Antarctic Cruises
For Soft Adventure Travelers

Antarctic cruises is certainly an off the beaten track destination where you will come to experience "The White Continent" with it's giant blue tinted icebergs, glaciers, ten thousand foot peaks rising out of the sea, and abundant wildlife.

The wildlife includes; rookeries of penguins that number in the tens of thousands, fur seals, humpback, minke, and Orca whales, and albatross with 10-13 foot wingspans. Oh yes, you will be hard pressed to find a human population polluting the continent.

Most of the expedition cruises will be led by expert naturalists in geology, botany, and wildlife, who will take you ashore aboard Zodiacs.

Antarctic cruises are generally low to moderate physical activity.

Each of the Antarctic cruises listed below are known to practice responsible travel and offer soft adventure cruises with light or moderate physical activity for travelers 12-80 years of age who are in good physical condition.

The Best Soft Adventure Antarctic Cruises

Adventure Center
1-800-228-8747

An 11 day cruise aboard the 110 passenger Akademik Sergey Vavilov where you will experience towering mountains, white and azure bergs, penguins nesting by the thousands, and the vast wilderness that is Antarctica.

You set sail for Antarctica across the Drake Passage, in the company of historians and naturalists who lead seminars on wildlife and Antarctic history with shore excursions to Livingston, Half Moon and King George Islands. Admiralty Bay, on King George Island, is a favored feeding ground for humpback whales. On Livingston Island you may discover fur and elephant seals, giant petrels, Antarctic terns and rookeries of chinstrap and gentoo penguins.

Your journey continues on to Paradise Harbor or Hope Bay, both on the Antarctic mainland. Here you'll see some of the most dramatic scenery in the world - icebergs in many shapes and sizes - those that have eroded into natural ice sculpture and enormous 'tabular' bergs.

Kayaking is available for an additional fee.

REI Adventures
1-800-622-2236

This 12 day cruise explores the wildlife and scenic highlights of the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. They are designed to also incorporate visits to scientific bases and allow plenty of time to enjoy the breathtaking scenery of ice waterways, glaciers, icebergs and rugged mountains.

All voyages take place aboard ice-strengthened vessels, and include multiple shore landings via Zodiac landing craft and are accompanied by world-class naturalists whose insightful lectures enhance our explorations.

During most shore landings, travelers will walk for short distances (less than 1 mile) while visiting penguin rookeries and exploring the landscape. Dependent on location, walks may involve crossing snowfields or bare, rocky terrain.

REI Adventures shares non-exclusive departures with their travel partner, Quark Expeditions.

World Expeditions
1-613-241-2700

World Expetiditions Antarctic

A 12 day cruise to the northern Weddell Sea and the little known Seymour Island with it's fossil-rich rocks. You will explore these fossil beds under the watchful eye of our expedition leader.

The cruise will also provide you the enjoyment of the wild life treasure chest of the northern Weddell Sea, as cruise to the beautiful western flanks of the Antarctic Peninsula, exploring the Gerlache Strait and Paradise Harbor.