People to People Moments

• Become one of only a handful of young people ever to experience the Antarctic continent.
• Take part 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 climate change
• Marine biology and oceanography
• International politics
• Leadership development

Top Program Activities

• Journey from the world's southernmost city into the heart of the Antarctic Peninsula.
• Experience Antarctica during its summer, when it explodes with wildlife—including penguins, seals, and whales.
• Navigate icebergs on an expedition vessel specially designed for safety and comfort.
• Sail the shores of remote Antarctica in rugged Zodiac boats.
• 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.
• Soak in the park’s dramatic scenery of peaks, seas, and waterfalls.
• 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 to the Antarctic on this bridge that divides the Atlantic from the Pacific.
• Glimpse impressive animals. You might spy whales or greet great 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 as they play in the midnight sun.
• Learn to identify whales in the wild and tell a minke from a humpback.
• Observe and study the effects that global warming has had on this remote environment.
• 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. Send a letter home from Antarctica through the still-working post office.
• Take a polar plunge on Deception Island—if you dare.
• Enjoy expert seminars aboard ship. You’ll learn about everything from marine biology to glacier formation.
• Be charmed by the fuzzy chicks of the Adélie penguins.
• Visit the hut where a 1903 expedition survived the winter on Paulet Island.
• Snap photos of the glowing 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.