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Classic journey into Antarctica
3 October 2012
Classic
journey into Antarctica
Discover some of the
world’s most remarkable landscapes and wildlife with
Bentours’ 11-day expedition through the South Shetland
Islands and the Antarctica Peninsula.
The Antarctica
Classic journeys through the Drake Passage, the
legendary stretch of sea named after 16th Century English
explorer Sir Francis Drake, and offers plenty of
opportunities to see towering icebergs, seals, whales and
penguins from NZ$8332* per person twin share. The voyage
also includes lectures about heroic expeditions to this
remote corner of the world.
It includes one
night accommodation in Ushuaia, and nine nights aboard the
MS Expedition in a cabin category of choice with all meals,
sightseeing and excursions, educational programs,
destination guide book and use of gumboots during Antarctic
landings. The cruise operates 28 November 2013; 1 and 29
January; and 7 and 16 February 2014, and starts and ends in
Ushuaia.
Bentours also offers the 13-day Antarctica Classic in Depth expedition which includes an extra two days in Antarctica from NZ$8717* per person twin share.
Both cruises feature in
Bentours’ new 2013/14 Antarctica brochure, consisting of
10 voyages which showcase the dramatic beauty and unique
wildlife of the world’s last great wilderness.
For
bookings or further information contact your local travel
agent, or Bentours on 0800 443 510 or
www.bentours.co.nz.
*Terms and conditions apply. Prices subject to change and availability.
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