Country: Antarctica

Two-masted schooner Eldorado

Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Circle Sailing Photography Expedition

A 13-day small-group fly-and-sail photography expedition over the Drake Passage to the Antarctic Circle, with Zodiac landings and penguin colonies.

Optional Final Landing or Photography Session at King George Island

If the return flight departs in the afternoon, the morning may hold one final landing or a last photography session on King George Island — another hour with the light, the birds, and the group.

Optional Polar Swim in Deception Island’s Geothermal Waters

For the willing, Deception Island offers the expedition's one swim — a quick dip in water warmed by the volcano beneath the caldera; in, gasp, out, and entirely optional.

Afternoon Visit to Half Moon Island

In the afternoon the yacht sails to Half Moon Island, a crescent of land hosting vast Chinstrap penguin colonies, with fur seals, Weddell seals, and the occasional elephant seal hauled out along the shore.

Whaling Station Remains and Volcanic History at Deception Island

Inside the caldera the group goes ashore among the remains of the historic whaling station and the island's volcanic story — industry, eruption, and abandonment inside one enclosed bay.

Morning Landing at Portal Point

In the morning the group lands at Portal Point — sweeping views, icebergs grounded in the shallows, and clean compositions in every direction.