Wanderlust UK – September 2019

(Nancy Kaufman) #1

WHALE-WATCHING TRIPS


Take your pick of the best opportunities to experience the ocean’s
gentle giants – where to go, when to arrive and what to see...

The top nine


STUDY HUMPBACKWHALES,ANTARCTICA


Learn all about these creatures of the deep on The Antarctic Peninsula
Whale Science Voyage by Polar Latitudes with Polar Routes. Ardent
citizen scientists can participate in this unique voyages during peak
whale-watching season. You’ll get to assist on crucial oceanic research
and spy humpbacks and minke whales socialising in the Brans†ield Strait
and Wilhelmina Bay. The Lemaire Channel promises to steal the show –
see the great glaciers and snowy slopes re†lected in the still waters,
while looking out for the water blows disrupting the stillness.
Who? Polar Routes (polarroutes.co.uk; 020 3196 1000)
When?27 February – 11 March 2020
How long? 13 daysHow much? From £12,899 (including int’l †lights)
Key whales seen:Humpbacks, minke and orca whales

INTO THE DEEP
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