Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage

DEC. 1-8, 2024 ticket

From $8,978

Activity Level: Active diploma

UCLA Faculty on Tour

Overview

Puerto Natales, Antarctica

National Geographic Explorer

Inspiring. Exhilarating. Remote and spectacular. Antarctica! Join us for an amazing adventure and up-close encounters. Experience the wild grandeur of the White Continent in a more efficient, expedient way. On this new itinerary, bypass the traditional Drake Passage, crossing both ways on a 2-hour flight from Puerto Natales to Antarctica and discover all of the highlights – without sacrificing the extra time. Enjoy the penguins with their endlessly amusing antics—gabbling in their rookeries, bobbing by on a blue berg, or catapulting onto the shore. Witness an abundance of marine mammals, with expert narration by a dedicated Undersea Specialist. See icebergs of epic proportion. Explore by kayak, take Zodiac cruises and walks ashore, and even opt to brave a polar plunge – or you may decide to relax onboard instead, and have a massage! Our passionate expedition team will illuminate each facet of Antarctica through their enthusiasm and knowledge―and learn from the onboard photography experts to capture this amazing experience with stunning photography. Travel with us aboard the 148-guest National Geographic Explorer, a fully stabilized, purpose-built expedition ship with an ice-reinforced hull, and advanced navigation equipment, and be assured by the 50+ years of polar experience at your service. This is sure to be a once-in-a-life adventure with the UCLA Alumni, and one not to be missed!

Cost: From $8,978
Lindblad Expeditions

Activity Level: Active

Book this Tour

STEP 1
Download the tour Reservation Form here. This tour is booked quickly, so sign up early to reserve space.

STEP 2
Enclose a check or provide credit card information for 15% of the cabin fare per person, as a deposit for the selected Antarctica tour. Make check payable to
Lindblad Maritime Enterprises, Ltd..

STEP 3
Fax 310-209-4271, email travel@alumni.ucla.edu, or mail to:
Lindblad Expeditions
Attn: Group Department
96 Morton Street
New York, NY 10014

A brochure will be mailed to you as soon as it is available.

UCLA Faculty on Tour

Professor Daniel T. Blumstein
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, at UCLA, and UCLA’s Institute of the Environment & Sustainability divider

Daniel T. Blumstein is a Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at UCLA, and UCLA’s Institute of the Environment & Sustainability. He co-directs UCLA’s Evolutionary Medicine Program. Between 2009 and 2016 he was the Chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Dan has studied and taught animal behavior and conservation science throughout the world. Over the past 40 years he’s worked in high alpine environments studying marmots. His work on anti-predator behavior has helped us better understand how animals perceive humans and how to minimize those impacts as ecotourists. He was a Fulbright Fellow (to Pakistan) and is an elected Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society. Dan is the recipient of numerous research and teaching awards including the UCLA Faculty Gold Shield Award for extraordinary accomplishment in undergraduate teaching and research, and the Animal Behavior Society’s Quest Award for seminal contributions to the study of behavior. He is the author of eight books, including most recently—The Nature of Fear: Survival Lessons From the Wild (Harvard, 2020), and over 500 scholarly publications.

PHONE: (310) 206-0613

FAX: (310) 209-4271

EMAIL: travel@alumni.ucla.edu

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