Remote Weddell Sea Explorer, with Helicopters
Twenty-seven nights on Ortelius from Ushuaia and back, with helicopters aboard. The day by day spends three days in South Georgia, passes the South Sandwich Islands, heads south toward emperor penguin territory off Queen Maud Land, and gives a week to the far reaches of the Weddell Sea and the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf before returning by Elephant Island and the Antarctic Peninsula.
- Operated by: Oceanwide Expeditions
- Ship: Ortelius
- Length: 27 nights
- Regions: Antarctica, South Georgia
- Wildlife: King penguins in South Georgia and, deep in the Weddell Sea, the emperor penguins the voyage heads south for
- From: $34,450 per person
- Season: February 2027 in Oceanwide's published schedule.
- Next departures: 2027-02-07
- Route: Ushuaia → South Georgia → South Sandwich Islands → Weddell Sea → Elephant Island → Antarctic Peninsula → Drake Passage → Ushuaia
The ship
- Ortelius: 108 guests, built 1989
Departures
- 2027-02-07 to 2027-03-06: $34,450
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