Antarctica Trips
Cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula aboard 6★ mega-yachts — penguins, whales, icebergs and zodiac landings
Travel to Antarctica: three cruises in the 2026–2027 season aboard the Scenic Eclipse 6★ and Le Lyrial mega-yachts, prices from €14,895, what is included, how to get there, when to go and answers to your questions.
Why divers come here
- Zodiac landings twice a day — penguin colonies, seals on the floes, polar stations
- Humpback whales, fin whales and orcas feeding by the ship in December and especially February
- The emperor penguins of Snow Hill — a helicopter flight in the first days of the season
- The Weddell Sea and the sites of Shackleton's expedition — a rare route beyond the peninsula
- The caldera of the dormant volcano on Deception Island — entered through Neptune's Bellows
- The Drake Passage crossing with albatrosses — two days of open ocean
Who you will see
Leopard seal
Crabeater seal
Weddell seal
Gentoo and chinstrap penguins
Humpback and minke whales
Antarctic krill
Sea stars and brittle stars
Ribbon worms and giant isopods
Photos: credits and licences
- Leopard seal — Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crabeater seal — François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weddell seal — Samuel Blanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gentoo and chinstrap penguins — Ken FUNAKOSHI, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Humpback and minke whales — Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antarctic krill — Krill666.jpg: Uwe Kils, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sea stars and brittle stars — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ribbon worms and giant isopods — NOAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Practical information
- Best season
November–March (Antarctic summer)
December–January for penguin colonies, February–March for whales and the best visibility
- Getting there
Fly to Buenos Aires, then take a domestic flight to Ushuaia (USH), where the expedition vessels depart.
The alternative gateway port is Punta Arenas (PUQ) in Chile.
- Airports
- Ushuaia (USH), Punta Arenas (PUQ)
- Visa
No visa is required for Antarctica itself — the territory belongs to no state.
You need a visa for the gateway country: Argentina is visa-free for Russian citizens for up to 90 days, Chile for up to 90 days.
- Climate
Polar maritime, −5 to +5°C on the peninsula coast in summer, gale-force winds in the Drake Passage
- Currency
No local currency; onboard payments in US dollars (USD) or euros (EUR), Argentine peso (ARS) in Ushuaia
- Language
No permanent population; English on board, Spanish in the gateway ports
- Time zone
UTC−3 (Ushuaia time, kept on board for the whole voyage)
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