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Antarctica Cruise Watch-Outs. 8 Things Brochures Don't Warn You About

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You're about to discover eight really big watch outs if you're dreaming of,

considering or planning going on an Antarctica cruise. I'm Gary Bembridge, and

this is another of my tips for travellers. I'm going to give you eight big watch

outs that I really wish I had known a lot about before I went on this amazing

experience. The first thing you need to know is that a trip to Antarctica is

going to cost you a lot of money. Expect to spend $10,000 and

upwards to go to Antarctica, and you could be spending $20,000 or $30,000

if you really want to go in luxury and at peak times.

There's a number of key costs to that. The first is the cruise itself and even

the cheapest that you're likely to find is around about $6,500.

Secondly, you're going to have to get to Ushuaia in the southern

tip of Argentina. 90% of people who go to Antarctica will leave

from Ushuaia. So, most of the cruises will depart from here.

People can either go to Buenos Aires then come down to Ushuaia, or what a lot of

the cruise companies do, is you fly to Santiago and they have a charter

flight from Santiago Chile to a Ushuaia, because that's one of the closest hub

airports to there. Thirdly, you're going to have to buy or rent

specific equipment. You're going to need various layers, boots,

gloves and hats. A whole bunch of equipment that you're going to

need to go to Antarctica. There could be some other costs so, for example, on

Silversea they include kayaking as part of your fare, however, most other


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