Inspiring. Exhilarating. Remote and spectacular. Antarctica!
Join us for an amazing adventure and up-close encounters. Enjoy the penguins with their endlessly amusing antics—gabbling in their rookeries, bobbing by on a blue berg, or catapulting onto the shore. Witness an abundance of marine mammals, with expert narration by a dedicated Undersea Specialist. See icebergs of epic proportion. Explore by kayak, take Zodiac cruises and walks ashore, and even opt to brave a polar plunge – or you may decide to relax onboard instead and have a massage! The passionate Lindblad expedition team will illuminate each facet of Antarctica through their enthusiasm and knowledge--and learn from the onboard photography experts to capture this amazing experience with stunning photography.
Travel with us aboard the 148-guest National Geographic Explorer, a quintessential luxury expedition ship with an ice-strengthened hull and advanced navigation equipment--you will be assured by the 50+ years of polar experience at your service. This is sure to be a once-in-a-life adventure with Dartmouth, and one not to be missed!
HIGHLIGHTs
- Explore the world’s last great wilderness in the company of a team of top naturalists celebrating Lindblad’s 50-plus years of expedition heritage
- Hike on magnificent mountains; see huge glaciers; and watch for gentoo, Adélie, and chinstrap penguins
- Kayak in protected waters, paddling as penguins swim nearby
- With National Geographic Global Explorers, Lindblad’s exclusive family program, kids and teens will learn about this exhilarating part of the world—from its massive glaciers to humpback whales
Special offer
$500 discount extended to all guests under the age of 18.
- Fly to Puerto Natales, Chile from home
- Spend one evening in Puerto Natales. Meet travelers at dinner and briefing
- Two-hour direct flight from Puerto Natales to King George Island
- Embark the National Geographic Explorer via Zodiacs
- Flexible daily schedule
- Various activities depending on conditions
- Disembark ship on King George Island
- Flight to Puerto Natales to spend one night
- Flights from Puerto Natales to home after breakfast
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Faculty
Alexis Abramson is the 13th dean of Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth. Prior to joining Dartmouth, she was the Milton and Tamar Maltz Professor of Energy Innovation at Case Western Reserve University and served as a director of the university’s Great Lakes Energy Institute focused on creating sustainable energy technology solutions. During the Obama administration, Abramson served as chief scientist and manager of the Emerging Technologies Division at the US Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Program. In 2018, she served as technical adviser for Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a $1 billion effort launched by Bill Gates to combat human-driven climate change.
Abramson is an entrepreneur, having co-founded Edifice Analytics which provides no-touch, virtual commercial building energy audits and portfolio management services. She earned her BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley.
Dean Abramson is leading efforts at Thayer to expand Dartmouth’s global impact through human-centered engineering, research, and entrepreneurship–and elevating Thayer’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Under her tenure, Thayer has attracted a record number of PhD and Master’s degree applicants, and for the second time in Dartmouth’s history awarded more undergraduate engineering degrees to women.
