WE HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM A MOST AMAZING TRIP TO THE ANTARCTIC WHICH HAS INSPIRED ME TO ORGANISE THE FOLLOWING TRIP FOR 2016. Photos of our last trip can be seen on my flickr site accessed via the front page of www.sandwichbirdtours.co.uk.

Antarctic to Ascension: An Atlantic Odyssey

March /April 2016

A 32 day voyage from Ushuaia to Ascension via the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha, St Helena with an optional 7 day extension to Cape Verde Islands.

Join us on this holiday of a lifetime!

Voyage Summary

• Day 1  Departure from Ushuaia
• Day 2-3  At sea
• Day 4  Deception Island
• Day 5  Continental landing on Antarctic Peninsula
• Day 6  Paulet Island
• Day 7  At sea
• Day 8  South Orkney Islands
• Day 9  At sea
• Day 10  -12  South Georgia
• Day 13-17  At Sea
• Day 18  Gough Island
• Day 19-21  Tristan da Cunha
• Day 22-25  At Sea
• Day 26-28  St Helena
• Day 29-30  At sea
• Day 31-32 Ascension Island
• OPTIONAL 6 day EXTENSION
• Day 33-37  At Sea
• Day 38  Arrive Praia, Cape Verde Islands
• You may wish to extend by two days either end for some birding.
• This is a trip full of Zodiac landings and cruises.

PRICES :   Day 1-32

Quad  cabin Euro 6350 pp      Extension Euro 750 pp

Triple Porthole  Euro 7050 pp  Extension Euro 850 pp

Twin Porthole Euro 7750 pp        Extension Euro 950 pp

Twin Window Euro 8050 pp      Extension Euro 1000 pp

Please note that these prices refer to 2015 so please allow for a small increase for 2016. The increase between 2014 and 2015 was on average Euro 200 for the first 32 days. Prices do not include flights or accommodation at either end.

The exact dates are yet to be announced.

A 20% non-refundable deposit at the time of booking will secure a place .

We will need about 8 people to make this trip viable.

More information is available from John including possible bird sightings from all the islands.

 

 

There are still two places left on the India tour in November 2014 and a few places on the Spitsbergen tour in July 2015. Please contact John for details. Due to lack of interest I have cancelled Sri Lanka and Namibia trips for 2015/16.

John van der Dol      john.vanderdol1@btinternet.com