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antarcticaDESTINATION GUIDE: LEARN WHY ANTARCTICA IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER DESTINATION 1 Why discover Antarctica with Hurtigruten? Fantastic adventure Hurtigruten provides its guests unparalleled experiences in Antarctica’s polar waters, safely taking you on exciting small-boat (RIB) adventures and amazing landings to explore the most remote continent on Earth. Close to nature We offer the opportunity to get close to beautiful icebergs, visit isolated scientific stations, and encounter amazing wildlife, such as penguins, seals, and whales. Unmatched wilderness No travel adventure can match an expedition cruise to Antarctica: the windiest, driest, and most pristine continent on the planet. Our voyages into this protected wilderness are truly unique and offer extraordinary travel experiences. We promise Antarctica is different from any other destination you’ll ever visit. Choose your expedition cruise Hurtigruten offers a wide variety of itineraries, expedition ships, and activities from which to chose. Experience a Total Solar Eclipse In 2021, a rare Total Solar Eclipse will grace our expeditions to Antarctica, and there is no better place to see the event than from aboard our ships in the South Orkney Islands, guided by an astronomer. Which Antarctica adventure is right for you? URTIGRUTEN URTIGRUTEN H 2 3 © SHAYNE / / SHAYNE © Included in your Expedition NER S S U A KL REA D AN Expert guiding The Expedition Team members are specialists in their © with the Expedition field, selected for your specific voyage and itinerary. They Team will join you on included activities, host lectures, and lead educational sessions on board and ashore. Activities Join us on a series of included activities designed to immerse on board and you in your destinations, including small-boat (RIB) cruising on shore and onshore exploration. Lectures and In depth lectures on history, Enjoy casual opportunities to happenings wildlife, glaciology, culture, engage with the Expedition Team, in the Science climate change, and sustainability. including a welcome event and Center Destination-specific themes will a daily evening gathering to recap provide context to your expedition and prepare for the day to come. cruise and help you better understand the destinations you visit. N LLO E Photo and footage from your cruise Opportunities to dine with the C N shared in an Expedition Logbook after Expedition Team and interact with CO ANE your voyage. officers. X AGURT Get ready © Free introductory photo lecture, Learn from educational sessions camera adjustment, tips, and tricks. about the environment and take advantage of our onboard library. Relax and Two hot tubs, a sauna, Outdoor pool ARRERA Only on MS Roald Amundsen for your renew F and a fitness room AR in maximum comfort and MS Fridtjof Nansen © OSC © Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. N Food and LLO E C beverages Specially selected wine and beer, sodas, N and mineral water in the restaurants CO with an international ANE adventure X twist during lunch and dinner. Tea and coffee are available throughout the day. AGURT © © Loan of A small selection of gear, such as trekking and rubber boots, –– Relax, discover, and learn from the equipment will be available for loan depending on the season and the destination. moment you step on board. We’ve created on hikes and activities fascinating events and opportunities to Extras You will recieve a complimentary wind- and learn during your entire voyage, designed to make your water-resistant jacket and a reusable water bottle. voyage even Enjoy free Wi-Fi*. At the end of each to help you get the most out of your expedition there will be a farewell event. expedition. better *Access may be limited because of the remote waters in which we sail. 4 5 © DAN & ZORA AVILA ZORA & DAN © Carcass Saunders West Point Stanley New Island Carcass Saunders West Point Stanley New Island Salisbury Plain Fortuna Bay Cape Rosa Grytviken Salisbury Plain Gold Harbour Fortuna Bay Drygalski Fjord Cape Rosa Grytviken Gold Harbour Drygalski Fjord Carcass Saunders West Point Carcass Falkland Islands Antarctica Stanley Saunders In addition to the main islands West Point New Island of East and West Falkland, this archi- Stanley pelago is comprised of 776 smaller New Island islands. The capital, Stanley, is on Falkland Islands East Falkland. You can see up to four Here are a few of our potential different penguin species here, as well as some of the largest albatross landing sites on the most colonies on the planet. The Ultimate A T L A N T I C remote continent on Earth. O C E A N Elephant Island Shingle Cove South Orkney DRAKE A T L A N T I C Salisbury Plain PA SSAGE IslandsO C E A N HUR Turret Point Discovered by sealers in 1821, © TIGRUTEN Salisbury Plain DestinationDRAKE Penguin Island this archipelago is comprised of Fortuna Bay Elephant Island Cape Rosa PASSAGE four main islands. The climate is Grytviken generally cold, wet, and windy, Fortuna Bay Aitcho Island and the area supports a tundra Cape Rosa Grytviken The South Shetland Islands Turret Point Gold Harbour of mosses, lichens, and algae. HalfPenguin Moon Island Island Yankee Harbor There are total of 19 research Seabirds, penguins, and seals Hannah Point South Georgia Drygalski Fjord stations in this group of Antarctic BRA NSFIE LD feed in the surrounding waters. Gold Harbour STRAIT First day Islands. Seabirds, penguins, Aitcho Island Drygalski Fjord whales, and seals feed in the Yankee Harbour Telefon Bay surrounding waters. Half Moon Island at sea, and Hannah Point BRA NSF I E LWha D lers Bay Deception Island STRAIT Kinnes Cove/ Experience the Total South Georgia just loving Madder Cli s ThisTelefon distinctive Bay ring- Solar Eclipse at the This spectacular wildlife paradise is life!!! shaped volcanic caldera Whalers Bay the breeding ground for thousands has a navigable opening South Orkney Islands Kinnes Cove/ Brown Blu Paulet Island of elephant seals, millions of fur “This Hurtigruten into the flooded interior. on two of our expedition cruises seals, and hundreds of thousands expedition is much dif- Cuverville Island in 2021. of king penguins, as well as being home to two endemic birds: the ferent from any other The island boasts the largest Mikkelsen Harbor Paulet Island South Georgia pintail and the South known colony of gentoo cruise I’ve been on. It’s Georgia pipit. penguins on the Antarctic Hydrurga Rocks much smaller, the crew Peninsula. Mikkelsen Harbour on board is beyond Melchior Islands Antarctic Sound Going ashore friendly, and there are Lemaire ChannelHydrurga Rocks Huge calving ice Orne Harbor These are expedition cruises; the weather, tides, ice conditions, science exhibits and This narrow channel is Cuverville shelves of Antarctica and wildlife sightings can all affect the day-to-day activities and the Island Errera Channel can create mile-long daily lectures from the one of the most beautiful itinerary, and our plans change on a regular basis. This means that Melchior Islands Danco Island tabular icebergs. passages in Antarctica. Damoy Point This channel numerous geologists, Neko Harbor The strong currents each expedition with Hurtigruten is unique. We are experts in this URTIGRUTEN Orne Harbour was discovered H Jougla Point of the Weddell Sea marine biologists, his- Cuverville on the Belgian wilderness and will take you to the most spectacular places. Island bring these massive Port Charcot Antarctic Expedition torians, photographers, Danco Island Pléneau Island flat-topped bergs / SHAYNE © Damoy Point Petermann Island (1897-1899) and is a Neko Harbour north into the Ant- ornithologists, expedi- Jougla Point Wordie House/ great attraction for Winter Island arctic Sound. MS Roald Amundsen tion leaders, and other Port Charcot lovers of icebergs and snow- capped (launched 2019) and Petermann Island Pléneau Island highly skilled and Petermann Island mountains. MS Fridtjof Nansen Wordie House/ (launched 2020) have capacity educated people! Winter Island This is a great spot for iceberg- and for 500 explorers, and are our I can’t wait for the whale-spotting, with WEDDE LL SEA first cutting-edge, hybrid next 18 days of views across the Prospect Point electric–powered ships. my life! “ Fish Islands channel to the Antarctic Peninsula. WEDDELL SEA Drew Binsky, guest and travel Prospect Point blogger, Antarctica 2018 Fish Islands Follow Drew on Instagram: Y LL @drewbinsky 66°33 'S ANTAR WI CTIC CIR CL CO E I R IAN- G © 66°33'S AN TARCTIC CIRCLE MS Fram, a smaller ship purpose- built in 2007 for extreme conditions, car- ries only 200 explorers in TEN OS Antarctica, offering a wider O ANTARCTIC PENINSULA VAN A T L A N T I C range of possible landing sites, L L E S O C E A N following IAATO regulations. AR © M © A T L A N T I C ANTARCTIC PENINSULA © MARSEL VAN OOSTEN Elephant Island Shingle Cove O C E A N MAR GUERITE DRAKE 7 7 BAY PA SSAGE Elephant Island Shingle Cove Turret Point Penguin Island DRAKE PA SSAGE Turret Point MAR GUERITE Penguin Island BAY Aitcho Island Yankee Harbor Half Moon Island Aitcho Island Hannah Point BRA NSFIE LD STRAIT Half Moon Island Yankee Harbor Hannah Point BRA NSFIE LD Telefon Bay STRAIT Whalers Bay Kinnes Cove/ Telefon Bay Madder Cli s Whalers Bay Kinnes Cove/ Madder Cli s Brown Blu Paulet Island Brown Blu Paulet Island Mikkelsen Harbor Hydrurga Rocks Mikkelsen Harbor Hydrurga Rocks Melchior Islands Orne Harbor Cuverville Melchior Islands Island Orne Harbor Danco Island Damoy Point Cuverville Neko Harbor Island Jougla Point Danco Island Port Charcot Damoy Point Neko Harbor Petermann Island Pléneau Island Jougla Point Wordie House/ Port Charcot Winter Island Petermann Island Pléneau Island Wordie House/ Winter Island WEDDE LL SEA Prospect Point Fish Islands WEDDE LL SEA Prospect Point Fish Islands 66°33'S A NTARCTIC CIRCLE 66°33'S A NTARCTIC CIRCLE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA ANTARCTIC PENINSULA MAR GUERITE BAY MAR GUERITE BAY A day in antarctica © STEFANDALL 5:00 – 8:00 a.m.