People to People Moments

• Become one of only a handful of young people ever to experience the Antarctic continent.
• Participate in hands-on research conducted by a team of international and world-class scientists.
• Accept the challenge to make a difference in your world during this unique leadership adventure.
• Make lifelong friendships as you share a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with other People to People Student Ambassadors.

Enhance Your Education

• Environmental science with an emphasis on conservation and global-climate change
• Marine biology and oceanography
• International politics
• Leadership development

Top Program Activities

• Journey from the southernmost city in the world, at the tip of South America, into the heart of the Antarctic Peninsula.
• Experience Antarctica during its summer, when it explodes with wildlife including penguins, seals, seabirds, and whales.
• Navigate icebergs on an ice-rated expedition vessel specially designed for the safety and comfort of its passengers.
• Sail the most remote shores of Antarctica using Zodiac boats, the most practical boats of their kind in the world.
• Dip into a hot spring inside this icy continent.
• Explore Port Lockroy, a former base maintained by the government of the British Antarctic Territory.
• Soak in the beauty of Paradise Bay, where the cliffs are drenched in color.

Ushuaia, Argentina

• Hike in Tierra del Fuego National Park, taking in the spectacular landscape spanning mountains and coastlines.
• Get acquainted with the steel-hulled vessel that will be your home for two weeks, and learn the rules for ship safety.
• Meet your team of researchers, experts, and explorers who will be your shipmates for this exciting program.

• Cross this bridge to the Antarctic that also marks the division between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
• Glimpse impressive animals from whales to wandering albatrosses, whose wings can span 12 feet.

• Step onto land (or ice) as your smaller Zodiac craft docks at sites like the South Shetland Islands and Paradise Bay.
• Enjoy the antics of chinstrap and gentoo penguins illuminated by the 24-hour daylight.
• Learn to identify whales in the wild, including blue, sperm, minke, and humpback species.
• Observe and study the effects that global warming has had on this remote environment and ecosystem.
• Climb onto a small ice cap in Neko Harbor for an incredible view of Andvord Bay.
• Visit the living museum and former base of Port Lockroy, where you can post a letter home from Antarctica.
• Test your bravery by taking a polar plunge on Deception Island.
• Enjoy expert seminars aboard ship covering a host of topics from Antarctic explorers to marine biology to glacier formation.
• Be charmed by the fuzzy chicks of the Adelie penguins.
• Visit a hut that a 1903 expedition built as a winter refuge on Paulet Island.
• Snap photos of the luminous icebergs surrounding Cuverville Island.

Note: Highlights featured represent past programs. Your program may differ slightly in some areas due to scheduling conflicts, unforeseen changes, and the arrival of new opportunities. Your program’s Schedule of Activities will be provided as confirmed, closer to actual travel.