Planning to Visit Antarctica? These Are The Top 5 Things to Ask When Booking a Trip

Plus, what’s new for the 2025-26 season, and dates, rates, and changes coming in 2026-27

Traveling to Antarctica is a bucket list trip, so it’s important to ask the right questions when booking to ensure the experience matches expectations. From understanding what different ships, trips, and operators offer to knowing what’s included versus excluded in the price, AdventureSmith Explorations’ travel experts are well versed in matching travelers with their dream trip to the White Continent. In fact, AdventureSmith has good reason for only booking Antarctic ships under 200 guests, and can look at trip details with an eye for increased efficiency and the overall experience if off-ship time is important to the traveler.

FREE Antarctica Destination Guide

Ever wondered what it was like to travel to Antarctica? Read or download this free guide from Viking Expedition Cruises.

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Shackleton’s Forgotten Men

Sir Ernest Shackleton, despite the loss of Endurance, is revered as one of the most capable and heroic of all polar explorers. It’s true, the men under his direct command returned to England without loss. But what of the patient, dedicated men who waited in vain for his arrival on the other side of the Antarctic continent?

About Mawson's Huts

Mawson's Huts at Cape Denison, East Antarctica, are rare as just one of six surviving sites of the heroic era of Antarctic exploration. They were the main base of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) of 1911-14 for nearly two years and in reality a cluster of fragile wooden buildings consisting of the accommodation area, workshop and three shelters used for scientific studies, two of which are now classified as standing ruins.

A story of exploration in Antarctica

 The wind howled like a pack of hungry wolves as the group of Antarctic explorers trudged through the snow. Their faces were frozen, their beards caked with ice, and their eyes squinted against the blinding whiteness.

New brochure: Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic 2020-21 Antarctica

Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic has launched its 2020-21 Antarctica brochure inviting adventurers to visit one of the most exhilarating places on Earth.

New for 2020, travellers will have their choice in experiencing the world's foremost polar vessel, National Geographic Endurance, making her Antarctic debut in October 2020. Slated for delivery in January 2020, the new 126-guest vessel is the first new polar build in the line's history and uniquely equipped to facilitate unparalleled bases for discovery whilst providing state of the art features for an excellent experience. Travellers may choose from several itineraries: the 12-day Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent, 17-day South Georgia and the Falklands and 22-day Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands. Guests visit the penguin rookeries, seeing Adelies, chinstraps and gentoos in Antarctica; king penguins in South Georgia, and macaroni penguins in the Falklands, plus whales, leopard seals, albatross and more.  National Geographic Endurance will also depart on Epic Antarctica, a new and unique itinerary that explores the seventh continent with two departures only. The 34-day expedition, departing on 27 December 2020 and 26 January 2021, and will explore from the Antarctic Peninsula to West Antarctica and the Ross Sea.

Heritage Expeditions 2019-20 Expedition Cruising Brochure

Explore Antarctica, the Subantarctic, South Pacific and Russian Far East with wildlife adventure company Heritage Expeditions
. Travel aboard expedition ships 'Spirit of Enderby', a 50-berth former Russian research vessel and legendary Russian icebreaker 'Kapitan Khlebnikov' (100-berth) to the world's most remote wildlife hotspots.