Adventure cruises: 7 trips for your Bucket List

Adventure cruises: 7 trips for your Bucket List

We take a look at seven adventure cruises that are worthy of the great discoverers themselves

adventure travelers are generally used to a certain amount of discomfort: camping on a mountain summit, trekking through the suffocating jungle, jump from something very, very high. But even for the most stubborn traveler there are some adventures that are simply impossible to manage alone.

Here cruise holidays come into play. With the ability to transport passengers into the most remote angles of the world, cruise ships offer the opportunity to visit places and see things that most people never see. Here we list the top adventure cruises for your Bucket List (and with "Bucket List" we say "if you win the lottery").

Note: The prices apply per person, based on two people who share a cabin.

1. North Pole

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If the ice break for the North Pole is your idea of ​​fun, add this extreme adventure of your list of priorities. Day 1 begins in Helsinki, Finland, where you take a charter flight to Murmansk in Russia.

on day 2 begins your adventure on board the 50 Years of Victory, a nuclear -driven icebreaker, followed by four days in which you break through the arctic ice pack. Passengers can take an optional helicopter flight for a breathtaking aerial view of the extensive Arctic ocean.

on day 7 you reach the North Pole, where all directions show south. There you can take a polar jump into the icy waters or instead choose a more sensible ride on the hot air balloon.

14 days, $ 26,995, curd expeditions

2. Alaska

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If you are not yet ready for a mission for the North Pole, test the waters instead with one of these Alaska adventure cruises.

Your journey begins in the Alaskish capital Juneau, where you meet your crew and make yourself comfortable while sailing the Tongass National Forest, the largest national forest in the USA.

From there you have a few action -packed weeks with trekking, glacier hikes, kayaking, paddleboarding and snorkeling as well as occasions, humpback whales, sword whales, bears, moose and murmur.

15 days, from $ 6,845, UN-Cruise Adventures

3. Antarctic

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There are numerous adventure crossings that offer a jump to the Antarctic Peninsula. Instead, choose something bigger by entering the footsteps of the big explorers Scott and Amundsen.

The Akademik Shokalskiy drives deep into the Antarctic wilderness and sails past the Ross-Schelfeis, the largest floating ice in the world, and when the weather permits it, takes it to the Ross Island, where you can visit Mount Erebus (the most active volcano of the Antarctic). And the historical sites of Shackleton’s Hut, Scott’s Hut (S) and the Stations Scott and McMurdo.

35 days, from $ 22,300, Heritage Expeditions

4. Greenland

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With some of the world's best representations of the northern light, the pure wilderness of Greenland should be on the wish list of every adventurer.

This cruise from Quark Expeditions sails through fjords covered with ice mountains and offers passengers the opportunity to climb mountains and to watch herds of grazing musk ox on the horizon.

You encounter arctic fauna in the Greenland National Park and visit Ittoqqortoormiit, one of the most remote communities in the world in which the residents like their ancestors live from the country hundreds of years ago.

14 days, from $ 7,995, curd expeditions

5. Northwest Passage

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Centuries people died in the attempt to cross this passage in the hope of building a shipping route between the Atlantic and the Pacific.

It was the great discoverer Amundsen, who finally made it from 1903 to 1906 - 60 years after Sir John Franklin's unfortunate expedition in 1845, one of the focal points of the expedition. Franklin ventured into the Arctic with two ships and 129 men, of whom you never heard again. Passengers can visit the last known wintering location of its ships, Erebus and Terror, and several other places that were part of his expedition.

On her journey through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, home of the ice bear, the grizzly bear, the Muschusochsen, the Caribus and the Walross, the observation of wild animals is also on the program.

13 days, from $ 11,995, Oneocean Expeditions

6. Pitcairn

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famous for his role in "Meuterei on Bounty" (as well as some questionable actions in 2004), the island of Pitcairn is also one of the most remote communities in the world.

The MV Claymore II makes a round trip from French Polynesia to Pitcairn eight times a year. The current schedule provides for a stay of 3 or 10 nights, where visitor has to search for their own accommodation.

There are several Pacific cruise ships that contain Pitcairn on their travel route, but the landing depends on the sea conditions and they only remain for hours. In the past, she has visited the MS Caledonian Sky from Zegrahm Expeditions three times on her cruise from Tahiti to the Easter Island and promises an intimate experience with a capacity of 114 than its larger counterparts.

MV Claymore II: 2 days of sailing French-Polynesia per route, 5,000 NZD ($ 3,287) only for transport, booking via the tourist office

MS Caledonian Sky: 21 days, from $ 6:480 and contains Tahiti, Marquesas, Tuamotus and the Easter Island, Zegrahm Expeditions

7. West Africa

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Africa has long suffered from an image problem. From war and hunger to child soldiers and modern pirates - this continent was haunted by a story full of terror, but it is recovering because more and more of its countries open to tourists.

Wildlife areas, lively port cities and charming villages offer foreigners a lot that will be seen on this cruise from Adventure Associates. Starting in Cape Town, you have the opportunity to visit the Tafelberg and several other sights on land before you go to sea for a day on board the MS Expedition.

From there, visit a number of fascinating places, including Angola, Kongo and Sierra Leone, which are worthy of Livingstone.

32 days, from $ 16,999, Adventure Associates

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