Marking 100 years since Captain Scott voyaged to the Antarctic, 2012 is the perfect year to take a G Adventures cruise aboard the M/S Expedition to celebrate one of the world’s greatest historic expeditions.
G Adventures is offering 10% discounts on a range of Antarctic expeditions for bold travellers looking to explore this region during the cruise season (November to March). Tours must be booked by 30 November 2011 for the 2012/13 Antarctic tours departing between 7 November 2012 and 9 March 2013.
For travellers who don’t want to wait, there are still places available on selected 2011/12 departures, including the Spirit of Shackleton tour. Suitable for history fans, the voyage focuses on the adventurers and legends formed out of the ‘Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration’. The tour’s namesake, Sir Edmund Shackleton, was actually a third officer on Captain Scott’s first quest to Antarctica in 1901, making this journey a pilgrimage for travellers enticed to Antarctica by the dramatic history of its discovery.
Spirit of Shackleton. Trip code: XVSHSX, Price: From £7189 per person Duration: 20 days. Next available departure: 11 January 2012
This journey takes intrepid travellers to some of the world’s most remote wilderness including the South Georgia Islands, Falkland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. Visiting historic sites of past explorers, including Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final resting place, this adventure illuminates many of the courageous legends from what is known as the ‘Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration’.There is extraordinary scenery and an abundance of diverse wildlife, including vast penguin rookeries, seal colonies and whale pods.
20-day adventures trip from Ushuaia, return, 18 nights on board the M/S Expedition, one night hotel accommodation in Ushuaia, All meals on M/S Expedition, Ushuaia airport transfer depending on flight departure details, Zodiac cruises and shore landings with expert expedition team, Lecture and educational programs, Waterproof boots and Antarctica destination guide book, Canada Goose expedition jacket for each guest who pays for a Category 5 Suite, Expert G Adventures Expedition Guide throughout.
For more details visit www.gadventures.com/ms-expedition-cruises or
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