Antartica

Our Expedition Cruises to the Sub Antarctic and Antarctica have been developed so that more people can see and experience these remote, isolated environments and the birds and animals that breed there. We believe it is essential that as many people as possible have this opportunity, so that they may advocate or support the conservation of these (and other) wild places.

The Sub Antarctic Islands of New Zealand and Australia are the Galapagoses of Antarctica. They can be numbered among the last unspoilt environments on Earth, they are home to a large and rich diversity of plants, seabirds and marine mammals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. Nine species of great albatross come ashore to breed, as do many different species of petrels, pions and shearwaters. Eight species of penguin, three of which are endemic, breed on the Islands and the world's rarest sealion makes its home in the Auckland and Campbell Islands. To ensure the continued protection of these Islands visitor numbers are limited.

The Ross Sea region is the "Heart of Antarctica". It was the backdrop to the heroic age of Antarctic exploration and will always be the most historically interesting part of Antarctica. Borchgrevink's, Shackleton's and Scott’s huts stand as a monument to these and other great Antarctic Explorers. Visitors to Shackleton's hut at Cape Royds say they can feel the presence of "The Boss" when they enter his hut. The Ross Sea region is a place of unparalleled opportunities:- A voyage to this part of Antarctica takes you across the Antarctic Circle and to within 780 miles of the South Pole, as far south as any ship can penetrate. Other highlights include the huge Adelie Penguin Colony (arguably the largest in the world) at Cape Adare, spectacular Cape Hallet, beautiful Coulman Island, the vast Ross Ice shelf, Mount Erebus Volcano, the scientific bases of McMurdo, Scott and Terra Nova. The wildlife includes emperor penguins whales and seals.

Antartica - the Ross Sea

Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and Falklans Islands

Birding Downunder
the Sub Antarctic Islands of New Zealand and Australia

North to the Kermadec Islands

 

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