The Drake Passage is the stretch of water that intersect to go by boat from the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn to the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica and has a reputation as one of the most turbulent seas in the world.

The crossing has earned the nickname "Drake rock and roll" with travelers from the Antarctic for the simple reason that when the weather is bad you'll do a lot of rocking and rolling waves. Some passengers have reported more cruise ships Swivel Angle more than 50 degrees in its journey through the passage.

It turns out that the Drake Passage is calm and then the crossing is a pleasure, but the chances of that happening both the return trip is rather low so if you are using a cruise ship to Antarctica to be prepared for some turbulence. But there is an alternative …

You can fly to Antarctica and avoid the dreaded crossing altogether. There are two options available to you at the time of the flights of Antarctica.

Tours overpasses

The first one, not land and get to do a flyover tour of Antarctica continent at 10 000 feet above sea level. The flight out of Sydney or Melbourne in Australia on a Qantas Boeing 747-400.

The whole trip takes about 12 hours in total and will spend four hours over Antarctica. Visibility is good because the master plan the route according to weather reports received on the morning of the flight and the scenery is magnificent.

There is talk of Antarctic experts on board and video programs to give passengers a summary description of the white continent. A camera mounted in the cabin provides passengers with a view unhindered what the pilot is seeing at all times.

Cheap short-stay

If a flyover is not enough for you and want feel the ice beneath your feet and experience the cold hand first and then the Antarctic flight of short duration will be the answer for you.

These depart from Punta Arenas in Chile and the carrier makes use of light aircraft such as Beechcraft King Air carrying ten passengers and the Dash-7 with a load capacity of 44.

Decide between a full day trip and spend a night and two days in the landing of the Frei Antarctic Base airport after flying for about three and half hours.

These are the Antarctica flights ticket prices for flyovers and short stays to the white continent.

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