Antarctic & Arctic travel advice
Packing advice
Our Antarctica & the Arctic Holidays
Classic Antarctica cruise & South Shetland Islands
Experience all that this remarkable area has to offer!
Arctic sailing voyages, Spitsbergen
Experience sailing in the fjords
Falkland Islands wildlife tour
10 day Falklands birds and wildlife adventure
Luxury Arctic cruise Spitsbergen & Franz Josef Land
A unique expedition to rarely visited Franz Josef Land
Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica cruise
The Ultimate Antarctica Experience!
Arctic icebreaker cruise, Spitsbergen
Wildlife-focused, expert-led small ship Arctic cruises
Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea cruise
Antarctica & Weddell Sea Emperor Penguins by ship/helicopter
Antarctic Peninsula Cruises
An inspiring wilderness & wildlife journey of a lifetime
Arctic wildlife holiday, Polar bear explorer
A wildlife focused Arctic safari in Svalbard
Antarctica cruises
Wildlife expeditions to Antarctica's legendary landscape!
Spitsbergen Arctic Cruise
An exciting wildlife cruise around the Svalbard archipelago
Antarctic expedition cruise, fly the Drake passage
The quick way to and from Antarctica - A fly cruise
Antarctic whale watching cruise
Witness an incredible wildlife spectacle in Antarctica
North Spitsbergen cruise, in search of Polar Bears
Expert Led, Polar Bears, Whales, Birdlife, photography
Antarctic cruise and hiking in Chile
Walk in Atacama and Patagonia before cruising Antarctica
Antarctica fly and cruise
Experience Antarctica without having to cruise the Drake!
Chukotka and Wrangel Island wildlife cruises, Russia
Explore Russian Arctic - home to Polar Bears, walrus & more
Spitsbergen polar bear watching cruise
Venture into the staggering realm of the King of the Arctic
Antarctica small ship cruises
Ultimate Antarctica South Georgia small ship wildlife cruise
Antarctica and New Zealand Subantarctic Islands Wildlife Cruise
Travel from New Zealand on the ultimate Antarctic voyage.
Falkland Islands tour, birds and wildlife
A comprehensive Falklands birds and wildlife adventure
Iceland circumnavigation cruise
A thrilling, complete Iceland experience!
East and West Peninsula Antarctic cruise
A 14-day expedition to both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula
Arctic highlights cruise, Oslo to Reykjavik
Spitsbergen, Jan Mayen, Greenland and Iceland
Spitsbergen widlife photography cruise
Photograph iconic Arctic wildlife
Total Antarctic highlights cruise, epic Antarctica
Explore the world’s seventh continent
Total solar eclipse in Antarctica cruise 2021
Witness a rare total solar eclipse in Antarctica
10 Day Introduction to Spitsbergen holiday
Cruise, kayak and hike in the wildlife capital of the Arctic
Arctic cruise, heart of the Northwest Passage
Explore the Arctic region’s diverse treasures
Research the researcher
Andrew Appleyard, at our holiday specialist Exodus: “Do your research on the size of the vessels you’ll be on – and on who is actually on board it, what guest lecturers are there. That will make or break a trip for many people. If you’re bound on the trip for a long time, you want to have people like Chris Packham and Mark Carwardine and Jonathan and Angie Scott that can sit and inspire people. It’s just brilliant having someone like that checking what ISO you’re using, and what shutter speed, and giving you tips on how to take better photographs. I think that’s the best thing – the educational side. The vessels we use have four decks and they’re all brilliant for photography. I’d go and hide out at the back with my camera and I’d only see one or two other people down there, even when there’s 100 people on board. So I’d spend half a day photographing birds on the back of the ship, which is absolutely brilliant.”Activity tips
Cold weather tips
Sarah Wightman, from our holiday specialist Pura Aventura: “Antarctica is not as cold as people think. In the summer months it very rarely drops below freezing, and when the sun is out there were a couple of days when I was in a t-shirt. Everyone starts off wrapped up in layers and a big parka jacket – and then they have to take it off! It’s not what you see on TV with the wind and biting cold and people with frost on their beards, but if the wind is up, that’s what makes it feel much colder. I got absolutely drenched going in and out of the ice formations on a zodiac ride though. Don’t sit in front – that’s a good tip. I was freezing! But when you get back on the boat they greet you with soup – or brandy!”Health & safety in the polar regions
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Our top Antarctica & the Arctic Holiday
Classic Antarctica cruise & South Shetland Islands
Experience all that this remarkable area has to offer!
2021: 3 Nov, 1 Dec, 10 Dec, 19 Dec, 29 Dec
2022: 8 Jan, 8 Feb, 17 Feb, 27 Feb, 17 Mar, 26 Mar
Polar advice from our travellers
We have selected some of the most useful Antarctica & Arctic travel tips that our guests have provided over the years to help you make the very most of your holiday - and the space inside your suitcase.


“Read all the literature carefully – it was comprehensive and covered practically everything one would wish to know. Do some long walks beforehand, especially uphill, if possible.” - Jane Mackay
“Be flexible and do not expect much of what written in the 'final itinerary' to happen. Decisions are made everyday depending on the weather.” - Annamaria Cozza


“Be sure to bring the right clothing. Being out on the water or a hill is COLD with the wrong clothes. Spend as much time on the bridge of the ship as possible. Go to all of the lectures. Meet new people.” - Stephen Kohn
“Don't hold back from going on some of the hikes and zodiac trips - these things are too good to miss. Our guides catered for everyone's abilities and the more able travellers seemed very happy to help those who needed a bit of support.” - Christine Symes