Day 1 - Arrive Ushuaia
Arrive in Ushuaia, where you will be met by a representative of Aurora Expeditions and transferred with your fellow expeditioners to your assigned pre-voyage hotel. If you are already in Ushuaia, we ask you to make your way to your hotel. Check-in is from 3.00 pm. This afternoon, visit the Aurora Expeditions hospitality desk in the hotel lobby, between 3.00 pm and 7.00 pm, to collect your luggage tags, and confirm if you wish to join our Beagle Channel and Isla de Los Lobos Cruise (sea lion island) tomorrow. Our team will confirm details regarding your embarkation day, answer any questions and provide you with information on where to dine or purchase last minute items.
Expeditioners arriving after 7.00 pm will find a welcome pack waiting for them at check-in. We ask you to visit our hospitality desk tomorrow between 8.00 am – 8.45 am.
O restante do tempo é livre. Todas as refeições de hoje ficam por sua conta.
Dia 2: embarque
Hoje de manhã, tome o café da manhã e faça o check-out. Coloque nas suas malas de cabine as etiquetas de cabine, com o seu nome e o número da cabine bem legíveis. Leve as malas de cabine à recepção do hotel antes ou na hora do check-out. Sua bagagem fica guardada e é levada direto ao porto para liberação, e será colocada na sua cabine antes de você chegar a bordo. Mantenha seus objetos de valor e itens pessoais com você durante o dia.
Quem quiser participar do nosso passeio ao Lago Escondido hoje deve nos encontrar no saguão do hotel às 8h45. O passeio oferece um trajeto panorâmico inesquecível por grandes vales de origem glacial, florestas perenes e decíduas, cachoeiras e rios, na imensidão da Cordilheira dos Andes. Vamos sair da cidade de Ushuaia rumo ao nordeste da Terra do Fogo, passando por vales de turfeiras até chegar ao Passo Garibaldi, acessível só por uma estrada sinuosa que nos leva a um mirante. Daqui teremos vistas panorâmicas incríveis do Lago Escondido e, se o tempo permitir, do Lago Fagnano. Vamos começar a descida rumo ao nordeste até chegar à margem do Lago Fagnano, onde visitaremos uma estância local. Depois de apreciar a paisagem, você terá a chance de provar o típico cordeiro fueguino na brasa. Aproveite um tempo livre por lá antes de voltar a Ushuaia para o embarque no navio.
Ou, se preferir, aproveite o dia livre e encontre o grupo no saguão do hotel ou no ponto de encontro do estacionamento perto do píer (os detalhes serão passados pela nossa equipe local no hotel), para o traslado até o píer para o embarque.
Quando estiver a bordo, você terá tempo para se acomodar na cabine antes das importantes instruções obrigatórias. Quando o navio sair do porto, vamos nos reunir no convés para começar a nossa aventura com vistas espetaculares de Ushuaia e da Terra do Fogo.
This evening get to know your fellow expeditioners and friendly expedition team and crew at a welcome dinner to celebrate the start of a thrilling adventure to Antarctica.
Dias 3 e 4: travessia da Passagem de Drake
No início da travessia da Passagem de Drake, aproveitamos o tempo para nos acostumar com o movimento do mar. A nossa equipe de expedição prepara você para o primeiro desembarque com orientações importantes sobre a fauna e os procedimentos de biossegurança, e começa o programa de palestras para você aprender mais sobre a história, a fauna e o ambiente da Antártica.
Our wildlife experiences begin as we enjoy watching and photographing the many seabirds, including majestic albatrosses and giant petrels following our vessel. On sea days, you can enjoy the facilities on board the vessel including the gym, sauna and jacuzzis or relax in one of the observation lounges.
Nearing the South Shetland Islands and the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula on the afternoon of day four, the excitement is palpable with everyone converging on one of the observation decks watching for our first iceberg. The ocean takes on a whole new perspective once we are below the Antarctic Convergence and are surrounded by the surreal presence of floating ice sculptures. The memory of your first big iceberg sighting is likely to remain with you for a lifetime. Time and weather permitting, we may attempt our first landing in Antarctica by late afternoon.
Dias 5 a 11 - Península Antártica & Círculo Polar Antártico
É quase impossível descrever a sensação de chegar à Antártica. Avistar o seu primeiro iceberg e respirar fundo um dos ares mais puros e frescos do planeta é uma experiência que vai ficar com você para sempre.
Quando chegamos, o lado oeste da Península Antártica e as Ilhas Shetland do Sul estão aí para a gente explorar, com muitas opções à nossa disposição. Como estamos tão ao sul, teremos cerca de 18 a 24 horas de luz por dia, e os dias podem ser tão cheios quanto você quiser.
Sua equipe de expedição experiente, que já fez incontáveis viagens a esta região, usa todo o seu conhecimento para montar a sua viagem dia a dia, escolhendo as melhores opções de acordo com o tempo, as condições do gelo e as oportunidades de ver a fauna.
You will want to rug up before joining Zodiac cruises along spectacular ice cliffs or among grounded icebergs, keeping watch for whales, seals and porpoising penguins. Zodiacs will also transport you from the ship to land, where you can visit penguin rookeries, discover historic huts and explore some of our favourite spots along the peninsula.
While ashore we aim to stretch our legs, wandering along pebbly beaches or perhaps up snow-covered ridgelines to vantage points with mountains towering overhead and ice-speckled oceans below. If you have chosen an optional activity, you will have the option to do that whenever conditions allow, and of course keen polar plungers will have the chance to fully immerse themselves in polar waters - conditions permitting!
In addition to Zodiac cruises and shore excursions, we may ship cruise some of the narrow, dramatic straits separating offshore islands from the mainland, or linger in scenic bays to watch whales travelling or feeding. This is a great time to enjoy the observation lounge or make your way to the bridge for uninterrupted views of Antarctica in all its splendour. Keep an ear out for the creak and deep rumble of glaciers as they carve their way from summit to sea. Take a quiet moment to experience the wonder of this incredible white continent.
On this voyage, conditions permitting, we plan to cross the Antarctic Circle, an imaginary line located at the Antarctic Circle at latitude 66°33' South (approximately). Crossing below The Circle is certainly a special highlight for many people, and the moment will be celebrated with a toast out on the deck (weather permitting). You have earned some boasting privileges, joining a small group of lucky adventurers who have ventured to this part of the world.
As we approach and cross the Antarctic Circle, you will notice subtle changes in the landscape, and also in the distribution of wildlife. The waters at this time of year are rich with krill and we hope to see plenty of whales - particularly humpbacks and minkes and enjoy the spectacle of penguins feeding their ravenous chicks.
Day 12 Fly King George Island to Punta Arenas
As we approach Frei Base on King George Island, it is time to farewell Antarctica and our amazing adventure before boarding our flight (approximately one hour and forty-five minutes) to Punta Arenas, Chile. There is time for reflection and discussion about what we have seen and experienced. We hope you become ambassadors for Antarctica telling your family, friends and colleagues about your journey to this magical place, advocating for its conservation and preservation so that they might one day visit the region to experience what you have been lucky to see and do here.
No aeroporto de Punta Arenas, você será levado ao hotel do grupo para pernoitar.
Note: King George Island is located at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in the South Shetland Islands and is one of the most remote places on Earth. A clear sky with perfect visibility is required for safe take-off and landing. We apologise in advance for any possible delays.
Hospedagem: Hotel Cabo de Hornos ou Hotel Dreams
Day 13 Depart Punta Arenas
After breakfast, bid a fond farewell to your fellow travellers as we continue our onward journeys, hopefully with a newfound sense of the immense power of nature (breakfast included). A transfer to the airport is included in the voyage fare.
Note: Should your flight not proceed due to local conditions; you will remain on the ship until it is deemed achievable to return to Punta Arenas. Refer to our terms and conditions for further details.