JGT Group to South Georgia & Antarctica

Follow Shackleton’s incredible rescue route with JGT’s Irish “Bucket List” Group Departure

in conjunction with

19 Days From €11,859.

 12 November 2021

19 Nights* for €11,859pp sharing

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Limited places!

Visit one the most wonderful, awe inspiring and remote parts of the planet. On this genuine Bucket List trip. You will join the few pivileged people who have set foot on this desolate and unforgiving place. Unlike the hardship of Shackleton and his men, as they battled the South Atlantic in a rowing boat, you will be taken there in ultra-luxury on board Silversea’s Silver Cloud Expedition, while enjoying the best of service, ambience and cuisine. Travel from Dublin with a group of fellow Irish explorers and enjoy a great, memorable trip of a lifetime.

ITINERARY

Days	Date	Destination
Fri	12 Nov ’21	Scheduled flight Dublin – Santiago via Amsterdam with KLM.
Sat	13 Nov ’21	Arrive in Santiago and transfer to 5-star Hotel. Free day in Santiago.
Sun	14 Nov ’21	Breakfast at hotel. Depart Santiago by early charter to Punta Arenas and board the Silver Cloud. Depart in the evening.
Mon – Wed	15 – 17 Nov ’21	Days at sea to listen to lectures, enjoy the ship and relax.
Thu – Sat	18 – 20 Nov ’21	Arrive at South Georgia. Spend the next three days exploring the incredible wildlife, natural beauty and the see the rugged land that Shackleton and his men had to traverse on foot.
Sun – Mon	21 – 22 Nov ’21	Cruising the Drake Passage.
Tue	23 Nov ’21	Arrive at Elephant Island, where Shackleton set off on his epic rescue mission. Marvel at how his crew could have survived for a year on this rocky outcrop, eventually to be rescued on the third attempt. All hands were saved in this outstanding rescue. Great please for whales and Elephant seals.
Wed – Fri	24 – 26 Nov ’21	Explore the Antarctic Peninsula with a number of landings each day. Kyak in the Antarctic (at no extra cost). Even take the “Polar Plunge” if you dare.
Sat	27 Nov ’21	Visit the stunning South Shetland Islands.
Sun – Tue	28 – 30 Nov ’21	Sadly depart Antarctica and make your way north through the Drake Passage to Ushuaia, Argentina’s southernmost town. Arrive early morning and take a charter flight to Santiago for your last night there.
Wed	01 Dec ’21	Morning free to relax and explore Santiago. Evening flight home via Amsterdam.

A very Special limited offer to Antarctica, Chile & South Georgia:- Save €000’s with JGT

Vista Suite – € 11,859
Veranda Suite – € 13,389

Single Supplement 25%

* 16 night cruise aboard Silverseas Silver Cloud Expedition ship, 2 nights hotel Santiago & 2 overnight flights . Depart Dublin on Fri 12 Nov ’21. Arrive home Wed 1 Dec ’21.

Free flights to South America
Free Hotel in Santiago
All-Inclusive on board (fine dining, fine wines & spirits)
Free zodiac cruises, shore excursions & landings
Free Polar Parka Jacket
Free Internet
Free gratuities

Call (01) 207 6555 or e-mail leisure@jgt.ie

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To book this Bucket List Trip call John Galligan Travel on (01) 207 6555 or e-mail leisure@jgt.ie

Silver Cloud Expedition

 Silver Cloud Expedition

After extensive refurbishment, Silver Cloud will be the most spacious and comfortable ice class vessel in expedition cruising. Her large suites, her destination itineraries and her unparalleled service make her truly special. Her five dining options will tantalise your taste buds and as 80% of her suites include a veranda, watching a breaching whale or a few cavorting penguins has never been so personal. Broad sweeping decks with multiple open spaces and a swimming pool complete what is surely the most distinctive expedition ship sailing today.

A limited number of guests, particularly with just 200 in polar waters, mean that Silver Cloud has the highest space to guest and crew to guest ratios in expedition cruising. With her 18 zodiacs, possibilities are almost limitless with ship-wide simultaneous explorations. Finally, a team of 19 passionate and dedicated experts are always at hand to ensure your voyage is enhanced every step of the way.

You can anticipate massive glaciers and icebergs, deep fjords and bays. They offer the setting for a fascinating scenario that will ensure incomparable moments on this expedition. At this time of the year, the seals come ashore to prepare for the birth of a new generation, and penguins incubate their eggs. Look forward to your personal adventure amidst magnificent landscapes in which the Antarctic explorers of bygone times accomplished truly heroic deeds.

South Georgia: The Land of Penguins (not visited on this expedition)
A travel book writer once compared the island to the glaciated high mountain ranges of Nepal – and indeed, up to 3,000 m high distinctive mountains jut out of the South Atlantic and announce a very special animal paradise. While king penguins incubate their eggs in a fold of skin, gentoo penguins build nests out of little stones which the animals often steal from each other. You can encounter elephant seals that reach a length of up to 6.5 m. The trails of history inevitably lead you to the former whaling station in Stromness Bay – in May of 1916, Sir Ernest Shackleton arrived here after a strenuous hike across the mountains. From here, he organised help for his men, whom he had left behind on Elephant Island. You can pay your last respects to the Antarctic explorer at the cemetery in Grytviken.

Spectacular: South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula
Like a research ship, the MS Fram advances ever further south through drift and pack ice. Every day is unique thanks to exciting discoveries. For instance when you head for the elephants seals, fur seals and penguins of Elephant Island with the Zodiacs – the very island on which Shackleton’s men endured for 128 days before finally being rescued. Or on Deception Island, a collapsed volcanic island that not only awaits you with snow and ice, but also with black lava beaches – you can even take a bath in the hot springs. The sight of several-metre-high glacier walls in which deep trenches are shimmering in shades of blue will overwhelm you in Paradise Bay. A unique play of light and colours that continues as you sail through the Neumayer Channel. The waterway winds its way through the Antarctic landscape like a labyrinth. At the former English research station Port Lockroy, you will be welcomed by croaking gentoo penguins that virtually brood on the steps of the restored buildings.

With the Lemaire Channel, you are sailing through a legendary strait of overwhelming beauty. The waterway is 11 km long and merely 1,600 m wide at its widest point. Snow-covered mountains tower high in the air on either side and appear close enough to touch. On Petermann Island, you have the opportunity to join a hike to see blue-eyed cormorants, Adelie penguins and gentoo penguins. The island belongs to the Wilhelm Archipelago which was discovered in 1873 by the German researcher Eduard Dallmann. Here, you can watch the bustle of activity of the animals that have literally established trails between their nests and the water.

To book this Bucket List Trip call John Galligan Travel on (01) 207 6555 or e-mail leisure@jgt.ie

A change in itinerary may become necessary on this expedition to Antarctica. The captain will decide on the best possible alternatives depending on weather and ice conditions.