Wayne & Betsy Smisek

Aurora Expeditions has been the most impressive tour operator we have ever used.

 Aurora team get their hands ...

Proclaimed the International Year of Biodiversity the Aurora Expeditions team have been doing our bit of ‘Hard Yakka’. Swapping their bikinis for spades and shovels...

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Special Interest Voyages Expeditions

Aurora Expeditions run a small number of special interest voyages each year. Varying in destinations, we design expeditions to combine your passion with your love of travel...

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High Arctic Expeditions

High Arctic summer brings a sense of urgency. Puffins flap in with beaks full of fish, guillemots drop, penguin-like, from cliffs – then fly! A million little auks rise like smoke and darken the sky...

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Papua New Guinea Expeditions

Warriors brandish bows and arrows, clubs and sharp spears, then warmly welcome us into their village. We snorkel in clear tropical waters, floating gently above rich coral reefs...

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Expedition Cruising - The Aurora Way

Whether you travel on one of our Antarctica cruises, Arctic cruises or even our PNG and Kimberley cruises you will be expedition cruising, the Aurora way.

Our small, expedition-style Antarctic cruises are the best way to explore this incredible last frontier and as our past passengers will testify, our trips provide premium Antarctica travel experiences.

Whether you come face-to-face with a polar bear on an Arctic cruise; meet the local warriors in Papua New Guinea; are one of the first to explore a remote Russian island; or encounter the pungent smell of hundreds of penguins on an Antarctica cruise, our versatile itineraries allow all our expeditions, including our onshore Antarctic tours, to be individual and unique.

The choice is easy – when it comes to your next Kimberley, Papua New Guinea, Russian, Arctic or Antarctica tours – expedition-cruising, the Aurora way, will open your eyes to a world of discovery.