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Aurora Expeditions Antarctic Adventures 2009/10

Aurora Expeditions Antarctic Adventures 2009/10

Aurora Expeditions 2009/2010 Antarctic season features thirteen expeditions on two ice-strengthened vessels that offer camping, kayaking, climbing and helicopter excursions, as well as unequalled wildlife viewing opportunities on the great white continent. In its ongoing quest to provide the most extraordinary adventures in Antarctica, Aurora Expeditions is offering thirteen itineraries for the 2009/2010 Antarctic season […]

Aurora Expeditions Antarctic Adventures 2009/10

Aurora Expeditions Antarctic Adventures 2009/10

Aurora Expeditions 2009/2010 Antarctic season features thirteen expeditions on two ice-strengthened vessels that offer camping, kayaking, climbing and helicopter excursions, as well as unequalled wildlife viewing opportunities on the great white continent. In its ongoing quest to provide the most extraordinary adventures in Antarctica, Aurora Expeditions is offering thirteen itineraries for the 2009/2010 Antarctic season […]

FOOD CACHE FOR 1911-14 AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION FOUND AFTER NEARLY 100 YEARS

FOOD CACHE FOR 1911-14 AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION FOUND AFTER NEARLY 100 YEARS

A food depot established by the 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) led by the legendary Sir Douglas Mawson, has been discovered nearly 100 years later by a small team of explorers led by Greg Mortimer, founder of Aurora Expeditions. The cache is at Madigan Nunatak (Nunatak is the Antarctic term for a rocky peak surrounded […]

FOOD CACHE FOR 1911-14 AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION FOUND AFTER NEARLY 100 YEARS

FOOD CACHE FOR 1911-14 AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION FOUND AFTER NEARLY 100 YEARS

A food depot established by the 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) led by the legendary Sir Douglas Mawson, has been discovered nearly 100 years later by a small team of explorers led by Greg Mortimer, founder of Aurora Expeditions. The cache is at Madigan Nunatak (Nunatak is the Antarctic term for a rocky peak surrounded […]

Cruise Weekly Comment: Marina Svetaeva

Cruise Weekly Comment: Marina Svetaeva

If Orion, True North and Oceanic Discoverer are the flirtatious, glamour girls of the expedition cruise fleet, then Aurora’s Marina Svetaeva is the motherly, buxom babushka. What she lacks in marble bathrooms and brass banisters is more than compensated for in sheer sea-going confidence. Purpose-built in Poland’s famous Gdynia shipyards for polar work twenty years […]

Cruise Weekly Comment: Marina Svetaeva

Cruise Weekly Comment: Marina Svetaeva

If Orion, True North and Oceanic Discoverer are the flirtatious, glamour girls of the expedition cruise fleet, then Aurora’s Marina Svetaeva is the motherly, buxom babushka. What she lacks in marble bathrooms and brass banisters is more than compensated for in sheer sea-going confidence. Purpose-built in Poland’s famous Gdynia shipyards for polar work twenty years […]

Kayak in the Realm of the Polar Bear with Aurora Expeditions

Kayak in the Realm of the Polar Bear with Aurora Expeditions

Additional voyage announced for 2009 Life explodes in the High Arctic in mid-summer, and sea kayaks are a superb way for an in-depth exploration of this pristine wilderness – one of the most ruggedly spectacular places on Earth. Paddling on glassy seas around icebergs, against a backdrop of towering mountains and glaciers, provides an unrivalled […]

Kayak in the Realm of the Polar Bear with Aurora Expeditions

Kayak in the Realm of the Polar Bear with Aurora Expeditions

Additional voyage announced for 2009 Life explodes in the High Arctic in mid-summer, and sea kayaks are a superb way for an in-depth exploration of this pristine wilderness – one of the most ruggedly spectacular places on Earth. Paddling on glassy seas around icebergs, against a backdrop of towering mountains and glaciers, provides an unrivalled […]

Take the Kids to PNG for Free!

Take the Kids to PNG for Free!

Aurora Expeditions offers travellers the chance to experience the rich cultural heritage and unspoilt nature of Papua New Guinea with a special offer for families on their two voyages departing April 2009. For each full paying adult, one child between 10 – 18 years of age Travels for FREE*. These distinct 11-day voyages go in […]

Take the Kids to PNG for Free!

Take the Kids to PNG for Free!

Aurora Expeditions offers travellers the chance to experience the rich cultural heritage and unspoilt nature of Papua New Guinea with a special offer for families on their two voyages departing April 2009. For each full paying adult, one child between 10 – 18 years of age Travels for FREE*. These distinct 11-day voyages go in […]