Our wildlife cruising holidays
Our cruising holidays take you into the places that the big cruisers can’t access, to admire sights such as Galapagos sea lions, Spitsbergen walrus colonies, Antarctic penguins, dolphins around the Scottish islands, and a wild, wondrous world of whales and bears in Canada and Alaska. Our partners operate responsibly in these precious habitats, following rigorous wildlife watching guidelines; but from curious seals to playful whales, you’ll often find that the nature comes to you. Boats often have wildlife experts, photography experts and sometimes even research scientists on board, and you can help contribute to animal conservation by recording your sightings – of which we hope there will be many.
Our top Wildlife cruising holidays
Galapagos luxury nature cruise
From
£3900 to £5900
10 days
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Boutique expedition cruise around the Galapagos Islands
Tailor made
Arctic icebreaker cruise, Spitsbergen
From
£3690 to £14445
8 days
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Wildlife-focused, expert-led small ship Arctic cruises
Small group2026: 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 21 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, 3 Sep, 13 Sep, 2027: 29 May, 31 May, 1 Jun, 2 Jun, 4 Jun, 5 Jun, 7 Jun, 8 Jun, 9 Jun, 10 Jun, 13 Jun, 14 Jun, 17 Jun, 18 Jun, 20 Jun, 21 Jun, 23 Jun, 24 Jun, 25 Jun, 26 Jun, 28 Jun, 30 Jun, 2 Jul, 3 Jul, 4 Jul, 6 Jul, 7 Jul, 8 Jul, 9 Jul, 11 Jul, 12 Jul, 15 Jul, 16 Jul, 17 Jul, 19 Jul, 21 Jul, 22 Jul, 24 Jul, 26 Jul, 28 Jul, 30 Jul, 1 Aug, 2 Aug, 4 Aug, 8 Aug, 9 Aug, 11 Aug ...
Highlights of Spitsbergen holiday
From
£4199 to £4399
8 days
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Dramatic landscapes & remarkable wildlife take centre stage
Small groupThis trip runs from May to July, please enquire to discuss dates.
Norwegian coast cruise, Kirkenes to Bergen
From
£1300 to £5999
6 days
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Kirkenes to Bergen along the length of the Norwegian coast
Tailor made
Journey to the Antarctic circle holiday
From
£9581 to £11215
14 days
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Antarctic cruise with only 80 passengers and all exterior cabins
Small group2027: 4 Feb, 26 Feb, 1 Dec, 22 Dec, 2028: 19 Feb
Inside Passage, Seattle to Juneau cruise, Alaska
From
£4469 to £8165
13 days
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The classic Inside Passage cruise from Seattle to Juneau
Small group2026: 3 Sep, 11 Sep, 19 Sep, 26 Sep, 2027: 12 Apr, 26 Apr, 2 May, 2 Sep, 17 Sep, 18 Sep, 25 Sep
Amazon River Cruise, 7 days
From
£3585
7 days
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This voyage visits some of the most untouched rainforest
Small group2026: 22 Aug, 5 Sep, 26 Sep, 10 Oct, 31 Oct, 21 Nov, 5 Dec, 22 Dec, 2027: 9 Jan, 30 Jan, 13 Feb, 6 Mar, 27 Mar, 10 Apr, 1 May, 29 May, 12 Jun, 26 Jun, 10 Jul, 31 Jul, 21 Aug, 4 Sep, 25 Sep, 16 Oct, 30 Oct, 20 Nov, 21 Dec
Spitsbergen in depth cruise
From
£5449
11 days
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The ultimate Svalbard expedition - more time for exploration
Small group2027: 24 Jun, 11 Jul
North Spitsbergen cruise, realm of the polar bear
From
€4250
8 days
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Expert led, polar bears, whales, birdlife, photography
Small group2027: 1 Jun, 8 Jun, 9 Jun, 15 Jun, 16 Jun, 29 Jun
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Wildlife cruising highlights
Small boats, big sightings
If you’re on a smaller boat with fewer passengers, you’ll find that when dolphins play in the bow-wave, you don’t need to use the zoom on your camera to catch them in action. On our boats, some of which carry only eight to 12 passengers, you’ll also find that your draught is shallow enough that you can slip into tiny harbours and take advantage of moorings really close to the shore. Small ships are the way to go for wildlife cruising in places like the Galapagos, the Scottish Isles and the Maldives – there’s no better way to get close to their rich marine life.Wildlife expedition cruises
To see wildlife, you often have to seek out the wilderness areas where humans have ceded ground, or where it’s too hostile to support us in large populations. Enter, then, expedition cruising – which gets you to remote places that can only be accessed by sea, where the nearest town is many nautical miles distant – think the polar regions, or cruising in the South Pacific. Expect expedition cruises to be longer voyages, where you share the decks with scientific researchers and photographers as well as other holidaymakers. There may be fewer luxuries on board and more opportunities to make landings. These trips are often expensive, but their sightings priceless.
From Zodiacs to kayaks
Imagine the water breaking in front of your kayak to make way for the rolling body of a humpback whale. Or slipping into the water with your snorkel to swim alongside a whale shark. One of the best parts of our wildlife cruises is the fact that you often spend plenty of time off the boat. You might head out in the Zodiac (a rigid inflatable boat) to make landfall, explore the coast, or to visit a seabird colony on the cliffs. Cruising to wildlife is just the start of your adventure, there’s plenty of time for walking, kayaking and swimming with wildlife, too.
Our Wildlife cruising holidays reviews
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Julia Kemp31 Jul 2026
For me the most exciting morning of our holiday has to be when we cruised slowly below the cliffs of Staffa and saw coming towards us c. 15 young pufflets , still with downy wings.read more
Peter Grundy29 Jul 2026
An enjoyable steep learning curve with a small and fascinating group of travellers.
I have never been fed such excellent food.
Skippers skills are exceptionalread more
Bernard Deglon15 Jul 2026
Seeing the wild animals and glaciers...Amazing.read more
Anne-Marie McDougall13 Jul 2026
Phenomenal experience, highly recommended especially for any nature lover with concern for the future.read more
