Quark Expeditions has been the leading innovator in polar exploration since 1991 as its unabashedly polar-obsessed team has focused exclusively on innovative adventures in the Arctic and Antarctic.
In fact, the Quark Expeditions team has pioneered more polar firsts in Antarctica than any other operator.
They were the first to visit the rarely seen Emperor penguin colony at remote Snow Hill – and the first to enable guests to witness a total solar eclipse in Antarctica. In 2006, the polar-passionate team surpassed explorer Roald Amundsen’s record – set almost 100 years earlier – by reaching the most southerly latitude of any vessel.
In addition to having the best team in the industry, Quark Expeditions also maintains the most diverse fleet of small polar vessels, which can navigate remote areas that larger cruise ships simply cannot reach. One of the fleet’s newest ships, the technologically advanced Ultramarine, is equipped with two twin-engine helicopters and a fleet of 20 quick-deploy Zodiacs. Guests can explore by ship, helicopter, kayak, SUP board, mountain bike and on foot.
Quark Expeditions offers the biggest – and most innovative – range of off-ship excursions, from heli-flightseeing and heli-hiking to kayaking and guided photography walks. This obsession for innovation inspired the Quark Expeditions team to create a brand-new itinerary that allows guests to soar beyond the ordinary to the rarely visited east coastline of Antarctica.
Launching in the Antarctic 2025/2026 season, the cutting-edge 12-day Antarctica by Helicopter: Icebergs, Mountains and Remote Lands maximises opportunities to explore the interior of the magical 7th Continent, as well as Erebus and Terror Gulf, Antarctic Sound and the great Weddell Sea.
Travellers will have the rare opportunity to witness the unique landscape of the east side of the Peninsula – which resembles the planet Mars. Guests can anticipate unrivalled views they never dreamt possible: sculpted icebergs arising from the depths of the sea, and snow-capped peaks you’re tempted to reach out and touch when flying by.
Included in the price of the voyage are two heli-flightseeing adventures and one heli-landing on Ultramarine’s two twin-engine helicopters. Guests will make life-long memories when they step out of a helicopter onto Antarctica and gaze upon polar landscapes previously only seen by a few fearless explorers and mountaineers.
Creating unforgettable polar memories to last a lifetime is what Quark Expeditions does best.
