{"id":19201,"date":"2026-01-05T09:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/?post_type=mta_special_post&#038;p=19201"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:18:48","slug":"antarctica-by-helicopter-icebergs-mountains-and-remote-lands","status":"publish","type":"mta_special_post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/special\/antarctica-by-helicopter-icebergs-mountains-and-remote-lands\/","title":{"rendered":"Antarctica by Helicopter \u2013 Icebergs, Mountains, and Remote Lands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_918239364\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DavidMerronuntitled-945-scaled.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Davidmerronuntitled 945\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\" style=\"max-width:600px\" id=\"row-644847111\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-483215221\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h1>Antarctica by Helicopter \u2013 Icebergs, Mountains, and Remote Lands with Quark Expeditions<\/h1>\n<h4>From $24,132* per person, twin share<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-644847111 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_918239364 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  min-height: 500px;\n}\n#section_918239364 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\n}\n#section_918239364 .section-bg img {\n  object-position: 70% 77%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_348124376\">\n\t\t<div 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Your included helicopter excursions feature multiple heli-flightseeing opportunities and a heli-landing. Our goal is to maximize helicopter adventures throughout your voyage, giving you perspectives of the Antarctic Peninsula no one else can offer\u2014and the chance to explore inland from the east coast, where few have ever ventured. 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