Overfly to the Antarctica 5D/4N

Tour Inclusions:-

• Arrival and departure transfers
• 3 Nights in Punta Arenas 
• 1 Night in King George Island 
• Daily Breakfast
• Charter flight from Punta Arenas to King George Island
• Island activities
• 1 Lunch and 1 dinner

Exclusions:

• All flights, International & Domestic, reservations, taxes, fees etc.
• Lunches
• Dinners
• Porterage
• All other transport
• All expenses of personal nature like tips, mineral water, laundry charges, telephone charges, food
• Any increase in services that may come into force prior to the commencement and any increase in the cost of land arrangements or airfare due to increase in fuel prices, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates etc.
• Gratuities.
• Excess baggage charges.
• Any items not specifically mentioned in “included in price”

Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. The Antarctic Expedition is starting. During a specialized briefing, our Antarctic guide will explain you the flight itinerary including places that we will visit during the trip. Our first landing is the Frei Base, the largest Chilean Antarctica base and the main base throughout the Antarctica. It is located at Fildes peninsula , lacking of ice area, opposite the Fildes Bay. It starts operate in 1969 as Antarctic Meteorological Center Eduardo Frei Montalva President. When expand their facilities was call “Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Base“, keeping its original name of the meteorological center. In 1990s, the whole was renamed Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva. After briefing, accommodation.

The Antarctic Expedition is starting. During a specialized briefing, our Antarctic guide will explain you the flight itinerary including places that we will visit during the trip. Our first landing is the Frei Base, the largest Chilean Antarctica base and the main base throughout the Antarctica. It is located at Fildes peninsula , lacking of ice area, opposite the Fildes Bay. It starts operate in 1969 as Antarctic Meteorological Center Eduardo Frei Montalva President. When expand their facilities was call “Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Base“, keeping its original name of the meteorological center. In 1990s, the whole was renamed Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva. After briefing, accommodation. (same continue on day 2)

The Antarctic Expedition is starting. During a specialized briefing, our Antarctic guide will explain you the flight itinerary including places that we will visit during the trip. Our first landing is the Frei Base, the largest Chilean Antarctica base and the main base throughout the Antarctica. It is located at Fildes peninsula , lacking of ice area, opposite the Fildes Bay. It starts operate in 1969 as Antarctic Meteorological Center Eduardo Frei Montalva President. When expand their facilities was call “Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Base“, keeping its original name of the meteorological center. In 1990s, the whole was renamed Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva. After briefing, accommodation. (same continue on day 3)

Early in the morning, after checking weather conditions, we will board the charter airplane to King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. The island is well known in
Argentina as an 25 de Mayo Island and in Russian as Waterloo island. After three hours flight, we will land in the Frei Base. Upon arrival, we will visit the Villa Las Estrellas establishments, which together with Fortin Sargento Cabral in the Esperanza Argentina base are the only stable civilian populations in
Antarctica. The base consists of about 18 modules where find the houses of officials, scientists and teachers, living one or two years there and a module dedicated to technicians and professionals.
The population varies from 80 inhabitants in winter to more than 150 in summer. In the tour, we will pass by the Meteorological Center, a hospital, a school, a bank and a small supermarket. Then we will visit the Sea Lion Rookery in the Drake Sea and we will walk along an isthmus to Ardley Island, where Papua
penguins inhabit. During our visit to the Antarctic Peninsula it is important not to step on the flora or disrupt the fauna. Depending on arrival time and activities, lunch or a snack will be served. Accommodation and dinner.

In the morning, we will visit the different Research Stations in Antarctica and we will be able to talk with researchers. Then, we will board the return flight to Punta Arenas.