Le Boreal

Discover Antarctica: Ushuaia - Ushuaia
Ushuaia (Argentina) Roundtrip

February 18th-28th, 2013
11 days / 10 nights on board

A unique voyage with a team of naturalists who are passionate about their subject.
Outings in zodiacs to see extraordinary wildlife at close range against a backdrop of majestic glaciers and tabular icebergs.

Day & Port	Arrival	Departure
Day 1 - Ushuaia (Argentina) Embarkation from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. Regarded as the world’s southern-most city, Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego in the extreme South of Argentina at the end of Beagle Bay. This amazing little town of over 45,000 people is surrounded by mountains and fertile plains. The first inhabitants here were nomadic hunters and gatherers who arrived on foot to the Isla Grande over 10,000 years ago. Nature lovers will be bowled over by the Tierra del Fuego National Park and its amazing wealth of flora and fauna: beavers, albatrosses, guanacos, penguins... Here forests cover the slopes of the Andes mountains then give way to snow-capped peaks… a truly unique and unforgettable landscape	-	18:30
Day 2 - At Sea - Drake Passage To reach the mythical «White Continent» you will cross the notorious Drake Passage named after the famous explorer, Sir Frances Drake, who sailed in these waters way back in 1578. You will then traverse the Polar Front which marks the area where waters from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans meet	-	-
Day 3 - At Sea - Drake Passage	-	-
Day 4 - Neko/Paradise Bay/Lemarie Channel (Antarctica) The magic continues when you arrive in Neko Bay: mountains, snow, ice and nature in the wild combine to create a unique landscape in a muffled atmosphere, broken only by the haunting cries of Cape petrels and cormorants. Even further south in the heart of this glacial universe the high cliffs of Booth Island and Cape Renard mark the entrance to the Lemaire Channel, a paradise renowned throughout the world for its spectacular beauty.	-	-
Day 5 - Pleneau Island/Port Lockroy (Antarctica)	-	-
Day 6 - Cuverville/Gerlache Strait (Antarctica)	-	-
Day 7 - Deception Island (Antarctica) At Deception Island you will marvel at one of the largest colonies of Chinstrap penguins.
Day 8 - Cruising in the Weddell Sea Brown Bluff (Antarctica) Our call at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic continent brings you to the foot of an imposing cliff where you will find a colony of 20,000 Adelie penguin couples.	-	-
Day 9 - At sea, Drake Passage (Antarctica)	-	-
Day 10 -At sea, Drake Passage (Argentina) / Ushuaia	23:00	-
Day 11 - Ushuaia (Antarctica) Disembarkation	-	-

Cruise Fares
Please contact us for additional information and availability.

Category	Cruise Fare	Special Fare* Starting From:
Superior Stateroom	$ 8,590	from $ 6,443
DeLuxe Stateroom	$ 9,522	from $ 7,142
Prestige Stateroom - Deck 4	$ 10,454	from $ 7,841
Prestige Stateroom - Deck 5	$ 10,885	from $ 8,164
Prestige Stateroom - Deck 6	$ 11,315	from $ 8,486
Deluxe Suite	$ 14,111	from $ 10,583
Prestige Suite - Deck 5	$ 17,553	from $ 13,165
Prestige Suite - Deck 6	$ 18,270	from $ 13,702
Owner Suite	$ 19,345	from $ 14,509
3rd adult Passenger in aSuperior Stateroom	$ 4,401	from $ 4,401
3rd Passenger in a Prestige Suite	$8,883	from $ 8,883
Safety and port taxes	$574	$574
One Child (8-12 years old) sharing cabin with 2 adults	FREE	FREE
Single supplement*	Starting at +50%	Starting at +50%

^{* Special Bonus fares and single
supplements are subject to availability. Rates and discounts are per person based on
a double occupancy and may be subject to fuel adjustement according to our terms and
conditions.}
Our fares include:

Your cruise including all meals from dinner on the day of embarkation to breakfast on the day of disembarkation
Welcome aboard and captain’s cocktail parties, gala dinner
Mineral water, tea, filter coffee, white, red and rosé wines served with meals
24 hour room service (selected menu)
Evening entertainments and events, and/or organised shows
All zodiac shore landings
A polar parka
Porterage from the quayside to the ship and vice versa
English-speaking guest-speaker (when applicable)

Our fares do not include:

Flights and airport taxes
Port and safety charges
Transfers, day rooms and other services at arrival & departure, before embarkation and after disembarkation
Insurances
Personal expenses, tips
Other drinks than aforementioned ones