Arctic vs. Antarctic: Identifying the Differences Do you want to head to the northern Polar Region to see polar bears and reindeer and visit Indigenous communities—or do you have a yearning to see… 1 min read Read Post
How to choose between the Arctic and Antarctic for your Polar Voyage How to choose between the Arctic and Antarctic for your first Polar Voyage. Do you want to see polar bears or penguins? Learn the highlights of each… 8 min read Read Post
Fate of Sir John Franklin Please excuse the technical difficulties throughout the presentation. Presenter and expedition guide Phil Wickens chronicles the fascinating story of… 1 min read Read Post
Why are the Polar Regions so cold? Get chill with penguinologist and nature guide Jean Pennycook as she does a deep dive into the significance of the Arctic and Antarctic circles, the… 1 min read Read Post
Bitten by the Polar Bug Our video team creates a powerful 120-second video using few words, incredible scenery, perfectly-chosen music and—especially in this video—emotion. 1 min read Read Post
Antarctica: The Land of Volcanoes and Dinosaurs Recording now available! Geology presenter Phil Wickens discusses ancient rocks and active volcanoes in The Birth of Antarctica: A Geological History 1 min read Read Post
The Birth of Antarctica: A Geological History with Dr Philip Wickens Recording now available! Geology presenter Phil Wickens discusses ancient rocks and active volcanoes in The Birth of Antarctica: A Geological History. 1 min read Read Post
How to Shoot Your Best Video on a Polar Voyage Award-winning videographer Hugo Perrin and Quark Expeditions Video Content Specialist Dani Plumb present an online guide on how to create unscripted… 10 min read Read Post
Women in Antarctica Recording now available! Polar Expedition guide and Historian Justine Ryan shares stories of women who’ve helped open up the Antarctic to everyone—as… 1 min read Read Post
Antarctic curiosity: How do penguins get their names Penguins get their names in a variety of ways. Learn how Macaroni, Adélie, Chinstrap, Emperor and Magellanic penguins earned their names. 6 min read Read Post
Why Travel to Antarctica? Discover the wonders of the 7th Continent: icebergs, snow-capped mountains, penguins, whales and historic sites. 1 min read Read Post
Modern-day polar adventurers draw inspiration from generations of Antarctic explorers Generations of polar adventurers have relied on the expertise and achievements of earlier explorers. Likewise, Quark Expeditions today draws on three… 5 min read Read Post
Chasing Shackleton: Chasing Polar Dreams In 2013, explorer Tim Jarvis and crew recreated Shackleton’s 1916 journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia. A modern day epic! 8 min read Read Post
South Georgia: Unrivaled Wildlife, Unparalleled Wonder South Georgia is sometimes called the “Galapagos of the Poles” because of the massive king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, and other wildlife,… 2 min read Read Post
Can I Travel to Antarctica? Antarctica. The 7th Continent. The land mass at the bottom of the globe, completely encased in ice. Its remote wilderness featured on nature… 11 min read Read Post
Top 5 Reasons to Fly Across the Drake Passage on your Antarctic Expedition I remember planning my very first overseas hiking trip to Scotland in my early 20s. I had planned to hike a specific stretch of the West Highland Way… 5 min read Read Post
South Georgia, the Galapagos of the Southern Ocean The remote subantarctic island of South Georgia is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth. 7 min read Read Post
The Falkland Islands: A Birder’s Paradise Temperate climate and abundant food make the Falkland Islands an ideal breeding ground for birds. 7 min read Read Post
Why I Love Traveling to the Falkland Islands as a Landscape and Wildlife Photographer After sailing hundreds of nautical miles from Argentina, the rolling green landscapes of the Falkland Islands first appeared stark, weathered by the… 7 min read Read Post
Endeavour, Endeavour the 6th of November Last year at the beginning of November I waved goodbye to Ushuaia aboard the Ocean Endeavour. For the first time in my life I was Antarctica bound as… 4 min read Read Post