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| VANTAGE DELUXE WORLD TRAVEL |
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| Detailed Day by Day Itinerary |
| Penguins, Icebergs & Polar Explorations |
| View Days: [1-5] [6-10] [11-15] |
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Schedules and Accommodations |
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Depart Home / Overnight Flight
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Arrive Santiago, Chile
You’ll have 3 INCLUDED nights in Santiago, Chile in the Superior First-Class Crowne Plaza Santiago (or similar), centrally located so you can see the city’s highlights. You’ll have Day 2 to rest or explore Chile’s capital city on your own.
Crowne Plaza Santiago  |
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Santiago
Today, you'll enjoy a panoramic city tour. You’ll pass the famous Club Hipico horseracing track, drive along the famous Almeda, visit the Plaza de Armas and cathedral, and shop for souvenirs at Santiago’s famous Central Market. Your evening is at leisure, or enjoy the optional "Santiago by Night" tour.
Crowne Plaza Santiago (B) |
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Santiago
Day and evening at leisure, or enjoy the optional "Andes Mountains & Portillo" tour with lunch.
Crowne Plaza Santiago (B) |
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Santiago / Ushuaia, Argentina / Embark Ship
Transfer to the Santiago Airport for your flight to Ushuaia, where you'll embark the ms Fram for your 8-night Antarctica cruise.
ms Fram
Hurtigruten (B,D) |
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Cruise the Drake Passage
You'll spend days 6 and 7 sailing across legendary Drake Passage, where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans converge, a place generally considered one of the most challenging bodies of water in the world. During the crossing, a series of lectures by the onboard team of
expedition leaders / naturalists will prepare you for the wonders that await.
ms Fram
Hurtigruten (B,L,D) |
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Cruising Antarctica
Our destinations are Half Moon Bay and the Antarctica Peninsula, the tendril of land that reaches towards South America. Aboard our highly maneuverable ship — the perfect vessel for this kind of cruising — we’ll explore among the many islands, bays, and channels. Get your camera ready for the penguins, seabirds, whales, seals, and other creatures we’re sure to encounter! The narrow, glacier-lined Lemaire Channel, for example, is one of Antarctica’s most beautiful passages, with excellent viewing of humpback whales, killer whales, and elephant seals.
Numerous guided shore landings by sturdy PolarCirkel boats are planned. The exact landing spots will be determined by the weather, but you may visit —
- Half Moon Island: Look for chinstrap penguins, kelp gulls, and Antarctic terns. Whales are often spotted, too.
- Whalers Bay on Deception Island: Known for its warm springs and black volcanic sand.
- Almirante Brown in Paradise Harbor: View spectacular ice cliffs and glaciers.
- Cuverville Island: Marvel at wave-carved icebergs. Also contains Antarctica’s largest colony of gentoo penguins.
- Port Lockroy: The southernmost point of our voyage was a British submarine detection base during World War II .
- Neko Harbor and Petermann Island: Home to gentoo penguins and elephant seals.
ms Fram
Hurtigruten (5B,5L,5D) |
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The Drake Passage
While you cross the stretch of water from Antarctica, a series of lectures will be held on board summing up topics related to Antarctica.
ms Fram
Hurtigruten (B,L,D) |
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Ushuaia, Argentina / Disembark / Fly to Santiago, Chile
Arriving in Ushuaia, you'll disembark your ship. You’ll view this remote port city en route to the airport for your flight to Santiago, where you’ll enjoy one INCLUDED night at your Santiago hotel.
Crowne Plaza Santiago (B) |
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Santiago / Overnight Flight
Enjoy the day at leisure, or perhaps participate in the optional "La Chascona Pablo Neruda Museum & Central Market" tour. Then, transfer to the Santiago Airport for your flight home.
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Arrive U.S. Gateway / Return Home
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