Wanderlust UK – September 2019

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