride a jet boat, go four-wheeling at Mt. Torlesse Station and explore an early whaling ship.
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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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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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South Island Excursionfrom $4,690
Price per personBased on twin occupancy
Start the thrills of an Antarctic expedition early on this 3 night, 4 day exploration of New Zealand`s South Island. Raft, fly, hike and jet boat! You`ll spend 4 nights in hotel in Queenstown. The flight from Christchurch is included!
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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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The Ultimate Southern New Zealand Adventure!from $9,900
Price per personBased on twin occupancy
Antarctica will leave you feeling privileged and in awe of the natural world. Keep those feelings from facing by extending your adventure in Southern New Zealand. This 7 night, 8 day 5-star adventure includes a flight over the Southern Alps in a private plane, a jet boat ride, an afternoon at a spa and a bush walk through New Zealand`s back country.
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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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Santiago R&Rfrom $235
Price per personBased on twin occupancy
A 1 night, 2 day quick extension of your Antarctic adventure in Chile`s vibrant commercial capital. Admission to three of the city`s finest museums is included in the city tour.
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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.
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Santiago Head Startfrom $500
Price per personBased on twin occupancy
In addition to a tour of Chile's national capital, this 2 night, 3 day adventure extension includes a day on the Chilean coast. Visit Vina del Mar and historic Valparaiso, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Flights
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Mandatory Group Flight - Santiago$690
Price per personUS dollars
When you book this expedition, we will automatically reserve a seat on our group flight between the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and Santiago, Chile. The cost of the flight will appear on your invoice.
