Top Antarctica & the Arctic Budget Tours & Packages In 2025/2026

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• Spend some time in Greenland’s breathtaking natural landscape on a glacier hike over two full days traversing the wild landscape, spending a night in a remote eco-lodge. Then, take a spectacular ferry ride through ice floes and icebergs (nicknamed the most beautiful boat ride in the world!).
• Explore Greenland away from the tourist track of polar cruise ships and contribute to the sustainable tourism of a country seldom explored on foot.
• Experience the midnight sun – this trip will only operate during Greenland’s summer, which means the sun never really sets! Make the most of this eerie phenomenon with optional sea kayaking, boat cruise or sailing adventures.
• Learn about Greenlandic culture and mythology during a storytelling experience with a local and a kaffemik experience, where you’ll step into a local’s home to learn why coffee and cake is such an important practice.
• Visit small settlements, seldom explored by curious travellers, and head to Disko Island – ‘like all of Greenland encapsulated in one island’ – to soak up the raw landscape of a land surrounded by ice.

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• Travel deep into Disko Bay and Eternity Fjords
• Visit three of Greenland’s most picturesque, iconic regions in a single voyage
• Enjoy included helicopterexcursions for a unique perspectiveof this rarely visited region
• Experience Greenlandic culture by exploring with local partners
• Travel in a small expedition vessel

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• Search for iconic Arctic wildlife, such as Polar bears and Musk ox
• Zodiac cruise along the face of an active glacier
• Learn about indigenous culture from Inuit guides onboard and ashore
• Channel your inner explorer as we set out to reach Canada’s most northerly islands: Axel Heiberg and Ellesmere Island
• Travel in a small expedition vessel

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• Witness the diversity of Iceland's natural phenomena – rootless craters, glacial lakes and geothermal lagoons. Visit Gulfoss – Iceland's largest waterfall – and the hot springs of the Sky Lagoon.
• Get to know Iceland’s gentle giants on board a carbon-neutral sailing boat. This Exclusive Experience allows you to respectfully and silently spot whales with the help of an expert guide.
• Stay in the stylish Fosshotel for your Feature Stay, offering up priceless views of the surrounding landscape and an excellent on-site restaurant that uses fresh Icelandic produce.
• Gain an insight into how the eruption of Eyafjallajokull volcano in 2010 has affected the lives of the residents in the Hvolsvollur Valley, then take part in their tree planting project during an Exclusive Experience.
• From a soak in the Deildartunguhver Hot Spring to a visit to a local artist’s stone carving workshops and a tasting session of Icelandic specialties, your Exclusive Experiences will deepen your understanding of Icelandic culture.

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• Experience the quintessential wildlife experience of the “Galapagos of the Poles”
• Visit South Georgia’s King penguin rookeries – the largest in the world
• Reflect at the resting place of the great explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton
• Visit abandoned whaling stations and learn stories of inhabitants who called South Georgia home
• Witness abundant Antarctic wildlife, including penguins, seals, whales and more

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• Be pulled across the snowy landscape at high speed on the back of a dogsled. The incredible huskies are doing what they love most – making a lot of noise before darting along the trails.
• Visit a traditional Sami family and let them guide you through their daily life and show you around a lavvu (a traditional tent).
• Snowshoe to a secluded spot to see the Aurora Borealis. The Northern Lights is the best lightshow on Earth and this trip is your ticket to watch it (subject to weather conditions).
• Travel on the famous 'Santa Claus Express' overnight train all the way from Helsinki through the frozen Northern wilderness to Rovaniemi.
• Enjoy lots of free time to explore northern Finland as you wish – this might include skiing, ice fishing or visiting the UNESCO World Heritage site Suomenlinna Sea Fortress – it's up to you!

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• View Arctic wildlife, such as Polar bears, walrus and reindeer
• Enjoy all the adventure of an Arctic expedition in less than a week
• Cruise in a Zodiac to get up close to glaciers, fjords, icebergs and more
• Hike the colourful tundra
• Travel in a small expedition vessel

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• Be one of the few travellers to venture to 66°33'S
• Visit research stations along the Antarctic Peninsula
• Witness abundant Antarctic wildlife, including penguins, seals and whales
• Experience western Antarctic Peninsula highlights and visit iconic landing sites
• Learn about Antarctica’s history, glaciology and wildlife from onboard specialists