Canadian Arctic
A space in which wildlife can flourish with little human influence. Become one with an Inuit community and seek out the elusive…
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Arctic Holidays
The Arctic’s vastness is as spellbinding as it is diverse and offers incredible opportunities for the inquisitive traveller with a taste for cooler climes, amazing wildlife encounters and incredible scenery.
The Arctic is a near-perfect negative of Antarctica on the top of the world, an ocean surrounded by countries. Whether you’re heading north for Arctic expedition cruises in search of polar bears in Spitsbergen, for a historic Northwest Passage cruise, to explore the little-visited Russian Arctic or to stand at the North Pole itself, there are no wilder, less touched places on Earth.
Spitsbergen
Witness dramatic scenery, ice-choked fjords and myriad wildlife including polar bears, whales and walruses.
Russian Arctic
The Russian Arctic stretches from Murmansk in the west round to Anadyr in the east.
Greenland
Magnificent landscapes, Arctic wildlife and the ethereal flickering of the Northern Lights
North Pole
Literally feel on top of the world. Let our expert - who visits the area regularly - help you to create an…
From Canada to Russia: Which Arctic is for you?
Always wanted to voyage in the Arctic but underestimated the sheer quantity of options? We have travelled extensively in the polar places, spent innumerable nights in remote lodges and sailed on countless expeditionary vessels, making us well placed to offer a succinct guide to the Arctic. Simply put, we go to Greenland for the culture, the Russian Arctic for masses of polar bears and the North Pole for, well, the North Pole itself! For the opportunity to spot elusive beluga whales and narwhals we head to the Canadian Arctic, and to experience the Arctic in a nutshell, brimming with quintessential scenery and wildlife, we go to Spitsbergen (which is conveniently close for those of us in Europe).
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Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen Polar Bear Photographic Voyage
We are thrilled to be chartering Polar Pioneer for a photographic voyage into the ice in search of polar bears, led by guide, award-winning photographer and polar veteran, Paul Goldstein. Ship, guide, crew, and time of year are the key factors for…
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Canada
Canadian Arctic Narwhal Safari
This exclusive Canadian Arctic safari explores the rich wildlife and vast landscapes of Lancaster Sound, an area known as the Serengeti of the North, and presents opportunities to snorkel with narwhals and sleep in an expeditionary mobile camp.
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Canada
Sail Greenland, Newfoundland & Labrador
Showcasing the awe-inspiring landscapes, fascinating culture and endemic wildlife of Greenland and Canada’s historic Newfoundland, this cruise covers over 2,200 nautical miles and travels between dramatic fjords, snow-capped mountains, ice-berg strewn waters and wild stretches of beaches.
Group tour
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen Polar Bear Photographic Voyage
We are thrilled to be chartering Polar Pioneer for a photographic voyage into the ice in search of polar bears, led by guide, award-winning photographer and polar veteran, Paul Goldstein. Ship, guide, crew, and time of year are the key…
Idea
Canada
Canadian Arctic Narwhal Safari
This exclusive Canadian Arctic safari explores the rich wildlife and vast landscapes of Lancaster Sound, an area known as the Serengeti of the North, and presents opportunities to snorkel with narwhals and sleep in an expeditionary mobile camp.
Idea
Canada
Sail Greenland, Newfoundland & Labrador
Showcasing the awe-inspiring landscapes, fascinating culture and endemic wildlife of Greenland and Canada’s historic Newfoundland, this cruise covers over 2,200 nautical miles and travels between dramatic fjords, snow-capped mountains, ice-berg strewn waters and wild stretches of beaches.
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Meet our experts
A passion for travel runs right through every one of our experts - meaning they're always ready with first-hand insight about their specialist countries.
Sue Grimwood
I was inspired to travel south from an early age. My form teacher when I was nine made us listen to tapes from Shackleton’s expeditions, I didn’t know it at the time, but it obviously left a deep impression on my psyche.
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Roxy Dukes
I love to squeeze as much out of my day as possible. An outdoors fanatic, I love to delve into harsh environments having summited numerous mountains and trail running into the unknown whenever I get the chance – whether at home or overseas. Funnily enough, it didn’t start like that. It took a few years for the burning fire of adventure to truly take light with my eyes opened by the adventures travel could afford.
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John Faithfull
My love affair with travel began in a vintage Italian train carriage at sunset on a hot and sticky September evening in 1983. Sardined into a two-bench compartment, I’d spent five hours sharing sweaty thighs, broken-Italian pleasantries and furtive glances while rattling towards Turin, stopping at every wisteria-draped village along the way.
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