Onboard Activities
NO EXTRA CHARGES.
JUST EXTRA ADVENTURE, COMFORT, AND VALUE.
We believe adventure should be all-inclusive.
Every activity on this page, is included in your fare. While other operators charge hundreds of dollars per activity, we don't.
We also include complimentary Wi-Fi, drinks with meals, and all tips and gratuities, so you can focus on the experience, not the extras.
The only addition is an optional day sail aboard Icebird, which you can read about at the bottom of this page.
CAMPING
Sleep on the continent itself.
A night camping on the Antarctic ice is available to 40 guests per departure. You'll use expedition-grade bivvy gear with full support from the team. There's no tent between you and the Antarctic sky.
It’s a rare opportunity to unplug from the modern world and connect with Antarctica in its purest and most powerful form.
Most people sign up the moment they board. If this is something you want, register at the time of booking.
ZODIAC LANDINGS
Daily. Every departure. The reason you came.
Zodiac landings are the heartbeat of every expedition. Twice a day, conditions permitting, you'll leave the ship and go ashore, to penguin colonies, glacier faces, historic huts, and wildlife beaches that have no other visitors.
St Helena carries 12 Zodiacs for 98 guests. That's a higher ratio than most operators at this passenger count. Less waiting. More time where it counts.
What other operators charge extra for, we include.
Kayaking
At ice level, Antarctica is a different place.
Kayaking puts you lower, quieter, and closer than any Zodiac. Seals approach kayakers out of curiosity far more often than they approach larger craft, nobody entirely knows why, but it happens consistently.
You'll paddle through channels and coves the ship can't reach, surrounded by ice formations that take on a different quality at water level.
Snow Shoeing
Beyond the shoreline. Into terrain nobody else reaches.
Snowshoes let you venture across soft snowfields and up gentle slopes, past the beach, away from the landing site, into the quiet. You'll get closer to glaciers, ridgelines, and ice formations that Zodiac passengers never see.
Low impact, accessible, and unexpectedly peaceful. Antarctica is louder than people expect at the shore. Up on the snowfields, it isn't.
Trekking
Further in. On foot.
Guided walks at each landing site take you into terrain that rewards the effort. Routes vary by location and conditions, some are short and accessible, others more demanding. Your guides will brief the group each morning on what's available and what to expect.
You won't need mountaineering experience. You will want a reasonable level of fitness and a willingness to follow the team's lead on conditions.
Photography
Led by someone who filmed Antarctica for Planet Earth.
David Baillie is an Emmy and BAFTA-winning filmmaker. He shot the Antarctic sequences for David Attenborough's Planet Earth series. He has led 13 Antarctic expeditions and worked at five research stations on the continent.
On your expedition, he'll run a pre-departure photography lecture and be available on deck and during landings to help you frame, expose, and capture what you're seeing.
Whether you shoot on a phone or a professional camera, you'll come home with images that do justice to the experience.
Yoga & Stretching
For the days between the ice.
Morning sessions run by a qualified instructor, designed for beginners and intermediates. A way to ease the body after full days of landings and walks, and to stay present in a place that deserves your full attention.
Held indoors, or on deck when Antarctica decides to cooperate.
Polar Plunge
Entirely optional. Almost nobody skips it.
A supervised dip into Antarctic waters. It takes about four seconds of commitment and approximately three minutes of breathless satisfaction afterwards.
Whether you’re seeking a personal challenge or simply want to tick this daring feat off your bucket list, the polar plunge promises an unforgettable moment in the heart of the White Continent.
The team will be watching, ready, and almost certainly filming.
Everything above this line is included in your fare. What follows is the one exception.
Say Sailing
The most intimate way into Antarctica that exists.
Icebird is a private ice-reinforced sailing yacht, six guests maximum on extended voyages, eight on day sails. She goes places the ship cannot. Secluded bays, narrow channels, wildlife shores unreachable by larger vessels.
A day aboard Icebird is the closest thing to having Antarctica to yourself. Space is genuinely limited and demand is high. If this interests you, book early.
Still deciding?
That's what we're here for.
Our expert team is here to help you choose the perfect expedition. No pressure, no obligation. Just an honest conversation with people who know Antarctica.
- 01 Tell us what you're looking for Dates, duration, who you're travelling with, and what excites you most about Antarctica.
- 02 We match you to the right expedition Not the most expensive one, but the right one. Our specialists have sailed these waters.
- 03 We answer what's holding you back Drake Passage, fitness, costs, cancellation - nothing is off the table.
- 04 You decide on your own timeline No pressure, no follow-up if you're not ready. This is a conversation, not a sales call.
