LimitLes Travel brings like-minded women together through thoughtfully curated trips to some of the most extraordinary places on Earth. Designed with intention, each experience goes beyond a typical vacation to foster genuine connection, meaningful exploration, and a fresh sense of perspective.

Think of it as the ultimate girls trip with depth, intention, and a sense of adventure you’ll carry long after you return home.

LimitLes Antarctica March 2027

It’s no secret that my favorite places on Earth are often the hardest to reach…which is exactly why they’re the most transformative. After experiencing this dream firsthand in 2025 and 2026, we’re inviting a new group of curious, courageous women to join us in 2027 for an unforgettable journey to Antarctica. Expect awe-inspiring landscapes, raw wilderness, and a deeper connection to the natural world than you’ve ever felt before.

Antarctica is nearly impossible to put into words, but I’ll do my best. Picture towering blue icebergs, thousands of penguins waddling across snow-covered shores, and whales surfacing just feet from your zodiac. It’s one of the last true wild frontiers on Earth. This isn’t your typical LimitLes trip or your typical cruise. It’s a fully immersive expedition, blending a like-minded group, a beautiful polar vessel, and world-class expertise from the team at Quark Expeditions.

This is travel the LimitLes way: adventurous, elevated, and life-changing.

Quark Expeditions has been a leader in polar travel for over 30 years, and their team is unmatched. The cutting edge Quark difference is their guide-to-guest ratio and true commitment to polar exploration. From marine biologists to glaciologists, medics to historians, the expert guides on board will turn the icy landscape into a classroom, sharing knowledge, protecting the environment, and making the unknown feel inspiringly accessible. Quark had been a dream partner of mine for years, so my expectations were high when stepping aboard in March 2025. The expedition team, luxury touches, and attention to detail still exceeded my high expectations three expeditions later.

Each day is intentionally flexible, shaped by weather, ice conditions, and wildlife activity so no two days are ever the same. One moment you’re out exploring, the next you’re enjoying incredible meals, cozy accommodations, or simply taking in the stillness of this extraordinary place.

This 11-day itinerary aboard the dream boat, the Ocean Explorer, will immerse you into the otherworldly land of Antarctica. Throughout the trip, we’ll experience the thrill of exploring the raw majesty of this destination while landing on remote shores by zodiac, walking among penguin colonies, listening to whales, witnessing glaciers calving into the sea, and so much more.

The Road Les Traveled is not for the faint of heart, especially when venturing to far away, extraordinary lands. This itinerary is balanced beautifully with comfortable accommodations to rest your head, delicious cuisine to spark your taste buds, and quiet moments in awe-inspiring nature that will invite you to dive deeply into yourself and others. This is an expedition-style cruise, meaning you can expect the unexpected. Your expert expedition leader, captain, and crew will thoughtfully create your daily itinerary based on weather, safety, wildlife habits and so much more.

The LimitLes Difference

Every aspect of this trip, from the pre-trip introductions to your cabin-mate, is crafted with care and hosted on the ground by Lesley. Our role is to ensure you feel supported, seen, and connected before you step foot on the ship. You won’t just be checking off a continent. You’ll be joining a community of female explorers who value shared stories, spontaneous laughter, jaw-dropping landscapes, and awe inspiring experiences. It’s an intimate experience that’s equal parts luxury and grit, grandeur and groundedness. Like every LimitLes experience, this is rooted in connection, community, and the courage to say yes to the extraordinary.

The LimitLes Adventurer

The LimitLes community is a safe space where women come together to explore new parts of the world and in turn, themselves. We are mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, cancer survivors, caretakers, travel junkies, adventure seekers, criers, and deep-belly laughers. If you are an open-hearted human seeking The Road Les Traveled with women who are craving the same movement, adventure, and community, you’re in the right place.

All about the Drake Passage

“The Drake Shake” or “The Drake Lake”… you won’t know until you go.

Crossing the infamous 800-mile wide Drake Passage is a rite of passage for anyone heading to Antarctica. The waters here are known to surprise, with rough seas and high winds giving it the name “Drake Shake”, or when it’s smooth sailing, it’s known instead as “Drake Lake”. The truth of the matter is you don’t know what you’re going to get until you get there. No matter the forecast, you’ll be in expert hands aboard the Ocean Explorer.

This ship was designed for polar crossings, complete with stabilizers, an onboard medical team, and a seasoned crew. Even guests who typically experience motion sickness on boats have called the journey “100% worth it.” On our last voyage, only a few out of 32 travelers felt ill, and the overwhelming sentiment was one of safety, adventure, and deep reward. We encourage every explorer to come prepared: bring motion sickness meds, pack an open mind, and lean into the unknown. There’s something powerful about surrendering to nature, and we fully believe it only heightens the magic of what awaits on the other side.

Antarctica Land & Sea Details

Dates: March 9-19, 2027

Trip Length: 11 days, 10 nights

Participants: 20

Destinations: Ushuaia, Argentina, Antarctic Peninsula, & South Shetland Islands

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner & most diets welcome. Breakfasts & lunches on board are served buffet style and dinners are plated. Please let us know any dietary restrictions in application and again upon acceptance.

Cost: $14,495

Demographic: Women (21+)

Bucket list activities: Up close respectful encounters with wild life (like penguins, seals, whales, and more!), zodiac rides with incredible polar experts, scenic hiking on shore, birdwatching, and a polar plunge!

Additional adventure options (not included): Sea kayaking and paddling excursions

Accommodations: Your journey begins in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world and the “Gateway to Antarctica.” Nestled at the tip of Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego, this remote city is where the Pan-American Highway ends and adventure begins. Its rugged landscapes, rich history, and vibrant local culture set the stage for what’s ahead.

On the first night, you’ll meet your fellow travelers over dinner and rest comfortably before boarding your home for the next nine nights: the Ocean Explorer.

The Ocean Explorer

This luxury, 138-passenger vessel is the newest addition to Quark’s fleet and was designed for polar exploration in the most remote destinations. One of the ship’s key features is the ULSTEIN X–BOW, a marine engineering innovation that ensures a comfortable and smooth sailing experience thanks to the inverted bow. The industry leading X-bow design houses a two-floor library with stunning 360 views, and the forward-sloping X-Bow minimizes vibration, noise, and impact for a comfortable passage in any polar sea conditions. With four sea level embarkation points and a fleet of 15 zodiacs, this is no ordinary cruising with stunning Scandinavian interior design, fuel efficient Rolls-Royce engines, and the ground-breaking MAGS gasification system that converts waste into energy, eliminating the environmental impact of waste transportation.

With deck viewing parties, two lounge areas, a gym, dry sauna, spa, two jacuzzis, two-story library, polar boutique, lecture lounge, Latitude Bar and three dining spaces, the options on-board are truly LIMITLES!

March is one of the most magical times to experience Antarctica. It’s late in the season, which means peak wildlife activity and some of the most dramatic scenery of the year. This is when whales are everywhere, actively feeding before migration, so sightings are frequent and often incredibly close. Penguin chicks are out and about, molting and gathering along the shores, creating a level of energy and movement you don’t see earlier in the season. The light also starts to shift, bringing richer colors, golden-hour glow, and those surreal Antarctic sunsets that feel like they last forever.

Please only complete the application form if you are seriously interested in attending the retreat, if the travel dates work with your schedules and if the price is within your budget. Applications close on April 19. We’ll be reading applications on a first-come, first-serve basis. You can expect to start hearing from us the week of April 13. A deposit of $3,000 per person is due upon acceptance to your reserve your spot. The first installment is due July 31 and you must pay in full by October 5.

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