all arctic trips

On this active adventure that begins and ends in Longyearbyen, explore the coastline of Spitsbergen and discover magnificent fjords, cruise in Zodiacs past towering sea cliffs and encounter polar bears and walrus in their natural habitat. Optional kayaking is available.

Few places remain in the world where you can be assured that nature will provide highlight after unexpected highlight. The majestic fjords of Norway and the stunning glaciers of Arctic Svalbard are just such a wilderness. Cruise on the National Geographic Endeavour into fjordlands and Svalbard with its towering ice caps, deep fjords, mountains and massive sheets of ice.

Just 600 miles from the North Pole, Svalbard is a place of deep fjords, mountains and massive sheets of ice. During summer, the tundra is carpeted with wildflowers. Ice-peppered fjords ring with the thunderous sound of glacial ice crashing to the sea. This is the land of Walrus and Polar Bear. Experience nature in its purest form in the High Arctic.

Few places have stirred the hearts and minds of explorers more than the North Pole. On this historic voyage, our aim is to stand at 90° North. Cruise aboard the Yamal, one of the world's most powerful icebreakers through dense pack ice searching for polar bear and walrus. Join us on this opportunity of a lifetime.

The eastern coast of Ellesmere Island is the focus of this voyage via ice-breaker through the High Arctic of Canada and Greenland and the feeding grounds of polar bear, seals, beluga and bowhead whales and the animal that inspired the legend of the unicorn - the narwhal.