{"id":7159,"date":"2025-10-14T15:29:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.letsgotoantarctica.com\/?p=7159"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:24:46","slug":"king-george-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/en\/antarctica\/traveltips\/kgma8tq6yy1d81wg0l66aybx1se9jz\/","title":{"rendered":"Single-Island Series (Part 2): Flying in and out - King George Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7159\" class=\"elementor elementor-7159\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6542c86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6542c86\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c118cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c118cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"about-antarctica-category-tag-container\"><span class=\"about-antarctica-tag\">Antarctica Itinerary<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fc72fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67fc72fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Single-Island Series (Part 2): Flying in and out - King George Island<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3178ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3178ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Must one sail across the Drake Passage to visit Antarctica?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e858c22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e858c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/antartica-air-cruise-express-airplane-landing-featured.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/antartica-air-cruise-express-airplane-landing-featured.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/antartica-air-cruise-express-airplane-landing-featured-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/antartica-air-cruise-express-airplane-landing-featured-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/antartica-air-cruise-express-airplane-landing-featured-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/antartica-air-cruise-express-airplane-landing-featured-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/antartica-air-cruise-express-airplane-landing-featured-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664407db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"664407db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>credit: adventuresmithexplorations<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46eabca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46eabca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Besides sailing, Antarctica travel is also possible via air. There is an airport available for civilian flights during the tourist months. It is the Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport (IATA: TNA), and is situated near the Chilean scientific research station on King George Island. This airport offers travelers who want to save time or suffer from seasickness the option of \"trading a 2-hour flight for a 2-day cruise.\"<\/p><p class=\"\">In this article, we'll cover King George Island and the four cruise lines that currently offer round-trip flight-cruises, as well as analyze how to choose the most suitable itinerary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c435c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c435c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#titleone\">1. Where is King George Island?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#titletwo\">2. Schedule and Precautions<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#titlethree\">3. Pro &amp; Cons of Fly-in\/Fly-out Itineraries<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#titlefour\">4. Cruise Lines and Itineraries to King George Island<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#titlefive\">5. How to choose the right fly-in\/fly-out itinerary<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f02685e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f02685e\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"titleone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77dacbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77dacbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Where is King George Island?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53035053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53035053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1590\" height=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u622a\u57162023-01-27\u4e0a\u53482.16.19.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u622a\u57162023-01-27\u4e0a\u53482.16.19.webp 1590w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u622a\u57162023-01-27\u4e0a\u53482.16.19-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u622a\u57162023-01-27\u4e0a\u53482.16.19-1024x645.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u622a\u57162023-01-27\u4e0a\u53482.16.19-768x484.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u622a\u57162023-01-27\u4e0a\u53482.16.19-1536x968.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u622a\u57162023-01-27\u4e0a\u53482.16.19-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1590px) 100vw, 1590px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fdbcea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53fdbcea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>credit: google.com<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582eefac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"582eefac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">King George Island is the largest of the South Shetland Islands and the easternmost of the group. It is approximately 850 kilometers from Ushuaia, Argentina, and 120 kilometers from Antarctica. The South Shetland Islands were discovered by British explorers in 1819. They believed the area was similar to Shetland, the northernmost territory of the United Kingdom, and thus named it the &quot;South Shetland Islands.&quot; King George Island was named after King George III of the United Kingdom at the time.<\/p><p class=\"\">Although more than 90% of King George Island is covered by glaciers, it still hosts 14 scientific research stations. It also boasts the world's southernmost church and lighthouse, and hosts the Antarctic Marathon every year in late February or early March.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b12cb54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b12cb54\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"titletwo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d1a5f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49d1a5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Schedule and Precautions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535c0a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"535c0a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Currently, four cruise lines \u2014 Antarctica21, Aurora Expeditions, Quark, and Silversea \u2014 operate this type of Antarctica itinerary. Each itinerary only differs slightly, with Silversea including round-trip airfare from Santiago, Chile, to Punta Arenas on the first day. While the other three cruise lines all begin their journey by meeting in Punta Arenas in southern Chile on the first day. The next day, they fly from Punta Arenas to King George Island in Antarctica. After spending varying lengths of time in Antarctica on the cruise ship, they fly back to Punta Arenas on the penultimate day, spending the night in a hotel, and dismissing the next day.<\/p><p class=\"\">In addition, there are two points that require special attention:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebede8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebede8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>1. Baggage weight restrictions for flights:<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"\">The maximum carry-on baggage limit is 5 kg, while checked baggage is only 15 kg.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3434b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3434b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>2. The correlation between cruise ship passenger capacity and aircraft passenger capacity:<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"\">All fly-in\/fly-out cruise lines use aircraft with a maximum passenger capacity of 80, arranged in a 3-3 configuration, meaning only 80 passengers can be transported per trip. However, only one fly-in\/fly-out cruise line currently offers a ship specifically designed for this type of itinerary, capable of transporting all guests to South King George Island at once. Other cruise lines will require a longer wait for your flight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6272ca74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6272ca74\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"titlethree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66858713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66858713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Pro &amp; Cons of Fly-in\/Fly-out Itineraries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf3fef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bf3fef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pros-and-cons.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pros-and-cons.webp 2500w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pros-and-cons-300x175.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pros-and-cons-1024x597.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pros-and-cons-768x448.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pros-and-cons-1536x896.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pros-and-cons-2048x1194.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pros-and-cons-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1438ad1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1438ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>credit: my.lwv.org<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a39a7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a39a7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to IAATO statistics, in the 2019-2020 season, before the pandemic, only 6% of tourists chose to travel to Antarctica by plane. What advantages attracted these 4,679 tourists to this option, and what concerns led 69,722 passengers to choose cruise ships to Antarctica?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5466e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5466e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>1. Pros:<\/h4><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">2 hours for 2 days of sailing time<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">Avoid discomfort and seasickness when crossing the Drake Passage<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Chilean visas are easier to obtain than Argentinian visas (travelers from Hong Kong and Taiwan can enter the country without a visa)<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe0664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fe0664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2. Cons:<\/h4><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">Flight delays affect the actual number of days you can visit<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Fewer discounts<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Fewer lectures on various Antarctic topics<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c24b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c24b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Of the advantages and disadvantages listed above, many readers are likely concerned about cruise\/flight delays, impacting the number of days available for travel. According to data provided by Antarctica21, which holds priority flight rights, from its first flight in 2003 until March 2020, before the pandemic, of the 225 Antarctic trips, 79% departed as scheduled. There was only one instance where departure was completely cancelled, and another where passengers were unable to return to Chile by flight and had to take a cruise instead. In these cases, the company has corresponding refund policies.<\/p><p class=\"\">For cruise ships, they return to Ushuaia in the morning and depart again in the afternoon. With a constant flow of departures, delays or cancellations are usually due to an unforeseen incident on the previous cruise. Alternative options depend on the cruise line.<\/p><p class=\"\">Therefore, no matter which method you choose to travel to Antarctica, in order to protect your own rights, please be sure to purchase trip interruption and cancellation insurance in advance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da25abf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5da25abf\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"titlefour\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4aa3de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a4aa3de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Cruise Lines and Itineraries to King George Island<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73781e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73781e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The four cruise lines currently operating round-trip itineraries each have their own advantages, listed below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7d08b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a7d08b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>1. Antarctica21<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508e95fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"508e95fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maxresdefault-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-7164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maxresdefault-2.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maxresdefault-2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maxresdefault-2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maxresdefault-2-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maxresdefault-2-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c4b743 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14c4b743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>credit: youtube.com<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d454b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85d454b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">We have previously published an article on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/en\/antarctica\/traveltips\/six-days-to-antarctica\/\">Antarctica21 and its itineraries<\/a>The company&#039;s most significant advantages include &quot;priority flight rights&quot; and its headquarters in Punta Arenas, Chile. Priority flight rights mean that if only one flight is allowed to take off that day, Antarcica21 will be given the first opportunity to do so.<\/p><p class=\"\">Furthermore, as the first company in the industry to offer fly-in, fly-out itineraries, Antarctica21&#039;s two ships are designed to accommodate the maximum passenger capacity of a single flight. Therefore, choosing Antarctica21 allows everyone to gather and embark on their Antarctic journey together on a single flight, making the most efficient use of your time in Antarctica.<\/p><p class=\"\">Antarctica21 has four common routes, with single island routes being the main route:<\/p><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">Single Island (8 Days, 7 Nights; 6 Days, 5 Nights)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Arctic Circle (10 Days, 9 Nights)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Dual-Island (17 Days, 16 Nights)<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3a0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d3a0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>2. Aurora Expeditions<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520e9c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"520e9c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Minke-Whale-and-the-Greg-Mortimer-Antarctic-Peninsula-Scott-Portelli.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Minke-Whale-and-the-Greg-Mortimer-Antarctic-Peninsula-Scott-Portelli.webp 1400w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Minke-Whale-and-the-Greg-Mortimer-Antarctic-Peninsula-Scott-Portelli-300x145.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Minke-Whale-and-the-Greg-Mortimer-Antarctic-Peninsula-Scott-Portelli-1024x495.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Minke-Whale-and-the-Greg-Mortimer-Antarctic-Peninsula-Scott-Portelli-768x371.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Minke-Whale-and-the-Greg-Mortimer-Antarctic-Peninsula-Scott-Portelli-18x9.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57305de elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57305de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>credit: signatureluxurytravel.com.au<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd01df0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd01df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Aurora is not only one of the two companies in the industry that offers diving itineraries, but is also one of the only two companies among the four that fly in and out that offers a mixed package.<\/p><p class=\"\">Flying back and forth certainly avoids the discomfort of crossing the Drake Passage, but it also carries its own risks. And being able to experience both flying and a cruise in one trip is a rare experience.<br \/>Aurora generally doesn&#039;t offer discounts, so be sure to grab it during the early bird discounts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3e701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee3e701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>3. Quark<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c936b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c936b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1687\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/277353977_10158509098082124_1773140358497593113_n.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/277353977_10158509098082124_1773140358497593113_n.webp 1687w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/277353977_10158509098082124_1773140358497593113_n-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/277353977_10158509098082124_1773140358497593113_n-1024x819.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/277353977_10158509098082124_1773140358497593113_n-768x615.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/277353977_10158509098082124_1773140358497593113_n-1536x1229.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/277353977_10158509098082124_1773140358497593113_n-15x12.webp 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1687px) 100vw, 1687px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38107ae1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38107ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>credit: quarkexpeditions.com<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ee88d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ee88d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Quark is a well-known brand with its long history in the Chinese-speaking world, and many readers specifically request their cruises. Their round-trip itineraries are relatively simple, focusing on single-island and offering only eight-day itineraries. The combined capacity of the cruise ship allows for full boarding at once. If you're interested in purchasing tickets, we recommend purchasing them while they're on sale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f009a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53f009a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>4. Silversea<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f596f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17f596f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20211217_AB-Fly-Cruise-Antartica_GSloan-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20211217_AB-Fly-Cruise-Antartica_GSloan-1.webp 1600w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20211217_AB-Fly-Cruise-Antartica_GSloan-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20211217_AB-Fly-Cruise-Antartica_GSloan-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20211217_AB-Fly-Cruise-Antartica_GSloan-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20211217_AB-Fly-Cruise-Antartica_GSloan-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.letsgotoantarctica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20211217_AB-Fly-Cruise-Antartica_GSloan-1-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6811d07 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6811d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>credit: silversea.com<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f796b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f796b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Silversea's advantage is that the price of the cruise ticket includes round-trip flights from Santiago, the capital of Chile, to Punta Arenas, as well as unlimited WiFi. So although they, like Aurora, have high prices and basically no discounts, their sales are always brisk.<\/p><p class=\"\">Also, please note: The itinerary announced on the official website is usually calculated from the day of flying to King George Island, but because it includes domestic round-trip flights and accommodation in Santiago and Punta Arenas, two days need to be added at both the beginning and the end.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef84a3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ef84a3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"titlefive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5f5f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c5f5f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. How to choose the right fly-in\/fly-out itinerary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9395805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9395805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1727884178679_54675\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{&quot;topLeft&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;topRight&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;bottomRight&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\"><p class=\"\">For example, in the following season, round-trip flights are available from late November to early March. We have listed the following options based on the characteristics of each cruise line and the specific needs of the groups they cater to:<\/p><p class=\"\">1. <strong>Don't want to waste time and want to go for Dual-islands<\/strong>\uff1aAntarctica21<\/p><p class=\"\">2. <strong>Triple-island itinerary for those who enjoy diving, flying, and crossing the Drake Passage<\/strong>\uff1aAurora<\/p><p class=\"\">3. <strong>Affordable price<\/strong>\uff1aQuark<\/p><p class=\"\">4. <strong>I don't want to worry about connecting to domestic flights in Chile, I need unlimited Wi-Fi for work, and I want to experience flying and crossing the Drake Passage on a triple-island itinerary.<\/strong>\uff1aSilversea<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6eff31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d6eff31\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da47081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da47081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Can&#039;t wait to book your return flight?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/letsgotoantarctica\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/letsgotoantarctica\/\">Instagram<\/a>, or<a href=\"mailto:info@letsgotoantarctica.com\">write a letter<\/a>Contact us for consultation!<\/p><p class=\"\">Set foot on Antarctica. It's no longer out of reach.<\/p><p class=\"\">Let&#039;s go to Antarctica!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antarctic Island Trip Series (Part 2): Flying to and from King George Island. 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