Days 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 – Antarctica
Today you transfer to Cape Town international Airport for your 5-hour flight to Antarctica aboard the luxury Gulfstream G550. During the flight you pass into the Antarctic Circle and into 24hours of continuous sunlight. The Gulfstream lands at Wolf’s Fang Runway where you disembark and board a Basler BT-67 for a 2 ½ hour flight to Whichaway Camp, your home for the next 4 nights. This is your base from where you explore the wonders of Antarctica.
Whichaway Camp consists of 6 sleeping pods, that each sleep 2 people. Each pod has a desk, wash basin and toilet. There is a separate shower pod and central area which makes up the reception area, lounge and dining room.
Daily activities on offer from Whichaway Camp include exploring ice tunnels that have been eroded over years of melt water, Nunatak Climb, ice abseiling, ice climbing, rock climbing, cliff traversing, 4×4 excursions, ice picnics, ziplining and visits to some of the research bases near the camp.
2 ½ hour flight from the Wichaway Camp is a colony of over 6,000 Emperor Penguins. The penguins are not scared of humans and so will come within a few meters of the group, immersing you into the noise and commotion of the colony. The trip coincides with the time the chicks leave the warmth and safety of their parents’ feet and step off onto the ice and snow for the first time.