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ANTARCTICA PENINSULA - BASECAMP ORTELIUS
Expedition is our passion. The ship becomes our base camp for
these voyages. “Base camp” is by definition a temporary storing
and starting place, from which an activity starts. We offer
“activity modules” which go beyond our normal shore program.
The vessel will stay for two or three days at specific locations to
serve our active passengers as a comfortable hub to allow more
time than usual for wide ranging activities. During our
“Basecamp” departures, all offered activities (including
camping, kayaking, snowshoe/hiking, mountaineering, photo
workshop) as well as our standard included shore excursions
and zodiac cruises) are free of charge.
ITINERARY
Day 1: Ushuaia
In the afternoon, we embark in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, the
southernmost city in the world located at the Beagle Channel and sail through
this scenic waterway for the rest of the evening.
Days 2 & 3: At Sea
During these two days we sail across the Drake Passage. When we cross the
Antarctic Convergence, we arrive in the circum-Antarctic up welling zone. In
this area we may see 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.
Near the South Shetland Islands, we spot our first icebergs.
Days 4 – 9: Antarctica
We will sail directly to “High Antarctica”, passing the Melchior islands and the
Schollaert Channel between Brabant and Anvers Island. We will sail to the
Neumayer Channel, where we position our ship for the multi activity base
camp. The protected waters around Wiencke Island will become our
playground for all activities. In this alpine environment there are great
opportunities to scout the region on foot, per zodiac and during kayak trips.
Walkers will find opportunities to use snowshoes on hikes near the shore lines
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and the mountaineers will find their challenge by climbing hills and view
points further inland, i.e. Jabet Peak (540 m). All climbs and excursions can
only be conducted in good weather conditions. We plan to stay two overnights
at anchor in order to implement two camp nights and two full activity days. We
will visit the British research station and the post office Port Lockroy on
Goudier Island. Close to Port Lockroy we may also offer a landing on Jougla
Point with Gentoo Penguins and Imperial Shags. We sail through the
spectacular Lemaire Channel to Booth Island, Pleneau and Petermann Island
where we can find Adelie Penguins and Blue-eyed Shags. In this area there
are good chances to encounter Humpback Whales, Minke Whales and Fin
Whales. Our second Basecamp night will be erected near the Continent; we
choose a camp site which is suitable and close to next day’s activity. The
mountaineers hope to reach the summit of Mt. Demaria (640 m) at
Waddington Bay. A visit to one of the scientific stations in Antarctica will give
you an insight about the life of modern Antarcticans working on the White
Continent. Further south we may have time to visit the Ukrainian Vernadsky
Station, where we will receive a warm welcome from the station crew. In the
afternoon at Neko Harbour we will have the opportunity to set foot on the
Antarctic Continent in a magnificent landscape of a huge glacier and enjoy the
landscape during zodiac cruises, hikes and kayak excursions. A small group of
mountaineers may climb up on higher grounds of the glacier. We will spend
the night at Neko or near Paradise Bay with a camp erected ashore. We will
leave Neko Harbour in the early morning after breaking our last camp. We sail
via Melchior Islands towards the open sea of the Drake Passage. We have
again a chance of seeing many seabirds.
Days 10 – 11: At sea
On our way north, we are again followed by a great selection of seabirds while
crossing the Drake Passage.
Day 12: Ushuaia
We arrive in the morning in Ushuaia and disembark after breakfast.
Please Note:
A Basecamp itinerary to the Antarctic Peninsula is illustrated above. This
itinerary is for guidance only. Programs may vary depending on local ice and
weather conditions, the availability of landing sites and opportunities to see
wildlife. The final itinerary will be determined by the Expedition Leader on
board. Flexibility is paramount for expedition cruises. During our “Basecamp”
departures, all offered activities are free of charge.
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YOUR SHIP: ORTELIUS
YOUR SHIP: Ortelius
VESSEL TYPE: Expediton
LENGTH: 91m
PASSENGER CAPACITY: 116
BUILT/REFURBISHED:
Built / Refurbished : 1989 / 2015
The ice-strengthened vessel "Ortelius" is an excellent vessel for
Polar expedition cruises in the Arctic and Antarctica, providing
us with possibilities to adventure remote locations such as the
Ross Sea.
accessible to the passengers. The vessel is manned by 34
"Ortelius" was built in Gdynia, Poland in 1989, was named
highly experienced Russian nautical crew, 15 international
"Marina Svetaeva", and served as a special purpose vessel for
catering staff, including stewardesses, 6 expedition staff (1
the Russian Academy of Science. The vessel is re-flagged and
expedition leader and 5 guides/lecturers) and 1 doctor.
renamed "Ortelius". Ortelius was a Dutch / Flemish
"Ortelius" offers a comfortable hotel standard, with two
cartographer. Abraham Ortelius (1527 - 1598) published the
restaurants, a bar/lecture room and a sauna. Our voyages are
first modern world atlas, the _Theatrum Orbis Terrarum_ or
primarily developed to offer our passengers a quality exploratory
Theatre of the World in 1570. At that time, the atlas was the
wildlife program, trying to spend as much time ashore as
most expensive book ever printed.
possible. As the number of passengers is limited to
The vessel has the highest ice-class notation (UL1 equivalent to
approximately 100 on the "Ortelius", flexibility assures
1A) and is therefore very suitable to navigate in solid one-year
maximum wildlife opportunities.
sea ice and loose multi-year pack ice. "Ortelius" is a great
expedition vessel for 100 passengers with lots of open-deck
spaces and a very large bridge which is
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