Aurora Expeditions' 2017 Arctic Cruise Deals
- Written by Emma Savage
The experts in adventure cruising, Aurora Expeditions are offering exclusive savings of up to $5,000 per person across their range of small ship expeditions to Spitsbergen, Norway and Scotland. Travellers who book on selected expeditions departing this June and July will receive 50% OFF a second departure, or can opt for a range of other last minute savings.
When travellers book Aurora Expeditions' 11-day Wild Scotland or Spitsbergen Odyssey expeditions, they'll gain access to a 50% discount on the 14-day 'Across the Arctic Circle' voyage as well as the opportunity to complete the ultimate northern adventure! By combining two of these unique expeditions, travellers will experience three distinct destinations – Scotland's remote north isles and Neolithic history, Norway's dramatic fjords and fishing villages, and the dramatic glaciers and exquisite wildlife of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago.
The back-to-back expeditions depart in June and July and price, including the 50% discount on the second departure, starts from $10,450 for a 24-day cruise.
Alternatively, those looking for a shorter option can enjoy savings on remaining places across a number of departures:
Spitsbergen Odyssey – Save over $695 per person!
SAVE 10% on the 11-day Spitsbergen Odyssey and take your best shot at seeing polar bears, walrus, reindeer and Arctic fox as you attempt to circumnavigate the remote archipelago of Svalbard. Sailing into pack ice near 80 degrees north, you'll enter a polar wonderland like no other. Only limited berths remaining, so be quick! The expeditions depart 6-16 July 2017 and 16-26 July 2017 and starts from $6,995 per person (excluding discount).
Wild Scotland – Save over $1,125 per person!
SAVE 15% on the 11-day Wild Scotland expedition to experience the remote and rarely-visited Scottish coastline featuring World-Heritage-listed sites such as St Kilda, a visit to an Iron Age broch accompanied by Aurora Expeditions' historian and Europe's largest seabird colonies such as puffins, guillemots and fulmars. The expedition departs 13 June 2017 and starts from $7,500 per person.
Across the Arctic Circle – Save over $1,600 per person!
SAVE 20% on this 14-day Arctic Circle adventure across three different and distinctively diverse regions. From Scotland to Norway and onto the icy realm of Spitsbergen, enjoy stories of Viking conquests and Neolithic tails and watch as the scenery changes before your very eyes from vivid green pastures to soaring grey cliffs and crisp blue ice. The expedition departs 23 June 2017 and starts from $8,000 per person.
All Aurora Expeditions' Spitsbergen, Norway and Scotland cruises include accommodation and meals aboard 54-passenger Polar Pioneer, daily shore excursions and on-board lectures and talks by Aurora Expedition's team of historians, naturalists and polar experts. Each passenger also receives a custom-designed 2-in-1 polar expedition jacket and a printed memento photo book.
For more information about Aurora Expeditions 2017 last minute Arctic offers, visit www.auroraexpeditions.com.au, email info@auroraexpeditions.com.au or call 1300 061 490.
