ARCTIC & ANTARCTICA CRUISE SPECIALISTS

For nearly 30 years we've helped people like you realize their dreams of travel to Antarctica and the Arctic. With so many polar cruise destinations, expedition ships and itineraries available, you can draw on our experience and knowledge to help make sense of the many options and find the best Arctic and Antarctica cruises for you to choose from. Discover what thousands of satisfied travelers have learned by working with TravelWild Expeditions.

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ANTARCTICA CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS

Antarctic Peninsula

• Antarctic wildlife including Adélie, gentoo and chinstrap penguins; leopard, crabeater and Weddell seals; humpback, Minke and orca whales; cape, Antarctic, giant and snow petrels
• Surreal scenery of expansive glaciers, soaring coastal mountains and enormous icebergs of all shapes and sizes
• Most voyages cruise the Lemaire Channel and Neumeier Channel—scenic waterways of breathtaking beauty
• Select cruises visit emperor penguins at Snow Hill Island
• Historical sites of the whaling industry and great Antarctica explorers including Shackleton and Nordenskjold overwintering sites

South Georgia

• Considered by many to be the world's most spectacular wildlife destination
• Salisbury Plain and St. Andrews Bay in South Georgia—where you’ll see tens of thousands of king penguins as well as Antarctic fur seals, southern elephant seals and a variety of seabirds
• Grytviken—a former whaling station and the site of Sir Ernest Shakleton's grave
• Prion Island where we experience nesting wandering albatrosses—the world’s largest flying birds
• Macaroni penguin rookeries

Falkland Islands

• The world's largest black-browed albatross colonies
• Rockhopper and Magellanic penguin colonies
• Throngs of other birds including striated caracaras, oystercatchers, upland and kelp geese, steamer ducks and imperial cormorants (shags)
• Idyllic landscapes and homesteads reminiscent of 17th-century Britain
• Friendly, welcoming island people and the unique chance to visit their homes

SPITSBERGEN CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS

• Travel to one of the top polar bear tour destinations in the world
• See polar bears plus other Arctic wildlife including walruses, several species of whales and seals, massive seabird colonies (dovekies, thick-billed murres, black-legged kittiwakes and glaucous gulls) and Spitsbergen reindeer
• Dramatic Arctic scenery including glaciers, coastal mountains and seasonal wildflower displays
• Calving tidewater glaciers and coastal pack ice
• Search for rare Arctic birds like ivory, Ross' and Sabine's gulls
• Travel high above the Arctic Circle

ARCTIC CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS

• Arctic wildlife including polar bears, massive seabird colonies, walruses, musk oxen, narwhals, belugas and several species of seals
• Spectacular fjords, glaciers and remote Arctic islands
• Archaeological sites from ancient Thule and Dorset cultures
• Shore landings at historical sites from past polar expeditions of Franklin, Baffin, Parry, Byrd and others
• Many cruises visit small villages where you learn how natives live in this harsh northern environment
• Choose from many small ships and varied itineraries
• Witness the visible effects of climate change firsthand