# Antarctica - To the End of the Earth **Route**: `/solo-women-group-travel/antarctica-to-the-end-of-the-earth` ## Overview Desperate to escape the city for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure? Tap into your explorer spirit and journey to Antarctica—the last uninhabited land on Earth. January is perfect for whale spotting as migrating pods gather in its rich waters. Sail on M/V PLANCIUS, a well-equipped polar vessel that reaches where bigger ships can't, taking you to the outermost edge of human exploration. Experience Antarctica’s wildlife-rich waters and untouched beauty. “Once in my heart, it will summon me back again.” – Sumitra Senapaty, Founder of WOW Club. ## Quick Facts - **Duration**: 13 Days & 12 Nights - **Starting Point**: Buenos Aires Airport - **Comfort Level**: signature Stay - **Collections**: smooth sailing, adventure & wildlife, signature - **Tags**: December, antarctica ## Departure Dates No departures available currently. ## Activities - Antarctic Peninsula - Antarctic Wildlife - Buenos Aires & Ushuaia - Scientists and Naturalists ## Detailed Itinerary ### Day 1: Arrive in Buenos Aires Before you escape to the rugged, raw beauty of the Antarctic, enjoy the sin of gluttony and mirth in one of Argentina’s finest cities- Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires is picture perfect; its colorful streets and homes look like an artist dipped his brush dipped into bright hues and painted a brilliant story. The architecture draws on French influences and colonial homes dot pretty streets that light up in a mad, carnival-esque fashion once the sun dips. Transfer from the international airport to the hotel. Rest and relax to beat the jet lag after flying across the globe. Later, proceed for Welcome dinner. Overnight stay in Buenos Aires. **Accommodation**: Hotel Grand Brizo or similar (4*) ### Day 2: In and Around Buenos Aires On an unforgettable journey, experience all the magic of Buenos Aires. These few hours will showcase the essence of Argentina & it’s capital city. This comprehensive tour of the Paris of South America includes visits to the elegant neighborhoods of Recoleta (with its famous cemetery, entrance included), Palermo, Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the modern and trendy Puerto Madero area, and various other iconic buildings and palaces with exceptional architectural, historical, and cultural significance. The tour would be incomplete without exploring the city’s original settlements. We will explore the charming neighborhood of San Telmo, once home to the Buenos Aires aristocracy until the late 19th century. Lastly, visit the vibrant Caminito Street in the colorful Italian immigrant neighborhood of La Boca. Later in the evening enjoy the Tango show followed by dinner. Overnight stay in Buenos Aires. **Accommodation**: Hotel Grand Brizo or similar (4*) ### Day 3: Antarctica- Here We Come! Early morning travel from the hotel in Buenos Aires to the domestic airport from where you fly to Ushuaia to begin the expedition (Flight Not Included). Later the same day, get ready to board your Expedition. Your voyage begins where the world drops off: Ushuaia, Argentina, reputed to be the southernmost city on the planet. Starting in the afternoon with immense excitement, you embark from this small resort town on Tierra del Fuego – nicknamed “The End of the World”– and sail the scenic, mountain-fringed Beagle Channel for the rest of the evening. **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ### Day 4: Path of the Polar Explorers Over the next two days on the Drake Passage, you enjoy some of the same experiences encountered by the great polar explorers who first charted these regions: cool salt breezes, rolling seas, maybe even a fin whale spouting up sea spray. After passing the Antarctic Convergence – Antarctica’s natural boundary, formed when north-flowing cold waters collide with warmer sub-Antarctic seas – you are in the circum-Antarctic upwelling zone. Not only does the marine life change, the avian life changes too. Wandering albatrosses, grey-headed albatrosses, black-browed albatrosses, light-mantled sooty albatrosses, cape pigeons, southern fulmars, Wilson’s storm petrels, blue petrels, and Antarctic petrels are a few of the birds you might see. **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ### Day 5: Path of the Polar Explorers The first sightings of icebergs and snow-capped mountains indicate that we have reached the South Shetland Islands, a group of twenty islands and islets. With favorable conditions in the Drake Passage our lecturers and naturalists will accompany you ashore as you experience your first encounter with the penguins and seals. **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ### Day 6: Enter the Antarctic The South Shetland Islands are a haven for wildlife. Vast penguin rookeries, beaches ruled by Antarctic fur seals and Southern elephant seals make every day spent in this amazing island group unforgettable. Sailing through the narrow passage into the flooded caldera of Deception Island is breathtaking.  **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ### Day 7: About The Ship- M/V ORTELIUS The ice-strengthened vessel “Ortelius” is an excellent vessel for Polar expedition cruises in the Arctic and Antarctica, providing us with Possibilities to adventure in remote locations such as the Ross Sea and Franz Josef Land. ”Ortelius” offers a comfortable hotel standard, with two restaurants, a bar/lecture room. Our voyages are primarily developed to offer our passengers a quality exploratory wildlife program, trying to spend as much time ashore as possible. As the number of passengers is limited to approximately 108 on the “Ortelius”, flexibility assures maximum wildlife opportunities. **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ### Day 8: At the White Continent King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands, features colonies of nesting Adélie and Chinstrap Penguins, Kelp Gulls, Blue-eyed Cormorants, Antarctic Terns and Southern Giant Petrels and is home to scientific bases of many different countries. **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ### Day 9: At the White Continent The Antarctic Peninsula’s remarkable history will provide you with a type of excitement often only associated with the early explorers. You will be experiencing a sight which is even difficult to imagine. Apart from penguins and seabirds you are very likely to see Weddell, crabeater and leopard seals as well as Minke, killer (orca) and humpback whales at close range. **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ### Day 10: Scenes of South Shetland The volcanic islands of the South Shetlands are windswept and often cloaked in mist, but they do offer subtle pleasures: There’s a wide variety of flora (mosses, lichens, flowering grasses) and no small amount of fauna (gentoo penguins, chinstrap penguins, southern giant petrels). As an alternative, you may be able to engage in activities near Half Moon Island. Here chinstrap penguins and Weddell seals often haul out onto the beach near Cámara Base, an Argentine scientific research station. Conditions on the Drake Passage determine the exact time of departure. **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ### Day 11: Familiar Seas, Familiar Friend The volcanic islands of the South Shetlands are windswept and often cloaked in mist, but they do offer subtle pleasures: There’s a wide variety of flora & fauna (gentoo penguins, chinstrap penguins, southern giant petrels). In Deception Island, the ship plunges through Neptune’s Bellows and into the flooded caldera. Here you find hot springs, an abandoned whaling station, and thousands of cape petrels – along with kelp gulls, brown and south polar skuas, and Antarctic terns. A good hike is a possibility in this fascinating and desolate volcanic landscape. **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ### Day 12: Familiar Seas, Familiar Friend Your return voyage is far from lonely. While crossing the Drake, you’re again greeted by the vast array of seabirds remembered from the passage south. But they seem a little more familiar to you now, and you to them. **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ### Day 13: There and Back Again Every adventure eventually comes to an end. We arrive at the port of Ushuaia early in the morning and disembark the USHUAIA after breakfast. Transfer to the Ushuaia Airport to board the flight back home. **Accommodation**: M/V PLANCIUS Ship ## What's Included - ✓ Accommodation on Twin/ Single Window cabin in the Expedition Ship - ✓ English speaking guide in Buenos Aires and Ushuaia - ✓ Welcome Dinner with Tango Dance Show - ✓ City Tour in Buenos Aires and Ushuaia - ✓ All Meals on the M/V PLANCIUS Ship including snacks, coffee and tea. - ✓ Argentina Visa assistance ( You may be called for personal interview) - ✓ Rubber boots & snowshoes - ✓ Airport transfers (Group only) - ✓ Guides/ naturalists on the Expedition ship - ✓ 5% GST & 20% TCS - ✓ Travel Insurance (up to 69 years of age) ## What's Not Included - ✗ International & Internal Airfare - ✗ Expedition clothing and gears - ✗ Individual Airport transfers - ✗ Any other services not mentioned in the inclusions or in the itinerary - ✗ Any expenses caused by reasons beyond our control such as road blocks, accidents & any medical evacuations. Any flight delays or re-scheduling etc. - ✗ Expense of personal nature like personal tipping, laundry, telephone / fax calls, alcoholic beverages, camera/video camera fee at monuments, medical expenses, airport departure tax etc. - ✗ The customary gratuity at the end of the voyages for stewards and other service personnel aboard (USD 10(per person per day). ## Customer Reviews > I never imagined I was one day going to embark on an expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula! But it’s like a dream coming true. I had to work hard to achieve this feat. I had to experience and face the Drake Passage. — **Razia**, Managing Director > My dream experience of a holiday on the Caribbean Cruise came true with #WOWClub! It was one of the best holidays of my life, right from the day we started for this trip till the last day when we departed. — **Aditi**, Chef & Culinary Entrepreneur ## Booking Policies ### Early Bird Offers Get an Early Bird ticket with discounts. Remember that we can offer this discount only as long as you make the installment payments on time. ### Refunds Get a full refund with only a Rs 1000 deduction if you cancel within 48hrs of booking. ### Pinkedge Points Each completed trip gets you points that you can redeem against events, merchandise and more trips! ## Meta Information - **SEO Title**: Antarctica - To the End of the Earth - **Meta Description**: Desperate to exit the city to a dream-like scape that is once-in-a-lifetime experience? Tap the explorer in you as you make your way to Antarctica. This is a journey like none other, far from the madding crowds as you travel to a scenic wonder that is truly the last tract of uninhabited land on earth. January is known for whale spotting as all migrating pods have now made it down to Antarctica's rich waters. Embark on the Oceanwide Antarctica cruise which is not just any luxury ship but a well equipped polar vessel that ensures you can reach extreme corners of the Antarctica Continent where the bigger ship struggles to and experience the outermost edge of human exploration. Our expedition- M/V PLANCIUS will take you through an expedition through some of Antarctica’s most wildlife- rich waters. “What an adventure it was! Steeped in the legacy of the Polar exploration pioneers and rich in the wildness of a place far removed from the ravages of humans. It’s the last truly wild and, mostly, pristine continent, untouched by mankind and once I have let it into my heart, it will undoubtedly summon me back again and again.” - Sumitra Senapaty (Founder of WOW Club). - **Keywords**: Antarctica women only trip, WOW Club Antarctica, Antarctica cruise for women, Antarctica expedition 2025, women travel to Antarctica, luxury Antarctica trip for Indian women, female explorers Antarctica, Antarctica group tour India, once in a lifetime Antarctica trip, women-led adventure travel, polar travel for women, WOW journeys Antarctica, Antarctica bucket list travel, solo women Antarctica tour, Antarctica with WOW Club - **Canonical URL**: https://www.wowclub.com/solo-women-group-travel/antarctica-to-the-end-of-the-earth --- *Generated for LLM/AI consumption. Last updated: 2026-10-05T17:09:51.248Z*