Echo Base
The idea for Echo was conceived in conversation with astronaut Buzz Aldrin during his visit to Antarctica.
Perched in quiet solitude on a vast, shimmering glacier, arriving at Echo feels like stepping into a future imagined during the golden age of space exploration: clean lines, gleaming surfaces, and views so expansive they blur the boundary between the terrestrial and the cosmic.
Echo's expansive floor-to-ceiling windows frame this vast, dreamlike wilderness, allowing guests to take in the immense landscapes that define Antarctica. Beneath the striking exterior lies unexpected comfort, including a private en-suite shower in every pod, delivering warmth and restoration in one of Earth’s most extreme environments.
Whether sharing stories over cocktails or watching the midnight sun spill across the glacier, Echo offers an experience that feels less like a stay on Earth and more like a glimpse into another world.
Echo Pod Amenities
- Heated pod, with the addition of electric blankets and hot-water bottles
- En-suite shower and bathroom
- Nova coffee machine, kettle and a selection of teas
- Storage for clothes and personal belongings
- International power points
- Floor-to-ceiling one-way glass: the continent laid out before you, the interior entirely your own
- Writing desk
...one of the world’s most audacious eco-luxury projects, featuring an otherworldly design set in an even more otherworldly landscape.
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Within Echo Base
Highlights
Wellness
Enjoy the sauna and ice plunge, complimentary massages, or yoga and meditation in the dome.
Dining
Fresh ingredients are flown in weekly, prepared by gourmet chefs and paired with wines made for this unique atmosphere.
At a Glance
Every stay is a balance of comfort and adventure.
Photography
Captured by a pro photographer, your entire stay will be shared with you at the end of your trip.
How You'll Spend Your Days — Our Camp Activities
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Scale towering ice walls, led by expert guides on the world's most remote terrain.
Ice Climbing
Rapelling
Biking
Glacier Trek
Nunatak Hike
Ice Caves
Rockclimbing
Cross-Country Skiing (on request)
Zipline
Sauna
Ice Climbing
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Scale towering ice walls, led by expert guides on the world's most remote terrain.
Rapelling
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Descend glacier walls, roped in and guided every step of the way.
Biking
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Ride through this polar wilderness on fat tyres.
Glacier Trek
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Trek breathtaking polar terrain, crampons crunching on ancient ice, in a landscape few will ever reach.
Nunatak Hike
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Hike to the summit of an ancient rock formation rising from Antarctica's ice sheet.
Ice Caves
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Step inside a world of crystalline formations, where light refracts through ancient ice, glittering and leaving you mesmerised at every turn.
Rockclimbing
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Scale the rock formations that pierce Antarctica's ice sheet, rising from the frozen plateau to meet the sky.
Cross-Country Skiing (on request)
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Ski across the vast wilderness under open skis.
Zipline
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Fly across Antarctica on our zipline, with nothing but ice and sky in every direction.
Sauna
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Surrender to the contrast — the fierce heat of the sauna, then the raw, exhilarating cold of Antarctica.
Our Trips
