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Quark Expeditions has since 1991 been taking travellers to both the southern and northern polar regions. Their fleet of ice strengthened adventure vessels taking between 73 & 122 passengers, include Sea Spirit, Akademik Sergey Vavilov, Ocean Nova & Clipper Adventurer. In addition they have the 2 icebreakers, the 50 Years of Victory and the Kapitan Khlebnikov in the collection.

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    Arctic Pic 1Aboard ice strengthened vessels Akademik Vavilov and Ioffe

  • Introduction to Spitsbergen 8 days   June (2 voyages)

  • Spitsbergen Explorer 11 days   June - Jul ( 5 voyages)

  • Spitsbergen in Depth 14 days  Jul - Aug (3 voyages)
     

  • Spitsbergen to Iceland via Eastern Greenland   08 - 21 Aug, 09 - 22 Aug

  • Iceland to Spitsbergen via Eastern Greenland  20 Aug - 03 Sep

    50 Years of Victory
    The largest and most sophisticated nuclear powered icebreaker ever launched crushes ice up to 3m thick. It is used primarily to take passengers to the North Pole - 90ºN which will take place 23 Jun - 07 Jul 2011

    Arctic Pic 22011 Arctic Icebreaking voyages ON Kapitan Khlebnikov

  • Circumnavigation of the Arctic 10 Jul - 13 Sep which consists of the following 3 segments 

  • Northeast Passage - Siberia and the Russian Arctic Anadyr to Murmansk  10 Jul - 06 Aug

  • Greenland Semi Circumnavigation Murmansk to Kangerlussuaq   04 - 24 Aug


  • Northwest Passage - the Amundsen Route Kangerlussuaq to Anadyr   22 Aug - 13 Sep

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      Spitsbergen & Greenland aboard MS Quest - 53 passengers

  • Arctic Pic 3Polar Bear Quest in Spitsbergen - 9 days
    05 - 13 Jun, 12 - 20 Jun, 19 - 27 Jun, 26 Jun - 04 Jul,
    03 - 11 Jul, 10 - 18 Jul
    Price: from Eur 2990 p/p sharing
     

  • Circumnavigation of Spitsbergen - 11 days
    18 - 28 Jul, 28 Jul - 07 Aug, 07 - 17 Aug, 17 - 27 Aug,
    27 Aug - 06 Sep
    Price: from Eur 3990 p/p sharing

  • N.E. Greenland, Iceland & Spitsbergen - 15 days
    06 - 20 Sep
    Price: from Eur 5690 p/p sharing

    MS Stockholm - 12 passengers

  • Polar Bear Quest in Spitsbergen - 9 days
    01 - 09 Jun, 08 - 16 Jun, 15 - 23 Jun, 22 - 30 Jun
    Price: Eur 5 450 p/p sharing

  • Circumnavigation of Spitsbergen - 11 days
    30 Jun - 10 Jul, 10 - 20 Jul, 20 - 30 Jul, 30 Jul - 09 Aug, 09 - 19 Aug, 19 - 29 Aug, 29 Aug - 08 Sep
    Price: Eur 6 950 p/p sharing

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All prices are per person sharing and include flights ex London


Hiking and Kayaking in Greenland 

  • Fjords of Scoresby Sund, NE. Greenland
    02 -11 Sep  Group size: min. 8    £ 3 390

  • South Greenland Trek & Kayaking for women 40+
    14 - 21 Aug  Group size: min. 4    £ 2 665

    Arctic Russia
     

  • Arctic Pic 4Solovetski Island and the White Sea with 16th Century monastery. Accommodation in small hotels with excellent food. Walking and boating.
    12 - 24 Jun  Group size: 8 -10    £ 2 250

  • Solovetski Islands in a Winter wonderland
    06 - 19 Feb  Group size: 8 - 10    £ 2 580

    Kamchatka - the Russian Far East
     

  • Early Summer in Arctic Russia - sea mammals, birds, bears, whales, wild flowers and volcanoes
    17 - 30 Jun  Group size: max 8 £ 3 360

  • Late Summer - brown bears, volcanoes, native people, reindeer, autumn colours and sea eagles.
    26 Aug - 12 Sep  Group size: 10 - 14    £ 4 360
     

  • Dog sledging with reindeer herders and local inhabitants over mountain passes, high plateaux and valleys.
    19 Feb - 05 Mar, 28 Feb - 15 Mar  Group size: max 8    £ 4 360
     

  • Dog sledging to the Nalycheva Valley surrounded by volcanoes.
    13 - 23 Mar  Group size: max 8    £ 3 940
     

  • Kamchatka Discoverer incl. ethnic culture, helicopter sightseeing, hiking in volcanic crater, fishing.
    25 Jul - 08 Aug  Group size: 10 - 14    £ 3 960