Itinerary
- Day 1
Punta Arenas
You'll arrive in Punta Arenas and get settled at your hotel. This day is mainly about taking care of logistics and getting briefed on what's ahead before your Antarctic journey begins. It's a good time to rest up and make sure all your gear is ready.
Landmarks Punta Arenas 
- Day 2
Punta Arenas to Union Glacier
After the hotel goes over weather conditions with you, a pickup takes you to the airfield for your chartered jet flight. The 4.5-hour flight goes across the Drake Passage, giving you views of the Antarctic Peninsula and Ellsworth Mountains along the way. You'll land on the blue ice runway at Union Glacier, then transfer by van to camp where you settle into your tent for the first time.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Chartered flight from Punta Arenas to Union Glacier
- Camp orientation and tent accommodation
Landmarks Union Glacier Drake Passage Antarctic Peninsula Ellsworth Mountains 
- Days 3 - 6
Union Glacier
Four days at Union Glacier while meteorologists track weather for your South Pole window. Each morning includes a briefing to plan the day around conditions and what your group wants to do. You can head out to places like Elephant's Head with its marble headlands and blue ice pools, Drake Icefall for incredible ice formations, Charles Peak Windscoop for ice climbing, or Rossman Cove for beach walks and views. Between excursions, cross-country skiing or fat biking on groomed trails keeps you active, or you can relax with tea in the camp library and catch evening talks. When weather clears, a ski plane takes you 4-6 hours over the polar plateau to the South Pole at 90 degrees south. You'll see the U.S. research station (if staff are around), stand at the marker where all longitudes meet, photograph the pole, then fly back to camp the next day.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Lunch, Lunch, Lunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dinner, Dinner, Dinner
Included Activities
- South Pole flight (ski plane, 4-6 hours)
- Visit to South Pole marker
- Guided tour of U.S. research station (if USAP staff available)
- Excursion to Elephant's Head
- Excursion to Drake Icefall
- Excursion to Charles Peak Windscoop
- Excursion to Rossman Cove beach
- Excursion to Hidden Valley
- Cross-country skiing on groomed circuit
- Fat tire biking on groomed circuit
- Evening talks and films
Optional Activities
- Hiking to base of Elephant's Head
- Hiking to summit of Rhodes Bluff
- Ice climbing at Charles Peak Windscoop
- Picnic at Rossman Cove beach
Landmarks South Pole South Pole Station Thiel Mountains Elephant's Head Rhodes Bluff Drake Icefall Charles Peak Windscoop Rossman Cove Hidden Valley Heritage Range - Day 7
Union Glacier to Punta Arenas
When weather cooperates, board the intercontinental plane for your return flight back to Punta Arenas. From there, you can arrange onward flights home or to your next destination.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Return flight from Union Glacier to Punta Arenas
Landmarks Punta Arenas 
