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Experience the unparalleled beauty and wildlife of Antarctica like never before. Dive into the pristine waters and witness the incredible agility of penguins as they glide in and out of the ice. Be captivated by the stunning, sculpted icebergs beneath the surface, and encounter a diverse marine ecosystem, including crustaceans, isopods, starfish, and nudibranchs.
Vantage Explorations, known for pushing boundaries, introduced Antarctic snorkeling adventures in 2014. This extraordinary opportunity offers a fresh perspective on these remarkable destinations, allowing you to immerse yourself in a world of wildlife and landscapes found nowhere else on Earth. Our expert polar diving guides will lead you, equipped with top-of-the-line gear, including drysuits, gloves, hoods, fins, masks, and snorkels.
We provide comprehensive training and all the necessary equipment, enabling you to explore Antarctica from a truly unique angle. Weather permitting, you’ll have the chance to snorkel daily, uncovering the hidden treasures of sheltered bays, offshore islands, and secluded shipwrecks, creating unforgettable moments of wildlife discovery.
Polar Snorkeling
Through crystal clear waters, you’ll discover the amazing mobility and speed of penguins entering and exiting from the ice, marvel at beautiful sculpted icebergs below the water and witness marine life such as crustaceans, isopods, starfish and nudibranchs!
Temperate Snorkeling
Discover a mysterious kelp forest where timid creatures seek refuge, encounter curious sea otters or if you’re very lucky, hold your breath in the presence of a majestic whale.
Tropical Snorkeling
Snorkel among a kaleidoscope of coral reefs brimming with brightly-colored tropical fish or perhaps swim with curious sea lions.
Our Guides
Our team of experienced guides have over 20 years’ experience and provide snorkelers with detailed briefings and best practice procedures to ensure a safe snorkeling experience.
Group Size
Polar snorkeling requires at least 6 snorkelers for the activity to proceed. Please ask our team for numbers at time of booking.
How to Book
Please return the polar snorkeling activity form at the time of booking. Simply inform our Expedition Experts at time of booking that you would like to include the optional snorkeling activity to your expedition. Places are limited.
Expert Guides
Peter Szyszka
Snorkelling & Diving Supervisor
Home: Australia
Years with Aurora: 20
Background: Peter or ‘SCUBA Pete’ as he’s known, has a gift for training, extensive experience across all areas of diving and a passion for the sport that inspires all on the Aurora Expeditions team and our guests. He is among the top elite group of diving professionals globally and has dived on all seven continents and 32 countries to depths past 120m in all conditions and temperatures. He is an experienced polar dive guide and technical supervisor has Instructor Trainer status with six training agencies and is certified to service over 13 brands of SCUBA equipment. His sense of adventure, good humour and experience make every voyage one to remember.
Favourite Expedition: Iceland is one of my top 10 destinations in the world, of all time! I’m excited to go there with Aurora Expeditions and our guests in 2022.
Advice: Bring your sense of adventure and sign up for one of our fantastic activities. Come snorkelling with me!
Edwin Sargeant
Snorkelling & Diving Guide
Edwin is an avid outdoor enthusiast with a passion for all activities based on, in and under water.
He’s an Australian currently living in Arizona, USA.
Edwin is an experienced polar ice diver, he holds many diving certifications with several agencies, including: Divemaster, Master Scuba Diver, deep diver and extended range river, rescue diver, gas blender, Trimix, DPV, and emergency oxygen provider. Edwin has been a certified diver since 1986 and has dived in the polar regions with Aurora Expeditions aboard the Polar Pioneer, where his love affair with the polar regions started.
Outside his passion for water activities, Edwin is also a helicopter pilot and an entrepreneur. He has successfully started and managed several start-up companies from inception to multinational status. Edwin has a Master’s degree in Management from Macquarie University in Sydney and has worked in the commercial lighting industry for over 30 years.