Visit Antarctica With Viva Expeditions

Travelling to Antarctica has certainly become a popular bucket-list contender, although tourism there has been going strong – relatively speaking – since the 1960s, when the first tourist-laden expedition ships started arriving in the White Continent.

The most popular and most economical way to visit Antarctica is by flying to Ushuaia, Argentina, at the southern tip Patagonia, and boarding one of Viva Expeditions’ ships from there. Reaching the southern reaches of Latin America may seem like a daunting task but do note that Ushuaia is one of Viva Expeditons’ most popular tourist hubs and there are daily flights connecting passengers from the country’s main cities, including, Buenos Aires.

This is what makes a cruise to Antarctica a wonderful addition to any tour of Argentina, or South America in general.  If you are planning to visit the country solely to travel to Antarctica, Viva Expeditions suggest you spend at least one night in Buenos Aires, or more if you can fit it in. Jetlag and the sheer volume of attractions to soak up in the capital make for wonderful acclimatization and flight recovery. Antarctica cruise durations from Ushuaia range between 10 and 22 days, depending on included stop-overs such as the historic and stunning Falkland Islands and wildlife-enriched island of South Georgia.

If your tour of South America includes travels to Chile, then your Antarctica travel option if to take a flight + cruise combo trip from Punta Arenas, Chile, instead. With this option, you take a flight from Punta Arenas on the shores of the Strait of Magellan – to Antarctica destinations like the Falklands and South Georgia Island, and board an expedition ship from there. This option suits those who are heading to the continent to explore Chile and those with a little less time for an Antarctica cruise.

Antarctica may be an easy travel destination to reach nowadays, but that doesn’t mean you can visit at any time. Antarctica tourist season, better known as ice-melt season, is between November and March, which is when ice melt allows for deeper exploration by ship, the sun never really fully sets and daytime temperatures stay well above freezing, most of the time.

Viva Expeditions offer some of the most unique, awe-inspiring and invigorating Antarctica tours available, and they invite you to come discover for yourself how soul-reviving endless white horizons can really be.

For more information on Viva Expeditions Antarctica, travel Lima and travelling the Amazon please go to www.vivaexpeditions.com .