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DEPARTURE DATES 2009-2010: NOV 17-29; NOV 25-DEC 7; DEC 3-15; DEC 11-23; JAN 4-16, 2010; JAN 12-24, 2010; FEB 13-25, 2010
Low
season rates starting from EURO 4165 on double occupancy basis in an
inside cabin.
Call for Special Cruise Norway discounts for bookings made before April
30th 2009
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Tour
Itinerary
Day 1: Depart India
(airfare
not included but can be arranged from New York, Miami or Los Angeles)
Depart for your flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Day 2: Buenos Aires
Morning arrival at the Buenos Aires airport in Argentina. You will stay at
the Panamericano hotel. You have the day at leisure.
Day 3: Buenos Aires-Ushuaia/Embarkation
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Ushuaia, the
world's southernmost city. You will enjoy an orientation tour of this
popular and attractive resort town, surrounded by snow-capped mountains,
rivers, and waterfalls, before boarding MS
Fram. In the evening an
informative welcome meeting will be held. [B/D]
Day 4-5: The Drake Passage
Less than two days will be spent crossing the Drake Passage. During the
crossing numerous lectures will be held on fascinating Antarctica,
considered one of the most breathtaking and beautiful continents. You will
arrive in Antarctica on day 5. [B/L/D]
Days 5-9: Antarctica
Antarctica, "The White Continent," is more than half the size of
North America. On the Antarctic Peninsula you'll experience the narrow,
glacier-lined Lemaire Channel, considered one of most beautiful passages
in Antarctica-where humpback and killer whales, various penguins, and
elephant seals are a common sight-and the breathtaking Neumayer Channel,
with its majestic cliffs. Visits by PolarCirkel boats will be attempted in
various locations (weather permitting), including:
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Half
Moon Island,
with spectacular views of the surrounding mountains, famous for its large
chinstrap penguin rookery, kelp gulls, and Antarctic terns. Whale spotting
is also common here.
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Whaler's Bay on Deception Island, with its warm springs and
black volcanic sand.
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Yankee
Harbor, home
to a variety of seals and an estimated 4,000 gentoo penguin pairs. It is a
common feeding area for whales as well.
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Brown Bluff, on the coast of the Antarctic Sound at the tip of the
Antarctic Peninsula. Adelie penguins, gentoo penguins, kelp gulls and Cape
petrels can be found here and Weddell seals are regular visitors.
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Almirante
Brown in
Paradise Harbor, named for its beauty, with ice cliffs and floating
icebergs, home to gentoo and chinstrap penguins.
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Port
Lockroy,
surrounded by mountains, glaciers and ice shelves, and known for its
gentoo penguins and blue-eyed cormorants.
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Neko
Harbor off
Errera Channel, home to hundreds of gentoo penguins, Weddell and elephant
seals, is believed to be part of main land Antarctica.
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Cuverville
Island, boasting
the largest known colony of gentoo penguins in the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Petermann
Island, home
of the southernmost gentoo penguin colony, blue-eyed shags and Adelie
penguins nest here too.
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Wilhelmina
Bay, feeding
ground for whales and seals.
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Antarctic
Sound, where
huge mile-long tabular icebergs can be seen. The sound is also home to an
estimated half-million Adelie penguins as well as gentoo penguins, leopard
seals and killer whales.
Day 9-10: The Drake Passage
While you cross this stretch of water from Antarctica, a series of
lectures will be held on board summing-up topics related to Antarctica.
[B/L/D]
Day 11: Ushuaia/Disembarkation–Buenos Aires
In the morning you will reach the Argentinean city of Ushuaia. Ushuaia is
reckoned to be the most southerly city in the world and is situated on
Tierra del Fuego Island south of the Magellan Strait. After breakfast you
will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires. Upon
arrival, transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at your disposal,
or you can choose to participate in the optional excursions. [B]
Day 12: Buenos Aires/Return to India.
Check-out of the Intercontinental and go to the airport for your return
flight to India [B]
Day 13: Arrive in India
[B] Breakfast [L] Lunch [D]
Dinner
Low
season rates starting from EURO 4165 on double occupancy basis in an
inside cabin.
Call for Special Cruise Norway discounts for bookings made before April
30th 2009
RATES
INCLUDE:
- Airfare from between Ushuaia and Buenos Aires
- Transfers as indicated in itinerary
(except to/fro BUE Airport/Hotel during arrival/departure)
- Services of expedition guides
- Landings in Antarctica
- Parka
- Accommodations in five-star hotels as indicated in itinerary, including
breakfast
- Accommodations in select cabin category
- Meals as indicated in itinerary
- Port charges
RATES
DO NOT INCLUDE:
- Add-on airfares from New York, Miami and Los Angeles
- Local entry/departure fees, when applicable
- Optional Excursions
- Gratuities
- Air taxes & Fuel Surcharge
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Antarctica cruise at the right price. Call toll free 1-800-345-3324
(within INDIA) or +91 33 2473 8096 or
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The
2007-built, 318-passenger, 12700-ton exploration ship MS Fram has 8
decks. On board you will find an observation lounge with a passenger
bridge, a restaurant and a bistro, a sauna and a jacuzzies, a
fitness room and two conference rooms, a shop and an internet cafe,
and a library. MS Fram has 136 modern cabins and 39 luxurious
suites. (photo courtesy: Norwegian Coastal Voyage).
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