Pristine Antarctica from Buenos Aires

Duration:  26 Nights
Sailing Date:  29-Jan-2026
Holiday Type:  Cruise & Stay
  • Pre Cruise Stay And 22 Nights' Antarctica Cruise

What's Included

  • Return flights from UK
  • One night four-star hotel accommodation stay in Buenos Aires (in featured hotel or similar standard)
  • All Transfer
  • One night four star hotel accommodation stay in Santiago (in featured hotel or similar standard)
  • 22 nights full-board stateroom accommodation onboard Holland America Lines Oosterdam

Package Highlights

  • Buenos Aires
  • Antarctic
  • Santiago

On your Antarctic Expedition you will sail through the bays and islands of the Palmer Archipelago, off the northern tip of the long Antarctic Peninsula, which reaches out toward South America. Encircled in a landscape of snow and ice in every direction, your ship will slowly navigate the iceberg-dotted waters. The surroundings are hauntingly quiet as well, an aspect of the continent that comes as a surprise to many first-time visitors.

Along the way, the ship's naturalists will point out the birds—terns, petrels, and gulls—found on the coast and on small islets at stops like Dallmann Bay. As you pass dark, rocky Cuverville Island, you’ll see some of the 6,500 pairs of gentoo penguins that make their home there, the largest known colony in the world. Continuing on to Paradise Harbor, you'll have a chance to observe not only gentoo and chinstrap penguins but possibly humans as well: Both Argentina and Chile have manned research stations here.

Itinerary

Day 1

Fly UK to Buenos Aires, Argentina

Day 2

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Day 3-4

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Day 5

Montevideo, Uruguay

Day 6

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Day 6

Day 7 At Sea

Day 8

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Day 9

At Sea

Day 10

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Day 11

At Sea

Day 12-15

Antarctic Experience

Day 16

At Sea

Day 17

Drake Passage and Cape Horn

Day 18

Ushuaia, Argentina

Day 19

Punta Arenas, Chile

Day 20

At Sea

Day 21

Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

Day 22

Puerto Montt, Chile

Day 23

At Sea

Day 24

San Antonio (Santiago), Chile

Day 25

Fly Santiago, Chile to UK

Duration:  26 Nights
Sailing Date:  29-Jan-2026
Holiday Type:  Cruise & Stay
Deal Number:  JC104366
  • Pre Cruise Stay And 22 Nights' Antarctica Cruise

What's Included

  • Return flights from UK
  • One night four-star hotel accommodation stay in Buenos Aires (in featured hotel or similar standard)
  • All Transfer
  • One night four star hotel accommodation stay in Santiago (in featured hotel or similar standard)
  • 22 nights full-board stateroom accommodation onboard Holland America Lines Oosterdam

Package Highlights

  • Buenos Aires
  • Antarctic
  • Santiago