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Publieksdag Expedities Spitsbergen 2015/2020 - Poolshoogte nemen!
19.11.2019. Een nieuwe grote Nederlandse wetenschappelijke expeditie naar Spitsbergen staat weer in de steigers. Na het grote succes van SEES 2015 zullen...
Greenland: Land of Superlatives
On September 16th, I flew to Iceland and spent an evening in Reykjavik, then crossed the island for the town of Akureyri the next day.
A Veteran Guide: Interview with Arjen Drost
Arjen Drost has been a guide for Oceanwide Expeditions for nearly twenty years. And as any polar traveler can tell you, that’s a lot of water...
Sights and Sounds of Spitsbergen Aboard the New Hondius
Looking out over the pack ice after reaching 80 degrees north, this was the moment when I really felt like I was in the Arctic.
Seven Frightfully Fun Polar Ghost Stories
As a breeding ground for ghost stories, the polar regions are tough to beat. After all, few places on the planet have claimed the lives of...
Spotlight on s/v Noorderlicht
Noorderlicht is one of two historic schooners we operate in the Arctic, and is the only ship in our fleet not technically owned by Oceanwide...
The Impact of Small vs. Large Cruise Ships
The generalization that larger ships impact the environment more than smaller ships seems like such a no-brainer that if someone said it to you,...
Conservation Connection: Oceanwide and Happywhale
According to Happywhale, conserving the oceans starts with the whales.
Eight Facts About the Rowdy, Resilient Musk Ox
Given how violent their lives can be, it may come as some surprise that musk oxen live as long as they do. Twenty years, after all, is a long...
The Most Enchanting Antarctica Cruise Islands
Whether it’s Greenland in the Arctic or Snow Hill Island in Antarctica, the bulk of our polar expeditions take place around, between, and upon...
From Teacher to Travel Guide: Interview with Ali Liddle
Being a good expedition leader isn’t just about making plans, giving briefings, and enduring the occasional sleepless night spent praying for...
WE CAN DO IT, WITH YOUR VOTES!
20.09.2019. To our delight, Oceanwide Expeditions has been nominated as World’s Leading Polar Expedition Operator at the 2019 World Travel Awards.
Taking the Polar Plunge
There are some human activities that for many people simply defy understanding: We juggle chainsaws, we breathe fire, we fling ourselves out...
Guide Tips, Testimonials, and Highlights from North Norway
Falling just inside the Arctic Circle, North Norway is a wildlife-rich span of majestic fjords, enchanting islands, and deep-forested Nordic...
Seven Tips to Get the Most out of Your Expedition Cruise
An expedition cruise you consider bland, poor, even disastrous, might be one another traveler calls the trip of a lifetime. And your appraisal...
OTL21-19, trip log, Antarctic Peninsula - Basecamp
Today was a day of wonders. Starting in Neko Harbour, the wind was threatening to prevent us loading or landing the zodiacs. As we waited, the...
HDS15-19, trip log, Scoresby Sund, Aurora Borealis
We finally start our first real day in East Greenland. After a quiet night in the sheltered fjords, we arrive early at Vikingebugt. The visibility...
PLA16-19, trip log, Spitsbergen - Northeast Greenland
Not long thereafter, we could demonstrate our newly gained knowledge when we embarked the zodiacs for our first landing at Buchananhalvøya, a...
PLA15-19, trip log, North Spitsbergen – 82 Degrees North
We slowly made our way towards the glacier, Svitjodbreen. An impressive wall of ice in blue and white colours made up the calving front of the...
HDS11-19, trip log, North and Around Spitsbergen
The second hiking option was to walk to the “hanging garden” under the cliffs of the fjord, where we spotted reindeer and a white arctic fox...
PLA14-19, trip log, Around Spitsbergen
Close to the landing site there were two old huts, Camp Mansfield, foundations and remains of railway lines with old steam boilers and drills,...
