Antarctica: Elephant Island, Weddell Sea and the Polar Circle
Fourteen nights on Plancius from Ushuaia and back, taking in both sides of the Peninsula. The day by day passes Point Wild on Elephant Island, lands at Devil Island in the Weddell Sea, searches the Orléans Strait for whales, heads south to the historic station on Detaille Island near the Antarctic Circle and returns by the Argentine Islands before the Drake Passage.
- Operated by: Oceanwide Expeditions
- Ship: Plancius
- Length: 14 nights
- Regions: Antarctica
- Wildlife: Adélie and gentoo penguins, humpback and minke whales and leopard seals
- From: $14,350 per person
- Season: March 2027 and February 2028 in Oceanwide's published schedule.
- Next departures: 2027-03-12, 2028-02-23
- Route: Ushuaia → Drake Passage → Elephant Island → Devil Island → Detaille Island → Lemaire Channel → Drake Passage → Ushuaia
The ship
- Plancius: 108 guests, built 1976
Departures
- 2027-03-12 to 2027-03-26: $14,350
- 2028-02-23 to 2028-03-08: $14,350
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