S E E U S O N T H E W E B AT wildlifeworldwide.com 171 Antarctic Dream EXPEDITION SHIP Voyage nts Tour dates Twin/ULB/pr Superior Mini Suite Suite 10 30 Oct to 9 Nov 08 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 9 to 19 Nov 08 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 19 to 29 Nov 08 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 29 Nov to 9 Dec 08 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 9 to 19 Dec 08 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 19 to 29 Dec 08 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 29 Dec 08 to 8 Jan 09 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 8 to 18 Jan 09 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 18 to 28 Jan 09 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 28 Jan to 7 Feb 09 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 7 to 17 Feb 09 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 17 to 27 Feb 09 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 27 Feb to 9 Mar 09 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 10 9 to 19 Mar 09 £3,795 £4,550 £5,750 £6,295 Clipper Adventurer EXPEDITION SHIP Voyage nts Tour dates Twin/ULB/pr Superior Suite 10 20 Nov to 1 Dec 08 From £3,450 From £3,995 From £4,750 10 30 Nov to 11 Dec 08 From £3,450 From £3,995 From £4,750 9 28 Dec 08 to 7 Jan 09 From £3,995 From £4,650 From £5,495 9 24 Jan to 3 Feb 09 From £3,995 From £4,650 From £5,495 9 2 to 12 Feb 09 From £3,995 From £4,650 From £5,495 10 11 to 22 Feb 09 From £3,995 From £4,650 From £5,495 Lyubov Orlova EXPEDITION SHIP Voyage nts Tour dates Triple/pr Twin/ULB/pr Twin/LB/pr Superior Suite 10 9 to 20 Nov 08 £1,995 £2,895 £3,195 £3,650 £4,195 10 19 to 30 Nov 08 £1,995 £2,895 £3,195 £3,650 £4,195 10 29 Nov to 10 Dec 08 £1,995 £2,895 £3,195 £3,650 £4,195 9 9 to 19 Dec 08 £1,995 £2,895 £3,195 £3,650 £4,195 9 18 to 28 Dec 08 £2,500 £3,295 £3,595 £4,150 £4,795 9 27 Dec 08 to 6 Jan 09 £2,795 £3,395 £3,795 £4,500 £5,150 9 5 to 15 Jan 09 £2,795 £3,395 £3,795 £4,500 £5,150 9 1 to 11 Feb 09 £2,795 £3,395 £3,795 £4,500 £5,150 10 10 to 21 Feb 09 £2,795 £3,395 £3,795 £4,500 £5,150 10 20 Feb to 3 Mar 09 £2,795 £3,395 £3,795 £4,500 £5,150 10 2 to 13 Mar 09 £1,995 £2,895 £3,195 £3,650 £4,195 Polar Star EXPEDITION SHIP Voyage nts Tour dates Triple/sh Twin/ULB/sh Twin/LB/pr Superior Mini Suite Suite 9 10 to 19 Dec 08 £2,595 £3,095 From £3595 £4,195 £4,550 £4,795 10 19 to 29 Dec 08 £2,895 £3,450 From £3995 £4,695 £5,050 £5,295 Clipper Adventurer & Lyubov Orlova include a pre-expedition hotel night in the price and the tour date. Prices include port dues, taxes, hotel accommodation as indicated (twin/triple share), accommodation on board ship (twin/triple share), guided activities & all meals on board ship. include visits to: Paradise Harbour (filled with a mind-boggling vista of icebergs); the Neumayer and Lemaire Channels (unbelievably beautiful waterways, choked with ice, between towering rock faces and spectacular glaciers); Port Lockroy (with thriving colonies of penguins and a former British base now restored and serving as one of the most isolated museums in the world); and Petermann Island (with Adélie and Gentoo Penguins, Skuas and Blue-eyed Shags). Finally, you will head north back across the Drake Passage before rounding Cape Horn and making your way back to Ushuaia.

This voyage will follow the same route as ‘Classic Antarctica’ on page 170 however the programme has been specially designed with the active traveller in mind, offering some exciting optional adventures. These voyages are ideal for those of you who are always on the move as every sailing offers an average of three shore landings per day while in the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands. When on board, the education programme will cover a wide range of topics from identifying seabirds to the future of Antarctica. The optional adventures on offer are camping, kayaking, cross-country skiing and mountain climbing. The choice of options differs by departure and vessel; all are available on a first come, first served basis. Camping ashore on the Antarctic ice is an unforgettable experience. All the equipment is provided for you (whether you choose to sleep in a tent or dig your own snow hole) and you bring along a sense of adventure. Sea-kayakers experience the polar waters at their most serene and tranquil and you will get remarkably close to the amazing wildlife and towering icebergs. There are no skiing trails in Antarctica so if you choose to do this you would be breaking new trails – true exploration. Climbing in Antarctica is an exhilarating experience with ancient rocks and challenging ice-covered slopes. If you decide that the adventure options are not for you, you will still experience an exhilarating voyage. You can join hiking groups on exploratory walks; zodiacs will take you ashore to explore enormous penguin rookeries; there are research stations to visit and iceberg graveyards to encounter; or you can just sit quietly on a rock and fully absorb the silence of this great white continent. For those who are looking for a slightly different adventure and want to venture into the infamous Weddell Sea in the wake of Shackleton, you can join a 12-day voyage onboard an adventure ship. Please ask us for more details. Antarctic Adventure An expedition voyage for people who enjoy active adventures with the added benefit of a unique backdrop of towering mountains, white and azure icebergs and the vast wilderness of Antarctica. F O R R E S E R V A T I O N S C A L L U S O N 0845 130 6982 Itinerary Day 1. Embark in Ushuaia Days 2 & 3. Drake Passage Days 4 to 7. South Shetland Islands & Antarctic Peninsula. The 9-night voyage spends one night less on the Peninsula. Days 8 to 10. Drake Passage Day 11. Ushuaia and disembark Vessel Akademik Shokalskiy, Akademik Ioffe, Akademik Sergey Vavilov, Alexsey Maryshev, Grigoriy Mikheev, Ocean Nova, Professor Multanovskiy, Professor Molchanov (see Vessel pages for more details). Things you need to know Embark Ushuaia, Argentina Disembark Ushuaia, Argentina Voyage nights 9 & 10 nights Departure dates November 2008 to March 2009 Please see schedule on opposite page Price From £2,495 Single supplement On request. If you are travelling alone ask about our request share programme which enables solo travellers to share a cabin with another solo traveller. What’s included Some departures include a pre-cruise hotel night in Ushuaia (see schedule on opposite page), voyage including guided shore & zodiac excursions, all meals onboard & transfers. Adventure options • Camping included in the cruise price • Kayaking supplement £395 • Cross-country supplement £145 • Mountaineering supplement £145 • Scuba diving supplement £550 Guide price for flights & accommodation package Around £1,250 including return flights from the UK, 1-night in Buenos Aires & 1-night in Ushuaia. [We recommend at least one night in Buenos Aires. One pre-cruise night in Ushuaia is essential.] 172