Swoop Antarctica Blog
Erik Geerts contacted Swoop to help him arrange an Antarctic adventure for him and his daughter, Natascha. Our Antarctica expert, Alex set about tailor making a once-in-a-lifetime trip for them both. Little did Alex or Erik know that a Chilean strike at Santiago Airport on the day that they were due to travel could threaten […]
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Tom returned at the end of November from an Antarctic Basecamp Adventure in Antarctica, where he kayaked climbed and camped on the ice, using the ship as a base. Here he tells us some more about his trip… What did you think of the Cruise Operator? They were an exceptional company. I was amazingly impressed […]
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One of the obvious perks of doing what we do is that we occasionally get to visit the wonderful places that we talk about with our clients each day. However trips to Antarctica aren’t as frequent as we’d like, so when one of the vessels we work with is passing through Europe we seize the […]
Read MoreIn December 2012 Ian and Beth explored the Antarctic Peninsula aboard the Ocean Nova on a 7 day Fly & Cruise trip. Prior to their Antarctica trip they went trekking in Torres del Paine and onto the Patagonian Ice Cap itself. They were kind enough to share a few thoughts on their trip… With the […]
Read MoreRay contacted us back in November 2012 with the idea of spending 5 days in Antarctica. We recommended the 5-day Express Antarctica tour, which in just 5 days takes you from the tip of Patagonia down to the South Shetland Islands, just off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Ray visited Antarctica on 14th January […]
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