Want to see the fruits of their labor? As with anything here, it’s not as easy as taking to Expedia. The season for travel to inner Antarctica is short—November to December only—so you’ll have to book one of White Desert’s two trips that still have availability. (One is eight nights long; the other is 11.) Both cost the same amount: $72,000 per person, all-inclusive.
For that hefty price tag, you’ll get all the cold-weather adventures your heart can desire. Popular choices send guests trekking into blue ice caves, kite-skiing, abseiling, warming up at the local sauna, and visiting researchers. Round-trip flights from Cape Town are also part of the deal.
The one thing that’ll cost you extra? An exclusive souvenir.
If you nominate yourself for an overnight excursion to the South Pole, which requires a flight on a prop plane and a trek in frigid temperatures, you’ll earn access to a custom Bremont timepiece. It’s $7,500 and comes engraved with the date of your visit—as if you might ever forget it.