Base General Bernardo O'Higgins ( Chilean Antarctic Base)
Base General Bernardo O'Higgins ( Chilean Antarctic Base)
Base General Bernardo O'Higgins ( Chilean Antarctic Base)
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Carlos C
20 contributions
Jan 2020 • Solo
The antarctic chilean station Bernardo O’Higgins is compose for friendly and polite members of chilean army. The experience in that station is really amazing
Written 12 February 2020
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Harrykhi
Sarasota, FL227 contributions
Feb 2019 • Couples
This was an easy dry doc landing onto a carpeted gangway. Felt like the Oscars! 🤣There was Penguins 🐧 everywhere and the story of men who spent the better part of a brutal winter abandoned huddled under and old Row boat. Incredible!
Written 21 March 2019
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YTCHENG
Hong Kong, China15,491 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
The Chilean Antarctic Base in Antarctica is located on Isabel Riquelme Island. Unluckily our Expedition Cruise ship did not choose this sight for landing this time and we could only view the base at a distance and take a few photos for memory.
Written 1 February 2019
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Northern_Traveler00
California65,683 contributions
Feb 2018 • Couples
Had a stop here on our recent cruise and were very impressed with the facilities of this small Chilean Naval outpost. 11 men live here along with thousands of penguins (the smell!). Small gift shop was nice and they will mail a postcard for you with an Antarctic postmark for $5USD. Some interesting history and all those penguins!
Written 22 February 2018
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Wendy B
Denver, CO97 contributions
Jan 2016 • Friends
I loved this base! We were on Hurtigruten's Fram and stopped here...all I can say is this is my favorite spot.
The Chilean men who are posted there, had cookies, tea and coffee for us. They were welcoming and friendly and we enjoyed talking with them and their hospitality. They told us they have over 350 passenger ships stopping during the summer months...that's an awful lot of cookies!
There are penguins all over the place, and the buildings are interesting. There's even a lookout in one of them.
If you are on a trip to the peninsula, I hope you take the time to stop and have coffee with the hospitable men of the base. It will be a good memory!
The Chilean men who are posted there, had cookies, tea and coffee for us. They were welcoming and friendly and we enjoyed talking with them and their hospitality. They told us they have over 350 passenger ships stopping during the summer months...that's an awful lot of cookies!
There are penguins all over the place, and the buildings are interesting. There's even a lookout in one of them.
If you are on a trip to the peninsula, I hope you take the time to stop and have coffee with the hospitable men of the base. It will be a good memory!
Written 4 February 2016
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CosChemE
Durham, NC86 contributions
Nov 2014 • Solo
Antartica is a wonderful place to visit. You can visit this Chilean Naval station and mingle with thousands of penguins if you like. The water is a chilly 28 degrees (yes, because it is so salty) it is not fun to fall in, which I did. Watch your step! The scenery is an extension of all the other in the area. Once you step off the Zodiac to see this base, you are transported to a unique world that could be on ice planet Hoth. Visit Antarctica to see for yourself.
Written 10 September 2015
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387georgew
218 contributions
Sep 2014 • Solo
We took an expedition ship to the Antarctic with stops on South Georgia and The Falkland islands and some other antarctic islands. This base camp was quite nice. The other one where we stopped longer was Argentinian and called Experanza and had even an antarctic museum, church, restaurant, shop and public phone booth.
Written 20 August 2015
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KaelGenius
West New York, NJ96 contributions
Dec 2014 • Solo
If you want to spot the rare albino Peguins, then this place is truly for you, also it's surrounded by amazing icebergs depicting the golf ball effect (see photos), as a result of being submerged under the sea. It's a once in a lifetime place, and a must to see!
Written 26 May 2015
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Robert Robert
Singapore, Singapore107 contributions
Jan 2015 • Couples
It's the only gravel landing strip to arrive close to Antartica.
It is actually already Antartica.
Many logistic-bases are on same island.
Whenyou land you already get the feeling of what will enchant you in your trip.
Chilean army manages it, with no weapon, in a very serious way, and the hut where you wait for the immigration (actually ....there is no immigration, it's just a cleàrance) it' so Antarctic ...
Great place to land, good way to start your trip.
Nothing nice to see, but from there you enter into wonderland
It is actually already Antartica.
Many logistic-bases are on same island.
Whenyou land you already get the feeling of what will enchant you in your trip.
Chilean army manages it, with no weapon, in a very serious way, and the hut where you wait for the immigration (actually ....there is no immigration, it's just a cleàrance) it' so Antarctic ...
Great place to land, good way to start your trip.
Nothing nice to see, but from there you enter into wonderland
Written 17 April 2015
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
