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Active Antarctica Adventure Cruise

All the wildlife and snowcapes, with added activites and a night under the stars. Experience Antarctica more profoundly on this small-ship expedition cruise.

Postcards from Antarctica

To give you more of a flavour of this holiday, here are a few short memories from us and our lovely Pura Aventura travellers. We'd love to help you create some of your own.

A barbecue in Antarctica? Utterly bonkers. Bonkers, but delicious. With the aroma of grilled meats in the air, we sat on the ... Read More
I’m past the age where I need to prove my fortitude to my peers. But not past the age where I won’t rise to the provocation ... Read More
On Half Moon Island, I very nearly disgraced myself by tripping over a nursing Weddell Seal cub. After my near miss ... Read More
I’m fairly sure William H Davies never set foot here. But the first lines of ‘Leisure’ could have been written with Antarctica ... Read More
Should you find yourself down on the most inhospitable continent on the planet, and someone suggests you might like to go ... Read More
The snow whipping around their red hoods, huddled together for warmth as they watched the chinstraps. The penguins were ... Read More
I clutched the camera as the ship dipped into another trough between waves. We were in the library, and the books on the ... Read More

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Best in class holidays, service, characterful hotels, lovely locals, food and beautiful walks - that's what our clients tell us they love about our holidays, as noted in the highest possible 5* Feefo Platinum Award.

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We are one of the first UK travel companies to be certified B Corp – regarded by The Independent as the premier sustainability certification, and described by Which? as "meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance".

Award-winning Travel Positive

We are proud to have been recipients of awards from both Wanderlust and LUXLife for our sustainable Travel Positive initiative, that includes balancing carbon by 160%, and providing 1% of our revenue to the planet.