{"id":737,"date":"2016-06-24T15:48:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T14:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/?p=737"},"modified":"2020-04-02T20:31:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T19:31:33","slug":"double-the-adventure-for-nor-cindy-5-weeks-in-antarctica-and-patagonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/double-the-adventure-for-nor-cindy-5-weeks-in-antarctica-and-patagonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Double the adventure for Nor &#038; Cindy: 5 weeks in Antarctica and Patagonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A handful of Swoop\u2019s customers choose to venture to both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antarctic<\/a> and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patagonia<\/a> on the same trip. Swoop only specialises in these two destinations and so is perfectly placed to offer the dream trip to someone looking for a double-adventure! We know both regions inside out and can tie two ends of an incredible journey together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For the icebergs and majesty of Antarctica and the vast wilderness and iconic peaks of Patagonia, a trip combining the two offers myriad opportunity for adventure, exploration, excitement, \u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Adventurous customers Nor and Cindy asked us to help them plan such a trip. Their epic 5 week journey packed in so many highlights of both areas it\u2019s been understandably hard for them to process and filter all of the fantastic experiences they had. Nevertheless, Nor kindly sifted through his photos and memories to share with us for the blog.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tell us about the first part of your adventure, to Antarctica on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/akademik-ioffe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Akademik Ioffe<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We absolutely loved the trip! It was really an adventure as this was the only trip that the Ioffe was making south of the [Polar] Circle this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_IOFFE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_IOFFE.jpg\" alt=\"CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_IOFFE\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_IOFFE.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_IOFFE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_IOFFE-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>How was the vessel, the facilities and the food on board?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall the ship was very comfortable. I would highly recommend the 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> deck near the bow as that is adjacent to the library and there is a large sitting room (almost like your own private area) there. Our cabin was quite spacious and comfortable \u2013 as nice or better than on some cruise ships. Although the 6th deck cabins might be a bit more spacious as they do not have a 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> berth I would not recommend them as they are higher up (more stairs) and also more prone to swaying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We all agreed that the staff was great. Mostly young Canadians and Aussies with an American or two thrown in. The expedition leader was a sub 40 year old English woman who was a lawyer but gave it up to see the world. She was very good. There was also an older NZ couple (the glaciologist) and his Antarctic historian wife who had met and married in Antarctica (at the NZ base) 30 years ago. All of the staff had a speciality (mammals, birds, geology, etc) in addition to their zodiac driving duties. There were two full time photographers on board who specialised in wildlife photography.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_BUFFSNOW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_BUFFSNOW.jpg\" alt=\"CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_BUFFSNOW\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_BUFFSNOW.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_BUFFSNOW-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_BUFFSNOW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_BUFFSNOW-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ship\u2019s gym was small and not great but we only used it during the Drake Passages (we had relatively easy crossings). I would call the food four star. My meat eating friends said the meat was so-so. The fish dishes were generally of poor quality and the vegetarian ok. The compensation was that there was always a good salad bar and on excursion days we usually had a buffet which was good and varied (Mexican food one day, Asian food the next etc). We took a case of wine with us on board and there was no objection to us bringing a bottle to dinner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Would you recommend the Akademik Ioffe to others?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d highly recommend the Ioffe for your future customers. Among the things we appreciated was that we received a USB drive with a number of slideshows that had been created by the professional photographers and the passengers, along with all the trip info and maps, which was great.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CINDYIOFFE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CINDYIOFFE.jpg\" alt=\"CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CINDYIOFFE\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CINDYIOFFE.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CINDYIOFFE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CINDYIOFFE-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>How was your time in Ushuaia after the cruise?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We stayed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/lodge-arakur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arakur Hotel<\/a>, and loved it. Their swimming pool, hot tubs, game rooms are excellent. In fact all the facilities are very good. They run a shuttle into town every hour so even though we were out of town we didn\u2019t feel isolated and being on the hillside with a view of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/landmark\/beagle-channel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beagle Channel<\/a> below was great.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Patagonia element of your trip included another cruise, this time around Cape Horn, hiking in both Torres del Paine and Los Glaciares National Parks and visits to the lake district and wine regions of the area. Tell us about your highlights.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On our three night cruise, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we sailed from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/australis-cruises\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stella Australis<\/a>. It was a comfortable ship and much more of a cruise than an expedition, compared to the Ioffe. Cape Horn was the \u201cBig One\u201d for me on this cruise &#8211; I loved it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_WARRIORPOSE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_WARRIORPOSE.jpg\" alt=\"CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_WARRIORPOSE\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_WARRIORPOSE.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_WARRIORPOSE-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_WARRIORPOSE-624x431.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Torres del Paine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/patagonia-camp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patagonia Camp <\/a>was one of the highlights of our whole trip, where we had the same guide for all the excursions and we really enjoyed his company.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_TDPCOUPLE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_TDPCOUPLE.jpg\" alt=\"CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_TDPCOUPLE\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_TDPCOUPLE.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_TDPCOUPLE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_TDPCOUPLE-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We had pleasant hikes, but then we had just come back from Antarctica and everything pales next to that! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/los-glaciares\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Glaciares National Park<\/a> we did the three major hikes in two and a half days and loved them. We found we liked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/el-chalten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Chalten<\/a> in some ways more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/torres-del-paine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Torres del Paine<\/a>, for the fact that the hikes were really good and we could just walk from our hotel to the trailhead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CHALTENTRAILHEAD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CHALTENTRAILHEAD.jpg\" alt=\"CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CHALTENTRAILHEAD\" width=\"768\" height=\"883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CHALTENTRAILHEAD.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CHALTENTRAILHEAD-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CUS_3_COQUILLARD_RTD_CHALTENTRAILHEAD-624x717.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also visited the Alta Vista vineyard just outside of Mendoza, and they provided one of the best winery tours we have ever had; they also have a lovely garden and serve a picnic lunch.<\/p>\n<p><b>What was the highlight of your trip?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antarctica by far but besides the cruise there, the Patagonia Camp for the ambience and El Chalten for hiking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What advice would you give to someone thinking of a similar adventure to both Antarctica and Patagonia?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In retrospect, it would have been good to have done Antarctica last, because it was so spectacular that it was sometimes hard to get excited about other things we saw after that!<\/p>\n<p>We would also say that when you move as fast as we did, it\u2019s hard to reflect so try not to plan everything and allow a little extra time for relaxing and flexibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nor and Cindy used the expertise of the teams at both Swoop Antarctica and Swoop Patagonia to book their adventure. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/enquiry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get in touch<\/a> if you would like to know more about either of these two thrilling&nbsp;destinations.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A handful of Swoop\u2019s customers choose to venture to both the Antarctic and to Patagonia on the same trip. 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