HEADER

Destinations »

Antarctica

If the thought of an Antarctic cruise holiday makes your teeth chatter, you might be surprised to know that, during the November-to-March season, temperatures usually range between twenty degrees and forty-five degrees Fahrenheit. Highs in the fifties are not uncommon. As a rule, the Falkland Islands are a bit warmer, with average highs in the fifties and lows in the forties to high thirties. Weather on South Georgia Island is harder to predict. Its rugged topography makes for highly changeable weather patterns, with dull rain followed by fine sunny days. Tie your hat on! Sudden, intense katabatic winds and short-lived squalls known locally as "williwaws" are a fact of life on South Georgia. What will you see on your Antarctic journey? Sights change rapidly during the austral summer season. Local flora and fauna must pack a lot of living into these few warm months, so each cruise departure is, in effect, travelling to a different Antarctica, Falklands, or South Georgia Island. November to early December offers the spectacular courtship rituals of penguins and seabirds, wildflowers on the Falklands and South Georgia, and the highest level of research activity. Mid-December to January see the emergence of penguin chicks and seal pups, escalating whale sightings, and longer days creating incredible light conditions for photography. February to March bring whale sightings at their best, blooming snow algae, and increasingly numerous fur seals on the Antarctic Peninsula. Though it isn't a passive destination, rest assured that travel to the Deep South doesn't require great physical exertion or feats of special fitness.

Aboa
Adélie Land
Alexander Island
Alley Glacier
Antarctic Circle Crossing
Antarctic Experience
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Sound
Balleny Islands
Barrientos Island
Beaufort Island
Bellingshausen Sea
Black Glacier
Booth Island
Bouvet Island
Brown Bluff
Burke Island
Cape Adare
Cape Colbeck
Cape Hallet
Cape Roget
Charcot Island
Cierva Cove
Commonwealth Bay
Crystal Sound
Dallmann Bay
Detaille Island
Devil Island
Dumont d'Urville Station
English Coast
Franklin Island
French Southern Territories
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Horseshoe Island
Intercurrence Island
Liard Island
Marble Point
Marie Byrd Land
McMurdo Sound
Mcmurdo Station
Melchior Islands
Mikkelsen Harbor
Mt. Erebus
Neko Harbor
Orne Harbor
Palmer Station
Paradise Island, Antarctica
Penola Strait
Peter I Island
Pourquoi Pas Island
Powell Island
Ronne Entrance
Ross Sea Region
Ruppert Coast
Schollart Channel
Seymour Island
Signey Island
Siple Island
Skontorp Cove
Skua Glacier
South Georgia
South Orkney Islands
South Pole
South Sandwich Islands
South Shetland Islands
Stonington Island
Tera Nova Bay
Terra Nova Bay
The Antarctic Circle
The Gullet
Thurston Glacier
Torgersen Island
Victoria Land
Weddell Sea
Wordie Bay
Zucchelli Station
FOOTER