Santiago Tour & Fly to Antarctica
12 DAYS Starting from $17,690 per person
Head from Chile’s cosmopolitan capital to the remotest destination on Earth on this 12-Day Santiago to Antarctica Tour. Spend three nights in exciting Santiago visiting the key city sites and popular neighboring coastal towns before flying as far South as is commercially possible and boarding a luxury ship for your five-night Antarctic exploration. You’ll see polar wildlife, breath-taking scenery and exhilarating ocean views, with daily excursions onto the ice, on this incredible adventure. Because this tour flies in and out of King George Island, you’ll spend five full days navigating Antarctic waters.
Trip at a Glance
HIGHLIGHTS
- Get to know the key sites of Santiago on a private half-day city tour with stops at Plaza de Armas, the main cathedral and the Presidential Palace.
- Visit two of Chile’s most popular coastal towns: colorful Valparaiso and tranquil Viña del Mar.
- Visit the home and now museum of Pablo Neruda, Chile’s Nobel-Prize-winning poet.
- Fly to King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, exploring the area around Chile’s Frei Station and Russia’s Bellingshausen Station.
- Spend five nights aboard the luxury Ocean Nova shop as you explore the dramatic Antarctic Scenery and brave the bracing seas of this frozen expanse.
- Avoid navigating the treacherous Drake Passage by flying in and out of King George Island.
- The schedule varies according to the weather, but you’ll disembark daily to explore the polar landscape with expert guides in destinations such as Paulet Island, Hope Bay, Port Lockroy, Petermann Island, Paradise Bay, Deception Island and the Lemaire Channel.
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