Polar Journeys: Voyages & wildlife adventures in the Arctic & Antarctica

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Embark on one of our Polar Voyages for the wildlife holiday of a lifetime. Experience an Arctic or Antarctic voyage which will feel like your own private expedition cruise into a pristine landscape. Our small ship voyages offer you so much more than your average cruise holiday.

Our small ship cruise holidays in the Polar regions give you the chance to travel in small groups with like minded people. Our comfortable small ships offer you greater flexibility, enabling you to visit areas larger vessels can’t access. Onboard our friendly and informative guides will ensure you get the most out of your unique Arctic or Antarctic adventure.

Choose from our exciting range of Arctic voyages and small ship cruise experiences and you’ll be astonished by the Arctic wildlife you encounter. Cruise past towering icebergs and shimmering ice formations on your breathtaking Arctic expedition cruise. Look for Arctic foxes and Arctic hares as you cruise past cliffs alive with millions of sea birds. See guillemots, puffins, kittiwakes and many other breeding sea birds that survive in this unique part of the world as you continue your Arctic voyage.

On an Antarctic voyage with Discover the World, you will enjoy the spectacular scenery of Antarctica. Cruise past towering icebergs, ice shelves and snow ridges and marvel at the unique Antarctic wildlife from the comfort of one of our icebreaker or ice strengthened ships. Go whale and bird watching as part of your astonishing Antarctic expedition cruise, see seals hauled out on ice floes, marvel at penguins and more unique wildlife as you travel through the Antarctic’s stunning scenery.

On an Arctic wildlife holiday or adventure cruise you can explore the vast Arctic region which includes parts of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, the Spitsbergen archipelago and Siberia. There is no better way to explore this polar wilderness than on an expedition voyage or small ship cruise through the Arctic. You can even take a voyage to the North Pole for the Arctic cruise adventure experience of a lifetime! As the UK’s leading travel operator to the Arctic region for more than two decades, you can be reassured we’ll take care of the finer details on your Arctic voyage or cruise holiday with us. For over 23 years we’ve put together a collection of holiday adventures to Iceland and today you can choose from our popular programme selection of expedition voyages in the Arctic region.

Our voyages through Antarctica offer an exciting alternative to a standard cruise holiday, for the discerning traveller who dreams of being amongst the few people in the world to set foot on Antarctica! Follow in the footsteps of some of the world’s greatest explorers and voyage into the beautiful and vast white continent of Antarctica, where you will see some of the world’s most spectacular scenery. For the ultimate addition to your Antarctic cruise expedition choose from our range of adventure options to complement your Antarctic voyage, including camping, kayaking, cross country skiing and scuba diving. Cruise past glittering icebergs, paddle through brash ice, camp out in the frozen wilderness of Antarctica, go cross country skiing explorer style, or for the experienced diver take the plunge for some of the most spectacular scuba diving in the world

Our Polar voyages and expedition cruises are based onboard the following ships: Akademik Shokalskiy, Grigory Mikheev, Kapitan Khlebnikov, Professor Multanovsky, Yamal, Ocean Nova, MV Orlova, Ushuaia and the Clipper Adventurer. Each vessel has been converted to a comfortable research/passenger ship from which you can witness some of the world’s most spectacular scenery as you voyage through the Arctic / Antarctic on a unique holiday you’ll remember for life!

In addition to Polar voyages, you can also travel to Canada to enjoy Polar Bear watching in Churchill, where from the safety of a tundra vehicle you can watch the polar bears up close! Choose from our Polar Bear watching weekend or our longer 8 day "Kingdon of the Icebear" holiday.

To be inspired by our range of voyages and land-based holidays to the polar regions
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