Atlantic Odyssey
Islands of Antarctica and the South Atlantic -
Antarctic Peninsula, Tristan da Cuhna, St Helena, Ascension and Cape Verde
There is a romance about the remote islands of Antarctica and the South Atlantic which captures the imagination and inspires the true traveller. This magnificent voyage is probably one of the most exciting available anywhere in the world, calling as it does at tiny remote island communities as well as visiting outstanding wildlife sites.
The adventure starts at the southern-most tip of South America where we join the Russian expedition ship with her maximum of 50 passengers. These are the same ships which we use for our Antarctica and Spitsbergen/North Atlantic holidays. We start by sailing across the Beagle Channel, enjoying watching a multitude of albatrosses, petrels and Fulmars. We'll set foot on the Antarctic continent, looking for Weddell Seals, Leopard Seals and Gentoo Penguins whilst in the waters close by we'll be hoping to see Killer Whales.
Heading north, we stop at the amazing island of South Georgia with its fascinating history associated with Shackleton and its superb wildlife including colonies of Chinstrap and Macaroni Penguins and Wandering Albatross. From here the next "port of call" is Gough island where we hope to be some of the very few people to have approached close to the island with its superb wildlife as we hope to circumnavigate it in zodiacs.
Tristan da Cuhna, the most remote British dependency, has a romance all of its own and we'll hope to have an opportunity to meet some of the people who live there as well as visit Nightingale Island with its millions of seabirds. Our next island, St Helena, is also a British dependency and you can read more about this and neighbouring Ascension Island on other pages of this website.
We propose that from Ascension Island you fly home courtesy of the RAF to Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, but you may prefer to stay on board to visit the Cape Verde Islands before ending your voyage by sailing to Holland to catch a flight back to the UK.
