Antarctica - Polar Circle

Your journey begins where the world ends. Ushuaia, Argentina, is reputed to be the southernmost city on Earth, located at the southernmost tip of South America. Starting in the afternoon, you will embark in this small town in Tierra del Fuego nicknamed “The End of the World”, and sail the Beagle Channel surrounded by mountains for the rest of the night.

Over the next two days in the Drake Passage, you will enjoy some of the same experiences encountered by the great polar explorers who have mapped this region: cool salty breezes, rolling seas, and maybe even a fin whale blowing sea foam.
After passing the Antarctic Convergence - the natural boundary of Antarctica, formed when cold northbound waters collide with warmer sub-Antarctic waters - here you will be in the circumpolar upwelling zone. Not only is the marine life changing, but so are the birds.
Wandering Albatrosses, Grey-headed Albatrosses, Black-browed Albatrosses, Light-mantled Albatrosses, Cape Petrels, Silver Petrels, Wilson's Petrels, Blue Petrels, and Antarctic Petrels are some of the birds you may see.

The options for activities on the Antarctic Peninsula are many and no less attractive in late summer. Humpback whales are prolific in this region, feeding on krill before their northward migration. Penguin chicks will be changing their plumage, bringing life to the beaches, while sleek leopard seals wait ready to pounce on the less fortunate.
The sites for your Antarctic adventure may include:

Livingston Island - Here you will find a variety of Gentoo and chinstrap penguins at Hannah Point, as well as southern giant petrels and elephant seals perched on the beach.

Deception Island - Now a subducted crater, this island opens out to sea and creates a natural harbour for shipping. An abandoned whaling station, and multiple species of birds - cape petrels, kittiwakes, polar and Antarctic scoters and Antarctic terns - can be found here. Wilson's Storm-petrels and Black-bellied Storm-petrels also nest in the ruins of the Whalers Bay whaling station.

Cuverville Island - A small rugged island nestled between the mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula and Rongé Island, Cuverville Island is home to a large colony of Gentoo penguins and nesting Antarctic skuas.

Neko Port - An epic landscape of giant glaciers and endless snow accumulated by the wind, Port Neko offers an opportunity to take a Zodiac cruise and disembark in a place that allows you to have a close-up view of the alpine peaks. Here you can also set foot on the mainland.

Paradise Bay - You can take a Zodiac cruise in the vast ice-covered waters, where you have a good chance of seeing humpback and Minke whales.

Pléneau & Petermann Islands - Ice permitting, also cruise the Lemaire Channel in search of Adélie penguins and blue-eyed cormorants. There is also a good chance of seeing humpback and Minke whales.

Crystal Strait - His journey takes him southwards along the Argentinian islands, to this ice-filled water, and from here across the Polar Circle in the morning.

Detaille Island - Perhaps you'll make a landing at an abandoned British scientific station, admiring the island's towering mountains and towering glaciers.

Fish Islands - Further north you will find one of the southernmost colonies of Adélie penguins and blue-eyed cormorants on the Antarctic Peninsula. Melchior Islands - These islands offer a beautiful landscape rich in icebergs. Here you can find leopard seals, crabeater seals, and whales, and
there are excellent opportunities for kayaking and diving.
The conditions of the Drake Passage will determine the exact time of departure.

His return journey is far from lonely.
As you cross the Drake Passage you will again be greeted by countless seabirds remembered from the passage to the south. But now they will seem a little more familiar, and so will you.

Every adventure, no matter how great, must eventually come to an end. It's time to disembark in Ushuaia, but with memories that will accompany you wherever your next adventure takes you.