Antarctica luxury hotel

Wealthy and adventurous travelers may like an 8-day, 7-night luxury stay in Antarctica at the hotel White Desert (phone +44 7740 423571, www.white-desert.com). 

Starting in Cape Town, South Africa, guests fly to the “Unknown International Airport” in Antarctica, landing on an ice runway, after which they are taken to their heated sleeping pod at “Whichaway Camp,” which also has a lounge pod with a library and a dining pod where guests will eat meals prepared by a gourmet chef.

An excursion is planned each day, including a flight to an emperor penguin breeding colony, a trip to the geographic south pole and a visit to the Amundsen-Scott science station.

€64,000 (near $72,000) per person includes flights from/to Cape Town, internal flights, transfers and meals.