Our sister agency CNH Tours organizes occasional small group departures to the Arctic. Our group tours come with benefits, which usually include a dedicated tour leader to watch over your best interests, sometimes a group discount and trip briefings.
Our group departures don't work for you?
Of course, it's entirely possible that the trips we offer don't align with your timing, expectations or particular interests. We highlight a few independent trips below we think are particularly nice - to give you an idea of what’s possible. We have extensive contacts in the Arctic and would be glad to start a conversation with you to find a trip most suited to your interests.
JEWELS OF THE ARCTIC: SVALBARD TO ICELAND (VIA THE RUGGED EAST COAST OF GREENLAND)
27 June - 11 July 2026 (1 night in Oslo, Norway, 13 nights on board)
From US$16,721
This 15 day itinerary exposes you to the best of the Svalbard archipelago AND to the very rugged and pristine fjords of east Greenland, before ending in Iceland - giving you the option to spend a bit of time in this singular country.
Galapagos of the Arctic - the Svalbard archipelago is a world of near-endless daylight (in the summer of course!), where polar bear sightings quicken your pulse, walrus haul out on sea ice and guillemot cries echo from towering cliffs.
In East Greenland, sail deep into the world’s largest fjord, Scoresbysund, visit Ittoqqortoormiit, one of the world’s remotest Inuit settlements, cruise among iridescent icebergs sculpted into fantastic shapes, and walk across tundra blooming in brightly coloured flowers.
FROM ICELAND TO NEWFOUNDLAND
(via Greenland, Baffin Island and the Torngat Mountains…)
14-27 Sept 2026 (1 night in Reykjavkik, 12 nights on board)
From US$13,316 (shared accommodation).
We’ve booked 10 spaces on the 138 passenger Ocean Explorer for this singular itinerary. 5 spaces remaining
“Iceland to Newfoundland” starts in Reykjavik, Iceland, where you'll embark on a chartered flight to your embarkation port in Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland. Within a few days we’ll cross the Davis Strait to Nunavut, then south to Labrador, and ultimately to St. John’s, Newfoundland. The itinerary is designed to allow guests to immerse themselves in a cross-section of cultural traditions: Greenlandic culture in places like Sisimiut; Inuit and Nunatsiavut culture in Nunavut and Labrador; Viking history at l’Anse Aux Meadows in Newfoundland; then the welcoming East Coast hospitality of St. John’s, famously steeped in Celtic music and history thanks to its vast population of Irish descendants.
THIS TRIP ENJOYS THE SERVICES OF OUR VERY OWN TOUR LEADER
THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE
** very few berths remain**
40% off brochure rates for August and September 2026 departures
The fabled Northwest Passage was just beyond reach for centuries, as explorer after explorer sought but failed to find the short route from Europe to Asia. Frobisher, Hudson, Franklin... all tried, none succeeded.
On this trip, you'll follow in their wake, but in a very comfortable ship. You'll get a first-hand impression of the challenges they faced in their small, ill-fitted wooden vessels. You'll see the land and icescapes they would have seen. Beyond that, you'll have the opportunities to meet the locals in a more congenial way.
DEPARTURE 1: 17 August - 2 September 2026 (START: Toronto END: Calgary)
DEPARTURE 2: 7-22 SEPTEMBER 2026 (START: Calgary END: Toronto)
Price from US$18,837 / person shared
THE SVALBARD ARCHIPELAGO
We like to say that the Svalbard Archipelago, 600 miles / 1000kms from the North Pole, is “the Galápagos of the Arctic”—and for good reason. Like its equatorial counterpart, Svalbard is a remote, otherworldly laboratory of life, where wildlife, dramatic geology, and fragile ecosystems converge in one of the most pristine environments on Earth.
Why “the Galápagos of the Arctic”?
Extraordinary Wildlife: Just as the Galápagos is home to a diversity of species such as marine iguanas and blue-footed boobies, Svalbard hosts creatures found nowhere else in such abundance. Think polar bears roaming the pack ice, walrus colonies piled onto pebble beaches, arctic foxes blending into the snow, and thousands of nesting seabirds along sheer cliffs.
Natural Laboratory: Like Darwin’s Galápagos, Svalbard offers scientists (and curious travelers) a window into evolutionary adaptation and climate change. Glacial melt, permafrost thaw, and changing sea ice patterns are reshaping this living, frozen frontier.
Isolated and Unsullied: Both archipelagos are profoundly remote, relatively untouched by human settlement, and governed by strict environmental regulations. This ensures visitors experience not only incredible nature—but nature in its most elemental form.
WHEN? Best experienced between May and September HOW: Small ship (12 to 130 guests)
YOUR ARCTIC TRAVEL ADVISOR
Danna Walker is our Polar Destination Expert. She with over a decade of experience exploring and adventuring in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Her expertise spans a variety of polar activities, including glacier trekking, wildlife tracking, high Arctic land adventures under the northern lights, and navigating icy waterways aboard expedition ships. Danna lives near Whistler, British Columbia.
