| Company Name | Address | Telephone and Fax | Description of Tours | Comments |
| Abercrombie and Kent | 1520 Kensington Road, Oakbrook, IL 60521-2414, USA | tel: (1) 708 954 2944
fax: (1) 708 954 3324 |
Abercrombie and Kent operate the Explorer, a 100 passenger ice strengthened ship. Most trips are to the Antarctic peninsula, sometimes including the Falklands and South Georgia. They also offer a 'Lost Islands' cruise that visits Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. | A and K also offer trips with other operators on the Kapitan Klebnikov and other ships and can arrange travel more or less anywhere in the world. |
| Adventure Associates | 197 Oxford Street (PO Box 612) Bondi Junction, NSW 2022, Australia | tel: (61) 2 389 7466
fax: (61) 2 369 1853 |
Adventure Associates offer trips on the Bremen to Macquarie Island, the Balleny Islands, Cape Adare and the Ross Sea Region as well as Campbell and Auckland Islands. They also offer a trip on the Kapitan Klebnikov to Iles Kerguelen and Heard Island. | |
| Hanseatic Tours GmbH | Nagelweg 55, 20097, Hamburg, Germany | tel: (49) 40 23 91 12 53
fax: (49) 40 23 21 10 |
Hanseatic operates the MV Bremen including trips to all parts of Antarctica and most sub-Antarctic Islands. | You should be aware that Hanseatic is a German Company and many of their trips are conducted with German speaking guides. |
| Marine Expeditions | 13 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2E1, Canada | tel: (1) 416 964 9069
fax: (1) 416 964 2366 |
Marine Expeditions operates 6 ships, mostly converted Russian polar research vessels, around the Antarctic peninsula. Some trips include the Falklands and South Georgia. | Marine Expeditions are probably the largest operator in Antarctica - many other companies repackage their ships and trips as their own. |
| Mountain Travel Sobek | 6420 Fairmont Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530, USA | tel: (1) 510 527 8100
fax: (1) 510 525 7710 email:info@mtsobek.com http://www.mtsobek.com |
Trips on the 38 passenger Livonia to the Antarctic Peninsula. | Mountain Travel Sobek use Marine Expeditions ships and services. |
| Orient Lines | 1510 SE 17 St., Fort lauderdale, FL 33316, USA | tel: (1) 954 527 7300
fax: (1) 954 527 6657 |
Orient Lines operate the luxury liner Marco Polo. It 'only' takes 400 passengers on its Antarctic Cruises - just quick trips to the peninsula. | With so many passengers on a ship you will not get much time ashore and you will always be in a crowd. Hardly the best way to get an idea of the isolation of Antarctica. |
| Quark Expeditions | 980 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820 USA | tel: (1) 203 656 0499
fax: (1) 203 655 6623 |
Quark operate the Klebnikov, a converted Russian ice breaker. The Klebnikov, which can accommodate about 100 passengers, also carries two helicopters for ice reconnaissance and to ferry passengers to remote locations. The Klebnikov is the ship most able to get to remote areas in and around Antarctica. | Quark Expeditions operate some of the more unusual trips to Antarctica. For example they recently did a circumnavigation of the continent on the Klebnikov. Also they operate trips to Kerguelen, Heard etc. |
| Society Expeditions | 2001 Western Avenue, Suite 300, Seattle WA 98121, USA | tel: (1) 206 728 9400
fax: (1) 206 728 2301 |
Society Expeditions operate the 138 passenger World Discoverer. Most trips are short voyages from Ushuaia to the Antarctic peninsula but there are some trips that take in the Falklands and even South Georgia.. | If you want some luxury and don't mind a larger ship this could be the one for you. |
| Southern Heritage Expeditions | PO Box 20-291, Bishopdale, Christchurch, New Zealand | tel: (64) 03 314 4393
fax: (64) 03 359 3311 email hertexp@ibm.net |
Southern Heritage operate the Akademik Shokalski, a 38 passenger converted Russian polar research ship. They offer trips to many sub-Antarctic Islands and to the Ross Sea and Commonwealth Bay areas of Antarctica. | We have taken a trip with Southern Heritage and can give a very positive recommendation. See the diary of our trip for further details |
| Wildwings | International House, Bank Road, Bristol, BS15 2LX, UK | tel: (44) 117 984 8048
fax: (44) 117 967 4444 |
Wildwings specialise in trips for bird watchers. They act as agents for all the main tour operators and can organise trips to see all species of penguins. | We used Wildwings to book our trip with Southern Heritage and found the service excellent. |
| Zegrahm Expeditions | 1414 Dexter Avenue N. #327
Seattle WA 98109 USA |
tel: (1) 206 285 4000
fax: (1) 206 285 5037 email: zoe@zeco.com
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Zegrahm are one of the main specialists in Antarctic cruises. | We will be travelling to Antarctica for the millenium with Zegrahm |