1- Departure: Punta Arenas
     Passengers will flight from PUQ, Chile, crossing the
Drake Passage to King George Island. Once boarding
the M/V Antarctic Dream, you will be greeted by our
Expedition Leader and staff and shown to your cabin.
Our expedition, starts at Fildes Bay, here sits Chilean
Base Frei. After a short visit to the base, we should be
leaving South Shetland Islands behind us during the
night.

2 - Base Esperanza & Brown Bluf

In the morning we shall be at Hope Bay, right in front of
Mount Flora on the Antarctic Sound. The Antarctic
Sound was named after the vessel used in the
Nordenskjold Expedition 1902—1904. Landing
operations will start at the historical site where the
Argentinean Base Esperanza is set. Here we will have
our first close encounter with Gentoo and Adelie
penguins that nest close to the base. Sailing through
tabular icebergs we will go south into the Antarctic
Sound till we reach Brown Bluff. This dark rocky cliff is
surrounded by incredible glaciers.

3 -  Paulet Island & Astrolabe Island

Overnight, we will sail across the Antarctic Sound up to
Paulet Island. Here we can find a huge Adelie
penguin’s colony, one of the two penguin species
considered truly Antarctic. We can also find a colony of
blue eyed shags on the volcanic scree slopes. At this
site, we will find the remains of a stone refuge built by
the "Antarctic" shipwrecked survivors, crushed by
heavy Ice at the Weddell Sea on 1903.
During lunch time the ship will re position up to
Astrolabe Island, on the northern end of the Antarctic
Peninsula, now outside of the Antarctic Sound.
Astrolabe is a very rich site in wildlife, penguins and
seals have colonies all over this scenic place.

4 - Cuverville Island & Port Lockroy

Through the night time we will sail south west into the Bransfield Straight up to Cuverville Island, where the largest Gentoo penguin colony on Antarctica sits surrounded by stunning mountains of the Gerlache Straight. Cruising into Herrera Channel up to Paradise Bay, on the north shore, high mountains raise up to 1000 meters on the south shore of the Andean Mountain extension range. High Cliffs and hanging glaciers fall into the frigid waters. This is our best chance for a zodiac cruise following the coast line, contemplating glaciers and cliffs where incredible geological formation shows up in the form of copper and iron dikes and instructions. Also known as “Base A” by the Brits, Port Lockroy sits on Goudier Island. This small island is surrounded by Winke Island, a great view for the visit to this historical site, where important ozone layer research was done. The rest of the island that holds this small museum, it´s a Gentoo penguin rookery, that developed through the 80´s long after humans had set base on this spot.

5 - Deception Island & Robert Point

While we have dinner on the best restaurant in Antarctica, Antarctic Dream´s dining room, we cruise through Neumayer Channel and then into Gerlache Straight. Next morning we will be exploring the coast of the South Shetland Islands. Depending on wind and swell conditions Captain and expedition leader will coordinate a landing either on Deception Island or Halfmoon Island, Yankee Harbor or Robert Point. Flexibility and adaptability are key on this operation, due to important role that weather conditions play on decision taking for this type of operations in Antarctic waters.

6/7 - Drake Passage

Wandering albatrosses, storm petrels and other seabirds will escort the vessel as you sail south across this famous passage named after Sir Francis Drake, the 16th-century English navigator. We will continue towards the Antarctic Convergence, a biological barrier where cold polar waters sink beneath the warmer waters of the more temperate zone. On our second day of navigation through the Drake Passage, we'll start seeing the first glimpse of the White Continent, icebergs on blue and green tones and penguins swimming in the frigid waters. At night we should be leaving South Shetland Islands behind us.

8 - Ushuaia

Back in Ushuaia Port, you should be ready to go back home as ambassadors to the white continent, go share it and tell all of your friends how amazing this experience was.



* Please note that you should regard this itinerary as a guide only; our exact route and program varies according to the weather conditions we encounter.