Extreme Cruises - The Arctic and Antarctica

As the globe warms, the world of ice and snow becomes rarer and harder for travelers to find. You literally have to go to the ends of the earth to find them - either pole to be exact. And even in the Antarctic and Arctic, ice caps are melting fast. The time to go is now!

Cruises to the Ends of the World

By courtesy of the travelchannel.com

Adventure travel companies are heeding the call and adding newer and more extreme adventures in the Antarctic and in places like Greenland where global warming is changing the topography. Recently, a group of geographers in Greenland mapped out islands that have never been seen before. The melting ice is revealing aspects of the landscape no one ever knew existed.

At either pole, the experience for most travelers is addictive.

"Traveling to Antarctica was like leaving the earth for the first time," says Matt Link, editor-at-large of OutTraveler magazine.



Up at the top of the world, Norwegian Coastal Voyage is inaugurating a new group of journeys to places like Disko Bay in Greenland. Flights take passengers to Iceland for a day or two of relaxation in Reykjavik, then it's on to Greenland where travelers can spend up to two weeks cruising the coasts and islands of this little known part of the world and learning about the local Inuit culture - one of the world's oldest shamanic traditions. Dog sledding, hiking and helicopter rides are all part of the truly once-in-a-lifetime experience.

As winters become warmer and snow harder to find, more luxury travel firms will likely put pole cruises on their itineraries as the ultimate in rare travel experiences. Prices are bound to go up as demand gets higher. So, like all things of snow and ice, travelers are urged to make plans soon before it all melts away.

 

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