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Our expanded schedule now offers a diverse selection of voyages, including Discovery adventures and thrilling experiences in polar regions. Special guest appearances will illuminate the natural wonders awaiting you. Tailoring your adventure with Vantage Explorations has never been easier.
On our purpose-built small ships, our Discovery voyages immerse you in the heart of nature, brimming with excursions, guided hikes led by our seasoned Team and a collection of distinctive activities designed to elevate your experience. These itineraries are carefully crafted to embody the true spirit of adventure, offering cultural encounters and opportunities to delve into history. Throughout your journey, our Team will stand by your side, enhancing your experience with captivating presentations and insights into the remarkable places you’ll explore.
Our Discovery voyages bring you to a mix of lesser-known and more frequented areas, and at times, take you completely off the beaten path. We want your disembarkation to leave you richer in knowledge and a deeper understanding of our planet than when you first stepped aboard.
During Discovery voyages, we encourage you to embrace every shore landing, Zodiac cruise, guided hike, and cultural experience, enabling you to make the most of your time in the pristine environments and historically significant sites we visit. To enrich your journey further, choose from a selection of add-on activities, including sea kayaking.
Discovery Voyages
Coastal Tasmania: Untamed Wilderness
Discovery
Revel in the opportunity to tread some of Tasmania’s greatest coastal tracks while you circumnavigate this island state by sea. Land on remote pristine beaches; trek through coastal heath, buttongrass...
11 Days
From USD $8,396.00/pp
Iceland’s Westfjords & North Coast
Discovery
Welcome to Vantage Explorations’ Iceland’s Westfjords & North Coast Discovery voyage. Geologically, Iceland is one of the youngest countries on Earth. It’s a land of spectacular geology that is rich in...
9 Days
From USD $8,636.00/pp
Northern Lights Explorer
Discovery
Welcome to Vantage Explorations’ Northern Lights Explorer expedition. Shorter days in the high latitudes means darkening evening skies, so on this voyage we stay close to the coastlines of the Arctic...
19 Days
From USD $19,795.00/pp
Across the Arctic Circle
Vaccines
Aurora Expeditions requires all embarking crew, Expedition Team and our passengers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to embarking on any of its cruises.
It is important to note, that all travellers need to check and comply with the vaccine requirements of the country they are travelling to. Some countries have their own vaccination requirements. For example, Greenland; only accepts EMA approved vaccines which are: Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Novavax.
As of 5th February 2022, Aurora will require all passengers to have also had a booster vaccination prior to boarding, if more than 5 months have passed after completing your primary COVID-19 vaccination (and at least 2 months after completing a J&J COVID-19 vaccination).
Officially certified proof of vaccination and booster will be required ahead of travel and we will require that it be emailed to Aurora no later than 15 days prior to departure.
Aurora Expeditions does not require passengers to undergo tests for COVID-19 prior to embarkation or during the voyage. We do not conduct routine COVID-19 testing unless required by the relevant authorities. However, passengers who report symptoms of COVID-19 to the medical team during a voyage will be tested.
Full vaccinations must occur four weeks prior to the embarkation date of the voyage and proof of vaccination will be required to be provided to Aurora Expeditions in advance of the voyage.
Acceptable vaccinations are limited to: Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Novavax, Comirnaty, Spikevax, Vaxzevria, Jcovden, Nuvaxovid, COVID-19 Vaccine (inactivated, adjuvanted) Valneva, VidPrevtyn Beta, Sinovax and Sinopharm.
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Iceland Circumnavigating the Land of Fire & Ice
Discovery
Welcome to Vantage Explorations’ Iceland: Encircling the Land of Fire and Ice Discovery Voyage (formerly called Iceland Circumnavigation).On this adventure, where we plan to circumnavigate Iceland, a country often described as ‘the...
12 Days
From USD $11,555.75/pp
Costa Rica & Panama Canal
Discovery
Welcome to Vantage Explorations’ Costa Rica and the Panama Canal voyage. Immerse yourself in the remarkable coastlines of Costa Rica and Panama. Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse regions...
12 Days
From USD $11,215.75/pp
Life Changing Arctic & Beyond 2023-24
Explore our brand-new Arctic & Global 2024 season, full of life changing adventures across the wildest and most remote destinations around the globe.
Featuring 15 departures exploring the Arctic and 3 voyages to our global destinations.
Dive into our comprehensive 112-page brochure and find your next life-changing adventure.