Flexibility is paramount for expedition cruises. The on-board expedition leader will determine the final itinerary. Programs may vary depending on local ice, weather, and wildlife conditions. NOTE: All itineraries are for guidance only. Within the 11-day itinerary, the Weddell Sea Emperor Penguin Voyage reserves four days to visit the emperor penguin rookeries by helicopter. Walk over frost-shattered rocks covered in fascinating lichen and visit Seymour Island, where the Swedish Antarctic Expedition from 1901-04 overwintered under miraculous circumstances. Hope to see the western side of the Antarctic Sound, an area only rarely seen from the air with stunning landscapes of layered sandstones, lava flows, glaciers tumbling into the sea and icebergs and pack-ice as far as the eye can see. Observe individual emperor penguins and adélie penguins on the ice floes cape, snow, and giant petrels flying overhead and kelp gulls, skuas and Wilson’s storm petrels scavenging below.
The captain will do the utmost to position the vessel close enough to Snow Hill Island in order to enable ship-to-shore helicopter transfers to approximately 45-minute walks to the emperor penguin rookeries. Finish the voyage passing through the South Shetland Islands.Īn emperor penguin rookery is situated south of Snow Hill Island, below Hope Bay on the Antarctic Peninsula and James Ross Island. This 11 Days expedition cruises aboard the 116 passenger ship Motor Vessel Ortelius and offers the unique experience of close emperor penguin encounters at their more secluded rookeries via exciting helicopter rides. The Weddell Sea-Emperor Penguin Voyage is one of the most spectacular Antarctic adventures around.
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