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Itinerary Overview

Day 1
Dunedin

A university town of Scottish heritage, New Zealand's oldest city is set around a sheltered harbour amidst a magical landscape. It possesses a unique combination of cultural riches, fine architecture and world-famous wildlife reserves.

Day 2
At Sea

Day 3
At Sea

Day 4
Macquarie Island

Often described as one of the "wonder spots" of the world, the sub-Antarctic island of Macquarie has been said to rival South Georgia in its magnificence, scenic diversity and prolific wildlife. Designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1933 and a World Heritage Site in 1977, Macquarie now operates a full-time manned station where biological and meteorological research is conducted.

Day 5
At Sea

Day 6
At Sea

Day 7
Balleny Island

Day 8
Balleny Island

Day 9
Cape Adare, Ross Sea Region

Cape Adare is the most northeastern peninsula in Victoria Land, East Antarctica. The area is home to the largest colony of Adélie penguins in Antarctica, numbering over 250,000 breeding pairs. Not only that, researchers at the Royal Society of London have found evidence of a "supercolony" numbering over half a million that once existed on Cape Adare and was established approximately two thousand years ago.

Day 10
Ross Sea Region

This southernmost expanse of the Pacific Ocean was named after James Clark Ross who first explored the area in 1841 with two ships, Erebus and Terror.As seas go, this one is quite shallow and is bounded in the east by the coastal mountains of Victoria Land and in the south by the Ross Ice Shelf. The shelf is a flat topped body of snow covered glacial ice about the size of France which largely floats except along the coastlines.

Day 11
Coulman Island

Day 12
Ross Sea Region

This southernmost expanse of the Pacific Ocean was named after James Clark Ross who first explored the area in 1841 with two ships, Erebus and Terror.As seas go, this one is quite shallow and is bounded in the east by the coastal mountains of Victoria Land and in the south by the Ross Ice Shelf. The shelf is a flat topped body of snow covered glacial ice about the size of France which largely floats except along the coastlines.

Day 13
Ross Island

Ross Island was formed by 4 volcanoes in the Ross Sea off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound

Day 14
McMurdo Sound

Day 15
Ross Sea Region

This southernmost expanse of the Pacific Ocean was named after James Clark Ross who first explored the area in 1841 with two ships, Erebus and Terror.As seas go, this one is quite shallow and is bounded in the east by the coastal mountains of Victoria Land and in the south by the Ross Ice Shelf. The shelf is a flat topped body of snow covered glacial ice about the size of France which largely floats except along the coastlines.

Day 16
Ross Sea Region

This southernmost expanse of the Pacific Ocean was named after James Clark Ross who first explored the area in 1841 with two ships, Erebus and Terror.As seas go, this one is quite shallow and is bounded in the east by the coastal mountains of Victoria Land and in the south by the Ross Ice Shelf. The shelf is a flat topped body of snow covered glacial ice about the size of France which largely floats except along the coastlines.

Day 17
Bay of Whales

Bay of Whales was formerly a natural indent in the Ross Ice Shelf just north of Roosevelt Island. It is a magnet for migrating whales.

Day 18
At Sea

Day 19
At Sea

Day 20
At Sea

Day 21
At Sea

Day 22
At Sea

Day 23
At Sea

Day 24
Dunedin

A university town of Scottish heritage, New Zealand's oldest city is set around a sheltered harbour amidst a magical landscape. It possesses a unique combination of cultural riches, fine architecture and world-famous wildlife reserves.


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