Travel to the World’s Coolest Place-Antarctica

Sunday 1st of March 2020

Travel to the World’s Coolest Place-Antarctica

Antarctica, once accessible only to well-funded explorers, is now edging toward the mainstream. But this can be a huge issue as managing tourism is a tricky issue in this distant region where no individual government has the power to set the rules.

In January, the Coral Princess, a ship with 2,000 berths and a crew of nearly 900, plowed through the frigid waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, cruising past icebergs, glaciers and mountains.

Some observers warn that such rapid growth risks endangering visitor safety and adding pressure to this fragile region, which is already straining under the effects of climate change, commercial fishing for krill, toothfish and other species, and even scientific research.

However, International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators has been “remarkably successful” in promoting sustainable travel to the region, noting that, the education and experiences that they offer their guests outweigh the negative impact of the carbon emissions associated with the trip.