This post has been a while in coming believe me and I'm about to reveal the cheapest way for a traveller or a backpacker to get to Antarctica without working on a ship or working in Antarctica. This is how to book a cheap trip to Antarctica as a traveller and backpacker. You can do it, and you SHOULD do it. Antarctica is the best place I have been so far. []
To book my trip to Antarctica I saved and saved. I worked endlessly in broccoli farms to be able to afford the trip. 12 hours a day and 7 days a week working on farms in the middle of nowhere - do that and you'll have no problem saving money and booking a trip to Antarctica. My trip cost me around $5,000 Australian Dollars and that was a special offer but that is actually NOT the way to book it on the cheap - I booked my trip in advance.
How can you get to Antarctica for cheap?
OK this is for travelers only, NOT workers or scientists. We know boat staff, captains, expedition staff, waitresses and scientists all go to Antarctica with work all the time, but here's how to do it as a backpacker.
Five key words: DON'T BOOK ANYTHING IN ADVANCE!
If you really want to make sure you get to Antarctica for cheap you have to wait. Do not book anything in advance - the price will be a lot higher as the travel companies need to make the money early on. Then in a last minute rush they need to sell the empty beds so they bring down the price - it's only natural for them to do that. If you happen to book it in advance I'd estimate the bare minimum you could get it for is about $4,000 US. So hold off, Yes the first step is don't book anything!
How to get your cheap Antarctica trip booked
OK now the nest step is easy - head to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego in October. It's on the south tip of Argentina and all the Antarctica trips leave from there. Spend a few days in the city itself - it's a great city to travel round. Keep your eyes open for special offers from the many travel agents on the main street. Then pop in and book your cheap trip to Antarctica! You could be leaving the very next day and for very cheap!
The good news is if you book a really cheap trip to Antarctica spontaneously you can pay as little as $3,000 in US Dollars. What a saving. Yes that's $2000 US dollars whacked off the price.
This is how it works:
The majority of boats heading to Antarctica have empty beds and room - they haven't been filled. But the companies want the money for those empty beds and rooms so they reduce the price in a vain attempt to get some more money at the last minute. This is where you are in luck as you book your cheap trip to the cold continent!
So head to Ushuaia on the island of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina and book your trip to Antarctica for the very next day! Or if that boat really is full, you'll only have to wait a few days. There is always space for more. Antarctica only attracts 30,000 tourists a year (the rest of the visitors are scientists or working there or on boats). It's not high on most people's list and it's not cheap but treat yourself to it and you'll love it! I paid $5,000 US Dollars (also a special offer at the time) and it was worth every penny or cent. Imagine if you get it for $3,000 US! You will have the time of your life.
So I've sold Antarctica to you!! Now all you need to do is head to Ushuaia in Argentina and book your trip on the spot for the next day. It's not just the quality terrain, landscape and beauty of the white continent...the amount of awesome travellers you meet on board the ship is phenomenal. We even had a massive "cabin party" in our cabin bedroom on the last night! And I met my girlfriend in Antarctica. If I have to go to the bottom of the world to meet the girl for me, it must be a special place. (A story for another day on Don't Stop Living).
You must make sure you take the correct warm clothes and supplies with you on this epic trip. You're going to be able to say you have stepped into Antarctica. It is a sensational place. Happy travelling!
To book my trip to Antarctica I saved and saved. I worked endlessly in broccoli farms to be able to afford the trip. 12 hours a day and 7 days a week working on farms in the middle of nowhere - do that and you'll have no problem saving money and booking a trip to Antarctica. My trip cost me around $5,000 Australian Dollars and that was a special offer but that is actually NOT the way to book it on the cheap - I booked my trip in advance.
How can you get to Antarctica for cheap?
OK this is for travelers only, NOT workers or scientists. We know boat staff, captains, expedition staff, waitresses and scientists all go to Antarctica with work all the time, but here's how to do it as a backpacker.
Five key words: DON'T BOOK ANYTHING IN ADVANCE!
If you really want to make sure you get to Antarctica for cheap you have to wait. Do not book anything in advance - the price will be a lot higher as the travel companies need to make the money early on. Then in a last minute rush they need to sell the empty beds so they bring down the price - it's only natural for them to do that. If you happen to book it in advance I'd estimate the bare minimum you could get it for is about $4,000 US. So hold off, Yes the first step is don't book anything!
How to get your cheap Antarctica trip booked
OK now the nest step is easy - head to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego in October. It's on the south tip of Argentina and all the Antarctica trips leave from there. Spend a few days in the city itself - it's a great city to travel round. Keep your eyes open for special offers from the many travel agents on the main street. Then pop in and book your cheap trip to Antarctica! You could be leaving the very next day and for very cheap!
The good news is if you book a really cheap trip to Antarctica spontaneously you can pay as little as $3,000 in US Dollars. What a saving. Yes that's $2000 US dollars whacked off the price.
This is how it works:
The majority of boats heading to Antarctica have empty beds and room - they haven't been filled. But the companies want the money for those empty beds and rooms so they reduce the price in a vain attempt to get some more money at the last minute. This is where you are in luck as you book your cheap trip to the cold continent!
So head to Ushuaia on the island of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina and book your trip to Antarctica for the very next day! Or if that boat really is full, you'll only have to wait a few days. There is always space for more. Antarctica only attracts 30,000 tourists a year (the rest of the visitors are scientists or working there or on boats). It's not high on most people's list and it's not cheap but treat yourself to it and you'll love it! I paid $5,000 US Dollars (also a special offer at the time) and it was worth every penny or cent. Imagine if you get it for $3,000 US! You will have the time of your life.
So I've sold Antarctica to you!! Now all you need to do is head to Ushuaia in Argentina and book your trip on the spot for the next day. It's not just the quality terrain, landscape and beauty of the white continent...the amount of awesome travellers you meet on board the ship is phenomenal. We even had a massive "cabin party" in our cabin bedroom on the last night! And I met my girlfriend in Antarctica. If I have to go to the bottom of the world to meet the girl for me, it must be a special place. (A story for another day on Don't Stop Living).
You must make sure you take the correct warm clothes and supplies with you on this epic trip. You're going to be able to say you have stepped into Antarctica. It is a sensational place. Happy travelling!
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