South Georgia with famous explorers, March 20 to April 6, 2013

SAVE 30% or 2-FOR-1!

The M/V Ortelius

This is a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to join the passenger expedition vessel “Ortelius” for an 18-day voyage to South Georgia with two famous Polar explorers and guest speakers onboard. The well-known Polar explorers, Børge Ousland (from Norway) and Thomas Ulrich (from Switzerland), will be onboard as guest lecturers and guides of a small team of ski crossers who follow the historic footsteps of Shackleton.  This voyage on the “Ortelius” will start on March 20, 2013 in Ushuaia, Argentina and ends on April 6, 2013 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The voyage to South Georgia will have the following highlights:

• Visit the historic landing beach at Pegotty Bluff/King Haakon Bay where Ernest Shackleton and his men landed in 1916
• Landings and zodiac excursions on wildlife packed beaches along the North Coast
• Great scenic places including mountains and glaciers of South Georgia
• Shackleton hike from Fortuna to Stromness (the final stretch)
• Fur Seals, Elephant Seals and Albatrosses, among other sea birds
• Penguin encounters with Macaroni and King Penguins

30 % discount offer: For new reservations, we offer a special 30% discount on all cabin prices (availability allowing). New bookings will also receive a free signed copy of Børge Ousland’s book “Greatest Polar Journey” or “Northern Passage”onboard the Ortelius (as long as stock lasts).

2-FOR-1: For new reservations, book one space at full price and the second person travels free!

Prices:

• Quadruple cabin: $5,145 per person
• Twin porthole cabin: $7,245 per person
• Twin window cabin: $7,595 per person
• Superior cabin: $8,575 per person
• Suite: $9,583 per person

Note: all prices reflect 30% discount. Rates are for the cruise only. All cabins aboard “Ortelius” have private bathroom.  Prices incl. all meals, free use of rubber boots, all excursions and zodiac transfers and services of our expedition staff, all harbour and landing fees and a transfer from the vessel to the airport. Prices, both the 30% offer and the 2-for-1 offer, exclude flights, pre and post tours and a fuel surcharge of $425 per person. For the 2-for-1 offer, final price for 2 people will reflect 30% increase to the discounted rates above.