Take a cruise to the Arctic and Greenland and create memories you will never forget on the Arctic expeditions.
Take in the views of rugged mountains, ice-blue glaciers, and lush greenery. Cruise in Zodiacs under teeming bird cliffs and kayak among majestic icebergs under the Midnight Sun.
Visit Viking ruins and ancient Inuit sites. View whales, walrus and seals up close, explore Svalbard’s breath-taking fjords and polar bear-haunted beaches in Baffin Bay.
Spotting a polar bear patrolling the pack ice or roaming the shores of some far- flung Arctic island is a heart-stopping moment. Whether it is a distant sighting from the ship, or if you are lucky, a close encounter from a Zodiac, you are sure to be mesmerized by the world’s largest land carnivore.
The Northern Lights are one of the most magical things to witness in the world. It is a natural phenomenon, the lights dance brightly across the sky, creating vivid colours of blues, green, pink and violet.
The moustached and long-tusked walrus is most often found near the Arctic Circle, lying on the ice with hundreds of companions. These marine mammals are extremely sociable, prone to loudly bellowing and snorting at one another. Walruses are known by their long white tusks, grizzly whiskers, flat flipper and bodies full of blubber.
The most astonishing wildlife event during the Arctic summer is the annual gathering of thousands of beluga whales at the mouth of the Churchill River. Belugas are also called white whales and are small in size with rounded foreheads and no dorsal fin. They are social animals and very vocal communicators.
The Arctic has an amazing history of amazing cultures learning to live in the harsh, cold and unforgiving environments. Most notable are the Inuits also known as Eskimos. The traditional lifestyle of the Inuit is adapted to extreme climatic conditions- their essential skills for survival are hunting and trapping.
The Vikings had an extensive history of exploring and settling in the Arctic; it was the Vikings who gave Greenland its name, and at one point, their colonies extended into modern-day Canada. While the Vikings are no more, they still left a strong mark on Greenlandic culture, and visitors to Greenland can visit artefacts of Viking influence such as the Hvalsey Church.
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