Luxury Sub-Antarctic Islands Expedition
Luxury Sub-Antarctic Islands Expedition
This fifteen-day expedition is the most refined way to explore the wild, wildlife-ruled islands of the far south, a round-trip from Dunedin into a world of UNESCO reserves where you are but a visitor. Often called the Galapagos of the Southern Ocean, these islands hold scenery and wildlife found nowhere else: meadows of megaherbs forming a colourful tapestry, towering cliffs that are the playground of the royal albatross, and black-sand beaches patrolled by myriad penguins. From Dunedin you visit the predator-free sanctuary of Ulva Island and the UNESCO fiords of Fiordland, then the Snares with their tens of thousands of endemic crested penguins, the Auckland and Campbell Islands, and Australia’s remarkable Macquarie Island, with its immense penguin and seal colonies. Throughout, you travel aboard an elegant small expedition ship with open-bar all-inclusive service, a heated pool, fine dining and a team of naturalists, sometimes joined by guest explorers. It is a nature-lover’s dream in genuine luxury, no continent landing, but an unforgettable concentration of remote island wildlife.
Itinerary highlights
Explore the Galapagos of the Southern Ocean, New Zealand's UNESCO sub-Antarctic islands, in ultra-luxury comfort.
Reach Australia's remote Macquarie Island, with its immense colonies of penguins and seals.
Walk among megaherb meadows and nesting royal albatross on the towering cliffs of Campbell Island.
Zodiac cruise the Snares, home to tens of thousands of endemic crested penguins and a colony of fur seals.
Discover the predator-free sanctuary of Ulva Island and the UNESCO fiords of Fiordland's Milford, Dusky and Doubtful Sounds.
See breeding fur seals, New Zealand sea lions and southern elephant seals across the islands.
Travel on an elegant small expedition ship with open-bar all-inclusive service, a heated pool and fine dining.
Learn from a team of naturalists and destination experts, sometimes joined by distinguished guest speakers.
Luxury Sub-Antarctic Islands Expedition
This fifteen-day expedition is the most refined way to explore the wild, wildlife-ruled islands of the far south, a round-trip from Dunedin into a world of UNESCO reserves where you are but a visitor. Often called the Galapagos of the Southern Ocean, these islands hold scenery and wildlife found nowhere else: meadows of megaherbs forming a colourful tapestry, towering cliffs that are the playground of the royal albatross, and black-sand beaches patrolled by myriad penguins. From Dunedin you visit the predator-free sanctuary of Ulva Island and the UNESCO fiords of Fiordland, then the Snares with their tens of thousands of endemic crested penguins, the Auckland and Campbell Islands, and Australia’s remarkable Macquarie Island, with its immense penguin and seal colonies. Throughout, you travel aboard an elegant small expedition ship with open-bar all-inclusive service, a heated pool, fine dining and a team of naturalists, sometimes joined by guest explorers. It is a nature-lover’s dream in genuine luxury, no continent landing, but an unforgettable concentration of remote island wildlife.
Itinerary highlights
Explore the Galapagos of the Southern Ocean, New Zealand's UNESCO sub-Antarctic islands, in ultra-luxury comfort.
Reach Australia's remote Macquarie Island, with its immense colonies of penguins and seals.
Walk among megaherb meadows and nesting royal albatross on the towering cliffs of Campbell Island.
Zodiac cruise the Snares, home to tens of thousands of endemic crested penguins and a colony of fur seals.
Discover the predator-free sanctuary of Ulva Island and the UNESCO fiords of Fiordland's Milford, Dusky and Doubtful Sounds.
See breeding fur seals, New Zealand sea lions and southern elephant seals across the islands.
Travel on an elegant small expedition ship with open-bar all-inclusive service, a heated pool and fine dining.
Learn from a team of naturalists and destination experts, sometimes joined by distinguished guest speakers.
What's Included
- All shipboard accommodation in a stateroom or suite, almost all with a private balcony
- Open-bar all-inclusive: water, soft drinks, wine, beer, champagne, spirits, tea and coffee
- All meals on board, with refined dining
- Zodiac excursions and shore landings with a team of naturalists and destination experts
- Enrichment lectures, sometimes with distinguished guest speakers
- Use of ship facilities, including heated sea-water pool, steam room and lounges
- Sub-Antarctic island landing permits
What's Included
- All shipboard accommodation in a stateroom or suite, almost all with a private balcony
- Open-bar all-inclusive: water, soft drinks, wine, beer, champagne, spirits, tea and coffee
- All meals on board, with refined dining
- Zodiac excursions and shore landings with a team of naturalists and destination experts
- Enrichment lectures, sometimes with distinguished guest speakers
- Use of ship facilities, including heated sea-water pool, steam room and lounges
- Sub-Antarctic island landing permits
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FAQs
No. This is a sub-Antarctic islands voyage, not an Antarctic continent expedition. Round-trip from Dunedin, you explore New Zealand’s southern islands and Australia’s Macquarie Island, along with Fiordland and Ulva Island. There is no ice-continent landing; the appeal is the extraordinary wildlife and scenery of the Galapagos of the Southern Ocean.
You travel aboard an elegant small expedition ship with open-bar all-inclusive service, a heated sea-water pool, refined dining and a team of naturalists, sometimes joined by distinguished guest explorers. It pairs genuine expedition access with the comfort and service of a luxury ship.
Macquarie Island is Australia’s prized sub-Antarctic possession and one of the great wildlife sites on earth, with immense colonies of king and royal penguins and large numbers of elephant seals. Adding it makes this a fuller sweep of the Southern Ocean’s island wildlife.
Royal albatross and megaherbs on Campbell Island, the endemic crested penguins and fur seals of the Snares, sea lions and endemic birds in the Aucklands, the king and royal penguins and elephant seals of Macquarie, plus dolphins and penguins in Fiordland.