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Antarctica, South Georgia & the Falklands ABOARD AN EXPEDITION CRUISE VESSEL Experience three epic destinations of the Southern Ocean: the wildlife oasis of the Falkland Islands, breathtaking South Georgia Island, with its legends of Shackleton and spectacular colonies of stately king penguins, and the celebrated Antarctic Peninsula, a dazzling realm of glistening glaciers and towering peaks rising straight from the sea. On this expedition cruise, set out for adventures by go-anywhere Zodiacs amid drifting bergs, hike on remote shores thronged with chattering penguins and basking elephant seals, and learn from expert naturalists who illuminate the dream world of the Antarctic.

DAYS 12-20 SCOTIA SEA / SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS / ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Cross the Scotia Sea to the wildlife- rich Antarctic Peninsula. Walk amid teeming penguin colonies, visit a research station, explore by Zodiac, and take a bracing dip in the hot springs at Deception Island. Return to Ushuaia and depart on Day 20.

DAYS 1-7 USHUAIA / FALKLAND ISLANDS From Ushuaia, voyage to the rugged Falklands, where you enjoy encounters with Magellanic penguins, nesting gentoos in their burrows, and dashing rockhopper penguins, with their teeming cliff colonies and devil- may-care surf landings. DAYS 8-11 SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND Towering South Georgia is a spectacular sight, sheering out of the Southern Ocean in wondrous isolation. More than a hundred glaciers flow from its spine of mountains to the sea and it’s a virtual oasis for sub-Antarctic wildlife. Walk black-sand beaches among basking elephant seals and hundreds of thousands of king penguins, look for nesting albatross and breeding colonies of fur seals, and visit the evocative grave of the great explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton at the old Norwegian whaling station of Grytviken.

Feb 22-Mar 13, 2017 Nov 6-25, 2017 Nov 20-Dec 8, 2017 Dec 18, 2017-Jan 5, 2018 Jan 3-23, 2018 Cruise length, itinerary, and ship vary by departure

DATES Oct 30-Nov 20, 2016 Nov 5-25, 2016 Dec 22, 2016-Jan 9, 2017

Jan 5-25, 2017 Jan 6-25, 2017 Jan 25-Feb 13, 2017

TRIP COST From $10,995 Price is per person and depends on cabin type

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