Ready to finalise your Dr Karl Antarctica itinerary?

We’re as excited as you are about your upcoming Polar voyage of a lifetime with a colourful Australian icon. November will arrive before you know it, so we're encouraging you to start finalising your travel plans now.

We've curated some exclusive Patagonia trip offers just for our Antarctic Cruise with Dr Karl passengers, and you could save even more if you act now to book your airfares while some limited offers are still available.

This might be the only chance you get to travel to this spectacular part of the world, so why not talk to our experts to discuss how you can make the most of the experience by extending your trip to include an exploration of Patagonia which is best visited over the period you're travelling. 

Do get in touch with your reservations consultant who will be able to tailor your itinerary to your needs.

Some very attractive airfare offers have just been released with some steep discounts available for those that book their flights now. 

Seats are limited and they won't last long. Get in touch with your reservations consultant to discuss your requirements so they can prepare a quote for you based on your preferences.

Did you know that your voyage ties in perfectly with some of our most popular experiences in Patagonia? Situated at the very bottom of South America, Patagonia is a wild, remote and beautiful place punctuated by the stunning Andes mountains, so it makes sense to take advantage of your airfare and explore this fascinating region while you're 'in the neighbourhood'. 

To tempt you further, we're offering AU$150 off per person on the following dates:

• Patagonia Adventure (PAD) – 13 November 2019
• Paine & Fitz Roy Trek (PFT) - 8 November 2019
• Great Patagonian Traverse (PTG): 5 November 2019
• Torres del Paine Explorer (TDP): departs daily
• Fitz Roy & Perito Moreno Glacier (WIF): departs daily 

If you have already booked on to one of the trips listed above please get in touch with your reservations consultant so we can extend the discount to you as well.

PATAGONIA OFFER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:  

• The offer is only valid for travellers booked on our Antartic Cruise with Dr Karl voyage (trip code: KIA)
• The offer is valid only on the trips and advertised trip dates listed above
• Discount applicable to base tour price only and will not be applied to seasonal surcharges or supplements which will be isolated from the base price when applying the discount
• Offer is subject to trip availability and trip minimum numbers being met
• Offer cannot be combined with any other offer by any company in the World Expeditions Travel Group 
• Offer is not redeemable for cash
• There is no need to quote a promotion code, your reservations consultant will automatically deduct the amount from your invoice when you book

Thanks to Dr Karl, we've been liaising with Dr Alex Fraser from the Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC) and the University of Tasmania (UTAS) about real Citizen Science projects.

The projects below have been earmarked by various research scientists and PhD students and while on the voyage you can assist them by collecting valuable field data that will assist them with their research. All it requires from you is either taking a picture (with a phone or camera that has geo-tagging built in) or noting down your observations. 

If it all sounds a little confusing, don't worry. It's purely optional and Dr Karl will be on hand to show you what to do and answer any questions you may have.

1) ASPeCt sea ice observations from the bridge: Dr Karl will have a laptop with special ASPeCt software provided by UTAS where we will record any sea ice observations. All this project requires is observing sea ice properties and noting down the co-ordinates of where you observe sea ice into the program.

2) Georeferenced  photos of sea ice: This is an active area of research and the UTAS team are searching for more photos to help with the science. They are seeking photos (time-stamped with cameras correctly set to UTC, combined with the ship's position log) of a specific type of sea ice where the waves have washed onto the ice, clearing the snow and creating a biological algae community on top.

3) Digital elevation model (DEM) of an iceberg: Created from "structure from motion" techniques (watch this video to learn more) this project is a simple and fun one, where basically we'll get some people in a zodiac to circumnavigate an iceberg to take lots of pictures. We'll organise to send them back to the researchers so they can transform them into a digital elevation map. Internet connection permitting, you'll be able to watch the video made on the boat before the cruise ends.

4) Identification and logging of marine mammals/birds:  No doubt you'll be watching out for wildlife on the bridge anyway, so why not "science up" the experience by recording what you see and sharing it with the researchers!