Packages

 

TRIP FEATURES:


  • Roundtrip Flights from Miami to Buenos Aires on Aerolineas Argentinas
  • Three Meals Daily on board ship
  • Roundtrip Flights to Ushuaia
  • Roundtrip Airport transfers
  • Three nights accommodations in Buenos Aires
  • Full Breakfast each morning
  • Commemorative embroidered shirt
  • Services of Marathon Tours Staff
  • All hotel taxes
  • Lecture Program
  • 10 nights on the Akademik Ioffe or Akademik Sergey Vavilov
  • Zodiac & Wildlife Excursions
  • Welcome Dinner in Buenos Aires
  • Buenos Aires City Tour
  • Membership in the Antarctic Athletic Federation
  • Entry Fee $100 additional
    • Passengers from outside North America may purchase just the land package including domestic flights to Ushuaia.

                                                                                       2009 Package Rates

      Cabin TypePackage Rate
      Main Deck Triple$5799
      Main Deck$5999
      Upper Deck$6399
      Superior$6699
      Superior Plus$6899
      Peregrine Suites$7299
      Cook Suite$7699


      Single occupancy on the ships is not available.
      Deduct $500 from the package price if you do not need flights from Miami to Buenos Aires.
      Single room supplement at the Marriott Hotel is $125.00 per night.
      Special add-on airfares apply from connecting cities.

      Options:
      Extra night in Buenos Aires: $128 per person double occupancy and $255 for a single including 21% tax and full breakfast.
      Post-Trip Buenos Aires Stopover or individual requests..... prices based on specific requests

      Hotels:
      Buenos Aires: Marriott Plaza Hotel is a five star property with a perfect location on Plaza San Martin. The hotel will host the welcome banquet, race check-in and trip briefing.

      Ships:
      The Akademik Ioffe and Akademik Sergey Vavilov were built in 1987 in Finland for the Russian Academy of Science. Designed to navigate in polar waters, the ship has external stabilizers and a built-in trimming system that provides exceptionally stable cruising. All cabins have outside port holes or windows. The ships accommodates about 108 guests.

      Click to see the Ioffe deck plans


      The Akademik Sergey Vavilov is the sister ship to the Ioffe. This ship accommodates 109 guests.
      Click to see Vavilov deck plans

       

      Cabin Descriptions -
      Main Deck Triple - 2 lower and 1 upper berth, shared facilities on the hallway
      Main Deck Twin - 1 upper and 1 lower berth, shared facilities on the hallway
      Upper Deck Twin - 2 lower berths, shared facilities with the adjacent cabin
      Superior - 2 lower berths, private facilities
      Superior Plus - 2 lower berths plus a sofa, private facilities
      Peregrine Suites - 1 double berth, and one berth in a separate sleeping quarter, private facilities, sofa, desk
      Cook Suite - 1 double berth, and one berth in a separate sleeping quarter, private facilities, 4 windows (two open), sofa, desk, TV