Fly the Drake Passage
Avoid the Drake Passage with our 'Fly' voyages!
Looking for a quicker way to travel to Antarctica, or a chance to skip the notorious Drake Passage? Our ‘Fly’ voyages are the perfect solution!
With these departures, you’re able to experience once-in-a-lifetime aerial views as you fly by charter plane directly to or from King George Island in the Antarctic South Shetland Islands. These expeditions bypass one or both legs of the Drake Passage sailing, allowing for faster and more efficient travel to the white continent.
Aurora Expeditions offers a variety of Antarctica expeditions that bypass the Drake Passage. From the air, it is possible to get an idea of the true isolated nature of the Sub Antarctic region, witnessing the white caps of the waves with sporadic seabirds.
Our Fly itineraries are good options for people who want to maximise their time on the white continent. Plus, avoiding the Drake Passage- an ideal way to visit the white continent for adventurers prone to sea sickness.
Explore our ‘Fly’ Voyages below:
Fly/Cruise Voyages
These sailings give adventurers the chance to skip the Drake Passage in one direction, and experience the crossing via sea in the other.
Offering the best of both worlds, passengers on these voyages can experience what many explorers consider a right of passage in undertaking the crossing in one direction, and experience the true isolated nature of the white continent, witnessing the white caps, icebergs and dramatic landscapes only visible from the air.
Discover some of our most popular Fly/Sail voyages below:
South Georgia, Falklands & Antarctic Odyssey
Polar Expedition
Welcome to our South Georgia & Antarctic Odyssey Sail/Fly expedition. This voyage encompasses the best of the Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia. Discover historic Stanley in the Falklands~Malvinas and stand in...
20-21 Days
From USD $20,956.00/pp
Across the Antarctic Circle
Polar Expedition
Thank you for joining Aurora Expeditions on our Across the Antarctic Circle expedition. Venturing below the Antarctic Circle is about more than just earning bragging rights. It is the chance to enter a...
13 Days
From USD $15,805.75/pp
Wild Antarctica featuring the Weddell Sea
Polar Expedition
Welcome to Aurora Expeditions’ Wild Antarctica featuring the Weddell Sea expedition. Famed for its enormous icebergs, year-round sea ice, fascinating fossils and the pivotal role it played in Shackleton’s Endurance expedition,...
12-13 Days
From USD $11,246.25/pp
Antarctic Explorer
Polar Expedition
Welcome to Aurora Expeditions’ Antarctic Explorer Fly/Sail expedition. Early Antarctic explorers returned from their voyages to the deep south with tales of a magnificent, ice-covered land teeming with life. Experience the...
12-13 Days
From USD $15,890.75/pp
Antarctic Explorer Express
Polar Expedition
Welcome to Aurora Expeditions’ Antarctic Explorer Express Sail/Fly expedition. The younger sibling to our fully-grown Antarctic Explorer voyage, Antarctic Explorer Express is a condensed version of the longer itinerary. It may...
9 Days
From USD $13,116.00/pp
Antarctic Explorer featuring the Chilean Fjords
Polar Expedition
Welcome to Aurora Expeditions’ Antarctic Explorer featuring the Chilean Fjords Fly/Sail expedition. Early Antarctic explorers returned from their voyages to the deep south with tales of a magnificent, ice-covered land teeming...
14 Days
From USD $16,571.25/pp
Fly/Fly Voyages
These voyages avoid sailing the notoriously choppy Drake Passage by flying over it in both directions- a great way to reach Antarctica for those prone to seasickness. In the safe hands of experienced pilots, explorers pulses will quicken as they glimpse their first icebergs in the Southern Ocean, where our vessels await, ready to whisk passengers southwards on an exhilarating adventure on the white continent.
Discover some of our most popular Fly/Fly voyages below:
Antarctic Peninsula: Fly the Drake
Polar Expedition
Welcome to Aurora Expeditions’ Antarctic Peninsula: Fly the Drake expedition. Separating the southern tip of the South American continent from the Antarctic Peninsula region is the Drake Passage, where the mighty...
10-12 Days
From USD $20,316.00/pp
Antarctica: Through the Lens
Polar Expedition
Welcome to Aurora Expeditions’ Antarctica: Through the Lens Fly/Sail photography expedition. Early Antarctic explorers returned from their voyages to the deep south with tales of a magnificent, ice-covered land teeming with...
12 Days
From USD $18,805.50/pp
Antarctic Women's Expedition: Fly the Drake
Polar Expedition
Welcome to Aurora Expeditions’ special edition Antarctic Direct: Fly the Drake Fly/Fly women’s only expedition. Embark on an Antarctic adventure with like-minded women, sailing on our small-ship expedition vessel, the Sylvia...
10 Days
From USD $22,495.50/pp
NB: the threat of bad weather in the region can in some rare cases delay flights to the frozen continent. Please read our contingency plans for Fly/Sail, Sail/Fly and Fly/Fly expeditions.
