A day hiking in Antarctica means you are wandering where few have gone before. There are no set trails for hiking (unless you count the ‘penguin highways’), just rocky or snowy terrain for you to explore. All our voyages offer guided hikes of varying durations to suit...
Imagine camping under the clearest sky you’ve ever seen. Sure, the air outside is a bit cold, but you’re nice and cozy in your high-tech camping gear while the sounds of whales blowing in the distance and the crackling of glaciers lulls you to sleep. This is camping...
We are crazy in love with Antarctica, and we love sharing it with others. Since we can’t take you there right now, we want to give you the power to explore Antarctica from home, so we’ve chosen some of our favorite Antarctic films, books and online learning tools to...
See Antarctica... From a Penguin’s Point of View To experience Antarctica up close and personal, there’s really no better seat than the one in your own kayak, just inches above the water, navigating among icebergs and glacial ice dating back 30,000 years. Gliding...
Staying Safe Before You Travel As we head into our third Antarctic season since COVID-19 began, we want to ensure that our guests, staff, and crew remain safe and healthy all season long. While things will still look a little different than it did pre-COVID, we...
Curious what people who have been to Antarctica have to say about it? Having the opportunity to visit Antarctica on one of our voyages is a special and unique travel experience. As one of the most remote places in the world that you can visit, in the past it had...
In our upcoming 2021/2022 season we are proud to be partnering with Antarctic Quest 21, an expedition set out by several of our staff members and their inspiring team of polar explorers. During the Quest, the team will be gathering scientific data and contributing to...
To make a trip to Antarctica – and the furthest reaches of the world – you must first experience the necessary rite of passage of crossing the Drake Passage. This is an essential component and traditional part of Antarctica travel, and it has rightly earned its...
The Polar Latitudes staff is REALLY missing Antarctica right about now and we’re also feeling a bit bored of our liquor cabinets, to be honest. Since May 13th is World Cocktail Day, we thought why not get creative, connect with our inner bartender, and find some...
When you’re on an expedition cruise with us to Antarctica, you will be immersed in this spectacular landscape in many different ways. First, as we venture through the waterways on our comfortable and ice-strengthened ship you’ll be able to witness Antarctica’s...
There are many myths that swirl around about Antarctica. It is, after all, one of the most seldom visited places on earth. Due in part to its particularly hard-to-reach location at the ends of the earth, the expense and effort it takes to get there, its reputation for...
Successful photography can be a major component of many people’s experience in Antarctica, and we want to help you make the most of your chance to capture some wonderful images. Our onboard Photography Coaches assist our guests by covering some of the fundamentals as...