accommodation in Twin Deluxe - 11 900 EURO.accommodation in Twin cabin with a window - 11 450 EURO.accommodation in Twin cabin with a porthole - 10 950 EURO.accommodation in Quadruple cabin with a porthole - 9600 EURO. ![]() In addition to the cabins there are 2 restaurants, a bar, a lecture hall and a sauna on board. The ship is well equipped for expedition cruises: it has a full set of inflatable boats "Zodiac", kayaks and diving equipment. It is manned by 22 highly experienced nautical crew members, 19 hotel staff, eight expedition specialists (one expedition leader, one assistant, and six lecturer-guides), and one doctor. Ortelius can accommodate up to 116 passengers and has an abundance of open-deck spaces. The vessel has the highest ice-class notation (UL1, equivalent to 1A) and is therefor suitable to navigate in solid one-year sea ice as well as loose multi-year pack ice. Your journey will take place on a comfortable expedition ship "Ortelius". A large Adélie penguin rookery lives here, with gentoo penguins and nesting snow petrels also to be found.Īnother landing site may be Esperanza Base – the Argentine research station, where you will be able to meet with scientists and to observe their work. Melting ice sometimes forms a waterfall dropping from the cliffs close to Cape Well-met.īrown Bluff – maybe the most scenic location in the entire northern tip of the Antarctic Continent: sheer canyon walls, fallen boulders, beautiful volcanic creations capped with ice. ![]() This island offers a magnificent view for hikers willing to foot it to the top of the hill. If conditions allow for deeper ventures into the Weddell Sea, Zodiac trips may include: Devil Island – home to a large colony of Adélie penguins. Sedimentary rock, fossils, and great views define this location. There are often individual emperor penguins and Adélie penguins on the ice floes, as well as kelp gulls, skuas, and various breeds of petrel.Īt one of these days you will visit Seymour Island – here is where the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901 – 4 wintered under harrowing circumstances. Layered sandstones, lava flows, glaciers and icebergs and pack-ice extend as far as the eye can see. You might also enjoy scenic flights and helicopter landings in locations otherwise out of reach this time of year. ![]() Using both the vessel and helicopters, there is a good chance you will find them. During this part of the cruise, the search is on for emperor penguins.
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