After breakfast, check out of your hotel and board your charter flight to your embarkation city. Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world. Its splendid setting, tucked between the Beagle Channel and the southernmost slopes of the Andes, lends it an outpost atmosphere, as do the Antarctic explorers readying for the expeditions that depart from here. Ushuaia is the capital of and gateway to the celebrated Tierra del Fuego, the “Land of Fire,” named by Spaniards upon seeing the constant flames burned by the indigenous Yámana to keep warm. This largely unspoiled region comprises the large island of Tierra del Fuego and countless Chilean and Argentine islands.
Videos
Expedition Itinerary: Antarctic Explorer
Explore the “Last Continent” on a 13-day expedition along the Antarctic Peninsula, where you will witness towering glaciers, snow-covered landscapes and impromptu wildlife encounters.
Great Explorers: Roald Amundsen
On December 14, 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole and secured his place in history as one of the great explorers.
Antarctic & Arctic Fauna
In Antarctica, spot humpback whales, leopard seals, and Adélie and emperor penguins; in the Arctic, discover polar bears, walruses, and the Arctic tern—a tiny, ambitious creature that migrates between the poles.
