[2025 South Shetland Islands Attraction] Travel Guide for Great Wall Station (Updated Mar)

Hello everyone! I've carefully compiled a must-have guide for an 11-day tour of Argentina and other countries, with detailed instructions for every stop, so you can travel with peace of mind and have a great time~ Welcome to join me on a wonderful journey through Argentina and beyond. 🌍 Located in the heart of South America, this region is rich in history, culture, and diverse landscapes. How can you miss a place like Argentina, known as the "Paris of South America"? 🏞️🏛️ It's truly a travel paradise that will keep you coming back for more. 👣🛄 💫Itinerary:💫 D1: Ushuaia, embark on our Antarctic adventure and board the ship. D2-D3: Drake Passage to the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula, experience the vast ocean voyage. D4-D8: South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula, where we will spend five days exploring and admiring the unique polar ice and snow landscapes. D9: South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula, then back to the Drake Passage, officially bid farewell to Antarctica, leaving behind beautiful memories. D10: Drake Passage, continue towards Ushuaia, as our ocean voyage comes to an end. D11: Ushuaia, disembark and conclude our unforgettable Antarctic journey. Must-See Attractions: 💫Great Wall Station💫 Recommended: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Location: Antarctica Duration: 2-4 hours 🌿Located at the forefront of Antarctic scientific research, it's an ideal place to observe polar scenery and experience scientific expeditions. 💫Antarctic Sound💫 Recommended: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Location: Antarctica Duration: 1-2 hours 🌊Stretching ice floes make you feel like you've entered a magical world. The snow-white ice floes are incredibly artistic, like a visual feast of nature. 💫Wilhelmina Bay💫 Recommended: ⭐⭐⭐ Location: Antarctica Duration: 1 day 🐳A historic whale bay, once a paradise for them to frolic and feast, experience the flavors of the past here. 💫Port Lockroy💫 Recommended: ⭐⭐⭐ Location: Antarctica 🌳A British military monitoring route during World War II, now a lush green landscape, offering a tranquil and peaceful environment. This Antarctic journey not only allows you to enjoy the pure natural scenery but also experience the rich human history. They say the world is a big place, so set sail and explore even more amazing destinations. 🌐🛂 Pre-trip Essentials: A Guide to Essential Items for Traveling to Argentina and Other Countries 📱☑️ Everyone knows that a mobile phone is the most essential item for travel! So, first, you need a global SIM card to stay in touch with family and friends; second, a plug adapter compatible with your phone; and don't forget to bring enough chargers and power cables. 🎟️🌍 Next, don't forget to prepare all necessary documents and visas! As a multi-country tour including Argentina requires a visa, you need to prepare for the visa application process in advance. Also, prepare your passport and any other identification documents you might need during your trip. 👕☔️ Finally, based on the weather conditions in Argentina and other countries in March, you need to pack appropriate clothing and shoes for your trip. Depending on the temperature changes, you may need to bring some warm clothes, rain gear, and don't forget comfortable walking shoes. That's all for now. I look forward to hearing about your adventures in Argentina and beyond. Don't forget to share your stories! 🌍✨

There are 5 days and 10 landing sites in Antarctica, mainly cruising around King George Island and the Antarctic Peninsula! Two cruises or landings per day. [Day 1☀️] Fort Point (1 landing): Saw a large number of Chinstrap penguins🐧, and a few lazy fur seals. [Day 2☀️] Potter Cove + Orne Harbor (2 landings + glacier hike): A large number of blue ice floes were stunning. It was also a very physically challenging day, and we saw Gentoo penguins🐧. [Day 3☁️] Danco Island (landing) + Paradise Bay (cruise): Danco Island is also mainly Chinstrap penguins🐧. You can photograph penguins swimming in the shallows, so it's a good idea to bring a waterproof sports camera. Paradise Bay is famous for its sunsets on sunny days, just like paradise! During the Zodiac cruise, the expedition team members explained the difference between glaciers and icebergs! [Day 4☁️] Girard Bay (cruise) + Petermann Island (landing) + Lemaire Channel (sailing): The glaciers during the Girard Bay cruise were more transparent than yesterday's, and we also encountered Weddell seals🦭. Finally saw the third type of penguin🐧 on this trip at Petermann Island: Adélie! Lemaire Channel is divided into north and south directions, and the cruise ship will pass through it both ways. If the weather is good, it is also a beautiful channel! [Day 5☁️] Great Wall Station (landing): A place that makes every Chinese person proud when they come to Antarctica! Basically, only Chinese ships can apply to visit, and it's also the largest research station I've seen on this trip! There are about 15 permanent staff. There is a museum here where you can get stamps (remember to bring a book), but there is no postal service anymore! [Day 6🌧️] Adélie Island (cruise): This was a bonus cruise (what a deal!) because the flight was delayed. Although it rained lightly, we saw a leopard seal🦭 hunting penguins, amazing! [Day 7☁️] Admiralty Bay (cruise): This was also an extra stop arranged due to the delay, mainly glaciers, penguins, and seals. 🚢Cruise: Atlas World Traveller (chartered by Chinese tourists) 🏃Landing: Opportunities for close encounters with penguins ⛵️Cruise: See glaciers (and even witness calving glaciers), and encounter various seals ☀️About the weather The expedition team members said: Any weather in Antarctica is good weather, because no matter what the climate is like, there are different views, and everyone takes unique photos! 🧥Clothing The temperature in Antarctica is similar to Beijing. The main requirement for outerwear is that it be waterproof, and thin layers are fine underneath. 📖Language Zodiac cruises are usually in groups of 10 people. The expedition team members are experienced foreigners, so everything is in English. However, there are usually some young people on each ship who are good at English and act as translators. And there is always Chinese available on the ship (because our ship was chartered by Chinese tourists! Everyone was Chinese).

Today, we were very lucky to land at the Great Wall Station in China! The Great Wall Station is the first scientific research station established by China in Antarctica. Construction began on December 30, 1984, and was completed on February 20, 1985. It is located on the Fildes Peninsula in the west of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, east of a small bay in Maxwell Bay - Great Wall Bay, at 62°12'59" south latitude and 58°52'59" west longitude, outside the Antarctic Circle. It is a year-round scientific research station established by China in Antarctica for scientific research in the Antarctic region. It is 17,501.949 kilometers away from Beijing! The temperature is low all year round, and the ice and snow are covered. We feel difficult to walk on the snow road more than ten centimeters thick, and how hard it is for the scientific researchers working here! At the same time, I am very proud of the strength of my motherland... Seeing the scientific researchers and buildings here... When our kayak left, I was overwhelmed with emotions and tears filled my eyes. I felt that it was enough to come to the Great Wall Station in Antarctica in my life to have a look and feel it! 📢 Although this year's Antarctic cruise season has ended, if you are interested, you can contact us in advance to book next year's Antarctic tour. After all, the Antarctic tour is a long cycle, involving visas, booking ships and tickets, and other issues, and there is an early bird price waiting for you!

What is a very 'wow' Antarctic trip⁉️ · 👨‍🎓【Famous people accompany, joint charter】 Xingzhiyue joins hands with 'China National Geographic Science Expedition' to jointly charter a elegant cruise Go to the end of the world with heavyweight travel partners, experience a more professional Antarctic trip Have the opportunity to have face-to-face exchanges with experts from various industries at home and abroad Gain their life experiences, travel changes the horizon · 🇨🇳【Chinese charter, Chinese service】 Exclusive voyage for Chinese people, the atmosphere on the ship is friendly and comfortable 6 leaders accompany, take care of your daily needs in many ways Chinese expedition members without language barriers, this time 'listen' to understand Antarctica The restaurant provides Chinese catering, taking care of your 'Chinese stomach' · 🧨【Polar New Year's Eve, Chinese Spring Festival】 No fireworks and firecrackers, only penguins, whales, snow mountains and glaciers No visiting relatives and friends, only the end of the world, new friends gathering Write Spring Festival couplets, post Fu characters, and make dumplings on the cruise Then wish a special year with WiFi, blow up your circle of friends · 📸【Antarctic Peninsula, deep exploration】 Play in the Antarctic Peninsula for 5 days, 1 day more than the ordinary itinerary More chances to encounter good weather, more opportunities to take good pictures · 🐧【February summer, chicks are cute】 Penguin chicks grow strong and gradually shed their fluff Penguin parents interact affectionately with clown penguins during the moulting period Seals lazily sunbathe on the floating ice Minke whales and toothed whales are becoming more active, a good time to watch whales · 🛳️【Sea Spirit, polar luxury travel】 114 passenger capacity, all members land at once Longer onshore time, double shooting opportunities Millions of dollars upgrade, suite area starts from 21㎡ Complete public facilities, how about a spa overlooking the glacier? · 📅Time: 2024.2.5-2024.2.21 (17 days 13 nights) · ❤️【Reservation and details】 📩Please reply in the comment area, poke us~ 🔍️Follow us, plant grass for the next travel destination

The warm season in Antarctica generally lasts from November to March of the following year. Traveling to Antarctica covers three seasons: spring, summer, and autumn. The weather, wildlife, sunlight, and sea conditions vary in each season, resulting in significant differences in scenery. The most common animal in Antarctica is the penguin, including king penguins, macaroni penguins, gentoo penguins, and Adelie penguins, which can be photographed to your heart's content. You can also take a kayak ride on the sea, and if you are lucky, you may see seals and whales. Whales are really huge creatures. When you see them with your own eyes, you will feel small. When they leap out of the sea, it is very spectacular and pleasing to the eye. The most impressive thing is the giant icebergs. Sitting in a kayak and watching them up close, each iceberg is unique, and the wonders of nature have created each iceberg beautifully, like a piece of art for people to appreciate. It is very exciting to appreciate icebergs up close. The charm of Antarctica lies in its purity, as the last pure land on earth has never belonged to humans. It is a white and pristine country, light and pure as snow.

The coordinates of the Great Wall Station are: 62°1259S 58°5752W He is located on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands and is the first scientific research station established by China in Antarctica. Great Wall Station was built on February 20, 1985. The station area is only two kilometers from north to south, about one kilometer from east to west. There are 25 buildings of various buildings, including office buildings, dormitory buildings, medical and cultural buildings, meteorological buildings, communication and scientific research buildings, and several main buildings. . I don't know if it is because of global warming We arrived at the Great Wall Station and found it completely different from our imagined Antarctic. Nanji should not be snowy? How are sandstone everywhere? When watching the Spring Festival Evening every year, when the staff of the Great Wall Station wished the Chinese people a happy New Year on TV, isnt that the case? Did we go to a fake South Pole? However, of course it is not fake. This is the real Antarctic one of the farthest away from us, but the most ecologically sensitive place. We are ruining the environment, but the most obvious reminder here. The largest hole in the ozone layer on Earth, right here.

On the fourth day of the Antarctic tour, when I woke up in the morning, I found that the Midnight Sunshine had stopped at the waters very close to the Great Wall Station in Antarctica, China. To be honest, before I came to Antarctica, I had a lot of imagination for the Great Wall Station, but it would never be like this. Strictly speaking, the Great Wall Station is not on the Antarctic continent, but on the Fields Peninsula west of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica, east of the small bay in Maxwell Bay - the Great Wall Bay, the bay is wide and deep, easy to enter and exit, backed by the snow-covered slopes all year round, with plenty of water. But even so, the scientific expedition team members who fought all the way at the Great Wall Station are still awe-inspiring. The Antarctic Convention stipulates that the number of people who land on the Antarctic continent cannot exceed 100. Therefore, for the midnight sunshine number of nearly 500 people, only the group rounds can be landed. The day before, the staff will disturb the room the next day. The itinerary is placed in the room. There are specific groupings and landing and cruise time on the itinerary. Prepare the dress in advance according to the scheduled time and wait in line to the designated area. Antarctic sky can be said to be an instant change, you can also see a hundred meters away from the previous moment, this moment can only be within 100 meters. But the more so mysterious, the more people feel that this is the real South Pole, or I am really afraid that someone will suspect that it is a fake Antarctic. I really never thought that I would land in China at the Great Wall Station in Antarctica one day, but at this moment, I really came, and it was hard to suppress the excitement.

On the third day of the Antarctic voyage, the cruise ship continued to cross the Drake Strait for a long time, and the sea surface gradually became stable. In the hot spring pool on the deck, while bathing in the hot springs, watching birds and whale watching, spent a leisurely and leisurely time. After a long sea voyage, the first landing of the Antarctic tour was ushered in. Take the assault boat and board the Great Wall Station of China's scientific research station built in the Antarctic. Because the station is under construction, it can only be rushed within the limits. Far away from the far south of the Antarctic, watching the five-star red flag fluttering in the distance, I still feel awkward.

Boarding a boat from Punta Arenas, after the devil's westerly winds with the Drake Strait, sailed for two days and three nights and finally reached the southern Shetland Islands in the Antarctic. King George Island is the largest island in the South Shetland Islands, named after George III. In 1819, explorer William Smith discovered and named the island. The first stop we landed was China Great Wall Station, the first scientific research station established by China in Antarctica. Chinas perennial scientific research station in Antarctica for scientific investigations of the Antarctic region, located on the Fildes Peninsula in the west of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, east of the small bay in Maxwellville Bay - Great Wall Bay, the bay is wide and deep, easy to enter and exit, backed by the snow-covered slopes all year round, with plenty of water. Great Wall Bay is very suitable for assault boats. When you turn off the sound of the motor, you will find that the whole world is suddenly quiet. Penguins, seals and other Antarctic animals can be seen everywhere. I think this is the charm of Antarctica, tomorrow. We will continue to travel to the Antarctic Peninsula, where we will see more beautiful Wannian glaciers and a variety of Antarctic animals.

After two days and three nights of sailing, the bumps of the Devil's Strait, finally arrived at the Great Wall Station in China's first station in the South Pole. Because the staff is doing research, they can't visit, but they can still take photos at the Great Wall Station. The stop sign in Figure 2 was established according to the first scientific research personnel from the city to visit the Antarctic. Great Wall Station is located on the Fildes Peninsula in the west of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It is adjacent to the small bay in Maxwellville Bay - the Great Wall. The bay is wide and deep, easy to enter and exit. The snowy slopes all year round have plenty of water. This is also the first scientific research station established by China in Antarctica.

Located on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, China Great Wall Station was completed on February 20, 1985. It is the first experimental base for scientific research in Antarctica in China. King George Island, the largest island in the South Shetland Islands, also has an Antarctic research station in several other countries. The closest to the Great Wall Station is the Ferry Station in Chile and the Belinda Gojin Station in Russia. The surface of the Great Wall Station consists of gravel and sandstone, which is said to be a permanent layer of frozen soil below 1.2 meters. When I stepped on it, there was always a feeling of unreality, until the glare of the sun hit my face with a slight tingling, only to realize how true it was at the moment. On the halfway down the Great Wall Station, the eight characters of "patriotism, truth-seeking, innovation, and hard work" stood there. This should be the station training of the Great Wall Station. Every scientific researcher here, as the eight words say, contributes to the motherland in this difficult place year after year. Some of them need to stay here for a whole year, imagining that in the long dark night of the Antarctic in winter, eating frozen food and dehydrated cans, while still carrying out the scientific research task, it is really People admire. Pay tribute to these farthest relatives! The five-star red flag fluttering in the middle of the square, pride is born. The stone monument at the time of the establishment of the Great Wall Station stood not far from the national flag. As the first Antarctic scientific research station proud of the Chinese, it marks that China's Antarctic scientific investigation has entered a new stage.