Expedition trips on small ships – big experiences, small groups

Boutique ships for 6 or more guests: Ocean expeditions & river safaris to places where large ships cannot go.

Small ships, big voyages on oceans and rivers

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Small ships offer many advantages: they can access areas that are inaccessible to large ships. No queuing, no eating in shifts, but always sitting in the front row. That's what you call traveling.

Kingdom of Kings | Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica

This 20-day expedition cruise from Ushuaia takes you to the king penguins of South Georgia and the calving ice of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Ultimate Antarctic Adventure

A twenty-day cruise around the Antarctic Peninsula aboard two ships, including five nights on a polar sailing yacht with just five fellow passengers in secluded ice-filled bays.
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SY Icebird | Polar expedition yacht for 6 guests

Ice-strengthened aluminum sailing yacht for up to 6 guests in the Arctic and Antarctic. Kayaking, diving, and ski touring on off-the-beaten-path expeditions.
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from
6.995 €
5.246 €

Western Spitsbergen & the Polar Ice Edge

Expedition cruise from Longyearbyen to see polar bears on Spitsbergen’s pack ice, walruses at Prins Karls Forland, and the polar ice edge.
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from
8.795 €
7.476 €

Tour of Iceland

An expedition cruise around Iceland to the Westfjords, waterfalls, and across the Arctic Circle to Grímsey.
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Starting at€6,195 (
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British Isles & Faroe Islands

An expedition cruise departing from Edinburgh takes you to the Orkney stone circles, the bird cliffs of Fair Isle, and the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic
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from
7.995 €
6.796 €

British Isles

A small ship carrying 114 passengers on a voyage around the British Isles to the Hebrides, Orkney, and Shetland.
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from
17.695 €
15.041 €

Falkland Islands and South Georgia

A 19-day expedition cruise from Ushuaia to the king penguin colonies of South Georgia, albatrosses, and Shackleton’s grave in Grytviken.
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from
7.790 €
7.340 €

Spitsbergen expedition into the pack ice | MS Quest | MS Stockholm

An expedition on a small ship into the pack ice, featuring picturesque fjords, impressive glaciers, and whales, polar bears, and walruses.
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, starting at$8,991

Through the cradle of the Galápagos archipelago

Catamaran expedition (max. 16 guests) through southeastern Galápagos to the legendary Pinnacle Rock + swimming with penguins and sea lions
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, starting at$8,991

Volcanoes & Giant Tortoises in Western Galápagos

8-day catamaran expedition to see marine iguanas and penguins with a maximum of 16 guests: island hopping with local guides, including hiking and snorkeling!
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, starting at$3,769

Through the cradle of the mighty Amazon

5-day river safari through Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, where you can feed rare pink river dolphins and visit indigenous peoples
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