all arctic trips

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.

Come explore Northern Spitsbergen, with its rugged mountains, sweeping tundra, and ice-caps and glaciers, it is a true high-Arctic archipelago. Only 600 miles from the North Pole, Spitsbergen is still today a virtually unspoiled wilderness with abundant wildlife.

On this 11-day 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.

Spitsbergen, with its deep fjords and towering glaciers that calve with a thundering noise, its sharp mountains in the north and the south and its lush tundra full of flowers has a lot to offer to wildlife lovers and hikers. Come see for your self, as we cruise around the largest Arctic Island in the Svalbard Archipelago.

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.