The High Arctic Explorer is truly a voyage of adventure and discovery. We will sail out and have some fun investigating the area that challenged the famous explorers of the past. This beautiful but extreme environment is still remote and wild, and to get the best out of it, we will relax and ‘go with the floe’. Travel in this region relies on understanding sea ice, and as many explorers before us have found, is truly a ‘moveable feast’.

Polar bear crossing ice floes

We will be visiting an area that overflows with history, and is also renowned for its rare and spectacular wildlife, including polar bear, narwhal and walrus.

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This is our third year offering a voyage through the Northwest Passage. Our first attempt was a successful transit and occurred during the centenary of the first successful voyage through the Northwest Passage, paying tribute to the world’s most successful polar explorer, Roald Amundsen. Navigating a course through the Arctic that few people have achieved, this year’s expedition promises to be an exciting journey of discovery.

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High above the Arctic Circle lies the remarkable archipelago of islands known as Svalbard. Far to the north of Norway’s mainland, these Norwegian islands span an area of about 62,000 square kilometres, about the same size as Ireland or Tasmania.

Astounding views abound in Svalbard

Our voyage aboard the comfortable Peregrine Voyager begins at the largest of all the Svalbard islands. Known as Spitsbergen, the west side of the island feels the comparative warmth of the North Atlantic current and spends half of the year, including the time of our visit, clear of ice. The fjords along the west and north coasts are often teeming with extraordinary wildlife from the walrus to the great polar bear, and promise dazzling Arctic scenery.

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