Days 1 – 3
Buenos Aires · Overture
Walks through Recoleta, one evening of tango, and the time zone gently settled — the southern summer first, before the far south.
The White Silence
Antarctica · The White Silence
16 days · 12 – 16 travellers · One departure each, December · January
The Essence
Cross the Drake on a hundred-passenger expedition ship, and lock your phone in the safe for ten days.
About this Journey
We charter only hundred-passenger expedition ships — twice the landings of the large vessels, and a window table always free. The expedition leader will know every name aboard.
The Rhythm
The ship is never over-scheduled: two landings a day, then the library, the observation lounge, and long spells of staring at ice.
The Journey
Chapters of the Journey
Days 4 – 6
Ushuaia · The Drake Passage
You board at the southernmost city on earth. The passage takes two days — it is the price of admission, and the rite. The ship’s doctor keeps the best remedies on hand.
Days 7 – 13
The Peninsula · Seven Days
Twice daily by Zodiac: penguin colonies, calving glacier faces, a whaling station sealed in ice. One evening the ship cuts her engines, and everyone listens to Antarctica for ten minutes.
Days 14 – 16
The Return · Aftertaste
The Drake is kinder going home. The team gives one last talk, and you receive a postcard hand-stamped in Antarctica — addressed to yourself, three months from now.
Moments
Moments Worth the Wait
A hundred-passenger ship: double the landings
Sea kayaking under the midnight sun (optional)
The polar plunge: three seconds of courage
A ship’s photographer all voyage — the images are yours