About the trip
You will be part of an unforgettable experience that will take you to one of the farthest points on Earth. The coldest, highest, windiest, driest and less populated continent. A continent that has been completely sunk by ice, which has not only shaped its topography but also influenced its evolution. On our aircraft, you will fly over the Magellan Strait, Tierra del Fuego Island, Darwin Mountain Range, the mythical Cape Horn and the raft Drake Passage, finally arriving at King George Island, gateway to the White Continent, where most of the Antarctic scientific bases are located. Here you can also find the Chilean village “Villa Las Estrellas”, place where several Chilean families live all year round. You will visit the impressive landscapes of the White Continent, meet part of its wildlife and experience the daily life of men populating this territory in the name of science and investigation. After the first day activities, travelers will stay the night on a specially conditioned refuge near the spectacular Collins Glacier, capturing a privileged view of the summer Antarctic “sunset”. The next day, they will continue their adventure, before taking off to the capital of Magallanes.
Highlights
- Villa Las Estrellas (First settlement inhabited by civilians).
- Visit to the Orthodox Russian Church (At Bellingshausen Station)
- Navigation on a zodiac boat to Ardley Island to visit some penguin colonies and navigation around Collins glacier.
- Antarctic refuge, where the passengers will stay overnight. This refuge includes a Thermic tent (module) as a dining room for the whole group, one special tent as a basic toilette and different small thermic and special tents (small modules) for two people each one, to spend the night.
- Walk to the “Elefanteras” (sea elephant colony), located in the Drake Passage Area.
- A walk to the “Great Wall” Chinese Base, and if the weather conditions allow it, we can visit other areas of interest before returning to Punta Arenas
Meals
Accommodation
Included in the price
Punta Arenas
- Transfer Airport to Hotel
Antarctica
- Antarctica Overnight Program
Punta Arenas
- Transfer Hotel to Airport
Punta Arenas
- Transfer Airport to Hotel
Antarctica
- Antarctica Overnight Program
Punta Arenas
- Transfer Hotel to Airport
Day-wise Itinerary
ExpandDay 1: Arrival At Punta Arenas
Upon your arrival at Punta Arenas Airport you will met and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure (on your own) Note: At your arrival to Punta Arenas we will include 4 nights of accommodations, based in double room. This program considers a 3 days window to be able to get to the Antarctica due to weather conditions.The arrival in Punta Arenas, the day before of the trip, must be NO LATER THAN 5pm in order to be part of the briefing. Passengers that not participate of this briefing will not be allowed to fly.
Day At Leisure Or Overnight Antarctica Program
- If the weather conditions allows it, you will embark to the Full Day Excursion to Antarctica. If not you will have the day at leisure at your own. A transfer will pick you up from hotel to Punta Arenas airport to board DAP flight with destination to King George Island (Antarctica). At your arrival you will be welcomed by our Antarctic tour guide who will take you on a tour visiting different areas of the island like Villa las Estrellas (the first settlement inhabited by civilians), Orthodox Russian Church at Bellingshausen station, navigation on a zodiac boat to Ardley Island to visit some penguin colonies (Papua, Chinstrap, Adelie).
- After the activities of the full day, passengers will be taken to an antarctic shelter to the “Elefanteras” (sea elephant colony), a visit to the Chinese station“Great Wall” and depending on the weather conditions it is also possible to visit other tourist attractions before returning to Punta Arenas.
- You will spend the night in an Antarctic refuge. This refuge includes a Thermic tent (module) as a dining room for the whole group, one special tent as a basic toilette and different small thermic and special tents (small modules) for two people each one, to spend the night. The next morning you will take a flight back to Punta Arenas.
Day At Leisure Or Overnight Antarctica Program
- If the weather conditions allows it, you will embark to the Full Day Excursion to Antarctica. If not you will have the day at leisure at your own. A transfer will pick you up from hotel to Punta Arenas airport to board DAP flight with destination to King George Island (Antarctica). At your arrival you will be welcomed by our Antarctic tour guide who will take you on a tour visiting different areas of the island like Villa las Estrellas (the first settlement inhabited by civilians), Orthodox Russian Church at Bellingshausen station, navigation on a zodiac boat to Ardley Island to visit some penguin colonies (Papua, Chinstrap, Adelie).
- After the activities of the full day, passengers will be taken to an antarctic shelter to the “Elefanteras” (sea elephant colony), a visit to the Chinese station“Great Wall” and depending on the weather conditions it is also possible to visit other tourist attractions before returning to Punta Arenas.
- You will spend the night in an Antarctic refuge. This refuge includes a Thermic tent (module) as a dining room for the whole group, one special tent as a basic toilette and different small thermic and special tents (small modules) for two people each one, to spend the night. The next morning you will take a flight back to Punta Arenas.
Day At Leisure Or Full Day To Antarctica
- At this point if it is impossible to carried out the trip, the Overnight will automatically be turned into a Full day trip, with no stay overnight in Antarctica
- If the weather conditions allow it, you will embark to the Full Day Excursion to Antarctica. If not you will have the day at leisure at your own. A transfer will pick you up from hotel to Punta Arenas airport to board DAP flight with destination to King George Island (Antarctica). At your arrival you will be welcomed by our Antarctic tour guide who will take you on a tour visiting different areas of the island like Villa las Estrellas (first settlement inhabited by civilians), Orthodox Russian Church at Bellingshausen station, navigation on a zodiac boat to Ardley Island to visit some penguin colonies (Papua, Chinstrap, Adelie).After 5 hours of tour (weather permitting) you will take the flight back to Punta Arenas where a transfer will be waiting for you to take you to the hotel.
Day 5: Departure From Punta Arenas
At the set time you will be transferred to Punta Arenas Airport to take your flight
Exclusions
Expand- Meals not mentioned in the program
- Tips
- Personal expenses
Terms and Conditions
Expand- In King George Island there are no hospitals or emergency units, therefore, DAP Antartica requires passengers to have appropriate insurance that includes medical evacuation.To land safely, a clear sky with perfect visibility is required, that is why in many cases trips need to be postponed while waiting for adequate weather conditions or an improvement in the condition of the landing strip. DAP Antartica strongly suggests that when scheduling, you consider a window of several days to gain some flexibility. Also an open air ticket for your trip back home would be a good idea to provide rescheduling flexibility.
- DAP Antartica operations and services are highly dependant on weather conditions so changes to the itinerary may occur which are not under the responsibility of DAP Antartica. Such reschedules do not imply unillateral cancellation or modification of services by DAP Antartica.Travelers are advised to schedule a 3 days window when planning their Antarctic visit, to make the tour, in case of bad weather conditions that might postpone the program. Not considering the arrival day of passenger. If the client cannot or does not want to wait for those 3 days and has or wants to leave before the trip may be carried out, DAP Antartica will not be responsible for such situation, denying any kind ofrefund to the passenger.
- DAP Antartica reserves the right to cancel the program for any reason whatsoever, including few participants or logistical problems caused by any circumstances beyond DAP`s control. In the event of cancellation by DAP Antartica, the money will be refunded.
- DAP Antartica is not responsible for any expenses incurred by the client or client’s booking agents in the process of preparing for the trip or as a result of its cancellation, including airline tickets, accommodations, special clothing, food, visa, passport fees or other related expenses.
- If for any reason, the trip is postponed or cancelled for two whole days, including the scheduled day of the flight making impossible the trip to be carried out within the expected time length of the program, the Overnight will automatically be turned into a Full day trip, with no stay overnight in Antarctica. Passengers will be refunded the difference between both programs. Full Day Excursion to Antarctica Terms & Conditions will apply accordingly. Check Brochure for more information
- The program includes 3 nights of hotel with breakfast considering the 3 days window and 1 day of accomodation in a special tent. In case of not using them, no refund will apply.
- The briefing is a small instructional reunion about the visit to Antarctica. NO passenger may visit Antarctica without having received the induction implied in this reunion. The briefing will take place around 5 pm of the day before the date selected for the flight, for which it is very important for passengers to arrive to Punta Arenas before that time.
- If the tour is not taken due to force majeuer or weather adverse conditions, 80% will be reimbursed
- Cancellations 30 days prior to departure, 50% of reimbursement
- Cancellation 29 or less days before departure, 25% of reimbursement
