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ANTARCTIC 2021.22 EXPLORER

Discovering the 7th Continent Overview Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent

Antarctica offers so many extraordinary things to see and do, and traveling with Quark Expeditions® offers multiple options to personalize your experience. We’ve designed this guide to help you identify what interests you most, so that you can start planning your version of the perfect expedition to the 7th Continent. If this is your first visit, our classic Antarctic Explorer voyage gives you the best of the stunning in 11 days. Conquer the famed Drake Passage in your choice of four stabilized, polar-class vessels; explore majestic natural environments by zodiac and on foot; get up close and personal with , whales and other wildlife; and enjoy talks on history, biology and glaciology by onboard polar EXPEDITION IN BRIEF experts. You can personalize your adventure with options that suit your interests, Explore highlights of the and cross the 7th Continent off the list—your way. Antarctic Peninsula has been inspiring explorers for centuries and our expeditions offer the Travel safely and comfortably aboard any Quark Expeditions® chance for you to discover why. We’re excited to host you on your unforgettable ice-strengthened vessel adventure! Feel free to reach out to our team of Polar Travel Advisers who can answer your questions and provide assistance at any time. Enjoy talks about the environment and wildlife from our onboard polar experts

Experience abundant wildlife, such as penguins, seals and whales

1 11 Day Itinerary

DAY 1 | ARRIVE IN DAYS 3 & 4 | CROSSING USHUAIA, ARGENTINA THE DRAKE PASSAGE Santiago Buenos Aires You will begin your journey in Ushuaia, Your days at sea are filled with ARGENTINA a small but bustling port town at the tip presentations led by your Expedition of South America. This Argentine town Team who will prepare you for the is an ideal gateway for you to explore wildlife, glaciology and history that will CHILE the southern extent of Patagonia while greet you upon your arrival. In between Atlantic Oc ean preparing for your adventure ahead. presentations, spend time on deck Ushuaia Get active in the mountains or enjoy looking for wildlife or chatting with your Punta Arenas handcrafted chocolate at a café in town. shipmates over a drink at the bar. South Shetland Drake Passage Islands

DAYS 5–8 | Anvers DAY 2 | EMBARKATION DAY Island & ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Embarkation will occur in the late Lemaire Channel LE The most common reaction upon IRC afternoon, after which your vessel will C TIC RC reaching the White Continent is a sense TA Antarctic sail down the historic Beagle Channel, AN of reverence and awe. The experience Peninsula which transects the Tierra del Fuego is beyond words, since few places are as archipelago in the extreme south untouched and enduring as Antarctica. ANTARCTIC EXPLORER of South America. Expect an air of Discovering the 7th Continent You will begin to appreciate why this anticipation as you depart—the next time On board the Ocean Adventurer, Ocean Diamond, or World Explorer you see land, you’ll be in the world’s region has long captivated the attention most southern continent!

2 of explorers and travelers alike. Every leopard seals as well as curious whales, DAYS 9 & 10 | CROSSING time we visit Antarctica, we witness such as humpbacks, minkes, or perhaps THE DRAKE PASSAGE something new or unexpected, which orcas while on a Zodiac cruise. Each The journey back across the Drake means that your expedition will be excursion will present a new collection Passage provides final opportunities unlike any other—creating a unique, of creatures to delight you and keep to enjoy the crisp Antarctic air personal experience. your camera busy. Spend time on the deck, watching for seabirds and scouting for whales, Each day, you will take Zodiac Amid the serene silence of Antarctica, enjoy presentations by your Expedition excursions from the ship to explore local noisy interludes become indelible Team and celebrate the experiences memories, such as penguins squabbling bays, channels and landing sites. Your shared exploring Antarctica. Expedition Team will take care of you over prized pebbles, or the boom and at each landing, whether you are crack of a calving glacier. DAY 11 | DISEMBARK IN USHUAIA You will arrive in Ushuaia in the hiking the Antarctic landscape, visiting Every day will be different, having been morning, which allows for you to a research station or consorting with carefully crafted by your Expedition continue your adventure onward chinstrap, Adélie and gentoo penguins, Team to inspire and educate you about or catch your flights home. all of which can be found here. Keep an this wonderful part of the world. eye out for Weddell, fur, crabeater and

EXPEDITION SPIRIT Embracing the unexpected is part of the legacy—and excitement—of expedition travel. When traveling in extremely remote regions, your Expedition Team must consider the sea, ice and weather to guide the route and itinerary details. This itinerary is a tentative outline of what you may experience on this voyage; please be aware that no specific itinerary can be guaranteed. By the same token, wildlife encounters as described are expected, but not guaranteed. Your Expedition Team will use their considerable experience to seek out wildlife in known habitats, but the presence of any particular species of bird or marine wildlife is not guaranteed.

3 Included Activities

out of them safe and comfortable, and historians and other special guests who your Zodiac drivers will provide active will introduce you to the fascinating interpretation, making the landscape history, biology, ornithology, and come even more alive. glaciology of the region, and much, much more. HIKING Hiking in Antarctica is free-form and POLAR PLUNGE supervised by our expert staff, who set This rite of passage, scheduled only once out a perimeter or paths at each landing per expedition, gives you the chance to site within which you are free to explore. jump safely into the bracing Antarctic While you hike, staff will be available to waters under the watchful eye of our enhance your experience by answering staff—and just about every single camera questions about the wildlife, history on board! Ready for a little adventure beyond your and geography of the area. Walking PHOTOGRAPHY ship? Each Quark Expeditions® voyage poles are provided at each landing for Documenting your voyage so you can offers a variety of recreational activities your convenience. As there are a limited take the memories home is a rewarding to enhance your polar experience. number of poles available, please bring experience. Our photography guides will your own if you require them on every ZODIAC CRUISING help you hone your skills to capture the landing. Some landing sites will offer more Zodiacs are the workhorses of polar beauty of the polar regions. demanding terrain options than others. expeditions, taking you to places the More information about your Included Activities ships can’t access, allowing you to reach PRESENTATIONS and Adventure Options, including the necessary remote shorelines, explore shallow Enjoy daily chats with and presentations experience, physical requirements and cost, is inlets and search for unique wildlife. by our world-class onboard polar available by contacting your Polar Travel Adviser Expedition staff make stepping in and experts—guides, scientists, naturalists, or your travel professional.

10 Adventure Options

SEA KAYAKING Imagine gliding across the surface of a bay in the presence of icebergs and glaciers. Our Sea Kayaking program is a great way to intimately explore your surroundings. A small group of kayakers will plan to go out multiple times per voyage as an alternative to shore landings or Zodiac cruises. The number of opportunities to kayak is weather dependent, and will be conducted only during calm conditions. Prior kayaking experience is required, and you must be able to do a wet exit to participate. Beginners interested in kayaking should consider participating in the Paddling Excursion.

PADDLING EXCURSION If you’re interested in kayaking but would like to try something a bit less demanding than Sea Kayaking, you’re the perfect candidate to sign up for a one-time paddle on our stable sit-on-top kayaks—perfect for anyone with minimal or no kayaking experience. Small groups of passengers will be taken out on calm days, with our expert PLEASE NOTE guides always present to provide instruction and help Pre-booking is required for all paid activities. you connect with the polar sea. Two outings will be pre- We recommend booking early, as spaces fill quickly. booked, and once successfully completed, any subsequent Please see your pre-departure guide for a list of outings will be offered via lottery on board. provided gear for each Adventure Option.

11 STAND-UP PADDLEBOARDING (on WORLD EXPLORER only) Combining a surfboard with a kayak, stand-up paddleboarding will give you a very personal and unique perspective on Antarctica. Conducted in small groups—in calm bays and harbors, in good weather conditions—and accompanied by a safety Zodiac, one-time stand-up paddleboarding excursions can be pre-booked in two consecutive priority groups. After the first two successful outings, this activity will be offered via lottery on board the ship for any subsequent outings.

CAMPING (select departures only) Treat yourself to an overnight camping adventure in Antarctica! This is one of the best ways to experience Antarctica in an intimate manner, taking your expedition to the next level. Camping is available on most early-season Antarctic voyages. An onboard safety briefing gets you fully prepped and ready for an unforgettable night of sleeping under the Antarctic summer sky. Dress warmly and eat a hearty meal before you head out, as no food is allowed on land. You will be provided with an insulating mat, sleeping bag, and bivvy sack (a thin waterproof outer bag) to keep you comfortable and dry while you sleep on top of the snow. Our popular camping options have limited availability, so book early to secure your space.

12 Inclusions and Exclusions

Inclusions Exclusions RATES INCLUDE: RATES SPECIFICALLY DO NOT INCLUDE: • Leadership throughout the voyage by our • Hair dryer and bathrobes in every cabin experienced Expedition Leaders, including shore • All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges • Int ernational airfare landings and other activities throughout the program • Passp ort and applicable visa expenses • All Zodiac transfers and cruising as per the daily • All luggage handling aboard the ship • Go vernment arrival and departure taxes not program • Emerg ency Evacuation insurance for all passengers mentioned • All shore landings as per the daily program to a maximum benefit of USD $500,000 per person • Meals unless otherwise specified • Shipb oard accommodation with daily housekeeping • Gr oup arrival transfer in Ushuaia from airport to pre- • Baggag e, cancellation, interruption and medical • All meals, snacks, soft drinks and juices on board expedition hotel on Day 1 travel insurance—strongly recommended throughout your voyage (Please inform us of any • One night’s pre-expedition hotel accommodation • Ex cess-baggage fees on international flights dietary requirements as far in advance as possible. in Ushuaia with breakfast (Note: The number of • Manda tory waterproof pants for Zodiac landing Unfortunately, the ships’ galleys cannot prepare guests per room is the same as cabin occupancy and cruising excursions, or any other gear not kosher meals.) on the ship. Due to limited availability, travelers mentioned • Sele ct beer and wine during dinner; and coffee, tea who reserve a suite on board are accommodated in • Laundry , bar, spa services and other personal and cocoa available around the clock standard rooms at the hotel. Triple rooms may not charges, unless specified • Formal and informal presentations by our be available.) • Phone and Internet charges Expedition Team and guest speakers as scheduled • Gr oup transfer from hotel to ship on embarkation • V oluntary gratuity at the end of the voyage for • A photographic journal documenting the expedition day expedition staff and shipboard crew • A pair of waterproof expedition boots on loan for • Gr oup departure transfer upon disembarkation • Additional overnight accommodation in Ushuaia from ship to local airport or to luggage landings and Zodiac cruising excursions • Arrival and departure transfers, except where storage facility • An official Quark Expeditions® parka to keep explicitly stated • Adv enture Options not listed in Included Activities

15 Possible Excursions

When traveling in extremely remote and for accommodation while awaiting regions, your Expedition Team must ideal flying conditions. The point is also consider the sea, ice and weather to home to a rookery and allows guide the route and itinerary details. for spectacular views of the mountains The following sites are a sample of of Anvers Island. what you may experience on your expedition, whether by ship, Zodiac cruise, or shore landing. Home to gentoo penguins, this small dome-shaped island provides you with a Antarctic Peninsula stunning view of the Errera Channel. CUVERVILLE ISLAND ENTERPRISE ISLAND Rising out of the mouth of the Errera Located in , this island Channel, this tall, steep island is covered was once used by whalers. A Zodiac by a spectrum of and . A cruise exploring the island passes the large gentoo penguin rookery is situated rusting remains of a wrecked on a rocky beach at the north end of the ship, and provides opportunities to island. Depending on when in the season search for humpback whales. you arrive, you may see the penguins building nests, incubating eggs, or LEMAIRE CHANNEL attending to their chicks. One of the most scenic locations on the peninsula’s west coast, this dramatic strait runs between Booth Island and the Damoy Point is the site of a historical Antarctic Peninsula. The channel may used by the British Antarctic become impassable when ice fills the Survey for their flights further south narrow, 6.8-mile (11 km)-long passageway, since 1975. The well-maintained hut was so we’ll hope for clear waters. used as a staging-post to store supplies

19 MELCHIOR ISLANDS being used by resident gentoo penguins This group of low, glaciated islands as shelter from the wind. Climb up a As part of Operation Tabarin during the in Dallmann Bay is where you may steep slope for spectacular views of the Second World War, a secret British base see hauled-out male fur seals as they glacier-rimmed harbor. was built in this sheltered harbor, located recuperate from their battles for on the west side of Wiencke Island. Now supremacy at the end of their PARADISE BAY a designated historic site, the base is a breeding season. Paradise Bay is a wide bay and natural museum and post office. Proceeds from harbor on the West Antarctic Peninsula. your purchases in Port Lockroy support MIKKELSEN HARBOR Mountains, glaciers and ice cliffs offer the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, which Located on the south side of Trinity spectacular views. Icebergs occasionally preserves British and other historic sites Island and surrounded by stunning ice calve from the glaciers, providing a dating to the Heroic Age of Exploration. cliffs and several reefs, Mikkelsen Harbor place for seals, penguins and seabirds A large gentoo penguin population is a 1.86-mile (3 km)-wide bay, discovered to rest and play. An Argentine research resides here. by a Swedish Antarctic expedition in base, Brown Base—named after Admiral 1901-04. Enjoy a Zodiac cruise of the Guillermo Brown, father of the Argentine WILHELMINA BAY beautiful waters, or if conditions allow, Navy—is also located in Paradise Bay, and Humpback whales abound in “Whale- land at D’Hainaut Island, home to an was operated from 1951 until it burned mina Bay,” as it’s nicknamed, and the Argentine refuge and whaling remains down in 1984. It has since been partially scenery is spectacular. Sheer cliffs and in the form of a wooden boat and whale rebuilt and today is used during summer glaciers surround the calm waters of the skeletons. Weddell seals are often seen in months for scientific research. protected bay, named after Wilhelmina, the area and a gentoo penguin rookery is queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to PETERMANN ISLAND situated on the island. 1948. If you’re lucky, you may see the Here, near the Lemaire Channel, you can humpbacks bubble-net feeding: they stand ashore and see the southernmost exhale while swimming in a wide circle Little evidence remains that this bay was breeding colony of gentoo penguins. below the surface, trapping in a once used by the floating whale factory Adélie penguins, shags and south polar “net” of bubbles, and then swim straight ship Neko. You might see whale vertebrae also inhabit the island. up from below, mouths open, to engulf their prey. A truly astounding sight!

20 South Shetland Islands macaroni penguin. Due to the rather of a protected harbor created by the congested area available to the nesting formation of the circular flooded caldera AITCHO ISLANDS penguins, we are able to visit here only known as . Along with This group of small islands is situated after January 10. waddling penguins and lounging seals, in the northern entrance of the English you’ll see the rusting remains of whaling Strait. You can often spot a great mix operations on the beach. Watch for steam of wildlife in the area, with gentoo and Geothermal waters are found along the along the shoreline from geothermic chinstrap penguins having established shoreline of this Deception Island cove, activity when the tide is right. rookeries on the islands. Southern named for observations made on Earth’s elephant, fur and Weddell seals gravity using pendulums in 1829 by a YANKEE HARBOUR frequently haul out here, too. British expedition. You may see steam Gentoo penguins have established a rising from the shore and “cooked” rookery at this harbor, situated on the krill floating on the surface due to the This crescent-shaped island was known southwest side of . volcanically heated water. to sealers as early as 1821. While they Here, you can see an abandoned Argentine refuge hut and a large glacier tried to keep this productive location TURRET POINT that stretches along the east and north secret, we’re happy to bring you ashore Chinstrap and Adélie penguin rookeries sides of the bay. An abandoned sealing on this impressive island. Many Antarctic are found on this point, situated on the try pot is all that remains of the activity birds breed here, including chinstrap south coast of King George Island. The that brought men thousands of miles in penguins, shags, Wilson’s storm , beaches here are often crowded with tall ships to seek their fortune. Enjoy a , snowy sheathbills, Antarctic southern elephant, fur and Weddell seals rare chance for a longer walk along the and skuas. hauled out on the rocks. expansive beach, dotted with historical HANNAH POINT WHALER’S BAY artifacts and wildlife. On the southern coast of Livingston To reach Whaler’s Bay, it is necessary Island at Hannah Point, you may see to sail through a narrow passage called chinstrap and gentoo penguin rookeries, Neptune’s Bellows. The bay was used along with the occasional breeding by whalers from 1906 to 1931 and is part

EXPEDITION SPIRIT Embracing the unexpected is part of the legacy—and excitement—of expedition travel. When traveling in extremely remote regions, your Expedition Team must allow the sea, the ice and the weather to guide route and itinerary details. This itinerary is a tentative outline of what you’ll experience on this voyage; please be aware that no specific itinerary can be guaranteed. By the same token, wildlife encounters as described are expected, but not guaranteed. Your Expedition Team will use their considerable experience to seek out wildlife in known habitats, but the presence of any particular species of bird or marine wildlife is not guaranteed.

21 ANTARCTIC 2021.22 ANTARCTIC EXPRESS

Fly the Drake Overview Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake

Antarctica offers so many extraordinary things to see and do, and traveling with Quark Expeditions® offers multiple options to personalize your experience. We’ve designed this guide to help you identify what interests you most, so that you can start planning your version of the perfect expedition to the 7th Continent.

Answer the call of Antarctica by flying over the notorious Drake Passage by charter plane to land at King George Island before exploring the Antarctic Peninsula by EXPEDITION IN BRIEF ship. In just 8 or 9 adventure-packed days, you’ll experience rewarding shore visits Fly over the Drake Passage and Zodiac cruises, marvel at intimate wildlife encounters, explore historic sites and experience the fastest, most direct way to Antarctica and make the most of your landmark visit to the 7th Continent. Select from a range Spot iconic Antarctic wildlife, of adventure options and onboard activities that match your personal interests and such as penguins, seals and whales make your expedition uniquely yours. Marvel at many of the Antarctic Peninsula highlights Antarctica has been inspiring explorers for centuries and our expeditions offer the Enjoy onboard presentations chance for you to discover why. We’re excited to host you on your unforgettable from polar specialists adventure! Feel free to reach out to our team of Polar Travel Advisers who can Cruise in a Zodiac to get up close to icebergs, wildlife and more answer your questions and provide assistance at any time.

1 Itinerary

Santiago Buenos Aires

DAY 1 | ARRIVE IN PUNTA King George Island for your arrival. ARGENTINA ARENAS, CHILE Your first glimpse of dramatic Antarctic Atlantic Ocean Your adventure begins in Punta Arenas, landscapes will be from a unique Chile, the most populated city in perspective, as your plane descends for CHILE southern Patagonia. If you arrive early, landing in the South Shetland Islands. there are many museums, restaurants After landing, stretch your legs with Ushuaia and shops to keep you busy for days. By a one-mile (1.6 km) walk to the shore, Punta Arenas early afternoon, a Quark Expeditions® before being transferred by Zodiac to South Shetland representative will meet you at the official your ship to set sail for the Antarctic Drake Passage Islands starting point hotel, where you’ll enjoy Peninsula! King George Island Anvers a welcome dinner and be briefed about Island Lemaire preparing for your embarkation day. DAYS 3–6 | ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Channel & SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS ANTARCTIC CIRCLE DAY 2 | FLY TO KING GEORGE (Or Days 3–7 of 9-day itinerary) Weddell Sea Antarctic ISLAND & EMBARK There are few places in the world as Peninsula Your charter flight from Punta Arenas evocative as Antarctica. As your ship to Antarctica will have you crossing the approaches the White Continent, ANTARCTIC EXPRESS Fly the Drake legendary Drake Passage in only a few you may be overcome by feelings On board the Ocean Adventurer hours. Far below, the ship will approach of excitement and awe. Antarctica is or World Explorer Flights to/from Punta Arenas

2 indescribable and can only be fully From the booming sound of a calving DAY 8 | DEPART PUNTA ARENAS appreciated through your own eyes. glacier to the thrill of spotting apex (Or Day 9 of 9-day itinerary) predators like leopard seals and killer After breakfast, you are welcome to As your Captain and Expedition Team whales in action, you’ll wake up early continue on your own travels or make keep a lookout for whales and seabirds, and welcome each day with a sense of your way to the Punta Arenas airport you’ll be alerted to any new sightings. adventure and a desire to explore during for your homeward flights. Our team of expert presenters will deepen this unrivaled travel experience. your experience with explanations of the glaciology, history and wildlife of Your Expedition Team will accompany EXPEDITION SPIRIT the region. you all along the way, providing insights Embracing the unexpected is part into the places you visit. Even more exciting are your daily of the legacy—and excitement—of excursions. Your first Zodiac landing is DAY 7 | DISEMBARK & expedition travel. When traveling something you’ll never forget! Walking FLY TO PUNTA ARENAS in extremely remote regions, your on a beach dotted with penguins is the (Or Day 8 of 9-day itinerary) Expedition Team must consider the most intimate way to experience the After your week of exploration, you’ll sea, ice and weather to guide the route unique wildlife of Antarctica. say goodbye to your Expedition Team and itinerary details. This itinerary is and disembark at King George Island. a tentative outline of what you may Each landing is different and is dependent Your two-hour flight across the Drake experience on this voyage; please be on weather, but every day presents new aware that no specific itinerary can be Passage to Punta Arenas, Chile, brings sightings and photo opportunities, and guaranteed. By the same token, wildlife your adventure to an end. After your it won’t be long before you can tell the encounters as described are expected, group transfer to the hotel, you are free difference between an Adélie, gentoo but not guaranteed. Your Expedition to explore and enjoy an evening on and chinstrap penguin. Team will use their considerable your own, in the city or at the hotel to experience to seek out wildlife in You may take a Zodiac cruise in search of reminisce about the sights and sounds known habitats, but the presence of whales and icebergs one day, followed by of Antarctica. any particular species of bird or marine a hike to a penguin rookery the next day. wildlife is not guaranteed.

3 Included Activities

out of them safe and comfortable, and historians and other special guests who your Zodiac drivers will provide active will introduce you to the fascinating interpretation, making the landscape history, biology, ornithology, and come even more alive. glaciology of the region, and much, much more. HIKING Hiking in Antarctica is free-form and POLAR PLUNGE supervised by our expert staff, who set This rite of passage, scheduled only once out a perimeter or paths at each landing per expedition, gives you the chance to site within which you are free to explore. jump safely into the bracing Antarctic While you hike, staff will be available to waters under the watchful eye of our enhance your experience by answering staff—and just about every single camera questions about the wildlife, history on board! Ready for a little adventure beyond your and geography of the area. Walking PHOTOGRAPHY ship? Each Quark Expeditions® voyage poles are provided at each landing for Documenting your voyage so you can offers a variety of recreational activities your convenience. As there are a limited take the memories home is a rewarding to enhance your polar experience. number of poles available, please bring experience. Our photography guides will your own if you require them on every ZODIAC CRUISING help you hone your skills to capture the landing. Some landing sites will offer more Zodiacs are the workhorses of polar beauty of the polar regions. demanding terrain options than others. expeditions, taking you to places the More information about your Included Activities ships can’t access, allowing you to reach PRESENTATIONS and Adventure Options, including the necessary remote shorelines, explore shallow Enjoy daily chats with and presentations experience, physical requirements and cost, is inlets and search for unique wildlife. by our world-class onboard polar available by contacting your Polar Travel Adviser Expedition staff make stepping in and experts—guides, scientists, naturalists, or your travel professional.

10 Adventure Options

top kayaks—perfect for anyone with SEA KAYAKING minimal or no kayaking experience. Imagine gliding across the surface of Small groups of passengers will be taken a bay in the presence of icebergs and out on calm days, with our expert guides glaciers. Our Sea Kayaking program is always present to provide instruction a great way to intimately explore your and help you connect with the polar surroundings. A small group of kayakers sea. Two outings will be pre-booked, will plan to go out multiple times per and once successfully completed, any voyage as an alternative to shore landings subsequent outings will be offered via or Zodiac cruises. lottery on board. The number of opportunities to kayak STAND-UP PADDLEBOARDING is weather dependent, and will be (on World Explorer only) conducted only during calm conditions. Combining a surfboard with a kayak, Prior kayaking experience is required, stand-up paddleboarding will give you a and you must be able to do a wet exit very personal and unique perspective on to participate. Beginners interested in Antarctica. Conducted in small groups— kayaking should consider participating in in calm bays and harbors, in good the Paddling Excursion. weather conditions—and accompanied by a safety Zodiac, one-time stand- PADDLING EXCURSION PLEASE NOTE up paddleboarding excursions can be If you’re interested in kayaking but For all paid activities pre-booking is pre-booked in two consecutive priority would like to try something a bit less required. We recommend booking early groups. After the first two successful as spaces fill quickly. Please see your demanding than Sea Kayaking, you’re outings, this activity will be offered pre-departure guide for a list of provided the perfect candidate to sign up for a via lottery on board the ship for any gear for each Adventure Option. one-time paddle on our stable sit-on- subsequent outings.

11 Inclusions and Exclusions

Inclusions Exclusions RATES INCLUDE: RATES SPECIFICALLY • Leadership throughout the voyage by our • All luggage handling aboard the ship DO NOT INCLUDE: experienced Expedition Leaders, including shore • Emerg ency Evacuation insurance for all passengers • Int ernational airfare landings and other activities to a maximum benefit of USD $500,000 per person • Passp ort and applicable visa expenses • All Zodiac transfers and cruising as per the daily • A group arrival transfer in Punta Arenas from airport • Go vernment arrival and departure taxes not program to pre-expedition hotel on Day 1 mentioned • All shore landings as per the daily program • One night’s pre-expedition hotel accommodation • Meals unless otherwise specified • Shipb oard accommodation with daily housekeeping in Punta Arenas with breakfast (Note: The number • Baggag e, cancellation, interruption and medical • All meals, snacks, soft drinks and juices on board of guests per room is the same as cabin occupancy travel insurance—strongly recommended on the ship. Due to limited availability, travelers throughout your voyage (Please inform us of any • Ex cess-baggage fees on international flights dietary requirements as far in advance as possible. who reserve a suite on board are accommodated in • Manda tory waterproof pants for Zodiac landing Unfortunately, the ships’ galleys cannot prepare standard rooms at the hotel. Triple rooms may not and cruising excursions, or any other gear not kosher meals.) be available.) mentioned • Sele ct beer and wine during dinner; and coffee, tea • A briefing dinner on Day 1 in Punta Arenas • Laundry , bar, spa services and other personal and cocoa available around the clock • A pre-expedition group transfer in Punta Arenas charges, unless specified • Formal and informal presentations by our from the hotel to the airport • Phone and Internet charges Expedition Team and guest speakers as scheduled • Flights to and from King George Island • V oluntary gratuity at the end of the voyage • A photographic journal documenting the expedition • A post-expedition group transfer in Punta Arenas for expedition staff and shipboard crew • A pair of waterproof expedition boots on loan for from the airport to the hotel • Additional overnight accommodation landings and Zodiac cruising excursions • One night’s post-expedition hotel accommodation • Arrival and departure transfers, except • An official Quark Expeditions® parka to keep in Punta Arenas with breakfast where explicitly stated • Hair dryer and bathrobes in every cabin • Adv enture Options not listed in • All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges Included Activities throughout the program

13 Possible Excursions

When traveling in extremely remote ideal flying conditions. The point is also regions, your Expedition Team must home to a penguin rookery and allows consider the sea, ice and weather to for spectacular views of the mountains guide the route and itinerary details. of Anvers Island. The following sites are a sample of DANCO ISLAND what you may experience on your Home to gentoo penguins, this small expedition, whether by ship, Zodiac dome-shaped island provides you with cruise, or shore landing. a stunning view of the Errera Channel. Antarctic Peninsula ENTERPRISE ISLAND CUVERVILLE ISLAND Located in Wilhelmina Bay, this island A gentoo penguin rookery is situated was once used by whalers. A Zodiac on a rocky beach at the north end of cruise exploring the island passes the the island. Depending on when in the rusting remains of a wrecked whaling season you arrive, you may see the ship, and provides opportunities to penguins building nests or attending to search for humpback whales. their chicks. Giant petrels and kelp gulls LEMAIRE CHANNEL breed on the island. One of the most scenic locations on DAMOY POINT the peninsula’s west coast, this dramatic Damoy Point is the site of a historical strait runs between Booth Island and the ice runway used by the British Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula. The channel may Survey for their flights further south become impassable when ice fills the since 1975. The well-maintained hut was narrow, 6.8-mile (11 km)-long passageway, used as a staging-post to store supplies so we’ll hope for clear waters. and for accommodation while awaiting

17 MELCHIOR ISLANDS inside for a visit by the base personnel, This group of low, glaciated islands or you may visit the resident nesting in Dallmann Bay is where you may gentoo rookery if the base is inactive. see hauled-out male fur seals as they recuperate from their battles for South Shetland Islands supremacy at the end of their AITCHO ISLANDS breeding season. This group of small islands is situated in the northern entrance of the English NEKO HARBOUR Strait. You can often spot a great mix Little evidence remains that this bay was of wildlife in the area, with gentoo and once used by the floating whale factory chinstrap penguins having established ship Neko. You might see whale vertebrae rookeries on the islands. Southern being used by resident gentoo penguins elephant and fur seals frequently haul out as shelter from the wind. Climb up a here, too. steep slope for spectacular views of the glacier-rimmed harbor. BAILY HEAD Also known as Rancho Point, Bailey PETERMANN ISLAND Head is a rocky headland on the Here, near the Lemaire Channel, you can southeastern shore of Deception stand ashore and see the southernmost Island. Chinstrap penguins build nests breeding colony of gentoo penguins. on slopes leading to a high ridge that Adélie penguins, shags and south polar forms a natural amphitheater and skuas also inhabit the island. provides a superb setting for landscape photography. EXPEDITION SPIRIT PORT LOCKROY Embracing the unexpected is part As part of Operation Tabarin during the HALF MOON ISLAND of the legacy—and excitement—of Second World War, a secret British base This crescent-shaped island was known expedition travel. When traveling was built in this sheltered harbor, located to sealers as early as 1821. While they in extremely remote regions, your on the west side of Wiencke Island. Now tried to keep this productive location Expedition Team must allow the sea, a designated historic site, the base is a secret, we’re happy to bring you ashore the ice and the weather to guide route and itinerary details. This itinerary museum and post office. Proceeds from on this impressive island. Many Antarctic is a tentative outline of what you’ll your purchases in Port Lockroy support birds breed here, including chinstrap experience on this voyage; please be the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, which penguins, shags, Wilson’s storm petrels, aware that no specific itinerary can be preserves British and other historic sites kelp gulls, snowy sheathbills, Antarctic guaranteed. By the same token, wildlife dating to the Heroic Age of Exploration. terns and skuas. encounters as described are expected, A large gentoo penguin population but not guaranteed. Your Expedition HANNAH POINT resides here. Team will use their considerable On the southern coast of Livingston experience to seek out wildlife in WATERBOAT POINT Island at Hannah Point, you may see known habitats, but the presence of Two scientists studying penguin behavior chinstrap and gentoo penguin rookeries, any particular species of bird or marine lived in a water boat on this point from along with the occasional breeding wildlife is not guaranteed. 1921 to 1922. The remains of their camp macaroni penguin. Due to the rather have been designated an Antarctic congested area available to the nesting historic site. The aptly named Waterboat penguins, we are able to visit here only Point is also home to a Chilean Antarctic after January 10. research station, named González Videla Base after the first sitting head of state to PENDULUM COVE visit the Antarctic continent. When the Geothermal waters are found along the base is manned, you may be welcomed shoreline of this Deception Island cove, named for observations made on Earth’s

18 gravity using pendulums in 1829 by a TELEFON BAY waddling penguins and lounging seals, British expedition. You may see steam Your Expedition Team will be happy you’ll see the rusting remains of whaling rising from the shore and “cooked” to point out that this is where the most operations on the beach. Watch for steam krill floating on the surface due to the recent evidence of volcanic eruption on along the shoreline from geothermic volcanically heated water. Deception Island can be seen. activity when the tide is right.

PENGUIN ISLAND TURRET POINT YANKEE HARBOUR Antarctica has two flowering , Chinstrap and Adélie penguin rookeries Gentoo penguins have established a both of which you can find on Penguin are found on this point, situated on the rookery at this harbor, situated on the Island: Antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia south coast of King George Island. The southwest side of Greenwich Island. antarctica) and Antarctic pearlwort beaches here are often crowded with Here, you can see an abandoned (). Chinstrap southern elephant, fur and Weddell seals Argentine refuge hut and a large glacier penguins, fur seals and southern elephant hauled out on the rocks. that stretches along the east and north seals can also be spotted here. sides of the bay. An abandoned sealing WHALER’S BAY try pot is all that remains of the activity ROBERT POINT To reach Whaler’s Bay, it is necessary that brought men thousands of miles in A beautiful spot for Zodiac cruising, this to sail through a narrow passage called tall ships to seek their fortune. Enjoy a point was known to sealers as early as Neptune’s Bellows. The bay was used rare chance for a longer walk along the 1820. Chinstrap penguins, kelp gulls and by whalers from 1906 to 1931 and is part expansive beach, dotted with historical pintado petrels breed here, and whales of a protected harbor created by the artifacts and wildlife. may be seen in the surrounding waters. formation of the circular flooded caldera known as Deception Island. Along with

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Penguin Safari Overview South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula: Penguin Safari

The Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions offer so many extraordinary things to see and do for adventurous travelers. We’ve designed this guide to help you figure out what interests you most in order to plan the perfect expedition that suits your interests and passions.

The South Georgia and Antarctica: Penguin Safari itinerary is the fastest way to get to the rarely visited South Georgia Island while also stepping foot on the 7th Continent. As we set sail, photograph massive and beautiful pintado petrels as they swoop and soar around the ship, guiding us toward South Georgia. Beaches teeming EXPEDITION IN BRIEF with king penguins and elephant seals greet us on this fabled island, where we’ll See South Georgia’s incredible wildlife, including 30 breeding bird pay our respects to famed explorer Sir . Antarctica awaits, with its species and four penguin species soaring peaks and overwhelming enormity. Relax on a Zodiac ride, hike to overlooks Follow in the wake of Sir Ernest of glistening glaciers, share comical moments with inquisitive gentoo, chinstrap and Shackleton’s perilous voyages to South Georgia and pause for a Adélie penguins, or witness the rugged peninsula from a sea kayak. Antarctica will moment at his grave site surprise and delight, and never disappoint. Explore the Antarctic Peninsula by ship, Zodiac and foot Antarctica has been inspiring explorers for centuries and this expedition offers the Learn about Antarctica’s unique chance for you to discover why. We’re excited to host you on your unforgettable geology, history and wildlife with our onboard lecturers polar adventure! Feel free to reach out to our team of Polar Travel Advisers who can Immerse yourself in the icy realm answer your questions and provide assistance at any time. of the Antarctic, with an optional paddling excursion

1 Itinerary

DAY 1 | ARRIVE IN DAYS 3–6 | AT SEA USHUAIA, ARGENTINA There are many activities to keep you Santiago Buenos Aires You will begin your journey in Ushuaia, engaged while you are at sea. Learn to ARGENTINA a small but bustling port at the tip of identify seabirds that glide alongside the South America. It’s the ideal gateway ship, or attend dynamic presentations for you to explore the southern extent CHILE by your Expedition Team. You will be Falkland Islands of Patagonia while preparing for (Islas Malvinas) prepped on safety procedures for Zodiac your adventure ahead. Get active in Atlantic Ocean cruises and shore landings, and also South Georgia the mountains or enjoy handcrafted Punta Arenas be given instructions for getting the Ushuaia chocolate at a café in town. most out of your optional sea kayaking Elephant Drake Passage South Island Shetland adventures (extra cost), a truly intimate Islands DAY 2 | EMBARKATION DAY way to experience Antarctica. Embarkation will occur in the late Lemaire Channel afternoon, after which your vessel will LE If conditions are right, the first indication RC Weddell Sea CI TIC sail down the historic Beagle Channel, RC that you are approaching South Georgia TA Antarctic AN which transects the Tierra del Fuego is the sight of birds around a group of Peninsula archipelago in the extreme south rocky spires called Shag Rocks. Have SOUTH GEORGIA & ANTARCTIC PENINSULA of South America. Expect an air of your binoculars and cameras ready to Penguin Safari anticipation as you depart! capture these rocky spires rising out of On board the Ocean Adventurer, Ocean Diamond, or World Explorer

2 the icy ocean waters. Shags and prions You’ll find that South Georgia, once a Team, who will prepare you for the often rest here, and due to nutrient rich popular base for whalers and sealers, wildlife and landscapes that will upwellings around the rocks it can be a is also scattered with abandoned relics surround you upon your arrival. good place to keep a lookout for whales. and evidence of human activity from DAYS 11–13 | ANTARCTIC PENINSULA centuries gone by. Your Expedition Team DAYS 7 & 8 | SOUTH GEORGIA The most common reaction upon will help bring those days to life while After enjoying South Georgia from a reaching the White Continent is a sense you visit old whaling stations and enjoy distance, we’ll head toward its numerous of reverence and awe. The experience is presentations on the South Georgia of beaches to find a bay for your first hard to put into words, since few places then and now. excursion. Landing sites are varied, are as untouched and enduring largely determined by the weather One of the most significant sites you as Antarctica. conditions of your voyage. Whichever will visit on the island is Grytviken. You will discover that Antarctica is a sites we visit, they’ll provide you with This settlement is the first whaling land of extremes. At one moment you’ll wildlife encounters unrivaled anywhere stations established in sub-Antarctic be overcome with a feeling of complete else on earth. waters. Many travelers find that this isolation and silence, and at the next place has a special appeal, as it is the site South Georgia is one of the most fertile moment you’ll be inspired by nature as of the grave of Sir Ernest Shackleton, one breeding grounds in the world for a calving glacier crashes into a brilliant of the most famous Antarctic explorers. sub-Antarctic wildlife, with beaches blue sea or a penguin waddles by to blanketed with penguins and seals. It DAYS 9 & 10 | AT SEA inspect your footwear. won’t take you long to realize that you Say goodbye to the king penguins, as Your Expedition Team will take care of are in a bird paradise, as burrowing your next destination is Antarctica! Your you at each excursion, whether you are seabirds, albatross and petrels can be days at sea are filled with presentations Zodiac cruising, visiting a historical site seen in abundance. and workshops led by your Expedition

3 or consorting with penguin colonies. DAYS 14 & 15 | CROSSING Chinstrap, Adélie and gentoo penguins THE DRAKE PASSAGE are found here, along with Weddell, After more than a dozen days of unique EXPEDITION SPIRIT fur, crabeater and leopard seals. Keep wildlife encounters and remarkable Embracing the unexpected is part of the legacy—and excitement—of a lookout for Antarctic whales, such as landscapes, your journey home begins. expedition travel. When traveling minkes, while on a Zodiac cruise. Each Crossing the Drake is your unofficial in extremely remote regions, your day and each excursion will present a rite of passage. Spend time on deck watching for seabirds and whales, enjoy Expedition Team must consider the new collection of creatures to delight sea, ice and weather to guide the route presentations by your Expedition Team, you and keep your camera busy. and itinerary details. This itinerary is or simply relax and reminisce about a tentative outline of what you may As exciting as the Zodiac excursions and your experiences. landings are, perhaps you’ll treat yourself experience on this voyage; please be aware that no specific itinerary can be to an extra-special Antarctic experience DAY 16 | DISEMBARK IN USHUAIA guaranteed. By the same token, wildlife by partaking in an optional paddling You will arrive in Ushuaia in the encounters as described are expected, excursion (at an extra cost) or cast reason morning, which allows for you to but not guaranteed. Your Expedition continue your adventure onward or aside and jump into Antarctic waters for Team will use their considerable the Polar Plunge! catch your flights home. experience to seek out wildlife in known habitats, but the presence of any particular species of bird or marine wildlife is not guaranteed.

4 Included Activities

out of them safe and comfortable, and historians and other special guests who your Zodiac drivers will provide active will introduce you to the fascinating interpretation, making the landscape history, biology, ornithology, and come even more alive. glaciology of the region, and much, much more. HIKING Hiking in Antarctica is free-form and POLAR PLUNGE supervised by our expert staff, who set This rite of passage, scheduled only once out a perimeter or paths at each landing per expedition, gives you the chance to site within which you are free to explore. jump safely into the bracing Antarctic While you hike, staff will be available to waters under the watchful eye of our enhance your experience by answering staff—and just about every single camera questions about the wildlife, history on board! Ready for a little adventure beyond your and geography of the area. Walking PHOTOGRAPHY ship? Each Quark Expeditions® voyage poles are provided at each landing for Documenting your voyage so you can offers a variety of recreational activities your convenience. As there are a limited take the memories home is a rewarding to enhance your polar experience. number of poles available, please bring experience. Our photography guides will your own if you require them on every ZODIAC CRUISING help you hone your skills to capture the landing. Some landing sites will offer more Zodiacs are the workhorses of polar beauty of the polar regions. demanding terrain options than others. expeditions, taking you to places the More information about your Included Activities ships can’t access, allowing you to reach PRESENTATIONS and Adventure Options, including the necessary remote shorelines, explore shallow Enjoy daily chats with and presentations experience, physical requirements and cost, is inlets and search for unique wildlife. by our world-class onboard polar available by contacting your Polar Travel Adviser Expedition staff make stepping in and experts—guides, scientists, naturalists, or your travel professional.

11 Adventure Options

SEA KAYAKING minimal or no kayaking experience. Imagine gliding across the surface of Small groups of passengers will be taken a bay in the presence of icebergs and out on calm days, with our expert guides glaciers. Our Sea Kayaking program is always present to provide instruction a great way to intimately explore your and help you connect with the polar surroundings. A small group of kayakers sea. Two outings will be pre-booked, will plan to go out multiple times per and once successfully completed, any voyage as an alternative to shore landings subsequent outings will be offered via or Zodiac cruises. lottery on board.

The number of opportunities to kayak STAND-UP PADDLEBOARDING is weather dependent, and will be (on World Explorer only) conducted only during calm conditions. Combining a surfboard with a kayak, Prior kayaking experience is required, stand-up paddleboarding will give you a and you must be able to do a wet exit very personal and unique perspective on to participate. Beginners interested in Antarctica. Conducted in small groups— kayaking should consider participating in in calm bays and harbors, in good the Paddling Excursion. weather conditions—and accompanied by a safety Zodiac, one-time stand- PADDLING EXCURSION up paddleboarding excursions can be If you’re interested in kayaking but pre-booked in two consecutive priority PLEASE NOTE would like to try something a bit less groups. After the first two successful Pre-booking is required for all paid demanding than Sea Kayaking, you’re outings, this activity will be offered activities. We recommend booking early, as spaces fill quickly. Please the perfect candidate to sign up for a via lottery on board the ship for any see your pre-departure guide for one-time paddle on our stable sit-on- subsequent outings. a list of provided gear for each top kayaks—perfect for anyone with Adventure Option.

12 Inclusions and Exclusions

Inclusions Exclusions RATES INCLUDE: RATES SPECIFICALLY • Leadership throughout the voyage by our • Hair dryer and bathrobes in every cabin DO NOT INCLUDE: experienced Expedition Leaders, including shore • All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges • Int ernational airfare landings and other activities throughout the program • Passp ort and applicable visa expenses • All Zodiac transfers and cruising as per the daily • All luggage handling aboard the ship • Go vernment arrival and departure taxes not program • Emerg ency Evacuation insurance for all passengers mentioned • All shore landings as per the daily program to a maximum benefit of USD $500,000 per person • Meals unless otherwise specified • Shipb oard accommodation with daily housekeeping • Gr oup arrival transfer in Ushuaia from airport to pre- • Baggag e, cancellation, interruption and medical • All meals, snacks, soft drinks and juices on board expedition hotel on Day 1 travel insurance—strongly recommended throughout your voyage (Please inform us of any • One night’s pre-expedition hotel accommodation • Ex cess-baggage fees on international flights dietary requirements as far in advance as possible. in Ushuaia with breakfast (Note: The number of • Manda tory waterproof pants for Zodiac landing Unfortunately, the ships’ galleys cannot prepare guests per room is the same as cabin occupancy and cruising excursions, or any other gear not kosher meals.) on the ship. Due to limited availability, travelers mentioned • Sele ct beer and wine during dinner; and coffee, tea who reserve a suite on board are accommodated in • Laundry , bar, spa services and other personal and cocoa available around the clock standard rooms at the hotel. Triple rooms may not charges, unless specified • Formal and informal presentations by our be available.) • Phone and Internet charges Expedition Team and guest speakers as scheduled • Gr oup transfer from hotel to ship on embarkation • V oluntary gratuity at the end of the voyage for • A photographic journal documenting the expedition day expedition staff and shipboard crew • A pair of waterproof expedition boots on loan for • Gr oup departure transfer upon disembarkation • Additional overnight accommodation landings and Zodiac cruising excursions in Ushuaia from ship to local airport or to luggage • Arrival and departure transfers, except where • An official Quark Expeditions® parka to keep storage facility explicitly stated • Adv enture Options not listed in Included Activities

14 Possible Excursions

When traveling in extremely remote located in the former villa of the whaling regions, your Expedition Team must station manager. The local church, built consider the sea, ice and weather to for the whaling community, is the only guide the route and itinerary details. building in Grytviken still used for its The following sites are a sample of what original purpose. Buried in the church you may experience on your expedition, cemetery is one of Antarctica’s most whether by ship, Zodiac cruise, or shore famous explorers, Sir Ernest Shackleton, landing. at whose grave you can pay your respects.

South Georgia SALISBURY PLAIN DRYGALSKI FJORD One of the largest king penguin rookeries This is a photogenic and dramatic fjord, on South Georgia is located on Salisbury with sharp and jagged peaks rising out Plain. The Murphy and Lucas Glaciers of the sea. Glaciation never reached flank the plain, creating a perfect the peaks, giving Drygalski its unique backdrop for photos. landscape. ST. ANDREW’S BAY GOLD HARBOUR Over 150,000 breeding pairs of king The backdrop to this harbor is the penguins nest at St. Andrew’s Bay—the hanging Bertrab Glacier. Thousands largest and fastest growing king penguin of king and gentoo penguins call Gold rookery on South Georgia, and a wildlife Harbour home, as do rowdy elephant spectacle to behold. and fur seals. STROMNESS GRYTVIKEN This abandoned whaling station was in Only a handful of people live, albeit full operation on the day in 1916 that Sir temporarily, on South Georgia, a British Ernest Shackleton and his companions overseas territory. Two of them are staggered into it after a 36-hour trek curators of the South Georgia Museum, across the island in an attempt to find

18 help for their shipmates stranded DANCO ISLAND MIKKELSEN HARBOR on . There is a small Home to gentoo penguins, this small Located on the south side of Trinity cemetery here which can be seen from a dome-shaped island provides you with a Island, Mikkelsen Harbor is a 1.86-mile distance, with the graves of 14 whalers. stunning view of the Errera Channel. (3 km) wide bay surrounded by stunning ice cliffs. It was discovered by a Swedish ENTERPRISE ISLAND Antarctic expedition in 1901–04, and is Antarctic Peninsula Located in Wilhelmina Bay, this island surrounded by several reefs. Keep your BROWN BLUFF was once used by whalers. A Zodiac camera close, as gentoo penguins and A dormant volcano, Brown Bluff towers cruise exploring the island passes the skuas, as well as Weddell, Antarctic fur, 2,225 feet (678 meters) over the rookeries rusting remains of a wrecked whaling leopard and crabeater seals, are often of Adélie and gentoo penguins, which ship, and provides opportunities to seen in the region. number in the thousands. These penguins search for humpback whales. will create a symphony of background PARADISE BAY noise while you explore the bluff. Paradise Bay is a wide bay and natural Three members of the Swedish Antarctic harbor on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Expedition (1901-04) spent the winter in Mountains, glaciers and ice cliffs offer If one of your expedition goals is to a hut on the shores of the bay. The hut spectacular views. Icebergs regularly witness incredible icebergs and sea is located close to the jetty of Esperanza calve from the glaciers, providing a ice, Cierva Cove is the place for you. A Station, an Argentine research station. place for seals, penguins and seabirds massive glacial face regularly calves into to rest and play. An Argentine research the bay, and the floating ice can be quite MELCHIOR ISLANDS base, Brown Base—named after Admiral spectacular. Seals can be spotted on ice This group of low, glaciated islands Guillermo Brown, father of the Argentine floes, and later in the season, humpback in Dallmann Bay is where you may Navy—is also located in Paradise Bay, whales occasionally feed in the icy waters. see hauled-out male fur seals as they and was operated from 1951 until it recuperate from their battles for supremacy at the end of their breeding season.

19 burned down in 1984. It has since been humpbacks bubble-net feeding: they amphitheater and provides a superb partially rebuilt and is used as a summer exhale while swimming in a wide circle setting for landscape photography. research base. below the surface, trapping krill in a “net” of bubbles, and then swim straight HALF MOON ISLAND PAULET ISLAND up from below, mouths open, to engulf This crescent-shaped island was known Located in the northwestern Weddell their prey. A truly astounding sight! to sealers as early as 1821. While they Sea, Paulet Island is home to a large tried to keep this productive location Adélie penguin rookery. With a volcanic secret, we’re happy to bring you ashore cone that rises 1,158 feet (353 meters), South Shetland Islands on this impressive island. Many Antarctic the island reminds you that this was AITCHO ISLANDS birds breed here, including chinstrap once a very active landscape. In addition This group of small islands, some still penguins, shags, Wilson’s storm petrels, to penguins, you may be interested in unnamed, is situated in the northern kelp gulls, snowy sheathbills, Antarctic visiting a historic hut built by members of entrance of the . You can terns and skuas. the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901- often spot a great mix of wildlife in the HANNAH POINT 04. A cross marks the grave site of Ole area, with gentoo and chinstrap penguins On the southern coast of Livingston Wennersgaard, a member of the crew. having established rookeries on the islands. Southern elephant and fur seals Island at Hannah Point, you may see WILHELMINA BAY frequently haul out here, too. chinstrap and gentoo penguin rookeries, Humpback whales abound in “Whale- along with the occasional breeding BAILY HEAD mina Bay,” as it’s nicknamed, and the macaroni penguin. Due to the rather Also known as Rancho Point, Bailey Head scenery is spectacular. Sheer cliffs and congested area available to the nesting is a rocky headland on the southeastern glaciers surround the calm waters of the penguins, we are able to visit here only shore of Deception Island. Chinstrap protected bay, named after Wilhelmina, after January 10. penguins build nests on slopes leading queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to to a high ridge that forms a natural 1948. If you’re lucky, you may see the

20 PENDULUM COVE TELEFON BAY operations on the beach. Watch for steam Geothermal waters are found along the Your Expedition Team will be happy along the shoreline from geothermic shoreline of this Deception Island cove, to point out that this is where the most activity when the tide is right. named for observations made on Earth’s recent evidence of volcanic eruption on YANKEE HARBOUR gravity using pendulums in 1829 by a Deception Island can be seen. Gentoo penguins have established a British expedition. You may see steam TURRET POINT rookery at this harbor, situated on the rising from the shore and “cooked” Chinstrap and Adélie penguin rookeries southwest side of Greenwich Island. krill floating on the surface due to the are found on this point, situated on the Here, you can see an abandoned volcanically heated water. south coast of King George Island. The Argentine refuge hut and a large glacier PENGUIN ISLAND beaches here are often crowded with that stretches along the east and north Antarctica has two flowering plants, southern elephant, fur and Weddell seals sides of the bay. An abandoned sealing both of which you can find on Penguin hauled out on the rocks. try pot is all that remains of the activity Island: Antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia that brought men thousands of miles in antarctica) and Antarctic pearlwort WHALER’S BAY tall ships to seek their fortune. Enjoy a (Colobanthus quitensis). Chinstrap To reach Whaler’s Bay, it is necessary rare chance for a longer walk along the penguins, fur seals and southern elephant to sail through a narrow passage called expansive beach, dotted with historical seals can also be spotted here. Neptune’s Bellows. The bay was used artifacts and wildlife. by whalers from 1906 to 1931 and is part ROBERT POINT of a protected harbor created by the A beautiful spot for Zodiac cruising, this formation of the circular flooded caldera point was known to sealers as early as known as Deception Island. Along with 1820. Chinstrap penguins, kelp gulls and waddling penguins and lounging seals, pintado petrels breed here, and whales you’ll see the rusting remains of whaling may be seen in the surrounding waters.

EXPEDITION SPIRIT Embracing the unexpected is part of the legacy—and excitement—of expedition travel. When traveling in extremely remote regions, your Expedition Team must allow the sea, the ice and the weather to guide route and itinerary details. This itinerary is a tentative outline of what you’ll experience on this voyage; please be aware that no specific itinerary can be guaranteed. By the same token, wildlife encounters as described are expected, but not guaranteed. Your Expedition Team will use their considerable experience to seek out wildlife in known habitats, but the presence of any particular species of bird or marine wildlife is not guaranteed.

21 SOLAR ECLIPSE 2021 Totality in Antarctica with South Georgia

Quark Expeditions Makes History Again. Contents

1 Overview 2 Itinerary 5 Arrival and Departure Details 7 Your Ship 9 Included Activities 10 Adventure Options 11 Dates & Rates 12 Inclusions & Exclusions 13 Your Expedition Team 14 Extend Your Trip 15 Meals on Board 16 Possible Excursions 20 Packing Checklist Overview Solar Eclipse 2021: Totality in Antarctica, with South Georgia

Total Solar Eclipses are rare in Antarctica, and in 2003 a group of Quark Expeditions passengers became the first humans ever to witness a Total Solar Eclipse on the 7th Continent. In 2021, we are reuniting some of the same eclipse experts who were on our 2003 expedition for a new voyage: Solar Eclipse 2021: Totality in Antarctica, with South Georgia. This voyage will be the perfect opportunity to be rendered awestruck by the overwhelming enormity of Antarctica: towering icebergs, mammoth EXPEDITION IN BRIEF glaciers and ice-covered mountains. You’ll hike pristine glaciers, relax on a Zodiac Explore the Antarctic Peninsula cruise or enjoy comedic encounters with inquisitive penguins. Also, you’ll learn by ship, Zodiac and foot about wildlife and polar history during onboard presentations by expedition team Learn about Antarctica’s unique members, as well as two widely-respected eclipse experts who will prepare you geology, history and wildlife with our onboard lecturers for your total eclipse experience: award-winning National Geographic night-sky Immerse yourself in the icy realm photographer Babak Tafreshi, who participated in the 2003 voyage, and American of the Antarctic, with an optional Eclipse author David Baron, who is featured in the popular TED Talk, “You owe it to paddling excursion yourself to experience a total solar eclipse.” From Antarctica you’ll sail north, and on Witness a rare total solar eclipse from the deck of World Explorer in the December 4th you’ll become part of a select few to experience a Total Solar Eclipse Scotia Sea between the South Orkney in Antarctica. To enhance your eclipse experience, you will receive a pair of eclipse Islands and South Georgia. glasses, an invitation to a special celebratory toast to commemorate your Total Solar See South Georgia’s incredible wildlife, including 30 breeding bird Eclipse voyage. You will then complete your voyage by departing for South Georgia, species and four penguin species known as the “Galapagos of the South Seas,” where you’ll explore a region rich in Follow in the footsteps of Sir wildlife and polar history. Ernest Shackleton’s perilous voyages to South Georgia and pause for a For more information, contact your preferred travel adviser or a Quark Expeditions moment at his grave site Polar Travel Adviser.

1 Itinerary

DAY 1 | ARRIVE IN USHUAIA, DAYS 3 & 4 | CROSSING THE

ARGENTINA DRAKE PASSAGE Santiago Buenos Aires You will begin your journey in Ushuaia, a Your days at sea are filled with ARGENTINA small but bustling port at the tip of South presentations led by your Expedition America. It’s the ideal gateway for you to Team who will prepare you for the explore the southern extent of Patagonia wildlife, glaciology and history that will CHILE Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Atlantic while preparing for your adventure ahead. greet you upon your arrival. In between Ocean

Get active in the mountains or enjoy presentations, spend time on deck South Georgia handcrafted chocolate at a café in town. looking for wildlife or chatting with your Ushuaia South shipmates over a drink at the bar. Drake Passage Shetland DAY 2 | EMBARKATION DAY Islands EXTENT OF Embarkation will occur in the late DAYS 5 & 6 | ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Anvers TOTAL ECLIPSE Island afternoon, after which your vessel will sail The most common reaction upon Lemaire Channel

LE down the historic Beagle Channel, which reaching the White Continent is a sense of RC CI TIC Weddell Sea RC TA transects the Tierra del Fuego archipelago reverence and awe. The experience is hard N Antarctic A Peninsula in the extreme south of South America. to put into words, since few places are as

Expect an air of anticipation as you depart! untouched and enduring as Antarctica. SOLAR ECLIPSE 2021 Totality in Antarctica with South Georgia On board the World Explorer

2 You will discover that Antarctica is a excursion (at an extra cost) or cast reason DAY 9 | SOLAR ECLIPSE AT SEA land of extremes. At one moment you’ll aside and jump into Antarctic waters for Early this morning, you will be summoned be overcome with a feeling of complete the Polar Plunge! on deck to witness an extraordinary, isolation and silence, and at the next much-awaited moment: a solar eclipse, the DAYS 7 & 8 | AT SEA moment you’ll be inspired by nature as a very brief period (1 minute, 40 seconds) Say goodbye to the Antarctic Peninsula, calving glacier crashes into a brilliant blue when the moon blocks the sun’s light, as your next destination is the Scotia Sea, sea or a penguin waddles by to inspect plunging the polar regions into darkness. between the and your footwear. Every guest will be provided with a pair South Georgia, where you’ll witness a of eclipse glasses before the momentous Your Expedition Team will take care of rare natural phenomenon: a total eclipse event. You’ll savor the stillness of this you at each excursion, whether you are of the sun in Antarctica! Our Expedition magical moment with your fellow Zodiac cruising, visiting a historical site Team will prepare you in advance umbraphiles (eclipse chasers), knowing or consorting with penguin colonies. with presentations and workshops on you’re among the few to have witnessed Chinstrap, Adélie and gentoo penguins astronomy, meteorology and other related this once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. are found here, along with Weddell, topics to help prepare you for that once- As with all eclipse sightings, visibility fur, crabeater and leopard seals. Keep in-a-lifetime event: total solar eclipse is influenced by the weather and cloud a lookout for Antarctic whales, such as in Antarctica. Two world-renowned conditions. Unique to this experience minkes, while on a Zodiac cruise. Each eclipse experts will also be onboard: will be its location at sea, and the more day and each excursion will present a new award-winning National Geographic extreme latitude which places the eclipse collection of creatures to delight you and night-sky photographer Babak Tafreshi low on the horizon, making a successful keep your camera busy. (who participated in the 2003 voyage) and sighting that much more difficult, and American Eclipse author David Baron, As exciting as the Zodiac excursions and more rewarding should all the stars align who is featured in the hugely popular TED landings are, perhaps you’ll treat yourself for the eclipse to be visible. After the Talk, “You owe it to yourself to experience to an extra-special Antarctic experience eclipse concludes around breakfast time, a total solar eclipse.” by partaking in an optional paddling feel free to celebrate the unforgettable

3 moment or return to your bed. In One of the most significant sites you addition to the eclipse glasses, guests will visit on the island is Grytviken. EXPEDITION SPIRIT will also receive an invitation to a special This settlement is one of the first whaling Embracing the unexpected is part celebratory toast to commemorate their stations established in sub-Antarctic of the legacy—and excitement—of special total eclipse voyage. waters. Many travelers find that this expedition travel. When traveling place has a special appeal, as it is home to in extremely remote regions, your DAYS 10–12 | SOUTH GEORGIA the remains of Sir Ernest Shackleton, one Expedition Team must consider South Georgia is one of the most fertile of the most famous Antarctic explorers. the sea, ice and weather to guide breeding grounds in the world for sub- the route and itinerary details. This Antarctic wildlife, with beaches blanketed DAYS 13–16 | AT SEA itinerary is a tentative outline of what with penguins. It won’t take you long to After more than two weeks of unique you may experience on this voyage; realize that you are in a bird paradise, as wildlife encounters and remarkable please be aware that no specific burrowing seabirds, albatross and petrels landscapes, your journey home begins. itinerary can be guaranteed. By the can be seen in abundance. Spend time on deck watching for seabirds same token, wildlife encounters and whales, enjoy presentations by your as described are expected, but You’ll find that South Georgia, once a Expedition Team, or simply relax and not guaranteed. Your Expedition popular base for whalers and sealers, is reminisce about your experiences. Team will use their considerable also scattered with abandoned relics and experience to seek out wildlife in evidence of human activity from centuries DAY 17 | DISEMBARKATION known habitats, but the presence gone by. Your Expedition Team will help IN USHUAIA of any particular species of bird or bring those days to life while you visit old You will arrive in Ushuaia in the marine wildlife is not guaranteed. whaling stations and enjoy presentations morning, which allows for you to on the South Georgia of then and now. continue your adventure onward or catch your flights home.

4 Included Activities

Ready for a little adventure beyond your PRESENTATIONS ship? Each Quark Expeditions® voyage Enjoy daily chats with and presentations offers a variety of recreational activities from our world-class onboard polar to enhance your polar experience. experts—guides, scientists, naturalists, historians and other special guests who ZODIAC CRUISING will introduce you to the fascinating Zodiacs are the workhorses of polar history, biology, ornithology, and expeditions, taking you to places the glaciology of the region, and much, much ships can’t access, allowing you to reach more. remote shorelines, explore shallow inlets and search for unique wildlife. POLAR PLUNGE Expedition staff make stepping in and out This rite of passage, scheduled only once of them safe and comfortable. per expedition, gives you the chance to jump safely into the bracing Antarctic HIKING waters under the watchful eye of our Hiking in Antarctica is free-form and staff—and just about every single camera supervised by our expert staff, who on board! set out a perimeter at each landing site within which you are free to explore. PHOTOGRAPHY While you hike, staff will be available to Documenting your voyage so you can enhance your experience by answering take the memories home is a rewarding questions about the wildlife, history experience. Our photography guides will and geography of the area. Walking help you hone your skills to capture the poles are provided at each landing for beauty of the polar regions. your convenience. As there are a limited More information about your Included Activities number of poles available, please bring and Adventure Options, including the necessary your own if you require them on every experience, physical requirements and cost, is landing, as some landing sites will offer available by contacting your Polar Travel Adviser more demanding options than others. or your travel professional.

9 Adventure Options

SEA KAYAKING one-time paddle on our stable sit-on- Imagine gliding across the surface of top kayaks—perfect for anyone with a bay in the presence of icebergs and minimal or no kayaking experience. glaciers. Our Sea Kayaking program is Rotating groups of passengers will a great way to intimately explore your be taken out on calm days, with our surroundings. A small group of kayakers expert guides always present to provide will plan to go out multiple times per instruction and help connect you with voyage as an alternative to shore landings the polar sea. or Zodiac cruises. STAND-UP PADDLEBOARDING The number of opportunities to kayak Combining surfing with kayaking, is weather dependent, and will be stand-up paddleboarding will give you a conducted only during calm conditions. very personal and unique perspective on Prior kayaking experience is required, Antarctica. Conducted in small groups— and you must be able to do a wet exit in calm bays and harbors, in good to participate. Beginners interested in weather conditions—and accompanied kayaking should consider participating in by a safety Zodiac, one-time stand- the Paddling Excursion. up paddleboarding excursions can be pre-booked in two consecutive priority PLEASE NOTE PADDLING EXCURSION groups. After the first two successful For all paid activities pre-booking If you’re interested in kayaking but is required. We recommend outings, this activity will be offered would like to try something a bit less booking early as spaces fill quickly. via sign-up on board the ship on a demanding than Sea Kayaking, you’re Please see your pre-departure first-come, first-served basis for any the perfect candidate to sign up for a book for a list of provided gear for subsequent outings. each Adventure Option.

10 Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions Exclusions ON ALL SHIPS, RATES INCLUDE: RATES SPECIFICALLY • Leadership throughout the voyage by our • An official Quark Expeditions® parka to keep DO NOT INCLUDE: experienced Expedition Leaders, including shore • Hair dryer and bathrobes in every cabin • Int ernational airfare landings and other activities • All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges • Passp ort and applicable visa expenses • All Zodiac transfers and cruising as per the throughout the program • Go vernment arrival and departure taxes daily program • All luggage handling aboard the ship not mentioned • All shore landings as per the daily program • Emerg ency Evacuation insurance for all passengers • Meals unless otherwise specified • Shipb oard accommodation with daily housekeeping to a maximum benefit of USD $500,000 per person • Baggag e, cancellation, interruption and medical • All meals, snacks, soft drinks and juices on board • Gr oup arrival transfer in Ushuaia from airport to pre- travel insurance—strongly recommended throughout your voyage (Please inform us of any expedition hotel on Day 1 • Ex cess-baggage fees on international flights dietary requirements as far in advance as possible. • One night’s pre-expedition hotel accommodation • Manda tory waterproof pants for Zodiac landing Unfortunately, the ships’ galleys cannot prepare in Ushuaia with breakfast (Note: The number of and cruising excursions, or any other gear not kosher meals.) guests per room is the same as cabin occupancy mentioned • Be er and wine during dinner; and coffee, tea and on the ship. Due to limited availability, travelers • Laundry , bar, massage services and other cocoa available around the clock who reserve a suite on board are accommodated in personal charges, unless specified • Formal and informal presentations by our standard rooms at the hotel. Triple rooms may not • Phone and Internet charges Expedition Team and guest speakers as scheduled be available.) • V oluntary gratuity at the end of the voyage • A photographic journal documenting the expedition • Gr oup transfer from hotel to ship on embarkation day for expedition staff and shipboard crew • A pair of waterproof expedition boots on loan for • Gr oup departure transfer upon disembarkation • Additional overnight accommodation landings and Zodiac cruising excursions in Ushuaia from ship to local airport or to luggage • Arrival and departure transfers, except storage facility where explicitly stated • Adv enture Options not listed in Included Activities

12 Possible Excursions

When traveling in extremely remote regions, DANCO ISLAND your Expedition Team must consider the Home to gentoo penguins, this small sea, ice and weather to guide the route and dome-shaped island provides you with itinerary details. The following sites are a a stunning view of the Errera Channel. sample of what you may experience on your ENTERPRISE ISLAND expedition, whether by ship, Zodiac cruise, Located in Wilhelmina Bay, this island or shore landing. was once used by whalers. A Zodiac cruise around the island passes a wrecked Antarctic Peninsula whaling ship. BROWN BLUFF HOPE BAY A dormant volcano, Brown Bluff towers Three members of the Swedish Antarctic 2,225 feet (678 meters) over the rookeries Expedition (1901-04) spent the winter in of Adélie and gentoo penguins, which a hut on the shores of the bay. The hut number in the thousands. These penguins is located close to the jetty of Esperanza will create a symphony of background Station, an Argentine research station. noise while you explore the bluff. MELCHIOR ISLANDS CIERVA COVE This group of low, glaciated islands If one of your expedition goals is to in Dallmann Bay is where you may witness incredible icebergs and sea see hauled-out male fur seals as they ice, Cierva Cove is the place for you. A recuperate from their battles for massive glacial face regularly calves into supremacy at the end of their the bay, and the floating ice can be quite breeding season. spectacular. Seals can be spotted on ice floes, and later in the season, humpback whales occasionally feed in the icy waters.

16 MIKKELSEN HARBOR Paradise Bay, and was operated from 1951 queen of the Netherlands from 1890 Located on the south side of Trinity until it burned down in 1984. It has since to 1948. If you’re lucky, you may see Island, Mikkelsen Harbor is a 1.86-mile been partially rebuilt and is used as a the humpbacks bubble-net feeding: (3 km) wide bay surrounded by stunning summer research base. they exhale while swimming in circles, ice cliffs. It was discovered by a Swedish trapping krill in a “net” of bubbles, and PAULET ISLAND Antarctic expedition in 1901–04, and is then swim straight up from below, Located in the northwestern Weddell Sea, surrounded by several reefs. Keep your mouths open, to engulf their prey. Paulet Island is home to a large Adélie camera close, as gentoo penguins and A truly astounding sight! penguin rookery. With a volcanic cone skuas, as well as Weddell, Antarctic fur, that rises 1,158 feet (353 meters), the island leopard and crabeater seals, are often reminds you that this was once a very South Shetland Islands seen in the region. active landscape. In addition to penguins, AITCHO ISLANDS PARADISE BAY you may be interested in visiting a This group of small islands, some still A wide bay and natural harbor on the historic hut built by members of unnamed, is situated in the northern West Antarctic Peninsula, Paradise entrance of the English Strait. You can the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of Bay is also known as Paradise Harbor. often spot a great mix of wildlife in the 1901-04. A cross marks the grave site of Mountains, glaciers and ice cliffs offer area, with gentoo and chinstrap penguins Ole Wennersgaard, a member of the crew. spectacular views. Icebergs regularly having established rookeries on the calve from the glaciers, providing a place WILHELMINA BAY islands. Southern elephant and fur seals for seals, penguins and seabirds to rest Humpback whales abound in “Whale- frequently haul out here, too. and play. An Argentine research base, mina Bay,” as it’s nicknamed, and the BAILY HEAD Almirante Brown Base—named after scenery is spectacular. Sheer cliffs and Also known as Rancho Point, Admiral Guillermo Brown, father of glaciers surround the calm waters of the Bailey Head is a rocky headland on the Argentine Navy—is also located in protected bay, named after Wilhelmina, the southeastern shore of Deception

17 Island. Chinstrap penguins build nests PENDULUM COVE TELEFON BAY on slopes leading to a high ridge that Geothermal waters are found along the Your Expedition Team will be happy forms a natural amphitheater and shoreline of this Deception Island cove, to point out that this is where the most provides a superb setting for landscape named for observations made on Earth’s recent evidence of volcanic eruption on photography. gravity using pendulums in 1829 by a Deception Island can be seen. British expedition. You may see steam TURRET POINT HALF MOON ISLAND rising from the shore and “cooked” Chinstrap and Adélie penguin rookeries This crescent-shaped island was known krill floating on the surface due to the are found on this point, situated on the to sealers as early as 1821. While they volcanically heated water. south coast of King George Island. The tried to keep this productive location PENGUIN ISLAND beaches here are often crowded with secret, we’re happy to bring you ashore Antarctica has two flowering plants, southern elephant, fur and Weddell seals on this impressive island. Many Antarctic both of which you can find on Penguin hauling out on the rocks. birds breed here, including chinstrap Island: Antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia penguins, shags, Wilson’s storm petrels, WHALER’S BAY antarctica) and Antarctic pearlwort kelp gulls, snowy sheathbills, Antarctic To reach Whaler’s Bay, it is necessary (Colobanthus quitensis). Chinstrap terns and skuas. to sail through a narrow passage called penguins, fur seals and southern elephant Neptune’s Bellows. The bay was used HANNAH POINT seals can also be spotted here. On the southern coast of Livingston by whalers from 1906 to 1931 and is part Island at Hannah Point, you may see ROBERT POINT of a protected harbor created by the chinstrap and gentoo penguin rookeries, A beautiful spot for Zodiac cruising, this formation of the circular flooded caldera along with the occasional breeding point was known to sealers as early as known as Deception Island. Along with macaroni penguin. Due to the rather 1820. Chinstrap penguins, kelp gulls and waddling penguins and lounging seals, congested area available to the nesting pintado petrels breed here, and whales you’ll see the rusting remains of whaling penguins, we are able to visit here only may be seen in the surrounding waters. operations on the beach. Watch for steam after January 10. along the shoreline from geothermic activity when the tide is right.

18 YANKEE HARBOUR overseas territory. Two of them are across the island in an attempt to find help Gentoo penguins have established a curators of the South Georgia Museum, for their shipmates stranded on Elephant rookery at this harbor, situated on the located in the former villa of the whaling Island. There is a small cemetery here, southwest side of Greenwich Island. station manager. The local church, built with the graves of 14 whalers. Here, you can see an abandoned for the whaling community, is the only Argentine refuge hut and a large glacier building in Grytviken still used for its that stretches along the east and north original purpose. Buried in the church sides of the bay. An abandoned sealing cemetery is one of Antarctica’s most EXPEDITION SPIRIT try pot is all that remains of the activity famous explorers, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Embracing the unexpected is part that brought men thousands of miles in at whose grave you can pay your respects. of the legacy—and excitement—of expedition travel. When traveling tall ships to seek their fortune. SALISBURY PLAIN in extremely remote regions, your One of the largest king penguin rookeries Expedition Team must consider South Georgia on South Georgia is located on Salisbury the sea, ice and weather to guide DRYGALSKI FJORD Plain. The Murphy and Lucas Glaciers the route and itinerary details. This This is a photogenic and dramatic fjord, flank the plain, creating a perfect itinerary is a tentative outline of what with sharp and jagged peaks rising out of backdrop for photos. you may experience on this voyage; the sea. Glaciation never reached the peaks, ST. ANDREW’S BAY please be aware that no specific itinerary can be guaranteed. By the giving Drygalski its unique landscape. Over 150,000 breeding pairs of king same token, wildlife encounters penguins nest at St. Andrew’s Bay—the GOLD HARBOUR as described are expected, but largest and fastest growing king penguin The backdrop to this harbor is the not guaranteed. Your Expedition hanging Bertrab Glacier. Thousands rookery on South Georgia, and a wildlife Team will use their considerable of king and gentoo penguins call Gold spectacle to behold. experience to seek out wildlife in Harbour home, as do rowdy elephant STROMNESS known habitats, but the presence and fur seals. This abandoned whaling station was in of any particular species of bird or marine wildlife is not guaranteed. GRYTVIKEN full operation on the day in 1916 that Sir Only a handful of people live, albeit Ernest Shackleton and his companions temporarily, on South Georgia, a British staggered into it after a 36-hour trek

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