Air Partner Magazine Spring Summer 2025 UK - Magazine - Page 57
private jet passengers access to this frozen
A land of untamed splendour, Antarctica is
frontier. From there, the best way to explore
one of the last true wildernesses on Earth.
is aboard an ultra-luxurious expedition or
Despite being the world’s 昀椀fth-largest
cruise vessel, allowing you to glide through
continent, its extreme remoteness has
sapphire-blue waters and past towering
ensured it remains a place that only the
ice formations in unrivalled comfort. While
luckiest travellers will ever experience.
Here, nature unfolds on a grand, cinematic
scale – colossal icebergs shimmer in the
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And, if fortune smiles, you may even see
the magni昀椀cent sight of breaching orca,
humpback, or blue whales.
But there’s more to the region than just
wildlife spotting. Thrill-seekers can scale
on board, leading scientists and naturalists
ice-clad mountains with elite guides,
o昀昀er a fascinating insight into the majestic
brave a polar plunge into the frigid waters,
scenery and lead unforgettable excursions
carve through untouched snowscapes on
onto the sea and ice. Whether venturing
skis or Ski-Doos, or take to the skies in
out by Zodiac to spot leopard seals,
a helicopter for far-reaching aerial views
kayaking through crystal-clear waters, or
of the White Continent. A journey here is
paddleboarding alongside vast colonies of
more than a getaway; it's an experience so
With no commercial airports, visitor numbers
playful penguins, every moment here feels
rare, so immersive, and so moving that the
are limited, but a few select airstrips provide
like stepping into a nature documentary.
memories you make will last a lifetime.
sunlight, glaciers dominate the landscape,
and an array of wildlife thrives in this harsh
but devastatingly beautiful environment.
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