Emblematic Antarctica

PONANT Explorations blend luxury, adventure, science and sustainability. Offering intimate expeditions that reveal remote wilderness, unique cultures, rare wildlife and transformative travel experiences. PONANT is the leader in Luxury Expeditions in Antarctica.

If there is one place on the globe that fires the imagination of travellers and arouses in them an instant thirst for adventure, it is the immaculate and faraway lands of the White Continent.

The adventure begins at the border between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, the legendary Drake Passage. Albatross and Cape Petrels lead us toward Antarctica.  The mountainous landscape boasts huge calving glaciers. Stunning Ice in a myriad of shapes, sizes and colours with tabular icebergs drifting in the middle of the Southern Ocean.

On board, the naturalists share the secrets of this unique ecosystem with lectures in the Theatre before exploring together ashore and on Zodiac Safaris. The Shorelines are teaming with wildlife; Gentoo, Adelie, and chinstrap penguins: these surprising birds, emblematic of the Antarctic, share their beaches with leopard, crabeater and Weddell Seals.

Combine this exploration with comfort and luxury onboard a modern PONANT Expedition Ship with a maximum of 200 guests for the ultimate Antarctica Experience.