Have you ever thought about visiting the last Ecological Reserve on Earth ?
Through slides of our many polar adventures, we'll show you the last natural ecological reserve on earth on a continent never inhabited by humans.
Since 1997 we have travelled to the most extreme corners of the Polar Regions on board various icebreakers operated by Quark Expeditions.
We specialize in presenting slide shows to diverse audiences about our polar adventures .Between us we speak fluent Portuguese, English, Spanish, and German.We can help you visit Antarctica by plane! (Fly to the South Pole, Mt. Vinson, King George Island).For more information on these and other unforgettable voyages, please send us an Email and we'll gladly answer promptly.
Our first adventure departed from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, and the most southern town in Argentina. We boarded the Russian oceanographic research vessel 'Akademik Sergey Vavilov' to the Antarctic Peninsula.The experience was so fantastic that since then we caught the 'Antarctic bug' and returned to Antarctica every Austral summer.
In the summer of 1997 we were on board the icebreaker 'Kapitan Khlebnikov' with its 25.000 hp and did the first ever Semi-Circumnavigation of Antarctica. This 28-day voyage departed from Port Stanley, Falklands Islands, and traveled to the most incredible spots in the Antarctic Peninsula including the most remote island of Peter I.On board the helicopters we landed on the Ross Ice Shelf. We also visited the US station McMurdo and the New Zealand station Scott, along with the historical huts at Cape Evans and Cape Royds.
At Auckland Island we saw the Wandering Albatross nesting. We completed this breathtaking experience in New Zealand.
During the Arctic summer of July 1997 we arrived at the North Pole on board the most powerful nuclear icebreaker, the 'Sovetstiy Soyuz', with its 75.000 hp.We departed from Murmansk, in Siberia, breaking the frozen sea until reaching the exact 90º N. Gunnar was then the first Brazilian adventurer to dive in the frozen waters of the North Pole.
It had been an incredible experience to reach the top of the world, knowing that very few people had ever set foot there and very few ever will.
In November of 1998, on board of the small ice reinforced research vessel "Professor Multanovskiy', we went on an unforgettable voyage to South Georgia, home of the King Penguins, also known for the historical whaling stations. Here we followed the steps of the famous explorer, Sir Shackleton.
It was a privilege to spend so many days in such a special remote island in the southern ocean.
The trip start and finish in Ushuaia.
On board the Multanovskiy during the Arctic summer of 1998, we made the "Greenland Odyssey", leaving from Iceland and sailing to Greenland, the second largest island in the world, visiting the colourful Inuit villagesIt was with great pleasure that we returned on board the 'Vavilov' to celebrate the Millennium in Antarctica.On the last day of 1999 we were blessed by a spectacular show of humpback whales spouting alongside the vessel.
During November 2000, on board the Icebreaker 'Kapitan Dranitsyn' with its 25.000 hp, we ventured on another adventure to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and again to the Peninsula for 20 days. The highlight of the trip was when the captain went straight to the ice and we landed on it. We walked around the Dranitsyn and even had an afternoon tea on the ice.
Our dream had always been to visit an Emperor penguin colony since we first started going to Antarctica. In November 2001 we boarded the 
Being in such close contact had been our ultimate dream since we first caught our 'Antarctic bug'. We flew the helicopter over the continent and then walked about 1 km to the rookery where we sat for hours, captivated by the Emperors’ behavior with their fuzzy grey chicks. These are the only birds that live in such a harsh climate. We again realized how privileged we were to see these penguins.
We sailed through South Orkneys, on to the Shetland Islands. We crossed the famous Drake Passage overlooking Cape Horn and disembarked in Ushuaia after 28 days. The Dranitsyn had become our home and we bid an emotional farewell to our fellow travelers and staff.
Between the two of us – Gunnar with his recent 45-day expedition to East Antarctica (beginning Nov.26, 2002 in Lyttleton, New Zealand and spending Christmas and New Year’s at sea) and Zelfa with her 1997 West Antarctica voyage (28 days from Stanley, Falklands to the Ross Sea region and then to Lyttleton, NZ)– we have completed a Full Circumnavigation of Antarctica, sailing 29,513 Km on board the incredible icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov.
On his adventure in “The Far Side of Antarctica”, Gunnar enjoyed thousands of fantastic blue and white icebergs, hundreds of whales and seals, and visits to six emperor penguin colonies, experiencing an array of weather conditions, most of which were SUNNY!
Among the remote scientific stations visited where Australia’s Casey and Davis, Russia’s Mirny, China’s Zhongshan, and Germany’s fascinating underground Neumayer.
On July 2003, Zelfa was again on board of the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov to visit the Siberian Arctic . Several stops were made in the Chukotka Peninsula, Russia's Far East, just across the Bearing Strait from Alaska, USA.
Visited Chukchi villages, Wrangel Island, and saw polar bears, musk oxen, belugas and walruses and puffins along with many other seabirds.
It was another fabulous adventure to the Arctic regions.
February 09, 2004 Zelfa and her friends who live in Buenos Aires boarded the M/V Ushuaia,
an Argentinean vessel as the IAATO observer (International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators) to the Antarctic Peninsula
We are also members of ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association).
December 9 - 15, 2004 Zelfa went again to Antarctica. This time it was a complete new adventure and a dream come through to fly to the Continent in only a bit over 3 hours. The trip started in Punta Arenas, Chile where we boarded the Dash-7 plane operated by DAP and flew to the Chilean Base Frei in King George Island. Antarctica XXI operates the combination plane/ship in Antarctica only in the beginning of the season.It was all very exciting to land in Antarctica by plane, put on the rubber boots, walk to the other side of the island, where the zodiacs were waiting to take us to the Russian ship for 46 passengers only. These voyages only operate in December. And as exciting as it's to fly, operations are totally depended on the weather, as the airplane can only fly with excellent weather conditions.
Gunnar boarded once again the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebninkov in Ushuaia last December 17, 2004. This time he has completed the Full Circumnavigation of Antarctica, sailing south of the Antarctic Circle.The big event this time, it was to set foot on top of the famous iceberg B15-A and to celebrate with a cold glass of champagne. The full circle was completed by disembarking in New Zealand on January 14, 2005.
December 2005 I went back to Antarctic.This time with a friend and oneof my sisters.
We had a marvelous time! It was a Drake Lake both ways. Beautiful & bright sunny days. We reached Peterman Island
at 65º10'S 64º10'W. Barbecue on deck of the Akademik Shokalskiy was stunning, no clouds, no wind! We made to all the highlights in the Peninsula
October 9 - 21, 2006 - Gunnar & Zelfa boarded the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov in Ushuaia for a First Ever Voyage to see a new colony of Emperor Penguins at Snow Hill Island in the Weddell sea. It was the first time a tourist vessel went to Antarctica so early in the season.
On board the Clipper Adventurer, Feb 20 - Mar 1, 2008 we celebrated Gunnar´s BD in Antarctica!It was great fun to return to the White Continent at the end of the season. We loved traveling on board the Clipper. She´s an awesome ship!!!
September 20 - 24, 2008. We boarded the Mares Australis in Punta Arenas, Chile to sail through the last channels of Chile and disembark in Ushuaia, Argentina. We landed at Cape Horn, the most southern point in South America. This was the main reason for doing this trip as some many times in 
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