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...TRAVEL Antarctica: Going with the Floe...
...TRAVEL Antarctica: Going with the Floe...
...TRAVEL Antarctica: Going with the Floe...
...Most tourist trips to Antarctica leave from Argentina, but from Asia-Pacific you might want to make your way via Christchurch, New Zealand, where prominent tour operators include Heritage Expeditions, tel: (643) 338 9944, and the Adventure Travel Company, tel: (643) 379 7134. Meanwhile, Adventure Associates, tel: (612) 9389 7466, organizes departures from Tasmania. For a three-week cruise, expect to pay at least $12,000 a head in a triple cabin or $20,000 for a suite. Also bear in mind that reaching Antarctica from Australasia takes about four days, as opposed to two from Argentina...
...Despite most travelers' visions of frostbite and blizzards, a trip to Antarctica in the modern age is perfectly tolerable. Most of the Russian vessels that dominate Antarctic travel were originally built for scientific purposes, but they can surprise with amenities such as saunas, bars and libraries. Days on board are broken up with excursions on shore and lectures on topics such as Antarctica's environment...