Early Antarctic explorers returned from their voyages to the deep south with tales of a magnificent, ice-covered land teeming with life, and you’ll have the opportunity to do the same AND capture it all on your camera.
✓ Experience the awe-inspiring immensity of Antarctica, reducing your time on the high seas by flying across the Drake Passage in one direction.
✓ Capture the unimaginable beauty of the Antarctic Peninsula with your camera, see vast glaciers tumble into the sea, penguins dwarfed by soaring peaks and humpback and minke whales as they feast on abundant krill.
✓ Zodiac cruise in secluded bays and quiet coves filled with brash ice, keep a close watch for the tail fluke of whales as they take a deep dive and find yourself surrounded by the world's greatest landscapes.
Antarctica with Aurora Expeditions: 'Antarctica: Through the Lens'
Overwhelming, Heart Warming, Life Changing.
Highlights of an Expedition to Antarctica
Featured Expedition
Antarctica: Through the Lens
Expedition From: Punta Arenas, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina
Destination Highlights
• Witness extraordinary wildlife including fledging penguin chicks.
• Photograph enormous glaciers and spectacularly shaped icebergs in various shades of blue.
• Snap a shot of the tail fluke of whales as they take a deep dive.
• Observe porpoising penguins and ice seals such as Weddell and crabeater seals hauled out on ice floes.
• Explore Antarctica side by side with some of the world's best photographers and enjoy an even more intimate experience.
Sample Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Punta Arenas and transfer to your hotel
Day 2: Fly Punta Arenas to King George Island & Embarkation
Days 3-9: Expedition cruising around the Antarctic Peninsula
Days 10-11: Drake Passage Crossing
Day 12: Disembark in Ushuaia
Included Activities
Meet the Photographers Joining Us in 2026
Nigel Danson
Nigel Danson is a YouTube creator and landscape photographer. Being dyslexic, photography had a profound impact on Nigel’s early life, when he uncovered the joys of developing images in a makeshift darkroom. Nigel’s philosophy is to seize the moment, to capture the essence of his experiences. He runs workshops all over the world to share his knowledge and passion for landscape photography.
Scott Portelli
Scott Portelli is an international award winning wildlife, nature, aerial and underwater photographer. Scott has spent thousands of hours in remote locations across the globe filming and photographing nature, wildlife, and the underwater environment. He was recently awarded Wildlife photographer of the year (single capture) at the Australian Photographic Prize 2024 awards and Portfolio winner at the HIPA awards in 2023.
Rachel Bigsby
Considered to be a leading wildlife photographer amongst her contemporaries, Rachel Bigsby specialises in seabirds natural artistry. She is a winner in five of the world’s most prestigious competitions as the winner of ‘Natural Artistry’ in Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the portfolio winner in Bird Photographer of the Year. She is also a Nikon creator, a published photographer by National Geographic, and a photographer for the RSPB and the National Trust.
James Popsys
James Popsys is a British Outdoor Photographer and Youtuber who lives in Snowdonia, Wales. Before YouTube he worked as a commercial conceptual photographer but being a firm believer that all the best stuff in life happens outdoors, he spent most of 2016/17 searching high and low for ways to spend less of his life at a desk. James is drawn to documenting nature but also the human impact on it, for better and for worse.
Mads Peter Iversen
Mads Peter Iversen, is a photographer living in Denmark. An educated schoolteacher with a master degree in educational philosophy, after trying out other photography genres, such as headshot photography and commercial videography with great success, he settled on fine art landscape pictures. Mads started out as a photographer in 2011 and his experience with video editing goes back to 2002. Mads finds inspiration all over the world but he’s especially drawn to the nordic, cold and harsh yet stunningly beautiful nature.
Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove
Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove is a full-time Belgian Icelandic nature photographer working out of Reykjavík, Iceland. Being inspired by extremes, he has largely dedicated his photography to documenting the Arctic, with a special focus on volcanic eruptions & the Icelandic Highlands. Most recently, he received international attention for his dedication to documenting the Fagradalsfjall & Svartsengi volcanic eruptions in Iceland.
Jack Lodge
Jack Lodge is a professional landscape and nature photographer from Wimborne, Dorset in the South West of England, UK. Through his photography, Jack strives to capture the change of each season, documenting the ever changing landscape and nature around us. His photography varies from enchanting ancient woodlands in the heart of the Dorset countryside, to dramatic seascapes and snow-capped mountains in Italy and Norway.
Purpose-Built Small Ship - 130 Passengers Maximum
Our expedition ships— the Greg Mortimer and the Sylvia Earle—are new to the fleet and designed for exploration. These state-of-the-art, purpose-built ships use the latest advances in design and technology, truly revolutionising the small-ship experience.
INCLUSIONS
• All airport transfers mentioned in the itinerary.
• One night’s hotel accommodation including breakfast, in Punta Arenas on Day 1.
• Charter flight from Punta Arenas to King George Island.
• Onboard accommodation during voyage, including daily cabin service.
• All meals, snacks, tea and coffee during voyage.
• Soft drinks and juices throughout all meals.
• Beer and house wine with dinner.
• Captain’s Farewell reception including four-course dinner, house cocktails, house beer and wine, and non-alcoholic beverages.
• All shore excursions and Zodiac cruises.
• Educational lectures and guiding services provided by Expedition Team.
• Complimentary access to onboard expedition doctor and medical clinic (initial consultation).
• One 3-in-1 waterproof, polar expedition jacket.
• Complimentary use of Muck Boots during the voyage.
• Complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi.
• Comprehensive pre-departure information.
• Port surcharges, permits and landing fees.
EXCLUSIONS
• International or domestic flights – unless specified in the itinerary.
• Transfers – unless specified in the itinerary.
• Airport arrival or departure taxes.
• Passport, visa, reciprocity and vaccination fees and charges.
• Travel insurance or emergency evacuation charges.
• Hotel accommodation and meals – unless specified in the itinerary.
• Optional excursions and optional activity surcharges.
• All items of a personal nature, including but not limited to alcoholic beverages and soft drinks (outside of dinner service), gratuities, laundry services, personal clothing, medical expenses, email or phone
charges.
About Aurora Expeditions
From the start, Aurora Expeditions—an award-winning Australian-owned company—was destined to be different. Our passion for adventure, exploring wild places and sharing the experience with friends burns just as brightly as it did over 33 years ago, as does our preference for small-group, personal expeditions, accompanied by an expedition team we believe are the world’s best.
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