Adventure Network International (ANI) is the only private company in the world currently offering airborne travel into Antarctica.

Operating an Ilyushin-76 from Punta Arenas in Chile to its base camp at Patriot Hills, ANI also has two Twin Otters and a Cessna 185 in the interior, a region seldom seen by anyone other than professional adventurers and members of scientific expeditions.

Among the selection of wonderful programs, departing from Punta Arenas, are private flights to the Geographic South Pole and a photo safari to visit the magnificent Emperor Penguin colony at the Dawson-Lambton glacier. Join ANI on a Ski Safari in the Ellsworth Mountains which will take you through areas such as Horseshoe Valley to the Union Glacier and beyond; or have the smorgasbord ANI's aptly named Heart of Antarctica program offers, which is an Antarctic experience in one package, including snow-mobiling, hiking, light climbing, camping trips and a breathtaking flight in the local area.

Antarctica, the highest, coldest, driest, most windswept place on earth….truly the last frontier

Mountaineers are sure to find plenty to stimulate their adventurous spirit in ANI's climbing expeditions to Vinson Massif in the Ellsworth Range and in the Transantarctic Mountains, both of which are accessed from Punta Arenas, Chile and Dronning Maud Land, a spectacular new area which they fly into from Cape Town, South Africa.

For those with more time to spare you may wish to participate in ANI's Ski to the South Pole Expedition. This is a journey from the edge of the Antarctic Continent to the Geographic South Pole on skis. T.G. says - not for the faint hearted!

If time does not afford you the luxury of 60 days vacation then join ANI on their Ski the Last Degree Expedition form 89° South to the Geographic South Pole at 90° South.

Why Travel with ANI?

Ranking in complexity with the exploration of space, private sector travel to the interior of Antarctica used to be virtually impossible. Nature had imposed a succession of formidable logistical barriers on the icy continent to all that dared to try in the past. Adventure Network International was the first company to break through those barriers, allowing tourists, scientists and expeditions to journey to Antarctica and achieve the fulfillment of lifetime dreams.

Since ANI's beginning in 1985, the company has gone from strength to strength. They have now carried over 1,000 passengers to Antarctica and using large aircraft operating out of Punta Arenas direct to Patriot Hills, ANI has safely completed more than 120 return flights. The Twin Otters have flown more than 4,000 hours, and the Cessna 185 more than 500 hours.

By early 1998, the total distance flown over the icy continent by ANI aircraft was approximately 1.5 million miles.

ANI's safety standards are second to none, their staff is among the most experienced polar guides, and their resources are tailored to the Antarctic environment. ANI's commitment and enthusiasm for the white continent is as strong today as ever.

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T.G. says - I simply adore penguins, such gorgeous animals!