Fly overnight from London to Santiago, Chile. On arrival, transfer to your hotel for a 1-night stay.

Fly from Santiago to Puerto Williams. On arrival, transfer to Silversea’s new hotel The Cormorant at 55 South℠ for your one-night stay.

Fly from Puerto Williams to King George Island. On arrival, transfer to the port and embark Silver Endeavour. King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands, serves as the gateway to Antarctica. Located just 120 kilometres from the Antarctic Peninsula, it hosts the region’s only airport, linking “real life” to “Antarctic life.” Despite 90% of the island being covered in snow and ice, over ten nations maintain year-round or seasonal research stations, and it even has a Russian Orthodox church with a permanent priest. The island’s wildlife far outnumbers humans: Adelie, Chinstrap, and Gentoo penguins commute to and from the Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell and leopard seals are frequent visitors, and skuas and southern giant petrels arrive each summer. Average temperatures range from -6.5 to 1.5˚C, making “warm” relative. Named after King George III following its discovery in 1819, the island has been claimed by Chile and Argentina but remains part of the British Antarctic Territory, acting as a hub for scientific research and international cooperation in Antarctica.

Few journeys capture the imagination like a voyage to Antarctica, one of the planet’s most remote, extreme, and enchanting wildernesses. An adventure in its purest form, only a fortunate few experience the majestic beauty of these monochrome landscapes firsthand. One of the first encounters is the Antarctic Sound, at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, which stretches like a tentacle toward Tierra del Fuego, South America’s “End of the World.” Named after the first ship to navigate the passage between the peninsula and Joinville Island groups in 1902, the Sound is a raw spectacle of towering icebergs calved from the disintegrating Larsen Ice Shelf. Encounter arena-sized islands of ice and extraordinary wildlife: Gentoo penguins hop across the ice while cape petrels sweep overhead. For first-time visitors, brushing up on photography skills is essential to capture this unforgiving continent at its full, unrestrained glory.

The Antarctic Peninsula stretches like a beckoning finger toward South America, inviting the adventurous to explore one of the planet’s last untamed realms. Just 620 miles from Tierra del Fuego, it offers a breathtaking introduction to snow-blanketed landscapes, colossal ice sculptures, and cathedral-sized icebergs. Unseen by humans until 1820, the peninsula delivers the thrill of encountering the extraordinary and unknown. Scattered with research bases at the forefront of scientific discovery, it provides insight into unique wildlife and the impact of humans on this pristine environment. Towering blanched mountain peaks, slowly slipping blue-hued glaciers, and arena-sized ice formations define the landscape, while thousands of Adelie penguin pairs thrive undisturbed. For first-time visitors, every sight—from colossal icebergs to vibrant wildlife—is a reminder of the continent’s raw, unspoiled beauty, making the Antarctic Peninsula not just a destination, but a profound journey into Earth’s most extreme and enchanting wilderness.

The ice-coated Antarctic Peninsula is perhaps the most accessible part of mainland Antarctica, lying just 480 miles from South America across the fabled Drake Passage. Near its northwestern tip, the South Shetland Islands, separated by the Bransfield Strait, fall under the Antarctic Treaty, suspending sovereignty claims. Several countries maintain research bases here, and with plump elephant seals and crowds of Gentoo, Chinstrap, and Adelie penguins, the islands can feel surprisingly lively. King George Island, the largest and most hospitable, hosts most research stations, some inhabited year-round by small, hardy crews. Yet these islands still offer extraordinary adventure in one of the planet’s most remote regions. Towering triple peaks like Mount Foster dominate the archipelago, while Deception Island’s collapsed volcanic caldera invites exploration of lunar-like landscapes and geothermally heated waters at Pendulum Cove. Elephant Island carries historic weight as the site where Ernest Shackleton and the stranded Endurance crew survived a harsh Antarctic winter in 1916, making these islands not only a hub for science but a realm of legend and enduring adventure.

Disembark Silver Endeavour and fly from King George Island to Puerto Williams. On arrival, transfer to Silversea’s new hotel The Cormorant at 55 South℠ for your 1-night stay.

Fly from Puerto Williams to Santiago. On arrival, transfer to your hotel for a 2-night stay.

You will visit one of the most renowned vineyards in the world, Concha y Toro. Explore the surroundings of the estate while tasting some of the finest wines in the beautifully landscaped park of European influence, where the mansion of Pirque stands out as a majestic architectural monument built at the end of the 19th century. As you stroll through the park and along the lagoon, you will discover the vineyards that produce some of Chile’s best Cabernet Sauvignon. One of the highlights of the vineyard is its historic cellars, where the founder, Don Melchor Concha y Toro, stored some of his finest wines. Here, you will learn the fascinating legend of Casillero del Diablo, a story that helped make Chilean wines famous around the world.

Your journey comes to an end. This morning check out from your hotel and transfer to the airport for your overnight flight back to London.