Sail from Aberdeen to Svalbard via Orkney and Shetland on a small expedition vessel, with expert-led wildlife encounters, Zodiac adventures, and a rare stop at Bear Island.
  • Walk among Orkney’s Neolithic homes at Skara Brae.
  • Explore Sumburgh Head bird cliffs and Jarlshof’s layered archaeological ruins.
  • Cruise by Zodiac beneath Bear Island’s towering seabird cliffs.
  • Navigate Storfjorden’s sea ice searching for polar bears and walrus.
  • Explore Hornsund’s tidewater glaciers by Zodiac, watching for Arctic fox.
  • Approach Bellsund’s little auk colony amid snowcapped peaks and reindeer.
  • Visit Smeerenburgfjorden’s walrus haulout and relics of the whaling era.
  • Explore Isfjorden’s Alkhornet seabird cliffs, seeking reindeer and Arctic fox.

Polar adventure ships are small ice-rated vessels well qualified for Polar waters. Intimate adventures are always more enjoyable with like-minded passengers and staff, so these voyages are for people who like flexible itineraries and plenty to keep them busy. Activities include frequent Zodiac excursions, trekking and many hours on deck in areas that other ships only dream about accessing. Food and staff are superb and every guest benefits from the technical advances of this superb fleet. Rest assured our Polar Adventure Ships enable any traveller to maximize their experience sensitively in the Poles.