Reviews

The dream experience

by Pavel Sebor

The voyage around Svalbard was the best I could choose to experience fully Svalbard and its nature. Everything was perfect, the guides were fantastic, and my biggest concern, that there will be not enough outdoor activities and that we will be asked to watch Svalbard mainly from the big boat, was totally wrong. The whole expedition is organized by people who like to explore and be in nature so they understand you want to go there and experience it first hand. The do their best that everything is smooth and every time they have plan A, B, C .... depending on the fog, wind, bears etc. There are zodiacs for everybody and the boarding is smooth. Really, if you want to experience Svalbard, choose these guys.

Amazing Expedition

by Jeff Hersh

The Arctic

Expedition guides, even the ship doctor, were so informative and friendly!

around spitsbergen

by isabelle colle

The Arctic

fantastic holiday

Magnificent Expedition!

by Helen Chang

The Arctic

Fantastic expedition to the Arctic via Svalbard! Sara Jenner is the best expedition leader and the entire expedition crew made the trip such an amazing experience. The weather is unpredictable and so are the wildlife but you can rest assured that the expedition will be maximized. We were able to circumvent Svalbard and saw all the major wildlife you'd hope to see, including polar bears, beluga whales, and baby arctic foxes! Highly recommend and can't wait for my next expedition with Oceanwide!

Around Spitsbergen

by Ralf Schaumann

The Arctic

Everything was very well organized and the staff was great!!!

Hondius Summersolstice voyage around Svalbard

by Christiaan Wolff

The Arctic

Overall an excellent voyage: A brandnew ship, good hotel and restaurant services, well qualified guides and excursion staff. A good service to provide all passengers with 100 MB internet capacity. However the instruction how to manage one's telephone could be improved. My 100 MB was gone in 5 minutes.

Artic circle tour

by Shantilal Kenia

The Arctic

Excellent touring company !

The best

by Renée van den Berge

The Arctic

A service, engagement & knowledge that makes the the team of Ocean Wide the number one!

From Aberdeen to Arctic

by Julia Garner

The Arctic

This expedition exceeded all our expectations. We went to experience the Arctic and that's what we did. The pack ice, views, wildlife ...all wonderful. Fair Isle was uncharacteristically hot in the British heat wave - the puffins and skuas on form. Jan Mayen was experienced as it should be - wet and wild. The pack ice was just stunning - so inspirational for art work and Svalbard - wow - field sketching at 2am in the morning - it just had to be done! The landings were all exciting and to see polar bears, whales, walruses - brilliant. The blue fulmars accompanied us in the north and are now a favourite - little albatrosses of the north. The ship, staff, lectures - all splendid and the food was wonderful! Thank you for the most amazing experience - we'll be back!

Passion for the polar regions

by Berend Rieckmann

The Arctic

A thousand thanks for this unique trip with the Hondius! Your passion, your expertise, your amazing expedition leaders, the amazing Hondius and the whole team made this trip to Svalbard an unforgettable event. See you in Antarctica!

Best trip ever!

by Edzard Valk

The Arctic

A beautiful ship, kind and knowledgeable expedition team, lead by lovely Sarah, beautiful calm weather, great destinations (Aberdeen, Fair Isle, Jan Mayen, Packice, Svalbard), spotting of two (!) polar bears and numerous seals, Walrusses, spectacular landings, one on floating ice(!), delicious food, great bbq on back of the ship with quiet a view over the packice, very kind staf, and last but not least Bill (William Smith), a one of a kind!

Thrilling arctic adventure

by Shaun Robson

The Arctic

Our trip from Aberdeen to Svalbard via Fair Isle, Jan Mayen and the Greenland drift ice was spectacular. Everyday contained a memorable event, the wildlife watching was constantly inspiring and it was hard to find time to sleep. On board the ship, staff, food, cabin were all perfect. We will be back. Fantastic.

In search of polar bear and pack ice

by mick woodford

The Arctic

the trip did not live up to the title, no pack ice and a single bear at a range of 3km !

An amazing adventure!

by Marie Smith

The Arctic

This expedition exceeded all my expectations. I loved the trip from start to finish. The little surprises along the way made it exciting while the varied programme kept my interest. I have already been sharing the Web links with friends as they are all asking following my Facebook update on our trip. Thank to all the team on the Honduis. You made our holiday!

Great trip

by My Nguyen

The Arctic

Wonderful trip. Amazing staff on the boat and the expedition team was absolutely fantastic. We would definitely want go on future trip with OceanWide.