This adventure sails from the Antarctic Peninsula to Lyttelton, New Zealand via the Phantom Coast. Landings are planned in the Peninsula, Peter I Island, and Ross Island. The icebreaker will sail the Bellingshausen and Amundsen Seas. En route, we plan to visit Emperor Penguin and Adelie Penguin rookeries, as well as some of the historic huts of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. The Honourable Alexandra Shackleton, granddaughter of Sir Ernest Shackleton, will be the special guest aboard this expedition.
Itinerary: Day 1 Overnight Ushuaia, Argentina Day 2 Embarkation Day Days 3 - 4 Crossing the Drake Passage Days 5 - 8 The west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula Days 9 - 11 Bellingshausen Sea Day 12 Amundsen Sea Day 13 Phantom Coast Days 14 - 16 Westward through the Amundsen Sea Days 17 - 24 Ross Sea Days 25 - 31 Southern Ocean to New Zealand
Notes: Weather, ice or other conditions may require that changes be made to our itinerary and shore excursions.
Shipboard Accommodation:
The Kapitan Khlebnikov is a polar-class icebreaker, combining power and technology with creature comforts. Originally designed for the rigors of northern Siberia, Kapitan Khlebnikov is one of a few vessels of its kind in the world. Included: 1 night pre-expedition and 1 night post expedition lodging with breakfast,
Includes:
Hotel accommodation: one night pre-expedition with breakfast.Shipboard accommodation with daily housekeeping.All breakfasts, lunches and dinners on board throughout your voyage.All shore landings and Zodiac excursions per the daily program.All helicopter transfers and aerial sightseeing according to each day's program.Leadership throughout the voyage by our experienced Expedition Leader, including shore landings and other activities.Formal and informal presentations by our Expedition Team and guest speakers as scheduled.Photographic Journal on DVD.Polar Arts program with interactive workshops.A pair of expedition boots on loan for shore landings.A Quark Expeditions parka to keep.Coffee, tea, cocoa, and bottled water available around the clock.Comprehensive pre-departure materials.Group transfers from the hotel to the ship at the embarkation port, and from the ship to the local airport on disembarkation - plus all baggage handling aboard ship.All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program.Trip Code: EA
