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| King penguin chick (David Schultz) |
Antarctic
operator, One Ocean Expeditions has announced the addition of a sixth
departure to the wildlife rich Falkland Islands, South Georgia and
Antarctic Peninsula. Travelling aboard the 96-passengers expedition
ship, Akademik Sergey Vavilov, the new voyage departs Ushuaia (Argentina) on November 3rd, 2014.
Announcing
the new departure, Richard Cunningham – Australian GM for One Ocean
Expeditions said, “Our two scheduled November departures to Falklands,
South Georgia & Antarctica are on the verge of selling out. We had
an opportunity to extend our sailing season and add this new departure
to cater for the heavy demand and we’re already seeing solid bookings on
this early season voyage”.
One Ocean Expeditions CEO and Founder, Andrew Prossin led an exploratory expedition to South Georgia aboard the Sergey Vavilov
in early November 2013. Prossin said, “I was staggered to find scenes
right out of an Attenborough BBC wildlife documentary. At this time of
the season, the Elephant seals are battling for control of the beaches
and the female harems. The King penguins are there in their tens of
thousands and the snow covered mountains are at their most spectacular”.
After
leaving South Georgia, the expedition travels across the Scotia Sea
towards the Antarctic Peninsula, aiming to visit Elephant Island – the
place where Sir Ernest Shackleton launched his famous rescue mission 100
years ago. This remarkable feat of survival was brought to light
recently during the screening of the documentary on SBS - ‘Chasing
Shackleton’ – co-ordinated by Australian adventurer Tim Jarvis.
Four
days of exploring the stunning bays and coves of the Antarctic
Peninsula follow, where guests explore by Zodiac inflatable boats and
make daily shore excursions to enjoy a range of activities in the
company of wildlife experts, naturalists, adventure guides.
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