Crossing the Arctic Circle: Southern Expedition

Award-winning videographer Hugo Perrin and Quark Expeditions Video Content Specialist Dani Plumb present an online guide on how to create unscripted polar videos.

From beautiful bearberry to purple saxifrage. We showcase our 5 favorite Arctic plants!

Inspirational reading for polar travelers

Penguins get their names in a variety of ways. Learn how Macaroni, Adélie, Chinstrap, Emperor and Magellanic penguins earned their names.

Generations of polar adventurers have relied on the expertise and achievements of earlier explorers. Likewise, Quark Expeditions today draws on three decades of polar exploration to guide them.

We’ve introduced a Book With Confidence policy so we can offer you flexible rebooking and risk-free cancelation options.

In 2013, modern-day explorer Tim Jarvis re-enacted Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1916 small-boat voyage from Elephant Island to South Georgia —a heroic feat in polar history.

At Quark Expeditions, sustainability is more than a goodwill gesture. Our Polar Promise is a holistic strategy of concrete, measurable practices that we embrace on every polar voyage we take.

Guest post by Thea Bechshoft, staff scientist at Polar Bears International

Temperate climate and abundant food make the Falkland Islands an ideal breeding ground for birds.

The remote subantarctic island of South Georgia is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.

Find out what makes this ship so special that even the Expedition Team insist it’s their favourite polar ship.

No such thing as a canned wildlife encounter, says documentary producer David Hafey

Meeting like-minded people from diverse backgrounds and different life stages is an often overlooked benefit of expedition travel.

For travelers exploring the Arctic, spotting a polar bear in its natural environment is the ultimate experience and one they never forget.