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Quark Expeditions

We’ve always led the way in commercial polar expedition. Our founders Lars Wikander and Mike McDowell took the first group of commercial travelers to the North Pole in 1991. Discover a few more of our historic highlights in the timeline below.

Discover a few of our historic highlights in the timeline below

1991: Quark Expeditions takes the first commercial passengers to the North Pole—something no other expedition company had achieved.

1992: Quark Expeditions departs Cape Town for the first passenger voyage to the Far Side of Antarctica, the most remote coastal region of the continent.

1993: For the first time, Quark Expeditions guests retrace the voyage of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance.

1996: Quark Expeditions begins a circumnavigation of Antarctica for commercial passengers, the first-ever voyage of its kind.

2003: Quark Expeditions passengers become the first humans to witness a Total Solar Eclipse in Antarctica.

2004: Quark Expeditions becomes the first operator to confirm the existence and location of the Snow Hill Emperor colony.

2006: Quark Expeditions breaks Roald Amundsen’s record set nearly 100 years ago, attaining the most southernly latitude of any vessel.

2012: Quark Expeditions becomes the first tour operator to successfully offer passenger hot-air ballooning at the North Pole.

2013: Quark Expeditions is named World’s Leading Polar Expedition Operator at the World Travel Awards in Lisbon.

2018: Quark Expeditions is again named World’s Leading Polar Expedition Operator at the World Travel Awards.

2019: Quark Expeditions unveils Polar Promise, the most holistic sustainability policy in the polar expedition industry.

2020: Quark Expeditions is named World’s Leading Specialist Cruise Line at the World’s Leading World Travel Awards.

2021: Quark Expeditions officially takes ownership of Ultramarine after successful sea trials in Croatia, marking one of our greatest polar milestones.

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Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Ocean Explorer Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent 10 nights · 31 departures From £10,128 pp Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Ultramarine Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent 11 nights · 19 departures From £11,872 pp Antarctic Express: Crossing the Circle Ocean Explorer Antarctic Express: Crossing the Circle 10 nights · 3 departures From £22,283 pp Antarctic Express: Fly South, Sail North Ocean Explorer Antarctic Express: Fly South, Sail North 8 nights · 10 departures From £9,773 pp Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake Ocean Explorer Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake 7 nights · 15 departures From £13,159 pp Antarctic Express: Sail South, Fly North Ocean Explorer Antarctic Express: Sail South, Fly North 9 nights · 8 departures From £12,231 pp Antarctic Marine Mammals: The World of Whales and Seals World Voyager Antarctic Marine Mammals: The World of Whales and Seals 10 nights · 2 departures From £10,504 pp Antarctic Peninsula: A Rare Exploration of the Weddell Sea Ocean Explorer Antarctic Peninsula: A Rare Exploration of the Weddell Sea 11 nights · Departs Dec 18, 2027 From £14,451 pp Antarctic Peninsula: Crossing the Circle Ocean Explorer Antarctic Peninsula: Crossing the Circle 13 nights · 3 departures From £13,847 pp Antarctica by Helicopter: Crossing the Circle and the Peninsula Ultramarine Antarctica by Helicopter: Crossing the Circle and the Peninsula 13 nights · 4 departures From £15,890 pp Antarctica By Helicopter: Icebergs, Mountains and Remote Lands​ Ultramarine Antarctica By Helicopter: Icebergs, Mountains and Remote Lands​ 11 nights · 3 departures From £13,432 pp Canadian Arctic: Wildlife, Helicopters, and the Northwest Passage Ultramarine Canadian Arctic: Wildlife, Helicopters, and the Northwest Passage 19 nights · 2 departures From £15,329 pp Emperor Penguin Quest: Expedition to Snow Hill Ultramarine Emperor Penguin Quest: Expedition to Snow Hill 13 nights · 4 departures From £21,619 pp Epic Antarctica: The Falklands, South Georgia and Crossing the Circle Ultramarine Epic Antarctica: The Falklands, South Georgia and Crossing the Circle 22 nights · 3 departures From £33,204 pp Essential Patagonia: Chilean Fjords and Torres del Paine Ultramarine Essential Patagonia: Chilean Fjords and Torres del Paine 14 nights · 3 departures From £11,957 pp Falkland Islands and South Georgia: 20-Day Wildlife Adventure Ocean Explorer Falkland Islands and South Georgia: 20-Day Wildlife Adventure 19 nights · 3 departures From £18,165 pp Greenland to Newfoundland: Mountains, Wildlife and Viking History Ocean Explorer Greenland to Newfoundland: Mountains, Wildlife and Viking History 13 nights · 4 departures From £10,671 pp Iceland Circumnavigation: Helicopters, Glaciers and Volcanoes Ultramarine Iceland Circumnavigation: Helicopters, Glaciers and Volcanoes 11 nights · Departs Jul 10, 2028 From £12,096 pp Iceland Circumnavigation: Mountains, Volcanoes and Waterfalls Ultramarine Iceland Circumnavigation: Mountains, Volcanoes and Waterfalls 11 nights · Departs Jul 25, 2027 From £12,566 pp Northwest Passage: The Legendary Arctic Sea Route Ultramarine Northwest Passage: The Legendary Arctic Sea Route 16 nights · 2 departures From £16,813 pp Penguins of the Far South: Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica Ocean Explorer Penguins of the Far South: Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica 19 nights · 4 departures From £23,338 pp Scotland to Spitsbergen: Puffins, Sea Ice and Wildlife Ultramarine Scotland to Spitsbergen: Puffins, Sea Ice and Wildlife 16 nights · 2 departures From £10,329 pp Snow Hill to the Peninsula: Shackleton's Emperors Ultramarine Snow Hill to the Peninsula: Shackleton's Emperors 17 nights · Departs Oct 30, 2028 From £25,851 pp South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula: Penguin Safari Ocean Explorer South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula: Penguin Safari 17 nights · 4 departures From £19,148 pp
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