“Great variety of sites. Zodiac experiences - excellent, safe and well organized. Ship's captain and crew very helpful, informative and adapted quickly to changing situations to the participants benefit. Great & informative lecture series”
“I have wanted to visit Antarctica all my life - so a trip there did not disappoint this Dec/Jan (2015). We went with One Ocean on the Vavilov booked with Chimu and took the longest route that encompasses the Falklands and South Georgia also. Definately recommend this route as you see so much more varied flora/fauna, the ship was great - very stable so limited people got motion sickness and the lounge/bar is on the highest level of the ship so you get great views. We saw some amazing scenery and wildlife that will stay in our memories for a long time. The ship is not high class and is an expedition ship vs a luxury cruise ship - so if more luxury is important, best book with one of the other providers. The benefit of this ship is that it only took 95 passengers so we all got to go out on every shore excursion - and that was important to us (no more than 100 can visit shore at any one time). Our only complaint is that the food was very average - everyone was fed up with the standard of the food by the end of the trip as it becomes pretty important over a 3 week period. If the company can sort the food, then it would have been an even more excellent trip.”
“The trip was well organised in the transfers and hotels were very good and the Antarctic experience was exceptional. All tours arranged went very well and met expectations fully.”
“Planning, staff and crew, food, were great. With minimum 2 landings per day, no two were the same and all were special. Attention to detail was also much appreciated e.g. room buddies, themed dinner nights, lectures and documentaries. The magic of the Antarctic, it's wildlife and icebergs, gets into your system”
“The planing done by Chimu was meticulous. Hotels great,airport pickups always there. Greay variety of destinations. The quality of guides was terrific. We did both private tours and group tours and all worked. Our cruise boat MS Expedition was a highlight but our month in South America(Chile Peru Bolivia) exceded our expectations.”
“I sailed with GAdventures on the MS Expedition from Montevideo to the Falklands, then to South Georgia and on to the Antarctic Peninsula. It was a wonderful trip. I had high expectations, and they were not just met, but exceeded in every regard. The expedition team were experts in their fields, and their enthusiasm was evident throughout our amazing journey.”
