Aussie agents take part in first ever Antarctica famil

A team of top Australian and New Zealand travel agents has returned home after an adventurous famil with Bentours, cruising the Chilean Fjords & Antarctica, on it is understood, the first-ever agent famil to Antarctica.

Pictured right from the left are: Dawn Hamilton – Calder & Lawson, Hamilton, New Zealand; Belinda Waterson – Flight Centre St Ives, NSW; Ana Pereira – LAN Airlines Account Manager NSW; Colleen Dunn – Harvey World Travel, Tuggeranong, ACT; Monika Neczaj – Best Cruises, Leederville, WA; Leisa Barnett – Harvey World Travel, Buderim, QLD; Margot Knispel – Worldwide Cruise Centre, Burleigh Waters, QLD; Danielle Sudholz – RAC, West Perth, WA; Judith Dyer – Bentours International, NSW; Joy Caldow (sitting down) – Status Travel, Canterbury, VIC.

The group of ten embarked on a 19 day educational taking in 2 nights in Buenos Aires with city tour and Tango Show, followed by a 15 day cruise from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas via Antarctica where the group had 7 landings seeing penguins, whales, seals and stunning sights such as the Lemaire Channel, Deception Island, Whaler’s Bay and Paradise Harbour, amongst other highlights. 

Before arriving into Punta Arenas highlights also included a stop at Cape Horn and later a visit into the renowned Torres Del Paine National Park in Patagonia.

“Antarctica is the land that took my breath away but replaced it with more immense wonder, magic, emotion, awe and beauty that I could have never possibly imagined.”  “Along with the pure, raw and serene nature that cannot be matched anywhere on this planet or universe, Antarctica is the land that gave me the most memorable and unforgettable experience of my lifetime”, said, Margot Knispel, Master Cruise Consultant, Worldwide Cruise Centre, Burleigh Waters, QLD.

“Antarctica is a truly amazing and special destination that is impossible to put into words – you just have to see it to believe it”, added Monika Neczaj,  Best Cruises, Leederville, WA.

“I would be a stranger to the truth if I said Antarctica was anything les than mind-blowingly incredible” said, Danielle Sudholz, RAC, West Perth, WA

The famil was organised by Bentours in conjunction with LAN Airlines.

For more details on the tour see Bentours’ The Chilean Fjords and Antarctica brochure, email [email protected], visit www.bentours.com.au or call 02 9247 3381.

Report by The Mole