Quark Expeditions Announces Hiking, Trekking Opportunities in Polar Regions

WHY IT RATES: For vacationers on the lookout for an journey throughout their subsequent trip, Quark Expeditions has new and distinctive alternatives.—Donald Wooden, Breaking Information Senior Author.

Quark Expeditions, the worldwide Chief in Polar Adventures, has launched new mountaineering and trekking choices for visitors touring on Ultramarine. Fashionable-day explorers could have the chance to stroll alongside polar specialists for a really revolutionary and immersive expertise.

“Setting foot the place few people have ever walked is a part of the magic of exploring the Arctic and Antarctic,” stated Alex McNeil, Director of Expedition Expertise and Innovation for Quark Expeditions, which has been providing mountaineering alternatives within the Polar Areas since 1991.

“Visitors ceaselessly converse of the joy that hits them once they step onto the snow-and ice-covered websites of Antarctica or the distant tundra of the Arctic. They breathe within the polar air, really feel the terrain beneath their toes, and observe the polar landscapes up shut…and in that second they know they’ve really arrived in one of many nice wilderness frontiers of the planet. Due to our game-changing new ship Ultramarine, we have expanded our journey choices to incorporate a number of kinds of mountaineering nobody else provides.”

Quark Expeditions’ enhanced mountaineering and trekking choices are aligned with the Journey Journey Commerce Affiliation’s 2022 Trade Snapshot which ranked “mountaineering/trekking/strolling” as No. 2 on the record of ten Scorching Trending Journey Actions.

“Mountain climbing and trekking within the Polar Areas aren’t your typical long-distance rambles on clearly marked trails,” stated McNeil. “We do not simply take our visitors off the crushed path, however we take them to the place there are not any paths in any respect. And now, thanks Ultramarine’s two twin-engine Airbus H145 helicopters and 20 quick-deploy Zodiacs, we are able to take visitors—of all health ranges, ages and areas of curiosity—on mountaineering and trekking adventures to distant areas of the Polar Areas the place few—if any—have ever visited earlier than.”

Quark Expeditions’ Mountain climbing and Trekking choices embrace:

Mountain climbing: Our guided hikes, that are provided at a number of ranges from newbie to superior, vary from quick jaunts to the highest of lookouts or visits to see wildlife to longer walks of a number of kilometers over ice, rock and snow. Mountain climbing excursions might final from two to 3 hours with loads of time for images of wildlife, studying moments out of your skilled guides, or simply time to face again and admire the unimaginable polar environment.

Heli-Mountain climbing: Ultramarine’s twin-engine helicopters switch visitors to the beginning of essentially the most scenic mountaineering routes of Southern Greenland after which choose them up on the endpoint of the route. Every guided heli-hiking departure will probably be tailor-made to visitors’ private wants and stage of potential and curiosity. They could select to hitch certainly one of our quick strolling teams which goals for exploration and distance, certainly one of our medium mountaineering routes the place there will probably be loads of time to pause for images and reflection, or discover at a slower tempo with ample time to benefit from the surroundings and immerse themselves of their polar environment.

Alpine Heli-trekking: Quark Expeditions’ skilled guides will take visitors on an lively journey excessive up within the Antarctic Peninsula. Intimate teams of adventurers will board certainly one of Ultramarine’s two twin-engine helicopters for a trekking tour in an space solely safely accessed by air. On land, throughout an invigorating stroll or hike, visitors will probably be rewarded with beautiful views of distant ridgelines, glaciated terrain, and snow-topped peaks.

Ice Sheet Expertise: Whereas not thought of a conventional “hike,” Quark Expeditions’ Ice Sheet Expertise allows will get to disembark from their helicopter, and stroll on the second-largest ice mass on the planet, the Greenland Ice Sheet.

SOURCE: Quark Expeditions press launch.