*Data for 2020/2021 was not available due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The travel season to the Antarctica corresponds to the summer season, which goes from October to March.
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Seaborne tourism volume in the Antarctica 2011-2022, by type
Around ** thousand visitors landed in the Antarctica during the 2021/2022 season. In the same period, there were no tourists traveling by cruise. In the season before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the amount of tourists making landings in this region surpassed ** thousand, which shows a decrease of **** percent versus the last season.
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IAATO. (September 5, 2022). Number of seaborne visitors in the Antarctica from 2011/2012 to 2021/2022, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1369368/number-visitors-antarctica/
IAATO. "Number of seaborne visitors in the Antarctica from 2011/2012 to 2021/2022, by type (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 5, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1369368/number-visitors-antarctica/
IAATO. (2022). Number of seaborne visitors in the Antarctica from 2011/2012 to 2021/2022, by type (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1369368/number-visitors-antarctica/
IAATO. "Number of Seaborne Visitors in The Antarctica from 2011/2012 to 2021/2022, by Type (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Sep 2022, /statistics/1369368/number-visitors-antarctica/
IAATO, Number of seaborne visitors in the Antarctica from 2011/2012 to 2021/2022, by type (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1369368/number-visitors-antarctica/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Number of seaborne visitors in the Antarctica from 2011/2012 to 2021/2022, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph], IAATO, September 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1369368/number-visitors-antarctica/
