Top Antarctica Bird Watching Cruises & Packages In 2025/2026

Our 29 most popular Antarctica Bird Watching Cruises & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 14 tour companies. 3 reviews.

29 Trips match your criteria (23 - 29 shown)

Polar Circle Air-Cruise - Ocean Nova
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Explore the area surrounding Chile’s Frei Station and Russia’s Bellingshausen station
  • Sail along ice-filled fjords and among spectacular icebergs
  • Chances to witnesspenguins, seals and whales
  • Explore Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands
  • If weather permits, vist the sites such as Port Lockroy, Petermann Island, Paradise Bay, the Lemaire Channel, Prospect Point or other magnificent places

Themes

50 Plus, Local Immersion & Homestays, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"I worked with Garvey to plan my dream trip to Patagonia. It was a two-week trip, we started in Buenos Aires, took the Australis cruise through the Tierra del Fuego fjords, visited Torres del Paine staying at the Explora Lodge and ended the trip in Santiago. All of the guides that Garvey arranged for excursions were excellent. Garvey managed the travel logistics between the different locations so that our experience in South America was seamless. Overall Lost World Adventures was a great travel agent for us. I had worked with this company previously for a trip to visit Angel Falls in Venezuela and hike the Machu Picchu trail in Peru, which was also fantastic."

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Antarctica Aboard the Sea Spirit or Ocean Diamond
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5/5 Excellent
54 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Sail in all suite ship or a high-value larger luxury vessel.
  • Sail Antarctica in comfort on a classic itinerary.
  • Many voyages feature optional adventure activities like camping and sea kayaking!

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"Just got back from an incredible adventure. Bhutan was more than I could have ever expected. There was an abundance of good travel karma throughout the trip. The guide, Bhim, was great, very accommodating, and personalized the trip in many amazing ways, and though him I got to know the people and the culture close up and personal. The whole thing went off without a hitch. Bhutan was the most amazing place I have ever been."

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Antarctic Peninsula Expedition
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5/5 Excellent
54 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Glaciers galore
  • Stunning icebergs the size of skyscrapers
  • Soaring coastal mountains (up to 9,186 ft./2.800m)
  • Abundant wildlife found nowhere else

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"Just got back from an incredible adventure. Bhutan was more than I could have ever expected. There was an abundance of good travel karma throughout the trip. The guide, Bhim, was great, very accommodating, and personalized the trip in many amazing ways, and though him I got to know the people and the culture close up and personal. The whole thing went off without a hitch. Bhutan was the most amazing place I have ever been."

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Antarctica Multi-Sport Adventure
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5/5 Excellent
5 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Arrival into Buenos Aires
  • Fly to Ushuaia, afternoon city tour and hiking
  • Hiking and kayaking in Tierra del Fuego National Park.
  • Free morning, embarkation and departure for DrakePassage
  • On-board amenities and lectures view from deck, Antarctic Convergence
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Hiking & Walking, Birding, National Parks, Rafting, Kayaking, Canoeing, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"I’ve had two great adventures with this company. Both journeys offered a combo of moderate off the beaten path and times for luxury. Guides are highly knowledgeable and they offered us opportunity to go deep into history. I really appreciated some rugged moments. The South Africa trip was life changing for many reasons. They are great communicators and want to make sure you get answers and interests met. Both trips had very good hotels and food. Please try them if you travel to learn and participate in new cultures."

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Spirit of Antarctica
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4.4/5 Great
15 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Enjoy a guided tour of the rustic port and beautiful surrounds
  • Gerlache Strait delivers us to the stunning Antarctic Peninsula
  • There’s time to watch for seabirds, enjoy entertaining talks, discuss what we’ve seen and learned, exchange photos and stories
  • Aboard Zodiacs, we explore penguin rookeries, historic sites and scientific stations and cruise near exquisite icebergs
  • A curious leopard seal cruising amongst spectacular icebergs may mean postponing lunch (ours, not the leopard seal’s).
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"I just returned from Aurora’s NW passage trip from Greenland to Nome Alaska. I wish to warn potential passengers that out of 26 sea days, we had 10 landings, out of which we were free to walk on our own once. The director,Ashley, told passengers on day one that if they disobeyed her, they would be confined to their cabin. When we got to Alaska, Aurora had not hired sufficient personnel with US licenses to allow for any landings. So we were 60 miles out at sea for almost a week and could not even see the shoreline. Much of the controlling behavior of Ashley was in the guise of safety from the polar bears, but her behavior was over the top. Also the head bear rifle guy, Nils, screamed at passengers on shore at the top of his lungs when they were a few feet off a poorly marked trail in a flat landscape with at least a mile visibility in all directions. He also screamed at passengers to rush over uneven ground because of a bear in the distance. This is just plain dangerous for 70 -80 year old passengers. I have traveled extensively, including an Antarctic cruise, and never had such an unpleasant experience. Even considered bailing out from Cambridge Bay partway through the cruise. Customers beware. You have been warned."

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Antarctica Wildlife and Photo Tour -1st January – 12th January 2024
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5/5 Excellent
8 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • Small group experience of just 48 guests, the smallest group size available in Antarctica.
  • A rare opportunity to join a in-depth exploration of the Antarctic Peninsula with extended time ashore to view and photograph wildlife.
  • Explore key wildlife sites on the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula.
  • Comfortable, and intimate ice-strengthened expedition vessel with sauna.
  • Encounter Antarctica’s wildlife including penguins, fur and leopard seals and whales.
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"I've always been drawn by the Arctic and being able to experience it first hand was a dream coming true. The guys at Secret Atlas know what they are doing, every detail has been perfect and I highly recommend talking to them before you book elsewhere."

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Antarctica XXI Air / Cruise Classic
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5/5 Excellent
1 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Explore the area Chile’s Frei Station and Russia’s Bellingshausen station
  • Cruise between the South Shetland Islands and the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
  • Enjoying the company of sea birds, penguins, seals and whales
  • Visits to sites such as Paulet Island, Hope Bay, Port Lockroy, Petermann Island, Paradise Bay, Deception Island, the Lemaire Channel

Themes

Small Ship Cruise, Eco, Sustainable & Green Travel

What travelers are saying

"One of the best holidays I’ve ever booked. The wine tour of Chile and Argentina had the best guides, access to wineries not open to the general public, with amazing food. And incredibly reasonably priced. The tram were great at tailoring the tour to our needs; I want to do it again!"

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Antarctica Bird Watching Cruises & Packages Reviews

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antarctictraveller

Aug 2019

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Adventure Smith was exceptional. Antarctica 21 corporate office was deplorable.

Adventure Smith was so helpful throughout-- from initial info to booking the trip to answering questions to helping us once Antarctica 21 cancelled our Mom's trip. ...

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Peter

Aug 2018

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Excellent

The best in the business!

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Collin

Jan 2022

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Terrible Customer Service for Cancellations

I booked an Antarctic Peninsula trip two years ago through Oceanwide Expeditions that I have been looking forward to for a long time. My goal is to scuba dive on eve...

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