Antarctica: Sail & Fly the Drake Passage

Overnight hotel stay in Santiago.

Transfer from Santiago Hotel to Santiago airport. Charter flight to Puerto Williams. Embark ship. 

Ship departs 9PM

The world's southernmost city, Puerto Williams sits on Navarino Island amid the rugged grandeur of Chilean Patagonia. Across the Beagle Channel, the mountains of Tierra del Fuego rise on the horizon. Fishing boats, research vessels, and expedition ships share these storied waters, while routes south lead toward legendary Cape Horn and the Antarctic frontier.

Drake Passage connects the southern tip of the Americas to Antarctica, dropping off from Cape Horn into icy waters below. Converging warm and cool ocean currents attract spectacular wildlife including soaring albatrosses and pods of humpback and hourglass dolphins. The South Shetland Islands, including Elephant and Deception Island, are typically among the first Antarctic landmasses encountered.

Drake Passage connects the southern tip of the Americas to Antarctica, dropping off from Cape Horn into icy waters below. Converging warm and cool ocean currents attract spectacular wildlife including soaring albatrosses and pods of humpback and hourglass dolphins. The South Shetland Islands, including Elephant and Deception Island, are typically among the first Antarctic landmasses encountered.

The Antarctic Sound, also known as Iceberg Alley, is a spectacular gateway to the Weddell Sea. Towering tabular icebergs drift through the channel, their sculpted forms set against glaciated peaks and vast expanses of sea ice. Adélie penguins gather along remote shores, while seals and whales navigate the icy waters. Few places capture the raw scale and grandeur of Antarctica so vividly.

Extending toward the southern tip of South America, the Antarctic Peninsula captivates with untamed landscapes and extraordinary beauty. A realm of towering glaciers, snow-clad mountains, and shimmering icebergs comes into view. Along its rugged shores, penguin colonies gather in remarkable numbers, while seals rest on drifting ice and whales surface in frigid waters. Ice-filled bays and soaring peaks complete a landscape found nowhere else on Earth.

Just north of the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands are a realm of glacier-clad peaks, iceberg-strewn bays, and abundant wildlife. Penguin colonies gather along rugged shores, while seals rest among drifting ice. Among the archipelago's most remarkable sights is Deception Island, an active volcanic caldera where ships sail into a flooded crater, revealing a striking landscape of black sand, ice, and fire.

Disembark Ship. Take a charter flight to Puerto Williams. Overnight hotel stay in Puerto Williams.

The largest of the South Shetland Islands, King George Island serves as a gateway to Antarctica. Its shores host abundant wildlife, including Adélie, chinstrap, and gentoo penguins, as well as Weddell and leopard seals. Beyond its wild inhabitants, the island is home to an airport, numerous international research stations, and a distinctive Russian Orthodox church. A fascinating blend of science, history, and wildlife, it offers a unique introduction to The Last Continent.

The day the cruise ends, a dedicated charter flight will take guests from King George Island, Antarctica to Puerto Williams, Chile. The flight times are dependent on weather conditions and will be communicated by the ship.

Take a charter flight to Santiago, Chile.

Upon arrival in Santiago, guests will disembark at Terminal 1 of Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport.