If this is your first visit, the classic Antarctic Explorer voyage gives you the best of the stunning Antarctic Peninsula in an unforgettable 11 or 12 days. Antarctica is the planet’s southernmost, highest, driest, windiest, coldest, and iciest continent. Answer the call of Antarctica and journey with Quark Expeditions.
Conquer the famed Drake Passage; explore majestic natural environments by Zodiac inflatable craft and on foot; get up close and personal with penguins, whales, and other wildlife; and enjoy talks on history, biology, and glaciology by onboard polar experts. You can personalise your adventure with options that suit your interests and cross the 7th continent off the list—your way.
Quark Expeditions is uncompromisingly polar, specialising in expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Quark Expeditions have been the leading provider of polar adventure travel for over 25 years. With a diverse fleet of specially-equipped small expedition vessels and ice breakers, they offer travellers unparalleled access to the most remote places on the planet. The spirit of exploration runs deep, with a talented, knowledgeable, and experienced expedition team aboard all expeditions.
Comprising seasoned veterans with rich backgrounds in marine biology, geology, glaciology, and history, they offer informed commentary. With the highest staff-to-guest ratio in the industry, Quark’s expedition teams will maximise the safety and enjoyment of your polar adventure each day. Prepare to be amazed by an environment different to anything you might have seen before.
Witness towering fjords, giant glaciers, soaring sea stacks and coastal cliffs teeming with seabirds and sprawled pinnipeds of the seal kind. Watch or partake in the Quark Expeditions classic Polar Plunge. This fun activity is scheduled once during each polar voyage.
Onboard, enjoy gourmet meals served with selected beers and wines, formal and informal presentations by the resident expedition team and guest speakers and comfortable accommodation with a hairdryer and bathrobes in each cabin. You will be loaned a pair of waterproof expedition boots for landings and Zodiac cruising excursions, and the official Quark Expeditions® parka issued to you is yours to keep as a lasting souvenir of this incredible travel adventure.
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