National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions offers travelers an 8, 9, and 10-Day option for our Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage journeys. Each option offers the most time-efficient travel to and from Antarctica, with a two hour flight each way eliminating the cruise across the Drake Passage. Join us aboard our intimately scaled, National Geographic Explorer and National Geographic Orion vessels, ships purpose-built for polar waters.
“On my first visit to Antarctica, I didn't sleep for two days - I was so mesmerized as our ship crunched through the sea ice. It was unending ice. The size, the shapes, the color.”
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage Trips
Our Ships in Antarctica
National Geographic Explorer
- Guests
- 148
- Cabins
- 81
An authentic expedition ship, purpose-engineered for blue water and polar exploration
National Geographic Orion
- Guests
- 102
- Cabins
- 53
An authentic expedition ship, purpose-built for exploring the South Pacific, Asia, the Mediterranean, and beyond.
Photo Gallery: Highlights from Antarctica
Cuverville Island, Antarctica
Guests from the ship National Geographic Explorer enjoy Cuverville Island, Antarctica.
Photograph: Michael S. Nolan