Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage
The Peninsula without the crossing: a charter flight to King George Island and straight onto the ship, which spends the whole voyage in Antarctic water rather than two days of it getting there and back.
- Operated by: National Geographic × Lindblad Expeditions
- Ship: National Geographic Orion
- Length: 6 nights
- Regions: Antarctica
- Wildlife: Gentoo, chinstrap and Adelie penguins, leopard and Weddell seals, humpback and minke whales, and southern giant petrels
- From: $13,808 per person
- Next departures: 2026-11-20, 2026-11-26, 2026-12-02, 2026-12-09, 2026-12-21, 2026-12-28
- Route: Puerto Natales → King George Island (flight) → Antarctic Peninsula → King George Island (flight) → Puerto Natales
The ship
- National Geographic Orion: 102 guests, built 2003
Departures
- 2026-11-20: $13,808
- 2026-11-26: $13,808
- 2026-12-02: $13,808
- 2026-12-09: $13,808
- 2026-12-21: $13,808
- 2026-12-28: $13,808
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