POLAR & WILDERNESS EXPEDITIONS · SEASON 26/27
Expeditioner runs small-group expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic, hosted by people who know these places intimately, aboard ships run by the most respected operators in polar travel.
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WHAT WE DO
Anyone can sell you a berth on a ship. What is harder to find is a small group, a host worth travelling with, and an operator whose standards hold up when the weather turns.
We work in the polar regions and the wildest coastlines on earth. Not the version arranged for a cruise schedule: the version shaped by ice, weather and whatever the day decides to offer.
Every expedition is led by a host who knows the subject cold: photographers, marine biologists, guides who have spent their working lives in these places. You travel with them, not near them.
We do not own ships. We place our groups with established expedition operators whose safety records, vessels and crews we know first hand, and we handle everything in between.
02 · WHERE WE GO
Icebergs, penguins and the great white south. The last true wilderness on Earth.
Polar bears, pack ice and endless summer light. The wild north, at the top of the world.
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THE TEAM
Fifteen years in the expedition industry and more than 100 voyages between us, from Antarctica and the Arctic to the North Pole itself.
A geologist with more than 100 expeditions across the globe, Will has spent his career reading the landscapes most people only dream of seeing.
A marine biologist who has stood at 90° North after reaching the Pole aboard a nuclear icebreaker, Liz knows the polar oceans like few others.
04 · OPERATOR PARTNERS
We partner with established expedition operators with the vessels, crew and safety record to match — people we know and have worked alongside.
The world leader in polar adventure travel, operating since 1991 with a purpose-built fleet of ice-rated expedition vessels. The benchmark for Antarctic and Arctic journeys.
Australia’s most respected expedition cruise company, celebrated for intimate small-ship voyages and world-class onboard naturalists across polar regions and beyond.
B-Corp certified, carbon-neutral, operating in 100+ countries. Intrepid brings sustainable adventure to the remotest places on earth, with genuine community impact at every step.
A dedicated polar specialist founded by veteran expedition staff. Intimate, all-suite voyages aboard MS Seaventure, with sea kayaking on every voyage and camping on the Antarctic Peninsula.
A Dutch pioneer of polar expedition cruising, sailing a fleet of ice-strengthened ships including the Polar Class 6 Hondius. A multiple winner of World’s Leading Polar Expedition Operator.
The world’s largest small-group adventure travel company, sailing classic Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and Falklands itineraries aboard the 136-guest MS Expedition since 2005.
Polar specialists since 1999, sailing the 114-guest, ice-strengthened Sea Spirit to Svalbard, Greenland and Antarctica. Named World’s Leading Polar Expedition Operator in 2021.
05 · GET IN TOUCH
We are a small team and we answer everything ourselves. Whether you are thinking about travelling, hosting, or you simply want to know what is coming up, this is the place to start.
People who know expedition travel first-hand — former guides and expedition specialists with 50+ voyages behind them.
The trips as they open for your regions, and everything you need to decide.
We will tell you if the expedition you are considering is the wrong one.
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