Earth’s Final Frontier: A Quest for the Antarctic Circle

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

Albatros Expeditions (AE) require you complete this confidential personal Participant Declaration so that the shipboard physician is fully aware of your medical conditions and needs ­and can better care for you onboard. https://albatros-expeditions.com/participant-declaration-and-contact-information#overlay-context=partner-pages/toolbox Please note that you will not get a copy of the submission in your email or any document just an email from the Cruise Lines saying you submmited the form. Do not worry! if something is missing you will hear from us otherwise you will be all set ! We suggest you to include rssouthamericaprograms@roadscholar.org in your safe email list so, any email we send will not go to the spam/Junk folder. We only will contact you regarding this program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on February 24, 2026

Meet the group at Hotel Intersur Recoleta in Buenos Aires

Start of Trip:  2:00 p.m. hotel check-in followed by Orientation and Welcome Dinner.

Getting to the site: All participants who purchased their air travel through Road Scholar Travel Services, and are arriving on the program start date, will have the transfer included from Ezeiza International Airport to the Hotel in Buenos Aires.

Your trip ends on: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 in Drake Passage at Ocean Albatros

End of Trip: At Buenos Aires Airport at arrival from Ushuaia.

Getting to the airport: All participants have included the internal air from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires Airport. Participants who purchased their international air travel through Road Scholar Travel Services, and are departing Buenos Aires on the program end date, will be provided with a transfer to International Airport if needed.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.