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These tour operators operate tours to the chilly but wildlife-rampant and spectacularly bleak Antarctic, the only continent in the world without 'owners'! The world's fifth largest continent and the coldest place on earth. The Antarctic has no permanent human population but plenty of other mammals as well as marine life, wildlife and scenery.
Get seasick? There are no boatless options, but - apart from anti-nausea drugs - there are quite effective acupressure wrist bands, as well as keeping looking outside and even stuffing cotton wool into one ear! [nausea is apparently caused by an imbalance between the ears, so stuffing one ear reduces hearing but also potential imbalance]

Explore - discover the last frontier on earth. Inhabited by sculptured icebergs, breaching whales and millions of penguins, this profound region will leave an indelible impression. Click below to find out more about Explore's tours: Detailed Tours Search | Brochure

Antarctic Classic:
This 16-18 day cruise takes us across the Drake Passage, over the Antarctic Convergence, to the Antarctic Peninsula. Here we explore the channels and isles of the archipelago, observing the mountains, marine mammals, seabirds and ice formations that abound in this area.

Spirit of Shackleton:
This is a 25 day tour of the end of the earth, incorporating trips to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Rich in maritime, whaling and explorative heritage, this area is also of huge ecological interest, being home to an astonishing diversity of wildlife such as the King Penguin and South Georgia Shag. We follow Shackleton's route south towards Elephant Island where we begin our exploration of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Antarctic Cruise:
Kumuka run an 11 day cruise from Ushuaia in south Argentina through the Beagle Channel and across to several islands off the coast of the Antarctic as well as setting well-insulated feet onto the coldest continent on earth, before heading back to Ushuaia.
Some of the sights en route:

• Drake Passage: Whales, Seabirds, Albatrosses, Penguins, Seals, and Icebergs
• South Shetland Islands
• Antarctic Peninsula:
- Colonies of Adélie, Gentoo, Macaroni and
Chinstrap Penguins
- Kelp Gulls, Blue-Eyed Cormorants, Antarctic Terns
and Southern Giant Petrels
- Elephant, Weddell, Crabeater and Leopard Seals
- Minke, Killer (Orca) and Humpback Whales