Antarctic Peninsula — Solos 35+.
Twelve days aboard a small expedition ship with solo travelers 35 and up. Daily zodiac landings, shore hikes, and long dinners with people who get why you booked this.
The Brief
"Twelve days aboard a small expedition ship with solo travelers 35 and up. Daily zodiac landings, shore hikes, and long dinners with people who get why you booked this."
What you'll do
- 01Cross the Drake Passage
- 02Zodiac landings among penguin colonies
- 03Optional polar plunge
- 04Onboard naturalists and glaciologists
The Days
Ushuaia embarkation
Board at the end of the world; welcome drinks, meet your solo crew.
Drake Passage south
Sea day, lectures, long lounge conversations.
Enter the Peninsula
First icebergs, first landings.
Deception Island
Volcanic caldera, chinstrap penguin colony.
Paradise Bay
Twin landings, glacier cruising, optional polar plunge.
Lemaire Channel
'Kodak Gap' at dawn, humpback whale encounters.
Petermann Island
Adelie and gentoo colonies.
Neko Harbour
Continental landing — you stand on Antarctica itself.
Cuverville Island
Kayaking option among brash ice.
Drake Passage north
Sea day, farewell dinner.
Approach Ushuaia
Beagle Channel, captain's toast.
Disembark Ushuaia
Transfer to airport or hotel.
What we carry, what you carry
- 11 nights aboard (single-cabin option available)
- All meals, house wine and beer at dinner
- All zodiac excursions
- Waterproof parka to keep
- Flights to Ushuaia
- Optional kayak/camp
- Gratuities
- Insurance
The Leader
Elena Larsson
"Marine biologist and IAATO-certified expedition leader. Ten Antarctic seasons."
Full leader dossierQuestions about Antarctic Peninsula — Solos 35+?
Field reports
"As a 40-something going solo, I was nervous. Ended up with the best travel crew I've ever had. Antarctica felt shared, not lonely."
"Every dinner ran to midnight. I've never talked so much on a ship. The 35+ age band was exactly the crowd I wanted."
Choose your departure
Who's on this departure
Only initial, age band and country shown. Full names exchange in the group chat two weeks before departure.
Questions solo travelers ask
Twin-share cabins matched with a same-gender roommate in your age band, no supplement. Single cabins are available at a fixed supplement (also listed on the dossier).
