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I’ve put together some references and resources for planning a trip to Antarctica.  Please add more if you find them.  Thanks.

 

Excellent, very informative video about traveling to Antarctica.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ0tsHM34hk&t=2918s. Allow at least two hours to watch it.  Fast forward to just under the 10 minute mark to bypass webinar “housekeeping” information.  If you don’t want to be convinced to go, don’t watch it!  😉

 

Thread on whether going to Antarctica is worth it.  https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/australasia-pacific-australia-new-zealand-antarctica/topics/is-antarctica-worth-what-you-have-to-go-through-to-get-there

 

How a cruise to Antarctica works.  https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/how-to-cruise-to-antarctica/

 

IAATO regs and info for visitors on what to expect.  https://iaato.org/visiting-antarctica/

 

U.S. Dept. of State info on travel to/from Argentina (often the embarkation point) during COVID.  https://ar.usembassy.gov/covid-19/

 

Travel tips for Antarctica.  https://www.lengthytravel.com/travel-tips-antarctica-antrtidatravel-guide/

 

Very good guide with facts, recommendations, photos, and travel info.  https://www.coolantarctica.com/index.php. Click the “menu” links across the top of the page to see numerous drop down subsections.

 

List of Antarctica links on TripAdvisor.  https://antarcticafaqs.boards.net

 

Weather and climate.  https://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/antarctica-colder-arctic-it’s-still-losing-ice

 

 

 

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Excellent post w lots of very good info.  I will add that although we are not allowed to talk about or recommend specific TAs, anyone thinking of doing Antarctica should check out all of them as many of them have sites with a lot of very useful information which are relevant to whatever cruise you take.

 

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I chuckled at scottjeanne’s comment about time spent—I’ve done the same!

 

Looks like the link for the topic on whether going to Antarctica is worth it isn’t working so well.  If you don’t want to root around the lonely planet site for the post, here’s a substitute:  https://www.fodors.com/community/mexico-and-central-america/is-antarctica-worth-it-303137/

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On 6/10/2021 at 6:12 PM, skrink said:

I’ve put together some references and resources for planning a trip to Antarctica.  Please add more if you find them.  Thanks.

 

Excellent, very informative video about traveling to Antarctica.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ0tsHM34hk&t=2918s. Allow at least two hours to watch it.  Fast forward to just under the 10 minute mark to bypass webinar “housekeeping” information.  If you don’t want to be convinced to go, don’t watch it!  😉

 

Thread on whether going to Antarctica is worth it.  https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/australasia-pacific-australia-new-zealand-antarctica/topics/is-antarctica-worth-what-you-have-to-go-through-to-get-there

 

How a cruise to Antarctica works.  https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/how-to-cruise-to-antarctica/

 

IAATO regs and info for visitors on what to expect.  https://iaato.org/visiting-antarctica/

 

U.S. Dept. of State info on travel to/from Argentina (often the embarkation point) during COVID.  https://ar.usembassy.gov/covid-19/

 

Travel tips for Antarctica.  https://www.lengthytravel.com/travel-tips-antarctica-antrtidatravel-guide/

 

Very good guide with facts, recommendations, photos, and travel info.  https://www.coolantarctica.com/index.php. Click the “menu” links across the top of the page to see numerous drop down subsections.

 

List of Antarctica links on TripAdvisor.  https://antarcticafaqs.boards.net

 

Weather and climate.  https://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/antarctica-colder-arctic-it’s-still-losing-ice

 

 

 

Thank you very much for this.  You have no idea how helpful this is to those of us considering going to Antarctica!

 

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