Travel to where few humans have ever stepped foot while enjoying the comfort of a state-of-the-art ship. You’ll sail aboard nimble vessels that easily navigate polar waters — National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Orion or National Geographic Endurance, which were purpose-built for polar navigation. Your choices in this region are plentiful, from a smooth circumnavigation of Iceland’s lava landscapes to the iceberg-laden eastern coast of Greenland where the northern lights dance overhead. You can even travel as far as the reaches of Svalbard or Wrangel Island, gliding on Zodiacs and kayaks to experience Arctic wildlife — like polar bears, walruses and arctic foxes — in their natural habitats.

From the North Pole to the South Pole, Lindblad Expeditions specializes in the untamed wilderness. See regions like the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands at their best, where thousands of penguins wander freely. Trust your expedition leader and naturalist team to guide you and a National Geographic photographer to help you capture the most amazing photographs of elephant seals and Antarctic fur seals. Your captain may suddenly stop the ship so you can catch sight of a pod of whales floating in the Southern Ocean — with hydrophones and underwater cameras built aboard the ship to enrich your experience. With 50 years of experience in this region (there’s even a spot named Lindblad Cove), Lindblad Expeditions has built its heritage in Antarctic travel.

Exhilarating journeys bring you up close to Alaska’s natural treasures and cultural heritage, ensuring that you foster deep connections with this incredible land. Bring the whole family on an action-packed expedition that takes you beyond the shoreline and into the wild — like the ancient region of Haida Gwaii teeming with mossy rainforests and large populations of black bears. A scenic day in Glacier Bay National Park offers the opportunity to see glaciers calving dramatically into the waters below and kayaks float past lazing sea lions and nesting sea birds.