About Aurora

Aurora Expeditions is an Australian adventure company specialising in small group expedition-style travel to polar regions and other wild and remote places. A world leader in polar cruising, Aurora is a family owned and operated company that offers their travellers the chance to have an intimate experience in these regions with their flexible, innovative itineraries.

On some voyages, mountain climbing, sea kayaking, photography and scuba diving options are available and Aurora's expert naturalists, historians, staff and crew help to unlock the wonders of these special places. Deeply committed to education and preservation of the environment, Aurora's owners, Greg Mortimer and Margaret Werner are veterans of almost three decades of Antarctic research, private Antarctic mountaineering expeditions and polar travel.

Greg Mortimer OAM, Aurora's co founder, originally trained as a geologist and was one of the first two Australians to climb Mt Everest, and the first Australian to climb K2, the world's second highest mountain. Greg was also one of the first two Australians to climb Mt Vinson Massif, the highest mountain in Antarctica. Greg has personally led over 80 voyages and Antarctica is his abiding passion. Greg believes that passengers return as ambassadors to ensure the polar regions are looked after for the future.

Aurora staff and crew remain devoted to ensuring that the polar regions are preserved for future generations. Their continued involvement with IAATO (International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators) and AECO (Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators) helps them to fulfill this mandate and is another important reason for choosing to travel with Aurora Expeditions.