Destination description

The spectacular Ice Kingdom that is Antarctica is the Southern most continent, overlying the South Pole, and the fifth largest continent. If you choose to cruise Antarctica, you get to experience the coldest, driest and windiest place on earth, with only 2% of its land mass not covered by ice. Unsurprisingly there is no one paying council tax down in Antarctica, with the only humans being those based at research stations dotted across this huge continent. It all sounds rather bleak, but it is the unusual lack of people, and the uniqueness of the ice clad landscape that shapes the appeal of a cruise to Antartica, through a beautiful mix of icy-blues, emerald greens and gleaming whites. Witness an abundance of wildlife from masses of waddling penguins to an impressive array of Whale species. A cruise to Antarctica will give you the chance to sail through the ominous Chillean Fjords and onto the inhospitable climate of the Straight of Mallegan. You can cruise through the natural beauty of the Falkland Islands but be prepared for the adrenalin rush of sailing through one of the most notorious waterways in the world; Cape Horn. A trip to Antarctica is anything but your typical cruise!