Name: Spitsbergen, East Greenland and Iceland - Southbound
Brand: Intrepid Travel
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Price: 14102 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (1 reviews)

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What an amazing experience!! It was truly the trip of a life time! We were able to photograph a momma bear and her cubs chasing males and many more polar bears! From ground level is a wonderful way to photograph these amazing animals! To be able to look at momma bear and Cubs right in the eyes was just a very emotional moment... I was so sad when we had to leave to go
Back home...
A big big thank you to Dave, Mike, Jason, Cameron and specially Katie our incredible chef!! All I have to say is I will be back!!!

Arctic Kingdom

Taste of the Arctic Summer

Up there as one of the best experiences of my life - Mother Polar Bears and Cubs. If I had the $ I would do everyone of their trips. As it is I'm saving for the next one. Thank you Arctic Kingdom for your responsible tourism and fabulous adventures!

Responsible tourism and fabulous adventures!

Spring Polar Bears & Icebergs of Baffin Safari

Exodus Adventure Travels

Intrepid Travel

Explore!

Poseidon Expeditions

ROW Adventures

AdventureSmith Explorations

Quark Expeditions

Boundless Journeys

Naturetrek

Backroads

Azamara Club Cruises

National Geographic Expeditions

18 day trip with Quark Expeditions on the Ocean Diamond from Uschuaia to the 
Falklands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula with landings by Zodiac 
in remote bays where we experienced close encounters with the wildlife, 
especially penguins and seals and whales swimming alongside the boats. The  
scenery was stunning especially sailing close to the icebergs. We were 
superbly looked after on the ship and the cabins and public areas were warm 
and welcoming and the staff couldn't have been more helpful. The food was 
excellent and plentiful and they catered well for my gluten free requirements 
as I am Coeliac. The expedition staff were knowledgeable as we had experts on 
penguins, ornithology, geology, whales, history, microbiology and 
photography. Praise goes to the captain as a mega storm was forecast as we 
were in the Falklands and we had to alter the itinerary to avoid it and 
though we hit some rough seas we missed the hurricane in the Falklands where 
the next 3 ships after us were stuck in the harbour there for 3 days. Ecology 
was a big concern and we had to have our clothing, rucksacks examined before 
each trip ashore to check there were no seeds and have them vacuumed, and 
boots and trousers were hosed down after each trip ashore then we walked 
through disinfectant.
There were so many, landing on a beach to be welcomed by King Penguins and 55 
thousand more up the hillside as far as you could see and then they approach 
you without fear, Minke whales coming under and beside the Zodiacs, Humbacks 
spouting and fluking and the glorious colours and shapes of the icebergs.


Excellent, very knowledgeable and concerned for our health safety at all 
times, though it was mostly a combined effort of the expedition team working 
together.


Do take some sea sickness pills, though the doctor on board always came to 
the public areas and gave them out if anyone wanted them and I was not aware 
of anyone suffering with sea sickness as a result. The cabins were rather 
creaky and noisy at times, so light sleepers might consider ear plugs.


A fantastic trip, expensive, but worth every penny and everyone we spoke to 
was full of praise for all aspects of the trip.

Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctica: Explorers and Kings

Holiday of a lifetime, which will never be forgotten.&nbsp; Had an absolutely 
amazing time from start to finish. This holiday was beyond our expectations!
King Penguins and their chicks, so funny!&nbsp;Gentoo chicks laying on my 
lapUp close and personal (about 8-10 feet away) from humpback whale swimming 
towards us&nbsp;- Awesome !Abundant wildlife behaviour to watch and 
photographFantastic scenery, weather and itineraryAmazing icebergsWatching 
Adelie penguins stealing stones from other nests, and looking so innocent 
when caught, just like on 'Frozen Planet' hilarious!Educational 
presentations&nbsp;by the Quark staff were&nbsp;so informative and very 
helpful, learnt so much.


Shane was brilliant and&nbsp;did everything he could to get us ashore, and 
succeeded as&nbsp;we managed 21 landings and zodiac cruises.&nbsp; At the 
briefings he was inspirational in telling us to "put down our cameras 
and feel our surroundings, watch the animals, take photos with your 
mind", he was so right!&nbsp; Shane even surprised us with a cruise 
round Cape Horn (which was unexpected).


If you thought you might like to do this trip, dont think anymore, DO IT! You 
will have a life changing experience.&nbsp;Wildlife in abundance, be on the 
first zodiac out and the last one back!&nbsp;Don't be tempted to have 
your eyes permanently stuck to the camera lens - just sit and watch it all 
happen around you !&nbsp; Take a tri-stool like&nbsp;we did&nbsp;and just sit 
and take it all in.


The remainder of the expedition staff were amazing; Jamie, Tony, Mikolaj and 
Damien were so informative, their knowledge was immense and nothing was too 
much trouble for them. Angela (our shop assistant and newly qualified zodiac 
driver) was great, she was our driver around icebergs and she couldn't do 
enough to make our experience as enjoyable as possible; her patience, 
kindness and consideration were immense. Krystle was great with her 
photographic tips and&nbsp;Val and Solan brilliant for the kayakers. Dave and 
Karin were brilliant drivers and full of fun. Last but not least, Duncan who 
did so much behind the scenes&nbsp;and whose organisational skills 
were&nbsp;greatly appreciated.The crew onboard the ship 
were&nbsp;professional, friendly and helpful.&nbsp; If we did&nbsp;have a 
complaint,&nbsp;then it would be that the&nbsp;food was good, but could have 
been a bit warmer.

Fantastic&nbsp;- great photographic trip.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A lot of days at 
sea though - so an interest in sea-birds useful!&nbsp; South Georgia should 
be a must for anyone who enjoys photographing wildlife, so the time toget 
there is well worthwhile.
Gold Harbour on a sunny day with blue skies and mating elephant seals all 
over the place;&nbsp; and Shackleton's grave


Excellent - the best we've had on 4 antarctic trips


Be on the first zodiac going to land, and one the last one&nbsp;back!&nbsp; 
And take lots of sea-sickness tablets


I know it's a Quark trip - but an extra day or 2 in the Falklands would 
be great

It was the most wonderful experience and I wouldn't have missed it for the 
world.    Sheer excitement.
There was more than one inspirational moment and I couldn't choose between 
standing amongst thousands and thousands of penguins and/or seals, or the 
sheer beauty of the  Antarctica's ice bergs floating by.


The expedition leader of this cruise - as well as his crew - was absolutely 
fantastic, knowledgeable, helpful, and I couldn't imagine having a better 
leader.


Just relax and enjoy and see a part of the world you have never seen before.


It was the most unique experience of all my travels.  Simply unforgettable 
and worth every single penny.  A trip of a lifetime.

It was the most wonderful experience and I wouldn't have missed it for the world.    Sheer excitement.
There was more than one inspirational moment and I couldn't choose between standing amongst thousands and thousands of penguins and/or seals, or the sheer beauty of the  Antarctica's ice bergs floating by.

The expedition leader of this cruise - as well as his crew - was absolutely fantastic, knowledgeable, helpful, and I couldn't imagine having a better leader.

Just relax and enjoy and see a part of the world you have never seen before.

It was the most unique experience of all my travels.  Simply unforgettable and worth every single penny.  A trip of a lifetime.

An amazing experience: history in the Falklands; huge penguin colonies in South Georgia and beautiful ice and whales in Antarctica. I had high expectations before the trip but they were exceeded in every area. An unforgettable experience.
Close encounters with whales; the sound of ice calving from glaciers and ice bergs popping; BBQ on deck surrounded by the beauty of Antarctica.

It's warm on the ship - take some t-shirts and cooler clothes and maybe something a little dressier for dinner on the last night.

Antarctica & the Arctic National Parks Trips & Packages Tour & Trip Reviews

What an amazing experience!!

Responsible tourism and fabulous adventures!