Antarctica Sightseeing Flights is operated by Croydon Travel, in conjunction with Qantas.  Croydon Travel and Qantas operated their first Antarctica flight in 1994.  In the last eleven years they have operated 73 flights over Antarctica and have taken more than 25,000 people to experience the world’s ‘last great wilderness’.  
Croydon Travel has been operating for over 35 years in the suburb of Croydon (Victoria, Australia). Croydon Travel is owned and operated by Phil Asker, in conjunction with Australia’s most reputable touring company, Australia Pacific Touring.  Phil established Croydon Travel in 1971 and has grown the business from a small suburban travel agency to a highly regarded international tour operator that services travellers throughout Australia and overseas.

When you fly to Antarctica with Croydon Travel and Qantas, you are flying with the world’s leader in scenic flights to the last great wilderness on Earth. You fly aboard Qantas’ modern, state-of-the-art 747-400 aircraft

Your on board experience is enhanced by our panel of experts, including world accredited Antarctic scientists, glaciologists, explorers, adventurers & mountaineers

An operating requirement is that the aircraft must be commanded by a senior Qantas Captain who has previously flown at least one of the 73 flights to Antarctica

On our New Year’s Eve Midnight Sun Party Flight passengers will be the first to see the sun in 2005 – it is daylight at 12.01am as we sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ over the ice and dance in the aisles to a live jazz band

Croydon Travel has been awarded ‘Best Metro Travel Agent’ at the AFTA Travel Industry Awards in 1995 and 1998. Croydon Travel won the 1999/2000 Perpetual Award for Service to the Travel Industry in recognition of its innovative tour programs

Over $435,000 has been donated to the following charities: Clean Up Australia, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Mawson’s Huts Foundation, The Mawson Collection, Camp Quality, Make A Wish Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis and Channel 9 Adelaide’s Telethon Appeal