wildlife

Snow

"There’s pure, stark beauty in Antarctica, and a sense of remoteness so extreme,
it’s as if you’ve traveled to another earth than the one you thought you knew."

Snow

Majestic
marine
fauna

From the Falkland Islands to the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic cruises are an opportunity for unforgettable encounters with marine mammals. It's not uncommon to encounter many seals, as well as killer whales. When the humpback whales arrive, it truly is the icing on the cake.
Snow

Seals lounging in the snow.

Penguins
of the
far south

Penguin Colony

Emperor Penguins

Venture to the Weddell Sea, to witness the majestic emperor penguins, the largest and most regal of all penguin species.

Zodiac Cruise

Gentoo Penguins

Admire the playful and agile gentoo penguins as they glide gracefully through the water.

Icebergs

King Penguin

Witness 150,000 pairs of king penguins at St. Andrew’s Bay, a stunning spectacle of Antarctic wildlife.

Penguin Colony

Adelie Penguin

The Adelie is the archetypical penguin, named after French explorer Dumont D’Urville’s wife.

Zodiac Cruise

Chinstrap Penguin

They are highly gregarious and monogamous. It is believed they form long-lasting bonds with their mates.

Icebergs

Macaroni Penguin

Named for their orange plume feathers, these shallow-nesting hoppers are the largest of the crested penguins

Black
Browed
Albatross
Black-browed Albatross, like all other albatrosses are long-winged seabirds uniquely adapted to extremely long distance sea flights. They generally only come to land during breeding season when they will rear only one chick. Most albatrosses live on remote islands where man does not live. Consequently, they remain unusually unafraid of the occasional human presence.
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Antarctica landscape
the
southern frontiers