Oceanwide Expeditions have chartered the Russian icebreaker, “Kapitan Dranitsyn”, for a 10-day expedition to Franz Joseph Land in July this year. Kapitan Dranitsyn While the vessel, “Kapitan Dranitsyn”, may be unfamiliar to many adventurers, it is virtually identical to her sister ship, the famous Kapitan Khlebnikov. The proposed itinerary is Kirkenes (Norway) – Murmansk (Russia) […]
Oceanwide Expeditions’ final Antarctic performance of the season is definitely the grand finale, offering the best possibilities for encounters with humpback whales. And there is more: we will cross the Polar Circle, with kayak-options and exploratory shore landings offered at no extra charge. On this voyage, two people travelling together pay just for one. Twin […]
Oceanwide Expeditions’ final Antarctic performance of the season is definitely the grand finale, offering the best possibilities for encounters with humpback whales. And there is more: we will cross the Polar Circle, with kayak-options and exploratory shore landings offered at no extra charge. On this voyage, two people travelling together pay just for one. Twin […]
An international team of six participants and two mountain guides have successfully completed their self supplied ski crossing of South Georgia following the historical footsteps of Shackleton, Crean and Worsley along the route across the glaciated interior of the remote South Georgia island from King Haakon Bay to Stromness. The ski team accomplished the traverse […]
An international team of six participants and two mountain guides have successfully completed their self supplied ski crossing of South Georgia following the historical footsteps of Shackleton, Crean and Worsley along the route across the glaciated interior of the remote South Georgia island from King Haakon Bay to Stromness. The ski team accomplished the traverse […]
We proudly announce that Oceanwide Expeditions has won the World Travel Award 2010 in the category World¹s Leading Polar Expedition Operator. The presentation of this international price took place during a spectacular gala performance in London on Sunday 7 November. It was the third time that this prestigious award was categorized by the World Travel […]
We proudly announce that Oceanwide Expeditions has won the World Travel Award 2010 in the category World¹s Leading Polar Expedition Operator. The presentation of this international price took place during a spectacular gala performance in London on Sunday 7 November. It was the third time that this prestigious award was categorized by the World Travel […]
Palmer Station is located at 64°46′ S, 64°03′ W, on a protected harbor on the southwestern coast of Anvers Island off the Antarctica Peninsula. Palmer is the only U.S. Antarctic station north of the Antarctic Circle. The temperature is mild, with monthly averages ranging from minus 10°C in July and August to 2°C in January […]