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MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS Full Members Provisional Members Associate Members Adventure Life Journeys With more than 50 adventures in South & Central America and Antarctica, Adventure Life Journeys explores the natural world from ice covered Antarctica to the steamy jungles of the Amazon. Their travel philosophy emphasizes small group, grass-roots travel, led by outstanding native guides. In addition to general interest and specialized cruises to Antarctica, Adventure Life offers single and multi-sport adventures as well as cultural tours in Peru, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Belize and Guatemala. Adventure Life's staff of in-country coordinators works in tandem with the U.S-based staff to ensure an intimate, authentic experience from start to finish. www.adventure-life.com Amazing Cruises and Travel, Inc. Amazing Cruises and Travel, Inc. (ACT) was established in 1996 by Kenneth Keng. Kenneth has worked in the cruise industry for many years and is among the few Chinese-Americans who have traveled to the North Pole and to the High Canadian and Greenland Arctic onboard an icebreaker . He has been several times to Antarctica and has chartered a Russian research vessel for one of his groups. Kenneth has organized several groups from Asia to the North Pole, High Arctic, Kamchatka and the Circumnavigation of Antarctica. Amazing Cruises head office is located in New Jersey, USA and has a branch office in Beijing, China. ACT also specializes in river cruises, cultural, wildlife, trekking and biking tours throughout China. www.amazing-tours.com Antarctic Horizons Based in Sydney Australia, Antarctic Horizons is a small adventure travel company. Founded by Milton Sams in 2000, Antarctic Horizons is also owed by Michael Searl and Andrew Powell. With a maximum of 48 passengers and departing each February from the bottom of Argentina, our expedition utilises the long days of the austral summer and the security of our ice-strengthened ship to explore the rugged coastline of the Antarctic Peninsula for photography and viewing the prolific wildlife. Time is also allowed for optional day trips cross-country skiing, mountaineering and sea kayaking. The company also offers icebreaker expeditions to the Ross Sea and a semi-circumnavigation of Antarctica. Check out cross-country skiing in the photo gallery on our web site. www.antarctichorizons.com.au Antarctic Tasmania The Antarctic Tourism Group (ATG) was developed by OAA following the Governor's forum into Tasmania, the Antarctic and the Sub-Antarctic. The Director of OAA is the chairman of the group which comprises membership of organisations that have a responsibility for or an interest in Antarctic tourism and its link with Tasmania. The group is currently undertaking a major consultancy which will develop a marketing and promotion strategy to promote a number of elements, namely: Unique relationship between Tasmania and Antarctica, in both a historical and contemporary sense; Development of a one stop shop, can-do mentality for Hobart to assist visiting tourists and tourist vessels; Professional marketing of Hobart as a viable Antarctic connection; Positioning of the State as a niche market with unique land based activities within the State of Tasmania to complement Antarctic products. www.development.tas.gov.au/antarctic Antarctica Expeditions Zelfa Silva & Gunnar Hagelberg, Brazilians have been traveling as passengers with Quark Expeditions since 1997. Since then we started promoting these fantastic voyages to the Polar Regions. Gunnar was the first Brazilian to swim in the icy water of the North Pole in 1997. Gunnar is also the first South American to have completed the Full Circumnavigation of Antarctica on board the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov. We participate in travel shows in Brazil & Argentina to promote Antarctica. We have given numerous slide presentations to different groups sharing our fascination of the Polar Regions. Living in Buenos Aires has given us the opportunity to help all our passengers who come through Ushuaia and a chance to see many Antarctic staff that also comes through the city. We feel that we have a tremendous experience with all our Antarctic trips to personally share with our passengers. We speak Portuguese, Spanish, English and Gunnar also speaks German. Zelfa has also traveled with Quark, Antarpply & Antarctica XXI. www.antarcticacruises.com.br Antarctica Ushuaia Turismo is a travel agency based in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina specializing only in Antarctica Trips. We work with all and only IAATO members ship operators. We started only four years ago but have become already “a must visit office” for passengers not only selling tours to clients but also providing information about Antarctica to anybody who requests it. All our staff has gone to Antarctica (more than once in some cases) and understand the importance of keeping Antarctica pristine that is why we only recommend IAATO member ships. www.ushuaiaturismoevt.com.ar Asteria Expeditions Asteria Expeditions is a division of Reizen Van Renterghem, a Belgian tour operator located in Bruges. Asteria Expeditions specializes in travel to polar destination, Arctic and Antarctic regions, as well as in travel to Papua & New Guinea and to South America. Asteria Expeditions started chartering vessels for Antarctic and Arctic voyages in 1997. www.rvr.be Beluga Adventures Beluga Adventures is a trademark of Beluga Expeditions & Adventures BV, a Dutch owned wholesaler founded in 1998. Beluga Adventures specializes in travel to polar destinations, meaning both Antarctica and the Arctic regions. Beluga Adventures puts a lot of effort in preparing and informing its clients before their journey, in order to assure that clients get a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Knowledge, education and information are company-keywords. For Beluga Adventures this goes hand in hand with key-issues like nature conservation and wise use of our environment with respect for the rights of local Arctic residents. Beluga Adventures acts as an agent for IAATO members in Antarctica. www.beluga.nu C&O Tours C&O Tours is a tour operator both in the incoming as well as outgoing sector. Within the first, C&O Tours is responsable both for the production as well as the operation on board and on land of the cruise called "Voyage of Discovery, Chilean Fjords and Antarctica", and of its excursions and extensions of the programme. In the outgoing sector, C&O is the general sales agent for Latin America of the named product, and other Hurtigruten cruise and their programmes and extensions. www.cpt.cl Destination Management Chile S.A. is a wholesaler founded in December 1989, with a trilingual staff in Spanish, English and German, and a vast know-how in handling custom-made programs for in-bound clients. Specializing in cruise vessels, we manage creative and unique programs tailored to each client’s specifications. For several years, DMC has been the official in-bound tour operator for many cruise companies in Chile: Crystal Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Orient Line, P&O Cruises and others. DMC assists some of these companies in arranging customized excursions to Antarctica via over-flights or landings on King George Island. Over the years, these excursions have been perfected to provide an in-depth experience for those clients privileged to participate. To ensure that these programs conform to established regulations, including IAATO guidelines, DMC utilizes experienced guides and experts, in order to stress the importance of Antarctica as a protected area. Destination Management Chile has three sister companies in the Baltic region, namely DMC Denmark, DMC Estonia and DMC Sweden. All share a common objective in the development of tour products that maintain the highest standard of quality. www.dmcchile.cl Exodus Travel , founded in 1974, is one of the UK's leading adventure travel companies. Now operating in over 100 countries, with around 500 different itineraries, Exodus offers the widest range of adventure holidays available in the UK. Throughout their history, Exodus has run holidays with the highest level of respect for the natural and cultural environment they are visiting. Their Responsible Tourism policy is at the heart of all company opertions. Exodus began visiting the Polar regions in 2002, selling into the ships run by Peregrine Shipping. The growth of the Polar programme, means Exodus now charter full ships, as well as selling into voyages operated by Quark Expeditions. www.exodus.co.uk Expeditionskryssningar/Äventyrsresor is a division of Äventyrsresor, a leading Scandinavian tour operator in ecotourism. The company was founded in 1984 and operates educational and adventure tours on seven continents. Since 1994, the company has regularly offered small ship cruises to Antarctica. We bring our own lecturers and tour leaders to be able to offer high quality experiences for non-English speaking Scandinavians. Our cruise programs run primarily in the polar regions but also in the Galapagos and to off-the-beaten-track destinations like the South Atlantic Islands and the Russian Far East. www.aventyrsresor.se ExpeditionTrips.com Founded in August 1999, ExpeditionTrips.com is the ideal place to find, research, and book small-ship travel to Antarctica and throughout the world. Comprised of former expedition leaders, naturalists, and operations staff, the crew at ExpeditionTrips.com has travelled to Antarctica over 100 times. Bringing with them over 40 years combined adventure travel experience, the staff at ExpeditionTrips.com offers travellers expert advice and personal guidance for planning Antarctic cruises. ExpeditionTrips.com is the Web's only searchable database dedicated to small-ship travel. The Web site lists over 400 small-ship departures, with more than 50 of these sailing to Antarctica, for viewers to compare itineraries, ships and rates. Working with a wide variety of Antarctic tour operators -- all members of IAATO -- ExpeditionTrips.com assists travelers and travel agents to plan and book the perfect Antarctic voyage. www.ExpeditionTrips.com Falkland Islands Tourist Founded in the early 1990s the Falkland Islands Tourist (FIT) is the peak industry body for tourism industry in the Falkland Islands, driving forward industry development and representing local operators. Funded jointly by government, member subscriptions and its own efforts, FIT has a board of eight directors and small team of professionals based in Stanley. Along with the responsiblity of marketing the Falkland Islands as a prime international wildlife destination, FIT also manages the Jetty Visitor Centre in Stanley and oversees the ongoing development and implementation of the national tourism strategy. Tourism in the Falklands has been linked with Antarctic tourism since the industry's inception in the late nineteen sixies and early seventies - due mainly to the pioneering efforts of such visionaries as the late Lars Eric Lindblad. Whilst outside the geographical area covered by the Antarctic Treaty, the Falkland Islands have long been regarded as one of the gateways to Antarctica, and along with South Georgia have been included in Antarctic cruise itineraries for many years. The cruise ship industry has boomed in the Falklands in the last decade, and tourism is now the second largest industry in the Islands. Land-based passenger exchanges and vessels destined for the Islands' untouched wildlife sites continue to make a vital contribution the nation's economy. The continued growth of the cruise ship market in the Islands has also demonstrated to the local population and Government the value of the nation's natural environment, and highlighted the need to introduce protection strategies to ensure the future longevity of the industry. Together with local operators and Government, FIT is firmly committed to the development of sustainable tourist sites through the introduction of infrastructure, education, and legislation. To find out more about this unspoilt destination visit www.visitorfalklands.com www.visitorfalklands.com Falklands Conservation Falklands Conservation is a non-governmental organization and a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales number 3661322, registered charity number 107859. Our aims are to preserve and protect the wildlife of the Falkland Islands by practical action, reseach and education. FC is also a Partner Designate of BirdLife International and works closely with other Conservation Society and the World Wildlife Fund. The charity has been operational for 25 years and we were founded in 1979 by Sir Peter Scott. Notable achievements throughout this time have been the development of a 20 year on-going seabird research programme, the Seabirds at Sea Programme involving the assessment of Falklands fisheries for interaction with seabirds and related mitigation research, education programmes and the initiation of a junior group in the islans which now has over 40 members between 8-14 years. We have published several books, in particular the "Visitors Guide to the Falklands", as well as other plant and bird books. Our local awareness work includes organising regular beach cleans, wildlife walks and public events. We are a membership organization and this currently numbers c600, with 150 of these being resident in the Falkland Islands, the remainer overseas. For further information contact Company Secretary Ann Brown in London, telephone +44 208 343 0831, e-mail ann@falklands-nature.demon.co.uk or Conservation Officer Becky Ingham in Stanley, telephone +500 22247 or e-mail conservation@horizon.co.fk Our website contains further details of our many projects and much wildlife information and can be found at www.falklandsconservation.com Galapagos Travel GALAPAGOS TRAVEL is our name and our specialty. We offer comprehensive, professionally-led natural history tours of the Galapagos Islands. These educationally-oriented trips are on comfortable 16 passenger yachts and spend 11 days or 2 full weeks in the Galapagos. Several of the tours are led by Barry Boyce, author of A TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. For passengers that have travelled with us to the Galqapagos, we offer special trips to Antarctica/ South Georgia Island, maintaining the same educational focus. www.galapagostravel.com Grand Nord Grand Nord - Grand Large , l'histoire d'une agence pas tout a fait comme les autres. Tout commence en 1982 par "une" randonnee au Groenland sud. La formule, qui est rustique, plait et rapporte un vif succes... On en redemande, cela fait boule de neige : randos a pieds, a ski, en kayak se succedent dans le grand nord, nous sommes alors une association loi 1901 (a but non lucratif). Au fil des ans, notre palette de voyages se diversifie : aux voyages plutot "expe" du debut, s'ajoutent des activites plus douces... C'est ainsi qu'apparaissent des voyages touristiques, des croisieres, etc. Mais tous ont en commun la decouverte des regions arctiques et antarctiques. En septembre 1989, c'est le "grand saut" : compte tenu du developpement de nos destinations et du chiffre d'affaires qui en decoule, nous changeons de statut : c'est la constitution de la S.A. GNGL Productions, agence de voyages hors du commun, car financee par les accompagnateurs et des clients "mordus" de GNGL. En tout, plus de 70 actionnaires qui ont casse leur tirelire pour que l'agence existe. Aujourd'hui, avec un catalogue de 300 destinations polaires, Grand nord - Grand Large compte parmi les quelques agences dans le monde, vraiment specialistes des regions arctiques et antarctiques. Nous proposons des navigations vers la peninsule antarctique et la Georgie du Sud, a bord de voiliers et, depuis 1996, nous sommes les representants en France pour la compagnie Oceanwide Expeditions. Pour le futur, nous prevoyons d'organiser des expeditions en kayak de mer et du ski de randonnee en Antarctique. Tous ces voyages tentent toujours de preserver au maximum cette nature si fragile sous ces latitudes, "ne laissant derriere nous que des traces de pas dans la neige". www.gngl.com Intrepid Travel was founded in 1989 by Darrell Wade and Geoff Manchester, Intrepid Travel offers fun, affordable and responsible travel adventures to over 90 countries worldwide. All Intrepid adventures are focused on getting small groups of travellers off the beaten track, interacting with the locals and having incredible real life experiences along the way. Intrepid employ over 300 staff and have offices throughout the globe including Melbourne, London, Westbury, Auckland, Los Angeles, Bangkok, Hanoi, New Delhi, Quito and Cusco. Intrepid also has opened innovative retail stores based in Melbourne, London, Auckland and Sydney. www.intrepidtravel.com Journey Latin America Journey Latin America was founded in January 1980 (25 years ago yesterday),and has specialized since then in all aspects of travel to, from and within Latin America. We now employ some 80 full-time staff in our London and Manchester (UK) offices and have annual turnover of about £22million($41 Million). The company is still wholly owned, and closely managed, by the founding directors. Most cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula operate out of Ushuaia in Argentina, and hence, whilst we do not operate our own vessels, we have been featuring in our brochure and selling Antarctic expedition cruises since 1989. We have 10 full-time members of staff who have actually travelled to Antarctica. www.journeylatinamerica.co.uk Kontiki-Saga Reisen AG was founded nearly 30 years ago, Kontiki-Saga Reisen today is one of the leading Swiss Tour Operators for the Polar Regions, preferred agent of Hurtigruten Group ASA for Switzerland, and belongs to the Kuoni Reisen Holding. The company employs over 40 staff and specializes on high quality and environmentally responsible trips to Scandinavia, the Arctic and Antarctica. By joining the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators Kontiki-Saga Reisen wishes to support IAATO objectives. www.kontiki.ch LAN Airlines Already recognized as the best airline in Latin America, LAN Airlines is well on its way to achieving its goal of becoming one of the top 10 airlines in the world. LAN Airlines vast route network reaches a large number of destinations throughout the world with service from 29 North American cities, including daily non-stop and direct flights from its Miami, New York and Los Angeles gateways to major South American cities. LAN Airlines has developed a specific program dedicated to Antarctica. This program consists mainly of charter flights from Santiago to Ushuaia and Mount Pleasant (Stanley, Falkland Islands airport). LAN Airlines also provides guided overflights to the Antarctic region. www.lanchile.com Mountain Travel-Sobek Mountain Travel-Sobek A founding member of IAATO, Mountain Travel-Sobek of California has offered land and cruise programs to Antarctica for over a decade. Noted for its climbing trips and adventurous land and river programs, Mountain Travel-Sobek features a flexible itinerary and select naturalists, guides and expedition leaders. Its itineraries focus on small and less visited sites where large ships do not venture. www.mtsobek.com Navalia s.r.l. Port Agents and Ship Suppliers Navalia s.r.l. Port Agents and Ship Suppliers was established in 1998 by Carlos Javier Dominguez and since then we have specialized in support and assistance to passenger ships which call at the Port of Ushuaia, Argentina, and visit Antarctica. Most of our clients are Antarctic tour operators and members of IAATO. We also attend to the needs and requirements of expedition teams, film teams and scientists in Antarctica, and supply some Antarctic stations. Navalia s.r.l. also operates in Puerto Madryn and other Argentine ports as well as at Chilean ports, where we are represented by our highly qualified subagents. www.navalia.com.ar/ Noble Caledonia Some years ago Noble Caledonia detected a need by seasoned travelers for a company that could offer a range of trips that were educational, enjoyable and above all different. Since our establishment in 1991 we have made it our aim to provide our clients with a lasting memory of a journey made with like-minded travelers, whether you are one of a hundred aboard an exploration cruise of Antarctica, or one of fifteen exploring the historic route of Eritrea. Unlike most travel companies our range of trips is constantly evolving, shaped by world events, new discoveries, festivals, historic themes and out of the ordinary human endeavors. As we do not own any vessels we have the flexibility to charter space on the many different vessels with their varying itineraries which allows us to offer our clients a wide choice of Antarctic cruise experiences whether it be a short hop to the Antarctic Peninsula or a 39 day Semi circumnavigation of Antarctica. However, we do only work with expedition style cruise ships carrying 100-200 passengers in Antarctica in order to maximize the educational content and number of trips ashore whilst minimizing the environmental impact. We pride ourselves on offering a personalized service which ensures the smooth running of your holiday booking from the first phone call to our office until you return back home from your trip. This is one of the reasons many people travel with us regularly and recommend us to their friends and family. Last but not least, we aim to ensure value for money with all the trips we offer. Noble Caledonia sells group space on expedition style cruise ships carrying 100-200 passengers in Antarctica in order to maximize the educational content and number of trips ashore whilst minimizing the environmental impact. The itineraries which include South Georgia are our most popular Antarctic product, and we also sell Antarctic Peninsula cruises, a Semi Circumnavigation of Antarctica and the 'Far Side'. We are currently working with the following vessels: Orion, Polar Star, Andrea, Corinthian II, Explorer, Explorer II, National Geographic Endeavour, Kapitan Khlebnikov, Sarpik Ittuk, Lybuov Orlova, Professor Multanovskiy and Akademik Shokalskiy. www.noble-caledonia.co.uk PATAGONIA WORLD S.r.l. PATAGONIA WORLD was establised on 1997 with this new name after a previous small company which already organized trips to the south of South America ever since 1988. Their destinations are mainly naturalistic and include Argentina, Chile, Antarctica, Falkland/Malvinas, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and Ecuador. PW is considered the leader operator to Patagoina and surroundings in Italy, and has sent many hundreds of customers to Anarctica ever since 1992, with all IAATO operators. Patagonia World is part of the QUALITY GROUP,an association of wholesale Italian operators serving nearly all the world, and with around 30,000 customers per year. www.patagoniaworld.it Peregrine Adventures is an Australian-based adventure company. Established in 1977, Peregrine soon developed a world-Leading trekking program in Nepal. From that base Peregrine has grown to now offer a worldwide range of high quality adventures (over 250 adventure to over 70 countries). Peregrine's Antarctic program is based on-board the Peregrine Mariner (Akademic Ioffe) and Peregrine Voyager (Akademic Sergey Vavilov). Peregrine has sole rights to markets these vessels in Australia. We also sell the Peregrine Antarctica program via our UK office and other sales outlets globally. In total we will have in excess of 600 clients travelling with us in the season 2007-2008. Interest in Antarctica Peregrine Adventures continues to have very close ties with Peregrine Shipping. We work closely on the program that is offered and have promoted a number of special initiatives, these include: Medical conferences; a dedicated 'Australia in Antarctica' voyage where Peregrine organised for Ray McMahon, Douglas Twigg, Neil Roberts and Jenny McKenzie to travel to Antarctica in March 2007 as special presenters (all in addition to the expedition staff). We have arranged for John Gillies, Diana Patterson and for Ray McMahon to host a second 'Australia in Antarctica' in March 2008. Peregrine has worked closely with Peregrine Shipping with regards to numerous 'Save the Albatross' initiatives, offering funding to Graham Robertson and to WWF Australia amongst many others. We have worked closely with Birds Australia and have organised for Birds Australia members to travel with us to Antarctica to give us advice on safe approach distances. Peregrine Adventures produces Antarctica & High Arctic brochure, which is distributed globally (particularly in Australia, New Zealand and the UK). I myself have travelled to Antarctica (Falkland Islands and South Georgia) on board the Akademic Ioffe and intend to return again in November, as have a significant number of Peregrine Adventures employees, in order that we have specialist and first hand knowledge of the destination. Peregrine Adventures has recently set up a 'Community Trust' from which we intend to raise additional funds for further Albatross initiatives. Peregrine Adventures offers regular information evenings where we promote Antarctica and educate potential clients as to our and their commitment to protecting Antarctica. We believe by offering opportunities for people to experience Antarctica that they are far more likely to become ambassadors and protectors. www.peregrineadventures.com/antarctica PolarQuest Is an international polar travel company based in Sweden. It was formed in 1999 by Katarina Salén and Per-Magnus Sander, both seasoned polar travelers, having led expeditions to Svalbard and Antarctica since 1992. PolarQuest specializes in close wildlife experiences and small group travel. In Antarctica we work closely together with Quark Expeditions. IAATO member since 1992, and travel on board their 50-passenger vessels Multanovskiy, Mochanov and Shokalskiy. We consider South Georgia with its hundreds of thousands of king penguins the gem of Antarctica and most of our guest choose our 19-day voyage to the Falklands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. In order to venture further into the ice and the realm of the Emperor Penguin we travel on board the comfortable 100-passenger icebreaker Kapitan Dranitsyn. In Svalbard PolarQuest operates the 12 and 24 passenger vessels Stockholm and Origo in Quest for polar bears, walrus and whales. www.polar-quest.com Pura Aventura is a UK-based tour operator specializing in active holidays in comfort throughout Spain and Latin America. We are about to launch a range of holidays to include Antarctica, using the expedition vessel Antarctic Dream. In order to show our commitment to the region and to help educate clients prior to departure, we would like to join IAATO. As a company, we believe in: · Sharing our passion for the most amazing places in the world · Operating in a sustainable way to protect these places · Working with local people to make the experience richer for all · Putting ourselves in our clients' shoes to create extraordinary holidays · Combining active experiences with creature comforts www.pura-aventura.com Rannoch Adventures has been offering unique adventure travel since 1997. Gradually, we have increased the number of Antarctic (and Arctic as well) trips we offer through representation of a number of the finest vessel operators going to the Antarctic Peninsula and beyond. Soon, we will offer fly-in trips to Antarctica as well. Among the Antarctic providers we currently represent or soon will offer, are Oceanwide expeditions, Bark Europa, Pelagic Australis, Antarctic dream, ANI, Antarctic XXI, M/V Ushuaia and Heritage expeditions. The Rannoch business model is based on personal service. We are mindful that clients are spending their money and valuable leisure time when they plan that special vacation or holiday. We will do everything we can to make sure that our client's adventure is as fulfilling and fun as it is supposed to be. And, we encourage clients to call us with any questions or problems encountered before, during or after any program arranged by Rannoch, especially including Antarctic and other polar programs. Rannoch adds special value to Antarctic voyagers, because we are very familiar with Southern Patagonia and the possibilities for complementary land adventures in that area, as well as having in place partnerships to set up flight arrangements to Ushuaia and other departure ports. www.rannochadventures.com Regent Seven Seas Cruises From the seafaring heritage of Radisson Seven Seas Cruises and the world renowned service of Regent Hotels, a new level luxury is born in Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Today, Regent’s global portfolio of luxury hotels, resorts and cruises is committed to highly personalized service, luxury amenities and the finest in world-class hospitality. The ships of Regent Seven Seas Cruises offer voyages of exploration and discovery to more than 300 ports on all seven continents, including Antarctica. Regent’s luxury vessels are designed for guests numbering in the hundreds rather than the thousands. The ambiance on board is personal, individual, accommodating - "upscale but not uptight." And all ships share certain distinctions in accommodations, service, dining and amenities that elevate them to the lofty vantage point of Regent’s enviable six stars.” www.TheRegentExperience.com Sealand Ship Agents & Suppliers As from June 1st Sealand SRL Ship Agents & Suppliers initiate its activities in the port of Ushuaia, place form which we will offer logistical and integral support to all kinds of ships that operates in out port. We also give full assistance and services to expeditions or scientific groups that start their campaigns in this city. Our agents count more than 10 years of experience in the local market and in different ports of Argentina. We offer the Ship Agency & Suppliers services in the other ports of the country, through our sub-agents network, who offers the same quality and reliable service that the exigent present market requires, in these days. www.sealand-agents.com Ship To Shore, Inc. / shopAntarctica.com Ship to Shore, Inc. and shopAntarctica.com are companies owned and operated by Lorraine Betts, an Antarctic veteran with over 20 years of expedition cruise experience in Antarctica. Ship to Shore, Inc. manages retail shops aboard expedition cruise ships providing a wide range of polar amenities; shopAntarctica.com is a web-based business that offers a one-stop outfitting service that makes available to Antarctica travelers (in advance of their tour) a custom-designed clothing and accessories list and access to the highest-quality essential expedition gear, technical clothing and accessories. One percent of sales through shopAntarctica.com is devoted to "1% For the Planet," and environmental program dedicated to preserving and restoring the natural environment. www.shopAntarctica.com Sintec Tur Sintec Tur was founded in 1961 in the city of Buenos Aires. After many years in the city, operating in the tourism market, it has become one of the leaders amongst travel agencies in Argentina. In reference to Antarctica, Sintec Tus has worked in the cruis industry for more than 10 years and has chartered the German luxury cruises, MS Hanseatic and MS Bremen in many opportunities for Spanish speaking groups. With all the comfort of the ships and the specilzed service of its crew, we provide a vast range of possibilites for enjoying uforgettable holidays, incentive trips congresses and special events. www.sintetur.com.ar Sulivan Shipping Services Limited Are port agents specialising in support for the cruise industry in general and the expedition sector if the industry in particular. Other activities include ground handlers for Lanchile, freight forwarders for the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and agents for the Marine Resources Assessment Group of Imperial College, London, who manage all CCAMLR observers working in the South Georgia fisheries. We are members of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce, the Falklands Tourism Association and the British Safety Council. www.sulivanshipping.com TAMIC S.A. TAMIC S.A. was founded at Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, in 1958 as a shipping agency and promptly expanded, establishing its offices in most of the Patagonian ports, pioneering in vessel and cargo matters and logistics. The permanent commitment to technology and first quality attention soon turned TAMIC S.A. into one of the leading companies in Patagonian ports and commercial development. After more than forty years there are branch offices in much of the Atlantic coast, increasing quantity of services but keeping that original commitment to Patagonian ports that made TAMIC S.A. one of the most important operators in the area, with a wide list of its own customers and also representing other companies that do not have their offices in the area. The company has branches at Buenos Aires, Bah’a Blanca, San Antonio Este, Puerto Madryn, Comodoro Rivadavia, Puerto San Julian, Punta Quilla, Rio Gallegos, Rio Grande and Ushuaia, and highly qualified sub-agents at other Atlantic ports, Parana upriver and bordering countries. TAMIC S.A. is not a huge corporation, but is dedicated to provide customers and their vessels round-the-clock service and personalized attention at convenient prices, easily adapting to changes in the requirements of modern worldwide trade. www.tamicsa.com.ar The Falkland Islands Company LTD The Falkland Islands has a small population (2500 persons), yet our resources to service visitors are comprehensive. Our agencies and knowledge of the Falkland Islands makes us the first choice when planning to visit the area. The companies assets enables tour operators and vessels to get the most comprehensive support available. Falkland Islands Company are Lloyds agent, DAP , British Airways and IATA agents, and booking agents for the MOD civilian flights . We provide logistical support to cruise, sailing, fishing and cargo vessels and provide support for the British Antarctic Survey, Ministry of Defense and other expeditions. We provide innovative and interesting new options for tours of the Falklands and have staff with great knowledge of the natural history of South Georgia, Antarctica and the Falkland Islands. Further details of our activities can be obtained by visiting our website. www.the-falkland-islands-co.com The United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust was founded as a UK charity (no. 1024911) to inform and educate people about Antarctica’s unique heritage of exploration, and to preserve that heritage both in the Antarctic and elsewhere. The Trust is custodian of historic site no. 61, Port Lockroy on the Antarctic Peninsula preserving it for the enjoyment and education of international visitors. In addition it supports the work of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust in the Ross Sea, watches over the conservation of other heritage sites on Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia. Further objectives include promoting educational initiatives to stimulate interest in the scientific and human history of Antarctic and their relevance to the modern world, the acquisition and preservation of Antarctic historical artefacts and running the Friends of Antarctica organisation. In short, it exists to conserve evidence of Antarctica’s history now and for the future. www.heritage-antarctica.org TravelWild Expeditions LLC TravelWild Expeditions has been in the nature/adventure “trip of a lifetime” business since 1980—from the time there were only two ships offering trips to Antarctica—to today, when there are almost 50! Having worked closely with a number of polar cruise operators for many years, some of our long-standing relationships date back to the close of the “Cold War” when numerous ice-strengthened Soviet (now Russian) ships became available for commercial cruising and revolutionized Arctic and Antarctic travel. Due to our company’s years of extensive experience as Arctic and Antarctic expedition leaders, ship charterer, tour operator, cruise managers, naturalists, logisticians and trip provisioners, we fully understand the ins and outs of polar cruising and travel, and are uniquely qualified to assist you in selecting and preparing for your next polar adventure! We’ve traveled extensively during the past 25 years exploring Antarctica and the Arctic and we know these destinations as well as anyone in the business. We’ve also been on most of the small expedition ships working in polar waters (or their nearly-identical “sister ships”) and we can tell you—firsthand—what each ship, and program, can offer. As an expert Arctic and Antarctic booking agency and client advocate, TravelWild promotes only select IAATO member companies via our searchable small ship voyages data base. Our wide-ranging experience and personalized customer service are provided to discerning travelers at no additional cost to our clients. www.travelwild.com Tucan Travel Pty Ltd Tucan specializes in adventure tours to South and Central America. After first exploring the depths of the continent in the early eighties, Tucan have pioneered four different styles of travel and have the widest range of itineraries and departure dates. Antarctic voyages are therefore a natural progression and Tucan are proud to work with Antarpply s.a. and the Ushuaia Adventure Corporation, who together have a decades of experience in Antarcitc navigation. All Tucan tours place maximum emphasis on getting out there, getting involved, meeting the locals and experiencing the culture and environment in an ecologically and socially responsible manner. With unrivalled experience on the ground, the largest fleet of custom-made vehicles and a serious love affair with all things Latin American there's no one better qualified than Tucan to introduce adventurous travellers to this captivating corner of the earth. www.tucantravel.com Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT) was founded in 1975 by Victor Emanuel. It is the largest tour company in the world specializing in birding and natural history. Nearly 130 tours are offered per year to over 100 destinations. For over 15 years VENT has been traveling to Antarctica, and in 1998 it began chartering an entire ship for birders to visit this special continent. www.ventbird.com Waterproof Expeditions , world's expert on polar diving, offers exciting voyages to unique parts of the world, specializing in diving and photography. We have 20 years of combined experience in the travel industry, dive- and film-expeditions and a passion for the polar regions. We aim to attract travelers who share our passion for nature and adventure, as well as our values of conservation, education and sustainable tourism. With our three different program sections: Diving Expeditions – Cruise Expeditions – Special Expeditions, we offer a selection of voyages for everybody who is dreaming of an experience of a lifetime. Waterproof Expedition is the only polar dive operator where diving and (underwater) photography is a priority on the trip. Diving in the polar areas, like all activities in the Arctic and Antarctica, is influenced by weather and ice and it takes time, dedication and experience to explore the best diving possibilities and find the best locations. We know from experience that running a dive operation in these remote regions takes a lot of work and specific knowledge. Our dive operation is organized by experts who have experienced many extreme situations in the field and who are trained to search out the best opportunities for divers, taking into account the unpredictable weather and ice conditions. We take polar diving very seriously and maintain the highest level of safety in combination with quality diving. Waterproof Expeditions is a sister company of Waterproof Diving International, the award winning designer and manufacturer of dive suits and accessories. Their dive suits and equipment have been tried and tested throughout the world, especially in the harsh environments of the polar regions. Waterproof’s claim to fame also comes from one of its founders, Göran Ehlmé, head-designer of the award winning dive suits. Göran is internationally renowned for his camera- and film-work and winner of the BBC’s Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006 award, with his image of a feeding Walrus underwater in Greenland. It is our desire that divers, nature lovers and photographers from around the world, can share in the amazing experiences Göran has captured on film, whether this is on land or underwater. www.waterproof-expeditions.com West Point Island, Falkland Islands West Point Island, which lies just off the North Western tip of West Falklands is a paradise for wildlife. There are large populations of Black-Browed Albatross, Rockhopper Penguins and many other smaller birds to be seen on this beautiful Island. The small settlelment is situated on a very sheltered bay, which can provide safe anchorage for smaller vessels and which has very good landing facilities, large ships will also find shelter anchorage close by. West Point was established as a sheep farm in 1879 and has remained in the same family to the present day. Roddy and Lily Napier, the present owners and operators of the Island, have been welcoming cruise ship passengers to the Island since 1968. Those ships wishing to visit West Point Island are invited to contact Roddy & Lily Napier. Phone or Fax: +500-41105 WildWings/WildOceans WildWings/WildOceans Based in Bristol, UK, WildWings has operated bird and wildlife tours to the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic since 1991 and has been an IAATO member since 1994. WildWings offer inclusive Birdwatching & Whale Watching Tours aboard member vessels, led by some of the UK's most experienced leaders including Dick Filby and Tony Marr. A variety of itineraries are offered every season. In addition, they act as agents for all the IAATO ships, operating in the Peninsula, Falklands and South Georgia, the RossSea and Far Side (Icebreakers) as well as most of the various Sub-Antarctic Islands. Their staff can give personal advice on ships wildlife and itineraries, having traveled in the region themselves. www.wildwings.co.uk World Expeditions World Expeditions has been operating quality small-group adventure travel holidays for the past 27 years to the Himalaya, Africa, Antarctica, Arctic, Southeast Asia, South and Central America, Africa, Europe and Australia. Using a philosophy of 'do as the locals do', the holidays explore the farflung corners of the world, getting off the beaten track and usually include an element of physical content including trekking, mountaineering, cycling, voyages, sailing safaris, whitewater rafting or kayaking. The company also caters to the soft adventure traveller with adventure touring options on all continents. World Expeditions has a strong commitment to low impact environmental tourism and a culture of giving something back to the communities it works with abroad. It has offices in Australia (Sydney - head office, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth) and in London (UK), San Francisco (USA) and Auckland (NZ). www.worldexpeditions.com.au Wouk Logistic and Service S.A. was formed in 1993 and started its activity as a port agent. Later on, it has incorporated supply and logistics services, for both cargo ships and cruise vessels. Since 1998, Wouk has been rendering services to the Antarctic scientific ships. The company also renders direct agency, supply and logistics services both for Antarctic vessels and bases, Spanish and Bulgarian for instance. In particular and regarding agency services, since 1999 we have been representing the interests of Inchcape Shipping Services as a port agent, offering services to medium and large-size cruise vessels belonging to the following owners: Club Cruise, Costa Cruceros, Cunard, Holland America Line, Island Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Orient Lines, Oceania Cruises, Princess Cruises, Saga Shipping, Seabourn Line, Silvesea Cruises, Swan Hellenic, V-Ships. With regard to logistics and supply services, we made the structure survey in one of the stores in the Spanish base Gabriel de Castilla, in Deception Island. This was one of the more relevant jobs we did in 2002. Furthermore, we assist on scientists and crew movements. Provisions, cargo movement, fuel supply, Customs documentation, special transfers, store of goods, etc, are some of the services that Wouk Logistic offers to its customers.

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