Aboard National Geographic Endeavour!
ANTARCTICA
November 22 – December 6, 2008

Antarctica is otherworldly, as far away from anything familiar as you can get. Every media image you’ve seen seems meager in comparison. It’s one of the most exhilarating adventures the planet offers. We invite you to join us aboard the National Geographic Endeavour to explore the “White Continent” for yourself.

The very character of Antarctic exploration — the condition of the ice and weather are challenging — makes travel there a highly specialized endeavor that requires knowledge and leadership. We have chosen Lindblad Expeditions as our tour operator for this program because of their 40-year legacy of leading expeditions there.

Our journey offers an exciting exploration on the Antarctic Peninsula and the surrounding islands and waterways. You’ll experience Antarctica personally with an expert expedition staff — watching penguins at eye level, kayaking among bergs, hiking landscapes and traveling by Zodiac to barely-mapped places.

November is the time to pioneer. We’ll be among the first to make landfall for the season, witnessing the explosion of life in springtime: the penguins — Adelie, chinstrap and gentoo — arriving to nest and their raucous courting process. For those mesmerized by the ice, there will be plenty of exciting time on deck to watch and listen as the ship crunches through the early season ice. And you can opt to help the Oceanites scientists do field work — collecting penguin population data and more.

You also have the opportunity to join our exciting pre- and post-voyage extensions to Chile’s magical Atacama Desert and Easter Island, Polynesia’s extraordinary open-air museum.

Your travels to Antarctica will enrich your life immeasurably, and you’ll join the ranks of the legendary explorers. And if you book your voyage by April 30, 2008, you’ll receive complimentary round-trip airfare from Miami to Santiago.

From $10,250 pp including air from Miami.

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