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4 Feb 2015
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Antarctica
Heading to Ushuaia in November. One of the side trip I would like to make is a trip to Antarctica. Most of the prices have been out of my range but I heard you could get much better last minute deals. Any insight, tips, connections?
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4 Feb 2015
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It has certainly been possible in the past but they only come up a day or two before sailing and it helps to be in the travel agents when they do. When you get to Ushuaia try some of the agents on the high street and see what they say, it is an awesome trip.
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5 Feb 2015
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And report back if you find a deal! Good luck!
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6 Feb 2015
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It's a popular deal. I did it myself.
Booking in advance is crazy. £10,000 plus. So I hear.
Once you get to Ushuaia, make yourself available to travel. There are a number of travel agents there. The town is smallish so easy enough to compare prices.
You want a cancellation. Luckily, the people who book these trips back home are usually old and rich. They often die or are too ill to travel so they cancel last minute.
I ended up getting a 14 day trip for £2,250. (This was 2008). I had to leave the next day. I left my bike at Rio Pipo campsite.
Still expensive but the cheapest I was ever going to get my ass to the big white continent. It was an AMAZING Five star adventure and worth every penny.
Do it....
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