by Sarah Kuta
Last updated: 2:15 PM ET, Tue September 17, 2024
Quark Expeditions is launching a new itinerary in Antarctica that offers travelers a chance to soar over the White Continent in a helicopter.
Called “Antarctica by Helicopter: Icebergs, Mountains, and Remote Lands,” the voyage takes advantage of the twin-engine helicopters aboard the ship Ultramarine. Travelers can explore lesser-visited destinations like the Antarctic Sound, Erebus and Terror Gulf and the Weddell Sea.
The 12-day, all-inclusive cruise includes at least two flightseeing excursions and one helicopter landing. That’s in addition to land excursions, Zodiac rides and onboard lectures by marine biologists, glaciologists and other experts.
The line will offer two departures from Buenoes Aires: one on November 27, 2025, and the other on December 7, 2025. The cruise will also visit Deception Island, James Ross Island and Livingston Island.
Earlier this week, Quark Expeditions also celebrated the successful deployment of its helicopters over remote Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian Arctic.
“The scale and beauty of the Antarctic landscape from 5,000 feet is unparalleled,” says Steve Fisher, a helicopter pilot for Quark Expeditions. “Our guests often feel a profound sense of tranquility as they view this rare and remote land from the sky and witness something very few in the world will ever see. It has been my privilege to take guests in safety to the far reaches of the world and I look forward to this next chapter of exploration.”
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