Sailing Expedition

For booking your Sailing Expedtion with the SANTA MARIA AUSTRALIS, please send back the following documents (see the links for the pdf-files) filled-out and signed best by email or fax:

• Booking Form
• Passenger Information Form
• Scheduled Expedition Contract
• Passport: send us a copy of your passport valid at least six months counting from voyage commencement.

After receiving your booking forms, we will send you the booking confirmation and invoice whereupon a deposit of 1/3 is due. The second third is payable until 3 months prior departure and the last third until 1.5 months prior departure. If you pay from outside the EURO-zone, paying by credit card might be the cheapest option. But still we have to charge a non-refundable credit card fee of 2.5%.

Further Documents required not later than 30 days prior departure (without those it will not be possible for the skipper to accept you for the expedition):

• Expedition Medical Form: The earliest 60 days prior departure. It might be helpful to fill out the form together with your medical doctor.
• Travel Health Insurance
• Fully vaccinated against covid-19 or a negativ PCR-Test (not earlier than 48 hours prior departure)
• Waiver of Liability

For further details we refer to:

• Expedition Gear List
• Code of conduct on board
• Terms & Conditions

Besides to those please read the following leaflets and explanatory notes referring our behaviour at the Antarctica, how to protect the environment and reduce our ecolocical footprint:

• Cetacean Watching Guidelines of the IAATO
• Seal Watching Guidelines of the IAATO
• Bird Watching Guidelines of the IAATO
• General Information for Wildlife Watching of the IAATO
• Help Protect Antarctica's pristine environment from non-native species (do not pack a pest)
• Boot Washing Guidelines of the IAATO
• Guidelines for Visitors to the Antarctic
• Yacht Outreach Pamphlet of the IAATO

You will travel on a modern Sailing Vessel. Please keep in mind, that safety first is the highest priority for all sailors on board. For this reason the exact route cannot be predicted and has to be adjusted by the captain/ skipper continuously according to the conditions - for the well-being of the whole team.