Viking deal for Antarctica voyage extensions
The 13-day Antarctic Explorer from Buenos Aires in Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula and back to Ushuaia, at the southern tip of Buenos Aires is Viking's most popular polar voyage. It is from $19,495 per person in a Nordic balcony stateroom.
And travellers can save $3000 per couple off the total price when they add either of these extensions to their voyage:
PRE-VOYAGE
Four nights at Iguazu Falls, and a tango performance in Buenos Aires. It is from $7499 per person. There is time in Buenos Aires, with a scenic drive through the city, a snack at the historic coffeehouse Cafe Tortoni, and dinner at the Rojo Tango cabaret. Then guests fly to Iguazu Falls to stay for three nights. They can cycle through Iguazu National Park's rainforest, and will board a train to Garganta del Diablo Station, then follow the walkways to see the impressive Devil's Throat, where the Iguazu River crashes down. They see the lower canyon on board a Zodiac. They then kayak and paddle on the Parana River before returning to Buenos Aires.
POST-VOYAGE
A five-night trip called Gateway to Patagonia. Guests visit Torres del Paine National Park, see the blue waters of Lake Argentino, visit Calafate Balcony (a popular excursion in El Calafate giving panoramic views of Lake Argentino and the surrounding Andes mountains) and one of the world's advancing glaciers, the Perito Moreno. Guests fly to El Calafate and travel up to the Balcon del Calafate and then Huyliche Hill, more than 1000m above sea level. They also visit the Stone Labyrinth, a Cretaceous-period formation with fossil remains dating back 85 million years. It is from $7499 per person.
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