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The Great Austral Loop Cruise

  • Departure DateSat 13th Dec 2025
  • Ponant L'Austral
  • 17 Night Cruise From Ushuaia
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Itinerary

  • Ushuaia, Argentina
  • New Island, Chile
  • South Georgia Islands, Antarctica
  • Antarctica
  • Ushuaia, Argentina

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Day 1 - Ushuaia, Argentina

Arrive: Sat 13 December 2025 / Depart: Sat 13 December 2025 at 17:00

Capital of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province, Ushuaia is considered the gateway to the White Continent and the South Pole. Nicknamed “El fin del mundo” by the Argentinian people, this city at the end of the world nestles in the shelter of mountains surrounded by fertile plains that the wildlife seem to have chosen as the ultimate sanctuary. With its exceptional site, where the Andes plunge straight into the sea, Ushuaia is one of the most fascinating places on earth, its very name evocative of journeys to the unlikely and the inaccessible…

Day 2 - At Sea

Day 3 - New Island, Chile

Arrive: Mon 15 December 2025 / Depart: Mon 15 December 2025

New Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying north of Beaver Island. It is 238 km from Stanley and is 13 km long with an average width of 750 m. The highest point is 226 metres. The northern and eastern coasts have high cliffs but the eastern coasts are lower lying, with rocky shores and sandy bays

Day 3 - Grave Cove

Day 4 - At Sea

Day 5 - At Sea

Day 6 - At Sea

Day 7 - South Georgia Islands, Antarctica

Arrive: Fri 19 December 2025

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands

Day 8 - South Georgia Islands, Antarctica

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands

Day 9 - South Georgia Islands, Antarctica

Depart: Sun 21 December 2025

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands

Day 10 - At Sea

Day 11 - At Sea

Day 12 - Antarctica

Arrive: Wed 24 December 2025

Day 13 - Antarctica

Day 14 - Antarctica

Day 15 - Antarctica

Depart: Sat 27 December 2025

Day 16 - Drake Passage

Day 17 - Drake Passage

Day 18 - Ushuaia, Argentina

Arrive: Tue 30 December 2025 / Depart: Tue 30 December 2025

Capital of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province, Ushuaia is considered the gateway to the White Continent and the South Pole. Nicknamed “El fin del mundo” by the Argentinian people, this city at the end of the world nestles in the shelter of mountains surrounded by fertile plains that the wildlife seem to have chosen as the ultimate sanctuary. With its exceptional site, where the Andes plunge straight into the sea, Ushuaia is one of the most fascinating places on earth, its very name evocative of journeys to the unlikely and the inaccessible…

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