Antarctica & the Arctic Tour & Trip Reviews

What a fantastic place.  We were very fortunate to have near perfect weather and loads of polar bear sightings of a very high quality allowing us to appreciate ...

Svalbard is a truly unique place - simply breath taking. The holiday was packed with excitement and activities, there was always something to see or do. The activiti...

Way beyond my expectations. Dreams are made of this. I went thinking we may see polar bears but it was fab. We had 31 sightings (not 31 different bears) On...

Suberb holiday - enjoyed every minute. The enthusiasm of the staff was a delight. First glimpse of a polar bear with cubs. Monaco glacier. Standing on the beach almo...

What a great trip! Saw everything we wanted to see, and more... The Stunning scenery and arctic wildlife, combined with the capable staff and crew of the Vavilo...

The vessel and all the staff were superb as we expected having been on it down in Antarctica. Spitzbergen in June still has a lot of ice on and around it so a comp...

Polarbears and foxes, but the staff and their exiting background was the big surprise for me.A pitty I did not know while on the ship.. bring your knee-pads from the...

An excellent trip.  Well organised.  Great ship, accommodation and food.  Lots of wildlife to see (depending on the weather).  Having also been t...

Wonderfull time, great sightings, great crew. As with our previous polar trip, the level of knowldge and dedication was second to none. How can you choose? - seeing ...

I never thought the Arctic could be so much fun.  Fun it was, I made lots of new friends, and the whole experience was amazing. I have dwelled on this one.&nbsp...

Awe inspiring - a stunning part of the world with amazing widelife living on the edge of what appears possible.The Vavilov, its fleet of Zodiacs and committed s...

We achieved our main objective of seeing Polar Bears close up on two separate occasions. In addition to the wildlife, we enjoyed the sea ice, the vast glaciers and t...

A great time. More like Antarctica than we were expecting. First trip of the year so still lots of ice and good polar bear sitings. Nice people on board, and we...

 This trip was booked via Exodus but run by Quark who are the polor experts!  Great expedition team and Russian captain and crew.  Kayaking was s...

Fantastic holiday, and notable for the marvellous expedition staff and the excellent Vavilov crew. Bears on ice followed by ice cold beer ... sun glin...