RED SAILS EXPEDITIONS
2024/2025
THE ANTARCTIC
3 REASONS TO GO TO THE ANTARCTIC WITH US
PRISTINE NATURE
UNIQUE WILDLIFE
OVERNIGHT STAYS
IN AMAZING LOCATIONS
IN AMAZING LOCATIONS
The Antarctic is one of the few places on Earth where one does not feel the presence of people. Apart from polar explorers from a few stations, no one has properly settled
on this far, inaccessible continent covered with permafrost, snow deserts and unparalleled landscapes.
on this far, inaccessible continent covered with permafrost, snow deserts and unparalleled landscapes.
Most likely the first wildlife representatives you'll see will be penguins, the funny birds that are so clumsy on shore and as quick as lightning in the water. The Antarctic peninsula
is inhabited with hordes of penguins, and also with whales, seals, southern elephant seals, blue-eyed shags, sea leopards… These are only some of the animals you'll be able to watch in their natural habitat.
is inhabited with hordes of penguins, and also with whales, seals, southern elephant seals, blue-eyed shags, sea leopards… These are only some of the animals you'll be able to watch in their natural habitat.
Apart from several stops at polar stations you are going
to wake up among wild nature, sometimes to penguins' chirping: in an extinct volcano crater, next to a sunken ship, in bays surrounded by cliffs and glaciers.
to wake up among wild nature, sometimes to penguins' chirping: in an extinct volcano crater, next to a sunken ship, in bays surrounded by cliffs and glaciers.
Program of the expedition
to the Antarctic
to the Antarctic
You'll get accommodated on board and will get
to know the boat and the team. While the team
is busy preparing the yacht, we recommend you visit the local Duty Free Atlantico Sur in the city
centre to grab some sweets and alcohol and to try the famous lamb on the cross in one of the parrillas.
You'll find your way by the smell of grilled meat spreading through the city after 16:00.
to know the boat and the team. While the team
is busy preparing the yacht, we recommend you visit the local Duty Free Atlantico Sur in the city
centre to grab some sweets and alcohol and to try the famous lamb on the cross in one of the parrillas.
You'll find your way by the smell of grilled meat spreading through the city after 16:00.
1 day
Meeting in Ushuaia
After leaving Ushuaia we get straight into the Beagle Channel. Congratulations: your dream starts coming true! Right after the departure the team will give you instructions on how to behave on board and on shore as well as on how to use the life-saving equipment. If you have a photo camera,
you'd better have it prepared in the Beagle Channel already, because you may see whales,
dolphins and Magellanic penguins there.
you'd better have it prepared in the Beagle Channel already, because you may see whales,
dolphins and Magellanic penguins there.
2 day
The Beagle Channel
Crossing the Drake Passage is the most difficult part of the expedition. It takes around four days
in the open sea. We are not going neither to scare, nor to comfort you as each time this passage
is different. Sometimes everything is clear, sometimes we have to experience some trouble. Most
of the guests are afraid of the sea sickness, but first of all you might be immune to it, or even in case you are not, just take enough patches that ease the motion sickness.
in the open sea. We are not going neither to scare, nor to comfort you as each time this passage
is different. Sometimes everything is clear, sometimes we have to experience some trouble. Most
of the guests are afraid of the sea sickness, but first of all you might be immune to it, or even in case you are not, just take enough patches that ease the motion sickness.
3-6 day
The Drake Strait
At this point you will be able to see the silhouette of the South Shetland Islands on the horizon already. Our first landing spot is the Antarctic polar station Bellingshausen located on Waterloo Island. Here you will see how Russian polar explorers live; we'll attend the southernmost church on the Earth — the Saint Trinity Church; and if the master of the stations allows — we'll have a chance to experience
a Russian sauna.
a Russian sauna.
7 day
Bellingshausen Polar Station
We are going to the Yankee Harbour Islands and Halfmoon Island. Yankee Harbour is a protected harbour with a pebble coast. Here you'll find Gentoo penguin colonies, elephant seals and even fur seals. As for Halfmoon Island, you might have guessed that it has the shape of a half moon.
Some of its surface is covered with Antarctic moss. Elephant seals, Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins
as well as giant petrels live here.
Some of its surface is covered with Antarctic moss. Elephant seals, Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins
as well as giant petrels live here.
8 day
Yankee Harbor and Crescent Island Islands
We'll spend a night in a submerged caldera of one of the active volcanoes on Deception Island.
The island structure resembles a horseshoe with the best natural harbour inside where one can find shelter and wait till the rough weather subsides. There was a whale factory here at the beginning
of the 20th century; its remains are still here. The Bailey Head headland, located on the outer part
of the island, is inhabited by the largest colony of Antarctic penguins. This is an amazingly beautiful
place — and it is equally amazing to land. In order to get there we'll need zero wind and still ocean.
The island structure resembles a horseshoe with the best natural harbour inside where one can find shelter and wait till the rough weather subsides. There was a whale factory here at the beginning
of the 20th century; its remains are still here. The Bailey Head headland, located on the outer part
of the island, is inhabited by the largest colony of Antarctic penguins. This is an amazingly beautiful
place — and it is equally amazing to land. In order to get there we'll need zero wind and still ocean.
9 day
Deception Island
As a rule we do not step ashore here, instead we sail on a motorboat among huge icebergs and cliff arches coming out of the water.
10 day
Trinity Island
We'll moor for a night to a sunken ship in the place called Enterprise. In the daytime we'll be looking
for whales here. If you are lucky, you'll see one of the most stunning wildlife activities — bubble net feeding, the process when whales blow bubbles from their noses to encircle their food like a net,
and then several whales come up to the surface at once and gulp up the krill caught into their bubble trap. From above these bubbles look like an even spiral. That is an unbelievable, breathtaking show!
for whales here. If you are lucky, you'll see one of the most stunning wildlife activities — bubble net feeding, the process when whales blow bubbles from their noses to encircle their food like a net,
and then several whales come up to the surface at once and gulp up the krill caught into their bubble trap. From above these bubbles look like an even spiral. That is an unbelievable, breathtaking show!
11 day
Enterprise
We are heading for Orne Harbour - an island with a colony of Gentoo penguins and blue-eyed cormorants. If the water is clear, you can climb a higher hill and watch whales and seals. Those who decide to climb to the very top will have a panorama of the neighboring group of islands and a bay
with icebergs.
with icebergs.
12 day
Orne Harbour Island
We will stop at the Cuverville Island Bay and Neko Harbour, which are close to each other. Cuverville Island is a dark, cliffy island with a bay filled with icebergs. A colony of papua penguins lives here,
and in the coastal waters you'll easily see seals enjoying themselves on the ice floes. Another penguin colony inhabits the Neko Harbour, however we make a stop here for a different reason — to have a look at a gigantic glacier with ice chunks calving off it and falling into the water with a roaring
sound and a huge wave.
and in the coastal waters you'll easily see seals enjoying themselves on the ice floes. Another penguin colony inhabits the Neko Harbour, however we make a stop here for a different reason — to have a look at a gigantic glacier with ice chunks calving off it and falling into the water with a roaring
sound and a huge wave.
13 day
Cuverville Island
We'll visit the Ukrainian Antarctic research base Academic Vernadsky. Their pleasant attitude
and hospitality can not be surpassed on this peninsula. They will take you on a detailed excursion, show you the way winterers live and treat you in the legendary Faraday bar, the southernmost bar
in the world. It was opened by one of the station's carpenters in those times when it used to be owned by the British. They built the bar from the wood that was kept for other purposes and the initiators got punished. But the bar remained, and several generations of Antarctic explorers and tourists have been grateful to the bar founder ever since.
and hospitality can not be surpassed on this peninsula. They will take you on a detailed excursion, show you the way winterers live and treat you in the legendary Faraday bar, the southernmost bar
in the world. It was opened by one of the station's carpenters in those times when it used to be owned by the British. They built the bar from the wood that was kept for other purposes and the initiators got punished. But the bar remained, and several generations of Antarctic explorers and tourists have been grateful to the bar founder ever since.
14 day
Akademic Vernadsky Polar Station
Yalour Islands is a group of low rocky islands not far from the Academic Vernadsky station. This is one of a few places on the Antarctic peninsula inhabited by a colony of Adélie penguins. The island
itself is surrounded by icebergs and ice floes with seals resting on them.
itself is surrounded by icebergs and ice floes with seals resting on them.
15 day
Yalour Islands
It's time to send postcards from Port Lockroy station. It used to be a whale factory at the beginning
of the 20th century, then it was turned into a British Antarctic Exploration Centre, and in 1996
they transformed the station into a museum and the southernmost post office in the world.
The museum is open only during the tourist season, from November till March. You can send
a postcard or a letter from here, and buy some souvenirs. They do accept card payments.
of the 20th century, then it was turned into a British Antarctic Exploration Centre, and in 1996
they transformed the station into a museum and the southernmost post office in the world.
The museum is open only during the tourist season, from November till March. You can send
a postcard or a letter from here, and buy some souvenirs. They do accept card payments.
16 day
Port Lockroy
It's the Drake Passage again — several days in the open sea and you'll find yourself in Ushuaia.
You now might take a breath, take a shower, go to the yacht club and share your emotions there.
You now might take a breath, take a shower, go to the yacht club and share your emotions there.
The Drake Passage
17-20 day
We'll enjoy a traditional barbecue at the end of the expedition: we'll have a lot of meat, Argentinian wine and good mood.
21 day
Getting back barbecue party
OUR PRICES
Please, take into account that the start date, the described route and the duration of stops during the expedition to the Antarctic might vary upon the captain's understanding depending on weather conditions and other circumstances.
Expedition dates:
27.10.25- 12.11.25; Last available spots
30.10.25 - 15.11.25; Sold out
05.12.25 - 21.12.25; Sold out
24.12.25 - 09.01.26; Sold out
13.01.26 - 29.01.26; Sold out
30.10.25 - 15.11.25; Sold out
05.12.25 - 21.12.25; Sold out
24.12.25 - 09.01.26; Sold out
13.01.26 - 29.01.26; Sold out
PRICE INCLUDES:
- accommodation in cabins;
- bed linen and towel;
- berthing expenses (water/electricity);
- fuel duty;
- three meals per day on board;
- professional sailing team service;
- cook's service
€10,000
Take your first step
to an expedition with us
to an expedition with us
Take your first step
to an expedition with us
