Arctic Tour & Trip Reviews

The ship on which we travelled was totally fit for purpose allowing access to areas of the Svalbard Archipelago in the far north of Norway that are not navigable by ...

A photographic expedition that exceeded all expectations! Beautiful weather, great sea ice and the most memorable wildlife encounters ever! Having been to Spitsberge...

I thoroughly enjoyed my holiday, I did hope to see some Artic wildlife, but I didn't expect to see as much as we did, and the landscapes that we saw were amazing as ...

What a fantastic place.  We were very fortunate to have near perfect weather and loads of polar bear sightings of a very high quality allowing us to appreciate ...

First off, our trip was on the Vavilov boarding on 24 June.  Great ship and crew and outstanding expedition staff.  The standard of safety care was excelle...

Wonderful wildlife, stunning scenery, illuminating lectures and fun photography. Seeing mother polar bears interacting with their cubs and then having the behaviour ...

Quite simply this was the trip of a lifetime. I had great expectations of my first polar trip and all of them were surpassed. My only complaint is that it was too sh...

I never thought the Arctic could be so much fun.  Fun it was, I made lots of new friends, and the whole experience was amazing. I have dwelled on this one.&nbsp...

We achieved our main objective of seeing Polar Bears close up on two separate occasions. In addition to the wildlife, we enjoyed the sea ice, the vast glaciers and t...

Awe inspiring - a stunning part of the world with amazing widelife living on the edge of what appears possible.The Vavilov, its fleet of Zodiacs and committed s...

Fantastic holiday, and notable for the marvellous expedition staff and the excellent Vavilov crew. Bears on ice followed by ice cold beer ... sun glin...

Polarbears and foxes, but the staff and their exiting background was the big surprise for me.A pitty I did not know while on the ship.. bring your knee-pads from the...

An excellent trip.  Well organised.  Great ship, accommodation and food.  Lots of wildlife to see (depending on the weather).  Having also been t...

 This trip was booked via Exodus but run by Quark who are the polor experts!  Great expedition team and Russian captain and crew.  Kayaking was s...

Suberb holiday - enjoyed every minute. The enthusiasm of the staff was a delight. First glimpse of a polar bear with cubs. Monaco glacier. Standing on the beach almo...