By Jonny Blair
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 to do Antarctica for cheap?
Bear in mind this is a tip for travellers and backpackers only - not for workers or scientists etc. Waiters, barmen, captains and expedition staff can of course all go to Antarctica and work at the same time but you want to be doing it as a backpacker.
My advice - do NOT book anything in advance!
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.
Here is how to get a 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.
Here's how it works:
Most of the boats heading to the cold continent are not full - the empty beds need filled up and the company would rather get some money last minute for them than have them float away empty and that's how you do it. That's how and why you can easily book a cheap trip to Antarctica.
So the main advice here is you need to arrive in Ushuaia and get a cheap trip booked there and then just before one leaves. You'll only have to wait for a short number of days. Antarctica is a travellers dream and you can really cut your costs by following my tip. You will just love it!
That's it - sold - you are now heading to Antarctica on a cheap trip for the most incredible travel experience of your life. You will meet a load of other travellers, see penguins, roll in the snow and just have an epic time!
So that's my best memories from Antarctica and my NUMBER ONE tip on how to do Antarctica on the cheap, inspired by my travelling Hong Kong girlfriend Panny Yu who did exactly that. Yes she just turned up in Ushuaia and booked a cheap trip to Antarctica the next day... She's travelled more than me, and on a tighter budget. Take her advice, live your dreams and head to Antarctica on the cheap!
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 to do Antarctica for cheap?
Bear in mind this is a tip for travellers and backpackers only - not for workers or scientists etc. Waiters, barmen, captains and expedition staff can of course all go to Antarctica and work at the same time but you want to be doing it as a backpacker.
My advice - do NOT book anything in advance!
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.
Here is how to get a 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.
Here's how it works:
Most of the boats heading to the cold continent are not full - the empty beds need filled up and the company would rather get some money last minute for them than have them float away empty and that's how you do it. That's how and why you can easily book a cheap trip to Antarctica.
So the main advice here is you need to arrive in Ushuaia and get a cheap trip booked there and then just before one leaves. You'll only have to wait for a short number of days. Antarctica is a travellers dream and you can really cut your costs by following my tip. You will just love it!
That's it - sold - you are now heading to Antarctica on a cheap trip for the most incredible travel experience of your life. You will meet a load of other travellers, see penguins, roll in the snow and just have an epic time!
So that's my best memories from Antarctica and my NUMBER ONE tip on how to do Antarctica on the cheap, inspired by my travelling Hong Kong girlfriend Panny Yu who did exactly that. Yes she just turned up in Ushuaia and booked a cheap trip to Antarctica the next day... She's travelled more than me, and on a tighter budget. Take her advice, live your dreams and head to Antarctica on the cheap!
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