| The best time of the year to visit Antarctica is during | | | | To make your travel to Antarctica a journey like no |
| the summer months of December to March. The | | | | other, book yourself into a cruise or ship with |
| weather is much better during this period as compared | | | | passengers of less than a hundred. Only 100 individuals |
| to the rest of the year. Plus, you get to experience | | | | are allowed to be landed at one place at a time. So |
| how it feels like to have the sun shining down on you | | | | with bigger groups of tourists, the experience of |
| 20 hours of the day, not to mention a the opportunity | | | | landing on Antarctic is less when compared to a |
| to see a "midnight sun". | | | | smaller vessel with a smaller number of passengers. |
| A typical Antarctic cruise lasts for less than two | | | | A travel to Antarctica aboard an icebreaker ship may |
| weeks and you'll be quite surprised at how fast the | | | | be a little more expensive but it will be worth it since |
| days fly when you're actually there already marveling | | | | the ship is better equipped to navigate and explore in |
| at the wonders of this isolated continent. | | | | some areas where an ice-strengthened ship can't go. |
| So what can you expect from a travel to Antarctica? | | | | Zodiac boats are also available for a more up-close |
| Not much but rather plenty! You'll never get enough of | | | | and personal experience of the Antarctic life. There |
| the scenery, the landscape, and the wildlife. There just | | | | are also cruises which allow diving into the icy cold |
| too much going on in this spot in the world. Don't let the | | | | waters of the Atlantic and discover the hidden |
| vast expanse of the snow-covered landscape fool | | | | treasures underwater. |
| you. The biodiversity in the Antarctic continent will | | | | Don't forget to bring your camera or camcorder. The |
| surprise you. | | | | Antarctic experience is a journey like no other and |
| During the early summer months, you can bear | | | | you'll return from the trip a completely different person. |
| witness to awesome penguin courting rituals as well as | | | | Ensure that you get all the memories of the trip on |
| elephant and fur seals starting their breeding territories | | | | record. One tourist described the travel to Antarctica |
| in the ice. By midsummer, the ice and snow are melting | | | | as an adventure which "none of the books you read, |
| allowing for more exploration closer to the land. Also, | | | | photos you see, prepare you for actually being there in |
| the days are longer permitting for some wonderful | | | | the most spiritual, beautiful landscape in the world!" |
| opportunities for photography. In the late summer, | | | | That says it all, doesn't it? |
| whale watching is at its best as these gentle giants | | | | Oh yes, one last piece of juicy information, there's a |
| begin their arrival from their annual migration trips. | | | | post office in Antarctica. So why don't you send a |
| Make sure your ship or your tour company is a | | | | friend a really nice postcard? It would be a treat for |
| member of the International Association of Antarctic | | | | anyone to get a postcard from Antarctica. What are |
| Tour Operators (IAATO). It is a volunteer organization | | | | the chances of that, right? |
| which promotes a safe and environmentally | | | | Therefore, pack up a good set of warm clothes, your |
| responsible Antarctic experience. Behaviors when | | | | camera, and be prepared. Plan your trip wisely and |
| disembarking at various landing sites as well as the | | | | enjoy your travel to Antarctica because sooner you'll |
| sizes of the vessels allowed to enter the Antarctic | | | | find out it's a journey like no other. It's going to be a |
| waters are laid out for guidance of the operators and | | | | different adventure. |
| the passengers. | | | | |