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Antarctic
Tour
7 Jan - 3 Feb 2025
Index Page
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First page
Operator's Promo Tour
Map
About:- Snare
Islands
Auckland
Islands
& pics
Campbell Island
& pics
Macquarie
Island
&
pics
Balleny
Islands
Ross Island
& pics
Itinerary
Head south to the Ross Island area visiting Sub Antarctic Islands on
the way. At the Continent there are several shore landings to
explore wildlife and areas of historic and geographic
interest.
Tue & Wed 7 & 8 Jan - All aboard
First night Queenstown, meet and greet with meal then next day bus
to Bluff, board the ship and head to Stewart Island to kill some
time and avoid a bad weather bomb.
Thurs 9 Jan
Stewart Island
Morning 2 hour walk on Ulna
Island looking at birds and stuff.
Afternoon At Oban looking around the shops
Fri 10 Jan
Snares Islands
Morning exploring from the zodiacs.
Afternoon travelling south.
Sat 11 At Sea
Sun 12
Macquarie Island
Morning Northern end
Close to science base of around 20 we
walk among elephant seals
and king penguins then moved south to Sandy Beach during lunch
Afternoon Mid Island
(East Coast)
Visit Two large colonies one of "King penguins"
and
"Royal penguins".
Then evening Zodiac ride
Mon
13 ++ 3 Days At Sea
Thurs 16
First Ice and Whales at sea
Crossing the Antarctic Circle
Fri 17
Jan Cape Adare First steps on the continent
Adelie Penguin colony and Amundsen's
Hut
Sat 18 At
Sea
Travelling south with an ice-flow zodiac ride
Sun 19
Tera Nova Bay Then sail via Inexpressible Island
Drygalski Ice
Tongue
Mon 20
Sail on to Ross Island Mt Erebus and
Scott's hut at Cape Evans
PLUS
Zodiac ride along blocking
sea ice
Tue 21 At sea
towards McMurdo Sound
Wed 22 Cape Royds
and Shackleton's Hut
Thurs 23
Ross Ice Shelf, Cape Bird and Hut Point
Southern most visit - Midnight dash to McMurdo Base and Scott's first
"Discovery" hut
then northward bound.
Fri 24
Franklin Island penguin colony and seals
Northward bound with afternoon shore visit in
southern Ross Sea
Sat 25
Possession Island by-pass
Bay inside Cape Adare was filled with
sea ice with strong currents. Not accessible.
Last view of the continentq
Sun 26
+ + + 5 Days At Sea northwards to Campbell Islands
Sun Left the Ross Sea
behind
Mon Rough ocean and fog - Sleep and lectures
Tue Zodiac ride and pics
of spectacular Balleny Islands
Wed Roughest ocean to date -
warming, 2am non aura - morning sleep and library
Thu Rough, some rain and
windy big swells. Pleasant and relaxing
Fri 31
Campbell Island Zodiac & Albatross walk
Sat 1 Feb
Auckland Islands
Walk around Enderby Island
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