If you’ve always wanted to indulge your inner David Attenborough, this package is for you. It combines an adventure in one of the world’s last remaining true frontiers with the chance to professionally capture every moment of wonder for posterity via your own camera crew.
Roaming ice-filled fjords. Skiing on ice shelves and glaciers. Kayaking through fast-moving floes. Soaring over snowy valleys in a private helicopter. Watching penguins courting and nesting. Marveling at cathedral-size icebergs. Diving to the coldest, darkest depths of the water. You can expect all this and more on an adventure to the southernmost continent in the world. Most, though, experience Antarctica aboard a commercial vessel, a compromise that means adhering to a set schedule that cannot deviate. But this is The Vault, so we’re offering the ultimate way to see that region: on your own personal charter primed to respond to your every whim.
The Legend superyacht is a remarkable vessel: Its ultra-strong hull makes it a Class 1 icebreaker, a rarity among charter-friendly boats. The 254-footer features a garage stuffed with every toy essential to making the most of Antarctica’s terrain: a submarine, a heli-deck, Seabobs, and snowmobiles, among others. The onboard setup is world-class; a cinema room, a gym, and a Balinese-style spa are at your disposal as well as fine-dining-level food.
More importantly, there are 28 experienced crew members, as seasoned in safety as in science, to wrangle your experiences. Indeed, there are scientific personnel rostered onboard with whom you can choose to collaborate on wildlife-monitoring studies or glacial mapping. One standout: the chance to sit on the deck at night, staring up at the eerily clear skies free from any light pollution, and observe the constellations while being guided by an on-staff astrophysicist.
But that’s not all. This is an unforgettable experience—and one where you can make more than memories: You can make a movie, too. A full professional film crew will shadow your group throughout the journey, capturing every unique moment, whether quiet contemplation with a rookery of penguins or a thrilling heli-ski descent into the white wilderness. Once you return, the team will edit the hours of footage into a personalized documentary. All you need to add is your own Attenborough-style commentary.
The adventure will be capped with a couple of nights or so on land, readying to board, both in Buenos Aires and Ushuaia, Argentina.
The entire trip is overseen by one of Robb Report’s preferred travel partners, Cazenove + Loyd, a U.K.-based specialist with more than three decades of experience focusing on the ultimate bespoke adventure itineraries.