Fly the Drake Passage

Looking for a quicker way to travel to Antarctica, or a chance to skip the notorious Drake Passage? Our ‘Fly’ voyages are the perfect solution!

With departures that fly over the Drake Passage, you’re able to experience once-in-a-lifetime aerial views as you fly by charter plane directly to or from King George Island in the Antarctic South Shetland Islands. These expeditions bypass one or both legs of the Drake Passage sailing, allowing for faster and more efficient travel to the white continent.

And NEW for 2028/29, we’re introducing a Buenos Aires return program aboard the Greg Mortimer, designed to make your journey to the white continent as seamless as possible. Your adventure begins with a pre-night in Buenos Aires, giving you time to rest and soak up the Argentine capital before your expedition. From there, your flights to and from Ushuaia and all transfers are included, so the logistics are handled and you can focus on the remarkable experience ahead.

Our Fly itineraries are good options for people who want to maximise their time on the white continent. Plus, avoiding the Drake Passage- an ideal way to visit the white continent for adventurers prone to sea sickness.

Explore our 2027, 2028 & 2029 ‘Fly’ Voyages below:

New for the 2028/29 season, our Buenos Aires return program aboard the Greg Mortimer takes the hassle out of getting to Antarctica. We’ve taken care of the details: a pre-night in Buenos Aires, return flights between Buenos Aires and Ushuaia, and all transfers along the way. You arrive, settle in, and let the journey unfold, with more energy saved for the icebergs, penguins and wild landscapes waiting at the bottom of the world.

These sailings give adventurers the chance to skip the Drake Passage in one direction, and experience the crossing via sea in the other. 

Offering the best of both worlds, passengers on these voyages can experience what many explorers consider a right of passage in undertaking the crossing in one direction, and experience the true isolated nature of the white continent, witnessing the white caps, icebergs and dramatic landscapes only visible from the air. 

Discover some of our most popular Fly/Sail voyages below: 

These voyages avoid sailing the notoriously choppy Drake Passage by flying over it in both directions- a great way to reach Antarctica for those prone to seasickness. In the safe hands of experienced pilots, explorers pulses will quicken as they glimpse their first icebergs in the Southern Ocean, where our vessels await, ready to whisk passengers southwards on an exhilarating adventure on the white continent. 

Discover some of our most popular Fly/Fly voyages below: 

NB: the threat of bad weather in the region can in some rare cases delay flights to the frozen continent. Please read our contingency plans for Fly/Sail, Sail/Fly and Fly/Fly expeditions.