Take your place on a once-in-a-lifetime expedition to Antarctica.

Take your place on a solar eclipse expedition to Antarctica, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

With three decades of polar exploration, Quark Expeditions is very much onboard with the ‘dream now, travel later’ outlook, having just announced their Antarctica 2021/22 season. Be among the first to experience the inaugural sailing onboard Ultramarine, a purpose-built ship with two twin-engine helicopters, spacious suites and more outdoor wildlife viewing spaces than any other expedition ship its size, with a truly innovative mix of sustainability features that exceed all current industry standards.

With only 199 guests, public areas are truly spacious. As the ship has so many different landside activities on offer, it’s easy to immerse yourself in the splendour of the continent and the stillness of solitude. In 2003, Quark Expeditions was the first and only operator to successfully lead a total solar eclipse voyage in Antarctica, and is now bringing back the experts from that original voyage to lead two new Antarctic Eclipse voyages. If you are an ‘umbraphile’ (eclipse chaser), make sure you are onboard December 2021 to be among only a few people to ever witness a total solar eclipse from Antarctica.

You can also commemorate Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition by following in the famous explorer’s footsteps. Taking in both South Georgia and Antarctica, learn of the harrowing adventures that the crew of the Endurance experienced under Shackleton’s leadership. And if retracing the greats is on your must-do travel bucket list, why not follow Charles Darwin’s epic voyage to the ‘edge of the world’ in a comprehensive journey into Chile’s spectacular network of fjords and Southern Patagonia. Head to the white continent and gain an aweinspiring perspective on what world travel post COVID-19 will look like. quarkexpeditions.com