Active Adventures
Many small ship cruises offer the ability to get active and enjoy the stunning surroundings that you will be visiting aboard your small ship cruise. Hiking, snorkelling, sea kayaking are all common activities available on a number of small ship cruises. At the end of an exciting day of activity, return to the ship for a delicious dinner and a comfortable night aboard your floating home.
If you don't find your perfect activity listed below, contact our small ship cruising specialists who will be able to talk you through the options available to ensure that you get your perfect balance of activities, on shore adventures and cruising time.
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Antarctica - Basecamp Voyage
Hondius
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1: End of the world, start of a journey
- Day 2 - 3: Path of the polar explorers
- Day 4 - 10: Entering Antarctica
- Day 11 - 12: Familiar seas, familiar friends
- Day 13: There and back again
Antarctica By Helicopter: Icebergs, Mountains and Remote Lands
Ultramarine
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1 - Arrive in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 2 - Fly to Ushuaia and Embark
- Day 3 - Crossing the Drake: A Polar Rite of Passage
- Day 4 - At Sea With Polar Experts
- Days 5 to 9 - Explore the Weddell Sea by Water, Land, & Air
- Day 10 - At Sea Day: Rejuvenate and Relax on Ultramarine
- Day 11 - At Sea Day
- Day 12 - Disembark in Ushuaia and fly to Buenos Aires
Antarctica Classic - 11 Day Cruise from Ushuaia
Expedition
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1 Ushuaia
- Day 2 Ushuaia/Drake Passage
- Days 3–4 Drake Passage/South Shetland Islands
- Days 5–8 South Shetland Islands/Antarctic Peninsula
- Days 9–10 Drake Passage/Ushuaia
- Day 11 Ushuaia
Antarctica Classic in Depth - 13 Day Cruise From Ushuaia
Expedition
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1 Ushuaia
- Day 2 Ushuaia/Drake Passage
- Days 3–4 Drake Passage/South Shetland Islands
- Days 5–10 South Shetland Islands/Antarctic Peninsula
- Days 11–12 Drake Passage/Ushuaia
- Day 13 Ushuaia
Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Voyage
Hondius
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1: End of the world, start of a journey
- Days 2 – 3: Path of the polar explorers
- Days 4 – 7: Entering Antarctica
- Days 8 - 9: Familiar seas, familiar friends
- Day 10: There and back again
Antarctica & Patagonia Expedition - Southbound
Fridtjof Nansen
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1 Valparaíso, Chile
- Day 2-3 At sea
- Day 4 Castro
- Day 5 At sea
- Day 6 Puerto Edén
- Day 7-8 Puerto Natales
- Day 9 Chilean Fjords
- Day 10-11 At Sea
- Day 12-15 Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 16-17 At sea
- Day 18 Ushuaia / Buenos Aires
Antarctica - Weddell Sea Explorer Basecamp - The Best Activity Voyage in the Iconic Weddell Sea
Ortelius
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1: End of the world, start of a journey
- Day 2-3: Path of the polar explorers
- Day 4-10: Entering the Weddell Sea
- Day 11-12: Familiar seas, familiar friends
- Day 13: There and back again
Antarctic Wildlife Adventure - 23 Days
Sea Spirit
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 2: Embarkation in Buenos Aires
- Day 3-5: South Atlantic Ocean
- Day 6-7: Falkland Islands
- Day 8-9: Southern Ocean
- Day 10-14: South Georgia
- Day 15-16: Southern Ocean
- Day 17-21: South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 22-23: Drake Passage & Beagle Channel
- Day 24: Disembarkation in Ushuaia, Argentina
Crossing 66º South Latitude - Antarctic Circle Expedition
Sea Spirit
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1: Arrival in Ushuaia, Argentina (hotel night)
- Day 2: Welcome Aboard!
- Day 3-4: Across the Drake Passage
- Day 5-12: South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 13-14: Back across the Drake Passage
- Day 15: Disembarkation in Ushuaia, Argentina
Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica - 22 Day Expedition
Expedition
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1 Arrive Montevideo
- Day 2 Montevideo/South Atlantic Ocean
- Days 3–5 South Atlantic Ocean/Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- Days 6–7 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)/Southern Ocean
- Days 8–9 Southern Ocean/South Georgia
- Days 10–13 South Georgia/Scotia Sea
- Days 14–15 Scotia Sea/South Shetland Islands
- Days 16–19 South Shetland Islands/Drake Passage
- Days 20–21 Drake Passage/Ushuaia
- Day 22 Ushuaia
Quest for the Antarctic Circle - 14 Day Expedition from Ushuaia
Expedition
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1 Ushuaia
- Day 2 Ushuaia/Drake Passage
- Days 3–4 Drake Passage/South Shetland Islands
- Days 5–6 South Shetland Islands/Antarctic Peninsula
- Days 7–8 Antarctic Peninsula/Antarctic Circle
- Days 9–11 Antarctic Circle/Drake Passage
- Day 12 Drake Passage
- Day 13 Drake Passage/Ushuaia
- Day 14 Ushuaia
Spirit of Shackleton - 21 Day Antarctica & South Georgia Expedition
Expedition
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1 Ushuaia
- Day 2 Ushuaia/Beagle Channel
- Day 3 Beagle Channel/Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- Days 4–5 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)/Southern Ocean
- Days 6–7 Southern Ocean/South Georgia
- Days 8–11 South Georgia/Scotia Sea
- Days 12–13 Scotia Sea/Tierra de O'Higgins, Península
- Days 14–18 Tierra de O'Higgins, Península/Drake Passage
- Days 19–20 Drake Passage/Ushuaia
- Day 21 Ushuaia
Weddell Sea - In Search of the Emperor Penguin incl. Helicopters
Ortelius
Itinerary (click to show)
- Day 1: End of the world, start of a journey
- Day 2 - 3: Path of the polar explorers
- Day 4 - 7: Entering Antarctica
- Day 8: Drake via Deception Island
- Day 9 - 10: Familiar seas, familiar friends
- Day 11: There and back again
- Day 5 - 6: (Alternate program if the route to Snow Hill Island is free of multi-year pack ice – less than 50 % probability)