LORDS OF ANTARCTICA - Hobart to Lyttleton and v.v.  Kapitan Khlebnikov
Following in the footsteps of some of the world's greatest explorers, visiting some of the best-known research stations on the white continent, encountering a rich variety of Antarctic wildlife and traveling through some of the most impressive scenery on the planet, this really is a once-in-a-lifetime expedition. Sailing to the other side of the world, from southern South American to New Zealand, we spend many happy hours watching penguins, seals, albatrosses, whales and a host of other wildlife along the way. Various cabin levels available from 14,995.00 US $ per person sharing. SELECTED DEPARTURES November 8 to December 4, 2005 - December 4 to December 29, 2005

WONDERS OF THE ROSS SEA - Hobart to Lyttleton  Kapitan Khlebnikov
This fabulous New Year expedition takes us to the ice-choked Ross Sea, to see the majestic snow-capped volcano of Mount Erebus, explore the immense 400-mile-long Ross Ice Shelf and visit world-renowned McMurdo Station. We look for orcas and Minke whales as they feed along the edge of the permanent fast ice, experience enormous Adélie Penguin rookeries, explore the seldom-visited Dry Valleys, and much, much more. Various cabin levels available from 13,995.00 US $ per person sharing. SELECTED DEPARTURE December 28 - January 21, 2006

THE GREAT EXPLORERS - Lyttleton to Hobart   Kapitan Khlebnikov
This is an unusual and utterly fascinating expedition, focusing on the historic huts and celebrated sites from the Heroic Age of early Antarctic exploration. We plan to visit Scott's famous hut at Cape Evans and his remarkably preserved 1901-1904 Discovery Hut at McMurdo Sound, the site of Sir Ernest Shackleton's hut at Cape Royds (built during his 'Nimrod' polar expedition in 1907-1909), and the 1899 hut at Cape Adare where Carsten Borchgrevink was the first person to overwinter on the Antarctic continent. Various cabin levels available from 13,995.00 US $ per person sharing. SELECTED DEPARTURE January 20 - February 14, 2006