Overview
Features
Itinerary
Extension
Overview (Return to top)
This extraordinary 14-day travel program showcases Earth’s “last frontier”-- the pristine wilderness of Antarctica. Following in the wake of Amundsen, Scott, Shackleton, Byrd, and other intrepid explorers, we offer this comprehensive Antarctic experience, with a focus on the continent’s majestic coastal scenery, its teeming rookeries of shorebirds, its abundant marine mammals, and breathtaking natural wonders.
Priced from $5,195 plus air
Gohagan & Co.
For reservations or additional information, contact:
Jan Breitman [jbreitman@alumni.iastate.edu]
Iowa State University Alumni Association
Phone: (515) 294-6526 direct or (877) ISU-ALUM toll-free
Fax: (515) 294-9402
Features (Return to top)
In Buenos Aires
• Two nights in the deluxe Marriott Plaza Hotel
• Breakfast each morning
• Welcome reception
• Cultural city tour featuring the Recoleta Cemetery and the historic neighborhoods of cosmopolitan Buenos Aires
• Air transportation Buenos Aires/Ushuaia and return
Onboard the deluxe m.s. Le Diamant
• Nine-night round trip cruise from Ushuaia visiting (conditions permitting) Half Moon Island, Deception Island, Pendulum Cove, Paradise Harbor, Port Lockroy, Wiencke Island, Petermann Island, Brown Bluff, and Cape Horn.
• Spacious and elegant outside accommodations with private bathroom facilities
• Captain’s welcome and farewell receptions
• All meals—Continental breakfast, buffet breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon tea and dinner—throughout the cruise, featuring fine Continental cuisine, served at single, unassigned seating
• Complimentary house wine, beer, soft drinks, mineral water, coffee and tea included with lunch and dinner.
• Exploration by Zodiac landing craft, accompanied by an expedition team of expert naturalists
• Landings with focus on Antarctica’s diverse wildlife habitats, including major penguin rookeries
• Complimentary souvenir red parka
• A series of lectures by the naturalist on the expedition team, covering local wildlife and landscapes
Itinerary (Return to top)
Day 1
Depart the U.S
Day 2
Buenos Aries, Argentina
Day 3
Buenos Aries
Day 4
Buenos Aries/Fly to Ushuaia/Embark m.s. LeDiamant
Day 5
Cruising Drake Passage
Day 6
Cruising/Half Moon Island
Day 7
Deception Island/Pendulum Cove
Day 8
Paradise Harbor/Port Lockroy/Wiencke Island
Day 9
Lemaire Channel/Petermann Island
Day 10
Brown Bluff
Day 11
Cruising
Day 12
Cruising the Drake Passage/Cape Horn
Day 13
Ushuaia, Argentina/Disembark m.s. Le Diamante/Fly to Buenos Aires/Depart for the U.S.
Day 14
Arrive in the U.S.
Extension (Return to top)
Iguanzú Falls Post-Program Option
Iguanzú Falls, one of the Earth’s most majestic natural wonders, provides the perfect conclusion to an Antarctic cruise. This three-night extension features one night in the Marriott Plaza Hotel in Buenos Aires and two nights in the Sheraton Internacional Iguanzú Falls.
Contact Jan Breitman at (515) 294-6526 or (877) ISU-ALUM for more information about Iguanzú Falls extension.
