If you are looking for the ultimate way to say, ‘I love you’, it is hard to go past luxury cruise specialist Latitude 33’s just-released 30-night journey, Venture to the White Continent.
This exclusive once-in-a-lifetime tour, limited to just 20 guests, commences on Valentine’s Day in 2022. The itinerary will take you on a journey to Antarctica, on the brand new expedition ship, Seabourn Venture. The tour incorporates cruising both South Georgia and Falkland Islands, plus time spent in Buenos Aires and Ushuaia for the ultimate pre and post experience in South America. If you book early, Latitude 33 will also include 3 nights at the magnificent Belmond Das Cataratas in Iguazu Falls.
Arriving in Buenos Aires on Valentine’s Day, spend a pre-night at the Four Seasons relaxing and enjoying the ‘Paris of South America’ before departing for Ushuaia. Here you’ll stay 2 nights staying at Arakur Hotel where you can indulge in the breathtaking Spa or take an optional half day city tour, before being amongst the first guests to embark on board Seabourn Venture for yourjourney to the southernmost continent on the Earth.
The brand new, ultra-luxury, purpose-built expedition ship is designed to carry a complement of kayaks and 24 Zodiacs that can accommodate all guests at once. In addition, 2 custom-built submarines are carried onboard, providing an unforgettable perspective of the world beneath the ocean’s surface. Featuring 132 luxurious oceanfront veranda suites, and custom built to PC6 Polar Class standards, Seabourn Venture will also include a plethora of modern hardware and technology, plus a team of 26 experts, all guaranteeing a truly unforgettable expedition experience.
Over the next 3 weeks, your journey to Antarctica on board the all-inclusive Seabourn Venture will deliver one of the world’s greatest adventures. It is an expedition to the coldest, most pristine and dramatic region on the planet – its final frontier, where you will explore the wildlife-rich Antarctic Peninsula, plus South Georgia and the Falkland Islands, some of the most remote destinations on earth. In Antarctica, zodiac landings and tours offer a rare chance to get up close and personal with the abundant local wildlife, thanks to the almost total absence of human presence. Expect to seemassive populations of king and other penguin species, fur seals, elephant seals, albatrosses, giant petrels, and other seabirds, while offshore whales, orcas and dolphins abound in the diverse marine ecosystem.
In South Georgia visit the historic community of Grytviken, with its memorial to Ernest Shackleton, and the immense breeding colony of king penguins on the Salisbury Plain. The Falkland Islandsis a chance to experience the archipelago’s stunning wind-swept landscapes, dazzling white sand beaches and magnificent wildlife on islands including Saunders Island, West Point Island, New Island and the hard-to-reach uninhabited Steeple Jason.
Returning to Buenos Aires on 10 March, spend 3 nights at the Four Seasons where you can explore the city’s charming cobblestone streets at your own leisure or as part of a morning city tour, while at night take in a mesmerizing tango performance – and even the chance to learn a few tango steps with professional dancers, before your included dinner.
On 13 March, prepare for your flight home to Australia. Or for those taking advantage of Latitude 33’s early booking offer, fly onwards to Brazil’s Iguazu Falls, where you will spend the next 3 nights at the stunning Belmond Hotel Das Cataratas – the only hotel within Iguazu National Park. Visit the breathtaking Falls at dawn and the Bird Park with its colourful and exotic inhabitants, take tours on each of the Brazilian and Argentinian sides of Iguazu, or simply indulge in a little ‘me time’ relaxing beside the hotel’s stunning pool, before preparing for your onward flight on 16 March 2022.
Latitude 33’s Venture to the White Continent journey starts from $ $44,711.00 per person twin share, including return international economy class airfares from Australia with premium and business class upgrades available, all accommodation, return airport transfers, all economy airfares within South America, award-winning cuisine onboard Seabourn Venture accompanied with complimentary fine wines with lunch and dinner, complimentary expedition gear including expedition-grade parkas and day-packs, Zodiac landings and tours in Antarctica each day – conditions permitting, and all transfers and baggage handling.
.jpg){kind=tracking}