The Antarctic expedition begins prior to our journey; on which a specialized debriefing session is held to give us the indications regarding the flight characteristics, the place we will be visiting, the recommendations for the care of the environment, and other necessary steps to be taken in order to preserve this ecosystem. Our mission is to enjoy nature without causing any damage to it.

ITINERARY

Day 1 PUNTA ARENAS – CABO DE HORNOS

• We board our airplane early in the morning. The Captain will inform us of the weather conditions and if everything is all right we shall take off heading south towards our destination.
  During our flight we will be crossing over the Strait of Magellan and continue over Tierra Del Fuego Island, the Darwin Mountains and its glaciers. Islands will only compose the landscape we will be observing until we reach Cabo de Hornos (Cape Horn), last rocky formations of the American continent. On the way to Base Frei airport, to which we get in three hours time, we will already be anticipating the Antarctica with excitement. After a four-hour trip, we finally arrive at the airbase, where we will be visiting the establishments of Villa Las Estrellas, the wild fauna reserves, the glaciers and other attractions offered by this place.
  Baleen whales, Orcas or Killer Whales, Sea Lions, Weddel Seals, Antarctic Seals and penguins. The well-known Adelia Penguins are the main species, but one sees also the Papua Penguin and the Antarctic Penguin. The harshness and variability of the weather makes an amazing contrast with the facilities of scientific stations and most of all Villa Las Estrellas, first place to be inhabited by civilians.
  Our destination: Base Frei, which together with the Meteorological Center was inaugurated in 1969, being one of the three main meteorological and navigational stations of Antarctica.
  The scenery, the fauna and marine life are the main attractions for tourists: being one of the few in the world that has remained untouched by men, which is why it constitutes one of the mankind’s most important Biosphere Reserves. To comply with the strict rules and regulations of environmental preservation the responsible had to submit this expedition project for an evaluation by the National Environmental Commission, resulting in approval of the project. You are part of this effort.
  Once we have landed in the Antarctic, we will unpack and move to our accommodations.

Day 2 BASE FREI – PUNTA ARENAS 
Suggested activities:

• Visit Villa Las Estrellas, its facilities and Meteorological Centre.
• Visit the Sea Lion colony in the Drake Sea in a hike across the runway towards the beach.
• Lunch and/or snack depending on the place and time of arrival.
• A walk to the Chinese Station to observe marine birds, penguins and Weddell seals. Try to coordinate this visit with the low tide which will allow the isthmus to be revealed and therefore be able to cross over to Ardley Island, where Papua Penguin colonies live.
• On the following day we will visit the many Antarctica Research Stations and we will be able to speak with the investigators.
• During the day some time is left to see places of special attractive and prepare our return.

As members of an expedition, during our visit to the Antarctic Peninsula we shall make it our duty not to step on the vegetation and protect the fauna. Our homage to nature will be our legacy to future generations.
At the agreed time we return back to Punta Arenas airport.

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