If you crave an adventure to one of the most remote and serene places on the planet, the White Desert might just be calling your name. Picture soaring over the icebergs and deep swells of the Southern Ocean in a private Gulfstream, then landing on a blue ice runway and rumbling over the glacial landscape to reach camp. Once there, you'll be greeted by the heated pods, scattered like pebbles on a granite oasis, all with breathtaking views of freshwater lakes and ice waves... This is Whichaway, winner of multiple World Travel Awards, and a place that takes glamping to a new level - especially in a location where luxury is hard to come by. And best of all, it's completely carbon neutral, removable AND eco-friendly, so you'll be leaving paradise just as you found it.
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Like egg shells dotted along the granite plateau, the heated bedroom pods have cosy blankets, warm, earthy panels, and ports for charging your camera. Pods all have en-suite washrooms with a basin and loo, and there is a communal ablutions pod with three showers. The bedrooms are simply but elegantly decorated and provide a good night's sleep in the land of 24-hour sunlight. Waking up to a vista of rocky mountains peeking through the clouds and the morning light glistening on the snow is pretty memorable.
Being in a place few have ever experienced - the world's largest desert! You don't get views like this every day...
While the activities are all suitably epic, save a little time to visit a nearby research centre too.
The camp may be uber comfortable, but while out and about, you'll still have to brave the elements. The average summer temperatures only reach a high of -5°C!
Whichaway Camp can be booked with Timbuktu as part of a tailor-made Antarctica trip, rather than as a standalone room reservation. Start online, customising one of our recommended Antarctica trips featuring Whichaway Camp or get advice and suggestions from one of our Antarctica specialists who will design the trip around your dates, check availability and handle every booking for you.
Stays at Whichaway Camp start from around $12K, or US$12K, per person per night as part of a tailor-made trip. The exact price depends on your travel dates, room type and the shape of the rest of your itinerary. A Timbuktu travel specialist can give you an accurate quote for your dates.
An incomparable frontier of silence, solitude and elemental forces that will challenge you to embrace life.
