All Antarctica Travel Stories

Antarctica is majestic in scale with massive peaks towering out of the water, cloud formations reflecting in water as still as a mirror, snowy glaciers with bright blue veins of ancient ice, and icebergs the size of castles in varying shades of grey, blue, white, and even black. Photos do it little justice! I had a mind blowing, awe inspiring trip …

The pictures tell the story of my amazing adventure in Antarctica. We visited the far flung islands of the South Sandwich, communed with hundreds of thousands of penguins on South Georgia Island, learned history of recent conflict on the Falkland Islands while meeting some colorful characters, and of course, witnessed the majesty of the Antarctic …

The beauty of the untouched continent:
The effort of IAATO and the members involved in Antarctic research have proven that with good will and collaboration the world can be kept and nature can be saved.
Antarctica has been kept pristine and untouched thanks to these entities for future generations. Pure air, clear waters and here animals and …

Follow my Dad and I as we venture 120 degrees of latitude south to the frozen continent!

My brother and I had a journey to the land of ice that changed my perspective of the amazing continent! Our experience aboard the Sea Spirit was nothing short of special. We saw icebergs and glaciers while kayaking the seas of this beautiful place. Also, we saw a lot of wildlife such as whales, fur seals and most importantly.. PENGUINS!

Trip of a life time. What a fantastic trip.
Day 1

Santiago to Punta Arenas
Had a 10:10 flight to Punta Arenas, the taxi driver was very happy with the non traffic. We got to the gate and noticed people lining up and thought that it was way too early but we got in line anyways. Turned out to be a flight to northern Chile so the gate keeper …

Albatross. Penguins. Seals. Whales. Giant waves. Glaciers. Spectacular land- and seascapes. All this and more on a 17 day voyage from Ushuaia, Argentina, to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island and the Antarctic Peninsula.

My daughters, Katy and Becca, and I visited the 7th continent for Christmas break on our Antarctica trip.

Matthew Long's description of Antarctica in the "Adventure of a Lifetime: Voyage to the Great Unknown in Antarctica".

''Antarctica? Why?'' ''Antarctica? Wow!'' Those were the two most common responses from family, friends and colleagues when they learned I was off to the frozen continent for the 2012 holidays. I stepped on the Antarctic continent twice: my journey through ice, wind and stormy weather a glorious one. John Steinbeck said it best: ''. . .we do not …

In Antarctica, I spent 13 days skiing in heavy snowbanks, kayaking with different types of whales and hiking my way through the mountains and waterways. I got to cross off sightings of certain types of penguins and sea birds off my list. Yes, I did get injured, but nothing held me back from having the trip of a lifetime!

We flew across the Drake Passage from Rio Gallegos, Argentina to King George Island on an Argentine Air Force C-130 and cruised on the Ocean Nova for 4 days before flying back to Punta Arenas, Chile.The weather could not be any better! With temperatures in the mid-40s, we often dropped our jackets on the rocks near the beach and hiked up to see …

Awe -- "an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like." Yep, that sums up my ~3 weeks in and around Antarctica. Always at the top of my must-do list, I decided to stop talking about it and start living it! The following journal recounts my incredible …

A trip beyond expectations, seven friends set out to cruise the southern seas.

We were on board the holiday 2011 sailing of L'Austral with stops on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, Antarctica, the South Shetland Islands and Cape Horn.

When my wife and I finally went to Antarctica in November on the Ocean Nova, a “Quark” ship that carried us and 62 other passengers, it was the highlight of the year, if not a lifetime (well not yet!).

My husband & I accomplished our goal of having visited all 7 continents with our Crossing the Circle cruise in March 2011. We started the trip by crossing below the Antarctic Circle, continued with zodiac cruises through iceberg graveyards, saw lots of wildlife, went camping on the ice and did a polar plunge...twice! All in all, it was the …

We had an unbelievable vacation this winter. We made a 20 thousand mile trip across half of the world. We had 15 stops in 27 days in Argentina, Chile and at several Antarctic Islands. We crossed all three natural passages between Atlantic and Pacific oceans including the Magellan Channel, Beagle Channel and Drake Passage, and washed our hands in …

So in July of 2006 we started our year long adventure. After spending a couple of days in an Internet Cafe in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, and a flurry of emails back and forth to Jonathan of Adventure Life, we have booked our Antarctica Cruise.

Our family came to kayak in Antarctica. So we had an additional agenda to fulfill. Kayaking around the icebergs of this great continent. So many moments that seemed so surreal.

I had the opportunity to travel to Antarctica with two of my favorite ladies. What a trip! The most beautiful and breathtaking place I have ever seen. Kayaking amongst icebergs, penguins, sea lions and even whales. This trip was packed with adventures and amazing food! How will I ever top it?!

We travelled as far south as Antarctica, where complete solitude was discovered.\"El Mitad del Mundo\" was the most northernly stop. Hiked the \"W\" circuit of Torres del Paine and the Inca Trail. Awed by Punta del Diablo, Salar de Uyu