HX Expeditions

Daily Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Buenos Aires

   Argentina

   

   Twice-founded and once the wealthiest city in Latin America, Buenos Aires seduces with the world-class acoustics of the Teatro Colón, the ritual theatre of a wood-fire asado at a San Telmo parrilla, and the cobblestoned milongas where tango was born and where it burns still. Cross the estuary to UNESCO-listed Colonia del Sacramento or head south toward the glaciers of Patagonia. As South America's premier cruise hub for Antarctic expeditions and round-the-continent voyages, the city is most inviting from November through March.

2. Day 2

   At sea

   

3. Day 3

   At sea

   

4. Day 4

   At sea

   

5. Day 5

   Saunders Island, Falkland Islands

   Falkland Islands

   

   Saunders Island is a wildlife paradise in the Falkland Islands hosting four penguin species, nesting black-browed albatrosses, and the ruins of Britain's first Falklands settlement from 1766. Must-dos include walking among penguin colonies at The Neck, watching albatrosses launch from clifftop nests, and having tea with the farming family. November and December offer peak breeding activity with hatching chicks and courting seabirds.

6. Day 6

   New Island

   Falkland Islands

   

   New Island is a remote Falkland Islands wildlife sanctuary hosting extraordinary concentrations of black-browed albatrosses, rockhopper penguins, and fur seals on its wind-sculpted western cliffs. Visit from November through December aboard expedition vessels for peak breeding season, when thousands of nesting seabirds allow remarkably close observation on this fourteen-kilometer-long subantarctic gem.

7. Day 7

   Port Stanley

   Falkland Islands

   

   Port Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands, is a remote South Atlantic settlement where painted-roof cottages, a whalebone-arched cathedral, and nineteenth-century shipwrecks frame one of the world's finest wildlife frontiers. Visitors should not miss the king penguin colony at Volunteer Point and the extraordinary albatross rookeries of Steeple Jason Island. The austral summer months of November through March offer the mildest weather and peak wildlife activity, coinciding with the expedition cruise season that brings luxury lines through these waters.

8. Day 8

   South Atlantic Ocean

   

9. Day 9

   South Atlantic Ocean

   

10. Day 10

    South Georgia

    

    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.

11. Day 11

    Salisbury Plain

    South Georgia

    

    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.

12. Day 12

    Grytviken

    South Georgia

    

    Grytviken is the hauntingly atmospheric abandoned whaling station on South Georgia where Sir Ernest Shackleton is buried, now reclaimed by elephant seals, fur seals, and king penguins that breed among the rusting industrial machinery. Essential experiences include visiting Shackleton's grave with a traditional toast, exploring the whaling museum for its sobering history, and witnessing the extraordinary wildlife recovery around the station ruins. December and January provide the best weather for visiting on expedition cruise itineraries that connect the Falklands, South Georgia, and the Antarctic Peninsula.

13. Day 13

    At sea

    

14. Day 14

    At sea

    

15. Day 15

    Antarctic Peninsula

    Antarctica

    

    The Antarctic Peninsula, that dramatic arc of rock and ice reaching toward South America, remains one of Earth's last true wildernesses — governed by international treaty and unchanged since the heroic age of Shackleton and Amundsen. Towering glaciers calve icebergs the size of cathedrals into mirror-calm fjords; colonies of hundreds of thousands of penguins line volcanic black-sand beaches; humpback whales breach at improbable distances from Zodiac boats. November through March is the expedition season, with peak wildlife encounters from December to February. A voyage here is not merely travel — it is a transformation, a reckoning with scale and silence that stays with you for life.

16. Day 16

    Antarctic Peninsula

    Antarctica

    

    The Antarctic Peninsula, that dramatic arc of rock and ice reaching toward South America, remains one of Earth's last true wildernesses — governed by international treaty and unchanged since the heroic age of Shackleton and Amundsen. Towering glaciers calve icebergs the size of cathedrals into mirror-calm fjords; colonies of hundreds of thousands of penguins line volcanic black-sand beaches; humpback whales breach at improbable distances from Zodiac boats. November through March is the expedition season, with peak wildlife encounters from December to February. A voyage here is not merely travel — it is a transformation, a reckoning with scale and silence that stays with you for life.

17. Day 17

    Antarctic Peninsula

    Antarctica

    

    The Antarctic Peninsula, that dramatic arc of rock and ice reaching toward South America, remains one of Earth's last true wildernesses — governed by international treaty and unchanged since the heroic age of Shackleton and Amundsen. Towering glaciers calve icebergs the size of cathedrals into mirror-calm fjords; colonies of hundreds of thousands of penguins line volcanic black-sand beaches; humpback whales breach at improbable distances from Zodiac boats. November through March is the expedition season, with peak wildlife encounters from December to February. A voyage here is not merely travel — it is a transformation, a reckoning with scale and silence that stays with you for life.

18. Day 18

    Antarctic Peninsula

    Antarctica

    

    The Antarctic Peninsula, that dramatic arc of rock and ice reaching toward South America, remains one of Earth's last true wildernesses — governed by international treaty and unchanged since the heroic age of Shackleton and Amundsen. Towering glaciers calve icebergs the size of cathedrals into mirror-calm fjords; colonies of hundreds of thousands of penguins line volcanic black-sand beaches; humpback whales breach at improbable distances from Zodiac boats. November through March is the expedition season, with peak wildlife encounters from December to February. A voyage here is not merely travel — it is a transformation, a reckoning with scale and silence that stays with you for life.

19. Day 19

    Antarctic Peninsula

    Antarctica

    

    The Antarctic Peninsula, that dramatic arc of rock and ice reaching toward South America, remains one of Earth's last true wildernesses — governed by international treaty and unchanged since the heroic age of Shackleton and Amundsen. Towering glaciers calve icebergs the size of cathedrals into mirror-calm fjords; colonies of hundreds of thousands of penguins line volcanic black-sand beaches; humpback whales breach at improbable distances from Zodiac boats. November through March is the expedition season, with peak wildlife encounters from December to February. A voyage here is not merely travel — it is a transformation, a reckoning with scale and silence that stays with you for life.

20. Day 20

    Drake Passage

    

21. Day 21

    Puerto Williams, Chile

    Chile

    

    Puerto Williams is the world's southernmost city, set beneath the jagged Dientes de Navarino on Chile's Isla Navarino, where the last Yaghan speaker preserved one of humanity's oldest linguistic traditions until 2022. Visit November through March via Seabourn or Silversea for the world's most southerly trekking circuit, Beagle Channel wildlife, and the threshold experience of standing at civilization's furthest southern reach before Antarctica begins.

22. Day 22

    Drake Passage

    

23. Day 23

    Punta Arenas, Chile

    Chile

    

    Punta Arenas is Chile's southernmost continental city and the historic gateway to the Strait of Magellan, Antarctica, and Tierra del Fuego. Visitors should not miss savouring fresh centolla king crab at a waterfront restaurant and taking a boat excursion to the Magellanic penguin colonies at Tucker Islets. The best time to visit is during the austral summer from November through March, when temperatures are mild, daylight stretches past ten in the evening, and expedition cruise schedules are at their peak.

Cabin Categories

Polar Inside

inside

I4

Relax in these comfortable, standard inside cabins with separate beds where one can be turned into a sofa. This cabin can fit up to four people. 6 - 10 m2 No window Bathroom TV 1 bed/1 couch

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Polar Inside

Inside

108–140 sq ftMax 2I2

Relax in these comfortable, standard inside cabins on middle or upper deck with separate beds where one can be turned into a sofa. 6 - 10 m2 No window Bathroom TV 1 bed/1 couch

Sofa BedShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafeHair Dryer+4

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Arctic Superior

Outside

108–118 sq ftMax 2U2

Enjoy these comfortable outside cabins, situated on top/upper decks. These cabins have separate beds where one doubles as a sofa. 8 - 13 m2 Window Bathroom TV 1 bed/1 couch

ShowerToiletries ProvidedTVSofa BedRoom Service AvailableSafe+6

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Polar Outside

Outside

161–172 sq ftMax 2SD

Enjoy these standard outside cabins with separate beds found on middle decks, adapted for guests with disabilities. This cabin can fit two people. 10 - 13 m2 Window Bathroom

ShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafeHair DryerTelephone+4

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Polar Outside

outside

N4

Enjoy these standard outside cabins with separate beds and bunk beds found on middle decks, with space for up to four people. 7 - 13 m2 Window Bathroom TV

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Polar Outside

Outside

237–248 sq ftMax 4F4

Polar Outside

ShowerToiletries ProvidedRoom Service AvailableTVSafeHair Dryer+6

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Polar Outside

Outside

183–226 sq ftMax 4FJ

Enjoy these comfortable cabins with double beds* and TV situated on upper decks with limited view. 16 - 21 m2 Limited view Bathroom TV Double bed

Double or Twin ConfigurationShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafeHair Dryer+5

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Polar Outside

Outside

108–140 sq ftMax 2N2

Enjoy these standard outside cabins with separate beds found on middle decks. This cabin can fit two people. 7 - 13 m2 Window Bathroom TV 1 bed/1 couch

ShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafeHair DryerTelephone+3

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Polar Outside

Outside

186–194 sq ftMax 2F2

Enjoy these comfortable cabins, situated on middle and upper decks, suitable for up to two people. These cabins have double beds, a seating area, TV and private bathroom/shower. Some have limited view. 16 - 18 m2 Window Bathroom TV Double bed

ShowerToiletries ProvidedTVHair DryerRoom Service AvailableSafe+5

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Expedition Grand Suite

Suite

215–291 sq ftMax 2MG

Enjoy these exclusive suites with one room, seating area, TV, kettle, tea/coffee, stereo and mini-bar. Some of them also have bathtub. Most of these suites have a private balcony or bay window. 35 - 37 m2 Window Bathroom TV Double bed Balcony

DoubleShowerToiletries ProvidedTVCoffee MachineHair Dryer+8

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Expedition Mini suite

Suite

161–215 sq ftMax 2Q2

These elegant suites are situated on upper deck with one room, seating area, TV and mini-bar. 15 - 20 m2 Window Bathroom TV Double bed

Lounge AreaShowerRoom Service AvailableMini Bar (Additional Cost)TVSafe+8

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Expedition Mini suite

Suite

161–215 sq ftMax 4Q4

Expedition Mini suite

Lounge AreaVanity AreaShowerRoom Service AvailableMini Bar (Additional Cost)TV+8

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