So you're a backpacker and you want to go to Antarctica but you have heard it is expensive right? Well yes but put your mind to it and you can do it. In fact this article is about to reveal the cheapest way you can get to Antarctica without working on a ship! []
You may have read my story of how I lived in a tent in the mountains of Poatina in Tasmania, working 7 days a week and 10 - 12 hour days on farms just to afford my trip to the white continent. Well I lived my dreams and did it. Yes I landed in Antarctica and completed my quest to visit all seven continents. But I didn't actually do it the cheapest way possible! I booked my place in a cabin on the boat months in advance. I booked it in Melbourne, Australia in April 2010 and ended up going in November 2010. I needed something big to look forward too and I was chuffed when I had it booked and just worked and counted down the days until my adventure. I paid around $5,000 Australian Dollars at the time, BUT that's NOT how to book a cheap trip to Antarctica...read on...
How can you get to Antarctica for cheap?
This tip applies to travellers, nomads, backpackers and even holiday makers. It's not for scientists and barmen - we know you can work on a boat and get a free trip to Antarctica but you're working. Here's the cheap way to see it as a traveller.
The simple five words for you - Don't book your trip beforehand!
Yes if you want to get a really cheap deal to visit Antarctica you need to book it last minute. It's obvious that travel companies will sell all the rooms and bed for much more at the start so they can get the money in. Then at the end they are just trying to fill the empty beds. If you do book in advance I'd say the bare minimum you could possibly get it for is around $4,000. But hold on - if you want to get it cheaper don't book anything in advance. That's step number one.
How to get your cheap Antarctica trip booked
The second step is this simple - turn up in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego in Argentina in October, November or December and book into a hostel. Spend a few days and nights exploring the world's southernmost city and walk past the travel agents in the city centre. There are LOTS of them. Go inside and book a last minute trip to Antarctica to leave the next day! Yes, that my friends is how to book a CHEAP trip to Antarctica!!
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:
Most boats heading to Antarctica are never full. They end up upgrading those already booked and paid, into the larger rooms, which frees up the 3 and 4 bed dorms and cabins on the boats. The travel companies then need to sell these beds in a rush as the departure date nears. It's all or nothing for them. If the boat is leaving the next day and that bed is empty, they get ZERO $0 US Dollars. That's why they can offer you a bed in a dorm for around $3,000. That's why you can get to Antarctica for cheap!
So what are you waiting for? Head to Ushuaia in Argentina and walk around, get your deal and suddenly you are on your way to the most amazing continent on the planet. Antarctica is an absolutely wonderful place to visit and you will have such a great time on this once in a lifetime trip.
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).
Don't forget to take warm clothes, a camera and your enthusiasm for travel. Everyone who has ever been to Antarctica has raved about it - there is no place on the planet like it. Safe travels!
You may have read my story of how I lived in a tent in the mountains of Poatina in Tasmania, working 7 days a week and 10 - 12 hour days on farms just to afford my trip to the white continent. Well I lived my dreams and did it. Yes I landed in Antarctica and completed my quest to visit all seven continents. But I didn't actually do it the cheapest way possible! I booked my place in a cabin on the boat months in advance. I booked it in Melbourne, Australia in April 2010 and ended up going in November 2010. I needed something big to look forward too and I was chuffed when I had it booked and just worked and counted down the days until my adventure. I paid around $5,000 Australian Dollars at the time, BUT that's NOT how to book a cheap trip to Antarctica...read on...
How can you get to Antarctica for cheap?
This tip applies to travellers, nomads, backpackers and even holiday makers. It's not for scientists and barmen - we know you can work on a boat and get a free trip to Antarctica but you're working. Here's the cheap way to see it as a traveller.
The simple five words for you - Don't book your trip beforehand!
Yes if you want to get a really cheap deal to visit Antarctica you need to book it last minute. It's obvious that travel companies will sell all the rooms and bed for much more at the start so they can get the money in. Then at the end they are just trying to fill the empty beds. If you do book in advance I'd say the bare minimum you could possibly get it for is around $4,000. But hold on - if you want to get it cheaper don't book anything in advance. That's step number one.
How to get your cheap Antarctica trip booked
The second step is this simple - turn up in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego in Argentina in October, November or December and book into a hostel. Spend a few days and nights exploring the world's southernmost city and walk past the travel agents in the city centre. There are LOTS of them. Go inside and book a last minute trip to Antarctica to leave the next day! Yes, that my friends is how to book a CHEAP trip to Antarctica!!
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:
Most boats heading to Antarctica are never full. They end up upgrading those already booked and paid, into the larger rooms, which frees up the 3 and 4 bed dorms and cabins on the boats. The travel companies then need to sell these beds in a rush as the departure date nears. It's all or nothing for them. If the boat is leaving the next day and that bed is empty, they get ZERO $0 US Dollars. That's why they can offer you a bed in a dorm for around $3,000. That's why you can get to Antarctica for cheap!
So what are you waiting for? Head to Ushuaia in Argentina and walk around, get your deal and suddenly you are on your way to the most amazing continent on the planet. Antarctica is an absolutely wonderful place to visit and you will have such a great time on this once in a lifetime trip.
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).
Don't forget to take warm clothes, a camera and your enthusiasm for travel. Everyone who has ever been to Antarctica has raved about it - there is no place on the planet like it. Safe travels!
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