Explorer Camp

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Setting the Scene 

Backed by the fabulously named T-Rex Mountain on the unimaginably remote high polar plateau, Explorer Camp is simple but far from basic. It’s designed to blend in with its surroundings – the white pods are almost invisible against the snow, with only the glinting windowpanes to indicate their existence from afar. If you go for a walk, it might be smart to leave a breadcrumb trail.

Wildly Stylish Sleeping Arrangements 

The camp’s heated en-suite pods are the most blissful places to return to after a day of doing activities that you’ll later share to a flurry of gasp-face emojis. Gaze out on the frozen landscape and granite peaks from your cosy bed. The wooden décor gives the pods an Alpine ski hut vibe – just without the hundreds of tourists.

Food Philosophy

Join fellow explorers for celebratory drinks around the gas fire under the twinkling chandelier (yes there’s a chandelier). The perfect segway for a gourmet meal with wine pairings! Afterwards, sit back, popcorn in hand (if your stomach hasn’t reached it’s threshold), and watch a film in the camp’s cosy movie theatre. 

Also..

This is Explorer Camp, after all. Go for a walk or climb a frozen waterfall or hike a mountain! It’s also fittingly the launch pad for a journey to the South Pole, the end of the Earth – a place steeped in history and adventure, and the location of one of the coolest selfies you’ll ever take.

White Desert South Pole Expedition passport stamp

Stuff we love

The Explorer's High Life.

  • Acquiring the most boast-worthy passport stamp of your life at the South Pole.
  • Watching a film at the Aurora Movie Theatre with popcorn and drinks from the Ice Bar.
  • Staring longingly out the aeroplane window over the White Continent.
  • Feeling like a real explorer staying the night at Dixie’s Camp before our South Pole expedition.

Explorer Camp in Pictures

Lodge activities

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Bush Walk
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Massage
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Yoga

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