Flying to Antartica
May 28, 2012, 11:10 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: austin,tx,usa
Programs: *wood plt,mrt plt, aa ex plt
Posts: 284
Flying to Antartica
Jun 4, 2012, 12:41 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: EWR
Programs: UA, DL, AA,SQ no status on any
Posts: 133
Aurora travel has Antarctica expeditions where you can fly one way (with DAP chartered) http://www.auroraexpeditions.com.au
Antarctica XXI has expeditions where you fly both ways (again with DAP chartered) http://antarcticaxxi.com/
I did some research and have captured a spreadsheet with (all) operators for 2012/13 season in case someone is interested
Best regards
NJviking
Jul 16, 2012, 5:00 pm
#6
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: EWR
Programs: UA, DL, AA,SQ no status on any
Posts: 133
Jul 16, 2012, 7:21 pm
#7
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 374
Aug 15, 2013, 1:30 am
#9
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Utah
Posts: 454
I have always wanted to fly to Antarctica proper, but that does not seem possible according to this post on another travel website.
I guess the Chilean Frei Antarctic Station may be a strange exception according to some links here, but you would need to be part of a package tour.
http://www.thebesttravelled.com/foru...opic,12.0.html
I guess the Chilean Frei Antarctic Station may be a strange exception according to some links here, but you would need to be part of a package tour.
http://www.thebesttravelled.com/foru...opic,12.0.html
Sep 1, 2013, 6:44 am
#10
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Up in the Air
Programs: AC/EK
Posts: 248
Jan 30, 2014, 8:28 pm
#11
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Mysore, India
Programs: BA Silver, LH Senator, SQ PPS, EK Gold
Posts: 21
I went with our spiritual teacher and a group of 21 persons on Quark expeditions "Ocean Diamond" ship from 29 Dec 2013 to 7 Jan 2014. The ship was cosy and comfortable. We stayed on the 7th deck where room with balconies are situated. The best thing of this floor was the observatory. It was like having a large library attached to your room and world's most scintillating views around. The hotel crew were just awesome. The expedition crew headed by Shane Evoy did a splendid job. We were kept busy and entertained with various talks and shows. Wifi is very expensive. US$100 for 100 MB of data. Somehow the outgoing data was always three times that of incoming data.
Over all a beautiful experience. Superb Quark
Over all a beautiful experience. Superb Quark
Feb 7, 2014, 1:35 pm
#12
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 861
We were talked out of flying because of the possibility of cancellations and delays. If you have lots of flexibility, this might be a great option, but if operating on a tight schedule,
be sure to take out insurance and have the chance that your stay in Antarctica might be shortened.
be sure to take out insurance and have the chance that your stay in Antarctica might be shortened.
