Kayak & Adventure
Paddling, camping on the ice and the active heart of the white south. A private, tailored journey of 11-14 days in The Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$21,000 per traveler.
- Adventure · Private
- Ideal length: 11-14 days
- Best time: From November to March, the best window for The Antarctic Peninsula.
- Private guiding, access and transfers throughout
- From US$21,000 per traveler — a starting point, tailored to you
- Designed one-to-one by a Forest Travel advisor
- Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels
Paddling, camping on the ice and the active heart of the white south. A private, tailored journey of 11-14 days in The Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$21,000 per traveler.
Antarctica is the last true wilderness, a continent with no residents and no crowds, where a private expedition places the great white silence entirely at your own unhurried pace.
When to go
From November to March is the best window for The Antarctic Peninsula.; December and January bring peak wildlife, while November delivers pristine snow and March offers the finest whale watching. Your advisor times it to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.
The experiences
A sense of what this journey can hold — each one arranged privately and shaped to you:
- A dawn paddle through a maze of brash ice, the only sound your own blade in the water.
- A private night camped on the ice, watching the light circle the horizon without ever setting.
- A guided snowshoe ascent of a coastal ridge for the long view across the sound.
- A crampon-shod walk onto a glacier tongue with a private mountain guide at your side.
A sense of the rhythm
This is the active heart of the white south, built for those who want the ice under their own paddle and boots rather than only from a deck. The finest expedition vessels serve as your base, with small-group kayaking and camping woven around the day's conditions. Effort and stillness trade places from hour to hour.
How to do it well
The counsel our advisors give travelers planning this journey:
- Some paddling experience helps, though private guides tailor the pace to you.
- The overnight camp depends entirely on conditions; hold it loosely.
- Bring a dry, moisture-wicking base layer for the hours on the water.
- Ask your advisor about combining kayaking with a private mountaineering day.
What only your advisor can open
The difference between a good trip and an unrepeatable one is access — and access is a relationship, not a booking. Every guide, room and moment is chosen and sequenced for you.
Who it's for
Travelers who value privacy, time and doing it once — beautifully — and who would rather have one trusted advisor orchestrate every detail than assemble it themselves.
Estimated investment
From US$21,000 per traveler, based on double occupancy — scaled to your dates, party size and level of privacy. A starting point, not a final quote; confirmed once your advisor tailors the itinerary.
Designed entirely around you
Nothing here is a package. A Forest Travel advisor shapes the whole journey and stays one message away before and throughout your trip.
Your Virtuoso privileges
As a Virtuoso member, Forest Travel includes benefits reserved for Virtuoso guests at the finest luxury hotels, at no added cost: a room upgrade on arrival when available, daily breakfast for two, a property credit toward dining or spa, and early check-in with late check-out when the hotel allows.
Continue exploring The Antarctic Peninsula
Part of our The Antarctic Peninsula travel guide. Related private journeys:
Begin the conversation
Tell a Forest Travel advisor how you like to travel and they will design Kayak & Adventure around you — privately, every Virtuoso privilege included. Request your private consultation →
Questions, answered.
Kayaking and a night ashore put you at water level and ground level, where the scale of the ice truly registers. If you want the Peninsula in your muscles as well as your memory, this is the way to travel it.
Some paddling experience helps, but it is not essential: private guides tailor the pace to you. The kayaking is small-group and woven around the day's conditions, with the finest expedition vessels as your base. For the hours on the water, our advisors recommend a dry, moisture-wicking base layer. The reward is a dawn paddle through a maze of brash ice, the only sound your own blade in the water.
No. The overnight camp depends entirely on conditions, so our advisors suggest you hold it loosely. Camping is woven around each day's conditions rather than fixed in advance. When it happens, it is a private night on the ice, watching the light circle the horizon without ever setting, at ground level, where the scale of the ice truly registers.
Yes. Ask your advisor about combining kayaking with a private mountaineering day. This journey can hold a crampon-shod walk onto a glacier tongue with a private mountain guide at your side, and a guided snowshoe ascent of a coastal ridge for the long view across the sound. Each is arranged privately and shaped to you, for travelers who want the ice under their own paddle and boots.
Plan on 11-14 days. The finest expedition vessels serve as your base, with small-group kayaking and camping woven around each day's conditions, so effort and stillness trade places from hour to hour. Those days can hold a dawn paddle through brash ice, a private night camped on the ice if conditions allow, a guided snowshoe ascent of a coastal ridge and a crampon-shod glacier walk with a private mountain guide. Your advisor tunes the length to your calendar and pace.
As a private, tailored journey it starts from roughly US$21,000 per traveler (double occupancy) and scales with your dates, party and level of privacy — a starting point, never a fixed package price. Your advisor confirms the figure once the itinerary is tailored.
Go between November and March, when the Antarctic summer opens the ice and daylight barely fades, the light that circles the horizon without setting on a night camped on the ice. November delivers pristine snow for snowshoeing and glacier walks; December and January bring peak wildlife; March offers the finest whale watching. Your advisor times the journey to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.
On the Kayak & Adventure journey in the Antarctic Peninsula, the finest expedition vessels serve as your base. Small-group kayaking and camping are woven around each day's conditions, so most of the journey is anchored aboard. The private night camped on the ice, watching the light circle the horizon without ever setting, depends entirely on conditions, and our advisors suggest holding it loosely.
The Kayak & Adventure journey is the active heart of the white south, built for travelers who want the ice under their own paddle and boots rather than only from a deck. Effort and stillness trade places from hour to hour: a dawn paddle through brash ice, a guided snowshoe ascent of a coastal ridge, a crampon-shod glacier walk. Some paddling experience helps, though private guides tailor the pace to you.
Antarctica is the last true wilderness, a continent with no residents and no crowds, and a private expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula places the great white silence entirely at your own unhurried pace. On the water, the kayaking is small-group, and a dawn paddle through brash ice can leave the only sound your own blade. Your advisor also times the journey to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.
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