Trip Reports

Rembrandt Van Rijn - a painted ship upon a painted Arctic Ocean – Fiona visits the Arctic There was no way I could stay in my bunk with the banging...

The cry went out ‘orcas on the port side’ and moments later three of these awesome ocean predators were powering alongside our ship. Memorable! I’m...

I’m still pinching myself. After an unforgettable three days spent crossing the channel aboard the luxurious French ice breaker Le Commandant...

“ We recently completed an unforgettable trip to Svalbard, Arctic Norway where we embarked upon a truly spectacular adventure of over 300kms of...

April 2018 “My recent journey from the Cape Verde Islands to the Canary Islands aboard the 114 passenger adventure voyage ship Sea Spirit took the...

Client Report: The Northern Sea Route and Wrangel Island - Peter Wright's chance in a million encounters with polar bears Peter Wright’s voyage of...

July 2017 “The trip was certainly a remarkable experience from many points of view. It was undoubtedly the most well-appointed ship that we have yet...

Seasoned Arcturus traveller Peter Wright relives his recent late season Arctic voyage.  In September, even though the weather can be less settled,...

March 2016 “We board the plane from the Arctic with heavy, heavy hearts and many tears. This trip has been an overwhelming experience for all three...

February 2016 “I had a wonderful time. I've seen the most wonderful aspects of mother nature in the most inhospitable area of the world, also the...

July 2015   “It was quite an experience to make the passage north on the 50 let Pobeby (50 Years of Victory).  I knew she was a powerful...

July 2014 In the summer of 2014 Arcturus organised an expedition to Greenland for Julia Korner and her husband Jamie to retrace the footsteps of her...

July 2012 Janice Hinlopen made two Arcturus voyages back-to-back as she had a yearning to visit the Hinlopen Strait in Svalbard!  She lives in...

April 2012 Our client Elspeth Hamilton wanted to go to Nordhauslandet last year, following in the steps of her father who was on an Oxford...

February 2012 "Have you ever seen a waterfall being blown upwards by the force of the wind? Or tried to stand upright in the teeth of an icy gale,...

July/August 2011 Following an overnight in Iceland where the Arctic terns were calling for much of the short night, we gathered at the airport in...

April 2011 The intercom crackled into life – it was the captain of our Icelandair Fokker 50 on the approach to the tiny ice-strip at Kulusuk airport...

Spring 2010 Is the ice-melting? (Answer, possibly). Will we see husky dogs? (Answer, yes, lots of them, and we will hear them too). Will we see...

March 2010 We were absolutely terrified when we were first unhooked from the ‘anchor’ vehicles on Day 1 of our dog sledging trip. Here we were,...

March 2010 “First it was a creaking, groaning sound, then a sharp crack, like a gunshot. Finally a whooshing thump and suddenly the expedition staff...

February 2010 We enjoyed the trip from beginning to end and couldn’t really fault it. The Moscow extension was a great idea. Natasha, our guide in...

September 2009 We sat where the river entered the lake and waited for the bears to come out of the woods and start fishing for salmon. Within a few...

June 2009 “Last summer I boarded a Russian former oceanographic vessel for an unusual voyage from Aberdeen through the outlying Scottish Islands to...

Spring 2009 Scoresby Sund is a land of contrast – a vast roughly square area of wilderness of almost 200 miles on each side, with high fjords...

February 2009 “I am still enchanted by the indescribable beauty of Arctic Norway, 200km north of the Arctic Circle, where I had a memorable...