Tour Operators

Tour Operators

Here is a list of all the companies we know of that offer tours to remote places where penguins may be found - most good travel agents should be able to book tours through them

Company Name	Address	Telephone and Fax	Description of Tours	Comments
Abercrombie and Kent	1520 Kensington Road, Oakbrook, IL 60521-2414, USA	tel: +1 708 954 2944 fax: +1 708 954 3324	Abercrombie and Kent operate the Explorer, a 100 passenger ice strengthened ship. Most trips are to the Antarctic peninsula, sometimes including the Falklands and South Georgia. They also offer a 'Lost Islands' cruise that visits Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island.	A and K also offer trips with other operators on the Kapitan Klebnikov and other ships and can arrange travel more or less anywhere in the world.
Adventure Associates	197 Oxford Street (PO Box 612) Bondi Junction, NSW 2022, Australia	tel: +61 2 389 7466 fax:+61 2 369 1853	Adventure Associates offer trips on the Bremen to Macquarie Island, the Balleny Islands, Cape Adare and the Ross Sea Region as well as Campbell and Auckland Islands. They also offer a trip on the Kapitan Klebnikov to Iles Kerguelen and Heard Island.
Hanseatic Tours GmbH	Nagelweg 55, 20097, Hamburg, Germany	tel: +49 40 23 91 12 53 fax:+49 40 23 21 10	Hanseatic operates the MV Bremen including trips to all parts of Antarctica and most sub-Antarctic Islands.	You should be aware that Hanseatic is a German Company and many of their trips are conducted with German speaking guides.
Mountain Travel Sobek	6420 Fairmont Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530, USA	tel: +1 510 527 8100 fax: +1 510 525 7710 email:info@mtsobek.com http://www.mtsobek.com	Trips on the 38 passenger Livonia to the Antarctic Peninsula.
Orient Lines	1510 SE 17 St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, USA	tel: (1) 954 527 7300 fax: (1) 954 527 6657	Orient Lines operate the luxury liner Marco Polo. It 'only' takes 400 passengers on its Antarctic Cruises - just quick trips to the peninsula.	With so many passengers on a ship you will not get much time ashore and you will always be in a crowd. Hardly the best way to get an idea of the isolation of Antarctica.
Quark Expeditions	980 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820 USA	tel: (1) 203 656 0499 fax: (1) 203 655 6623	Quark operate the Klebnikov, a converted Russian ice breaker. The Klebnikov, which can accommodate about 100 passengers, also carries two helicopters for ice reconnaissance and to ferry passengers to remote locations. The Klebnikov is the ship most able to get to remote areas in and around Antarctica.	Quark Expeditions operate some of the more unusual trips to Antarctica. For example they recently did a circumnavigation of the continent on the Klebnikov. Also they operate trips to Kerguelen, Heard etc.
Society Expeditions	2001 Western Avenue, Suite 300, Seattle WA 98121, USA	tel: +1 206 728 9400 fax: +1 206 728 2301	Society Expeditions operate the 138 passenger New World Discoverer. Most trips are short voyages from Ushuaia to the Antarctic peninsula but there are some trips that take in the Falklands and even South Georgia.	If you want some luxury and don't mind a larger ship this could be the one for you.
Southern Heritage Expeditions	P.O. Box 6282 Christchurch New Zealand	Phone + 64 3 338.9944 Fax +64 3 338.3311 email info@heritage-expeditions.com	Southern Heritage operate the Akademik Shokalski, a 38 passenger converted Russian polar research ship. They offer trips to many sub-Antarctic Islands and to the Ross Sea and Commonwealth Bay areas of Antarctica.	We have taken a trip with Southern Heritage and can give a very positive recommendation. See the diary of our trip for further details
Wildlife Worldwide	Chameleon House, 162 Selsdon Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6PJ. UK	Tel Fax email	Wildlife Worldwide will organise tailor-made trips to see wildlife almost anywhere in the world. They are agents for most of the Antarctic tour Operators.	We have used them on a number of occasions and have always received excellent service.
Wildwings	International House, Bank Road, Bristol, BS15 2LX, UK	tel: +44 117 984 8048 fax: +44 117 967 4444	Wildwings specialise in trips for bird watchers. They act as agents for all the main tour operators and can organise trips to see all species of penguins.	We used Wildwings to book our trip with Southern Heritage and found the service excellent.
Zegrahm Expeditions	1414 Dexter Avenue N. #327 Seattle WA 98109 USA	tel: +1 206 285 4000 fax: +1 206 285 5037 email: zoe@zeco.com	Zegrahm are one of the main specialists in Antarctic cruises.	We travelled to Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia for the millenium with Zegrahm. We can thoroughly recommend them.