White Desert Launches New South American Itineraries

The custom-built Dune Camp in Paracas

White Desert, Antarctica’s leading expedition company, is proud to announce The Dr. Jones Collection. In September 2025, the first of a series of new South American itineraries is being launched — Peru to Patagonia.

Venturing outside of the Polar Regions for the first time, these bespoke journeys combine the glamour of 1940s aviation and movie-set adventure. Guests will travel on a luxuriously-refitted ‘Dakota’ aircraft which can land on highly remote airstrips. This enables them to access some of the least explored locations on the continent, seamlessly and in style.

Each destination has been specifically chosen because it is nearly unknown, and guests will experience an array of utterly diverse landscapes in just 12 days.

Hiking for lost sarcophagi in Chachapoyas

Starting point: Peru. By the towering waterfall of Gocta, the third highest in the World, guests hike through Amazonian cloud forests to discover ancient mummies. A short flight and they are at our newly-created Dune Camp, nestled beside an incredible oasis, where they can dive for prized fan shells.

Amongst the salt flats of the Atacama Desert, guests have access to unparalleled star gazing before hiking through a canyon to volcanic hot springs. In Patagonia, at the Torres del Paine, they ride horses with authentic gauchos, encircled by tumbling glaciers that cascade into the open sea.

‘Just as we have done in Antarctica, I wanted to create a journey that was as adventurous as it was luxurious — and in Dr. Jones, we have found the perfect balance’, said White Desert Founder, Patrick Woodhead. ‘Even on the reconnaissance for the journey, we visited landscapes that I never knew existed. They were just so surreal!’

The interior of the refitted Dakota

Highly-experienced pilots and crew, along with a White Desert guide, accompany guests every step of the journey, ensuring a level of comfort and safety one can expect from a world-class Antarctic operator with 20 years of experience.

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