Antarctica
Holidays & Travel Facts

No place on earth compares to this vast white wilderness distilled to an elemental haiku: snow, ice, water, rock. Antarctica is simply stunning. The enormity of its ice shelves and mountain ranges invariably heightens feelings of humanity’s insignifi cance and nature’s grandeur. Antarctica’s peculiar beauty may haunt you for the rest of your days.

Overview for Antarctica

Even the trip over, crossing the Southern Ocean is an experience – with no landmass, low-pressure systems circle clockwise unimpeded, eventually reaching incredible speeds. Read more...

Top Tours for Antarctica

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Our top picks for Antarctica

  1. South Shetland Islands - Abundant wildlife crowds the beaches of these islands off the Antarctic Peninsula.
  2. South Georgia - Fur seals and king penguins teem, and Shackleton left several traces here too.
  3. Deception Island - This collapsed, restless volcano hides a former whaling station and enormous chinstrap penguin colony.
  4. Lemaire Channel - This narrow passage is among Antarctica’s most scenic, bordered by mountains and glaciers