Gap Adventures Offers Discount on Early Season Sailings to Antarctica

Travellers save $1000 on select bookings aboard the M/S Expedition.

2011-05-13

TORONTO, ON, May 13, 2011 (Press-News.org) To celebrate the launch of the upcoming Antarctic sailing season, Gap Adventures, the world's adventure travel leader, announces an early bird sale. Travellers who book on the first two sailings of the Antarctica Classic in-Depth tour, departing November 7 and 18, will receive a $1000 discount.

"We're excited to introduce the new Antarctic cruising season," says Will Bennett, Gap Adventures' director of operations aboard the M/S Expedition. "A visit to Earth's southernmost continent is truly a once in a lifetime experience, filled with many opportunities to see and photograph breathtaking scenery and extraordinary wildlife."

The sale applies to category one to three cabins only. Promo code: early_season_ant_2011_1000.

"The early season saving is one of many examples of our ongoing commitment to lead with service," adds Bennett. "We offer the best value and most affordable pricing in the industry."

The 13-day expedition introduces explorers to the magic of the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. Arriving in the coldest, driest, and windiest continent is part of the reward for navigating the Drake Passage. Gap Adventures' expert guides and lecturers - including Frank S. Todd, one of the most recognized authorities in the world of penguins - provide knowledge and insights that really bring the nature and history of the region to life, and serve to create an adventure of a lifetime.

For more information on the sale and tour, visit http://www.gapadventures.com/ms-expedition-cruises/antarctica-cruises/.

Additional Savings
Travellers visiting Antarctica with plenty of time who wish to explore Ushuaia and experience the culture of Buenos Aires enjoy 25 per cent off pre or post-cruise flight and hotel add-ons. Arctic travellers exploring the frosty north also receive the same discount (25 per cent) on pre and post-cruise flight add-ons to and from Longyearbyen.

For more information on the add-ons and sale, visit http://www.gapadventures.com/ms-expedition-cruises/.

About Gap Adventures
Gap Adventures is a world leader in the adventure travel industry offering small group adventures on all seven continents and beyond to more than 100,000 global travellers annually. The award-winning trips, which focus on culture, nature and active travel, are ideal for those with a sense of adventure - people who want to leave the beaten path and authentically immerse themselves in a local culture or environment to experience the real world in a sustainable manner. Demonstrating its ongoing cultural, social and economic commitment to responsible tourism, Gap Adventures established the Planeterra Foundation, as a way the company and its travellers can give back to the communities visited. For more information, please visit www.gapadventures.com and www.planeterra.org.

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