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At Polar Guides we focus on what we are good at. We have a depth of experience and knowledge guiding expeditions in polar environments. Please be assured that you will be in expert hands. Operating out of Finse, Norway in the Hardangervidda area for our Norway trips, this unique location offers a genuine experience.
Baffin and Svalbard speak for themselves - for those with big dreams and a desire to explore.
Frequent flyers to Antarctica and the South Pole, Are and Denise are considered top guides amongst their polar colleagues. You will be in expert hands on these expeditions.
'Celebrity Polar' Finse Liv Arnesen and Hannah McKeand 22-29 March
Realising a dream? Feeding your passion for adventure? Based from Finse, this experience is for you.
This 8-day trip on the Hardangervidda area will fulfil your dreams of expedition travel, winter style.
This adventure, led by Liv and Hannah will include expedition guidance based from Finsehytta, Finse, Norway. The mini expedition will take you on ‘the wintery trail’ camping, pulling your ‘home and belongings’. Enjoy being self-sufficient and independent, along with the camaraderie of other adventurous spirits. Nothing beats an exhilarating journey to set one’s mind and body in balance. Experience the joys of polar travel with these extraordinary explorers. A wonderful test of skills and enriching your winter expedition portfolio.
Dates: 22-29 March 2026
Cost: £2995
Bookings close 15 Feb 2026
Experience level: Confident on skis, with good to moderate fitness, and happy to camp at -5C. Expedition travel days will be approximately 7 hrs of active movement, skiing with a sled, pulling your personal equipment for camping.
Includes: expedition equipment, sleeping bags and food, 3 nights in Finsehytta.
Does not included: travel to and from Finse, ski and ski boot rental, personal clothing
Min of 6, max of 10 people.
Please email for information polar@polar-guides.com
Skiing expedition to Ny Ålesund – Spitsbergen 1-15 May
A full blown ski expedition through the best of what Spitsbergen can offer.
This 15 day expedition will take you to the area of the northern most year-round settlement and through completely untouched and unspoiled high arctic wilderness
- Ski trekking on sea ice and glaciers
- Power boat transport across the fjord
- Mountains and mountain passes
- The remote mining towns of Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund
- Prior expedition experience essential to take part in this adventure.
- Camping in polar bear territory inc. mandatory polar bear watch at night
Dates: 1-15 May 2026
Cost: £5285
Bookings close 15 Feb 2026
Experience level: Confident on skis, previous expedition experience, with good fitness, and happy to camp at -10 C. Expedition travel days will be approximately 7 hrs of active movement, skiing with a sled, pulling your personal equipment for camping.
Includes: 2 Guides, all meals from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 15 (except lunch and dinner day 2), some equipment (specified in equipment list), 3 nights lodging in Longyearbyen, 11 nights in tent, search and rescue insurance. expedition equipment.
Does not included: Travel to/from Longyearbyen
· Extra activities in Longyearbyen
· Lunch and dinner day 2
· Personal equipment (please check the equipment list)
· Snacks to eat between the meals (we recommend sweets, dried fruit, nuts, chocolate, cheese, dried meet etc)
· Travel insurance
· Any unforeseen expenses due to delays due to weather or safety considerations.
Min of 6, max of 10 people.
Please email for information polar@polar-guides.com
Iceland - Crossing Vatnajökull
A location that is quietly breath-taking
- Dates: tbc 2026
- Cost: £4795
- Experience level: Confident on skis, in good physical condition and an understanding of winter camping at -15C
- Includes: Expedition transport while in Iceland, group equipment and pulks, expedition food except snacks, sleeping bags and sleeping system, safety and communication items
- Does not include : travel to and from Iceland, hotel and food while not on expedition, ski and ski boots, personal travel insurance, personal expedition clothing
- Min of 3, max of 6
- Please email for information polar@polar-guides.com
ANTARCTICA- The name speaks for itself
Is your dream to follow in the ski tracks of historical polar explorers? Looking for something that involves commitment, endurance and takes you to a different level of experiences? Look no further, Ski to the South Pole. Offering coast to South Pole and last degree South Pole , taking you from 89 degrees to the pole.
Prior experience essential. Expedition training to be discussed.
South Pole Last Degree
Enquire within . Dates for 2026-27 to be discussed
Ski Coast to Pole
Enquire within. Dates for 2026-27 to be discussed
Lake Athabasca - Canada
Seldom travelled and unfamiliar to most, this inland sea spans 285 km long at 60 degrees N, and offers challenging conditions in a true northern wilderness setting. Perfect for winter and polar expedition training and pre-Antarctica travel. Crossing from W to E, starting in Fort Chipewyan and skiing to Uranium City
- Dates: March 2027 14 days
- Cost: £4225
- Experience level: Confident on skis, in good physical condition and an understanding of winter camping at -10 to -25C
- Includes: Group equipment and pulks, expedition food except snacks, sleeping bags and sleeping system, safety and communication items
- Does not include : travel to and from expedition start and end, hotel and food while not on expedition, skis and ski boots, personal travel insurance, personal expedition clothing
- Min of 4, max of 6
- Please email for information polar@polar-guides.com
Norway - Hardangervidda Crossing
Starting from the famous location of Finse, this crossing gives a taste of everything polar.
Skiing across the Hardangervidda Plateau proper, the extraordinary beauty and similarity to a polar setting makes it the perfect place to hone your winter expedition skills and get back to the simple life of expedition travel. We will cover everything you want from a winter ski expedition and ensure you are well prepared for the environment.
- Dates: March, 2026 Booked, no spaces left
- Cost: £1995.00
- Experience level: Confident on skis, in good physical condition and an understanding of winter camping at -15C
- Includes: expedition equipment and food, 2 nights in Finsehytta/DNT.
- Does not include ski, boots and travel to FInse and return to Oslo from Hauklister/DNT.
- Min of 6, max of 10
- Please email for information polar@polar-guides.com
Baffin Island Canadian Arctic - Akshayuk Pass
Baffin Island Canadian Arctic - Akshayuk Pass
Baffin Island Canadian Arctic - Akshayuk Pass
If you yearn for adventure and to explore places few people go, this is the spot for you. As well as crossing this beautiful land, you will also have the opportunity to learn about the local Inuit who call this area home. Baffin Island expeditions are one of a kind. Ski under the guardians of the Akshayuk pass, Mount Thor and Asgard, gods of all time.
As these trips are uniquely designed with limited space, arrangements are made by enquiring to Polar Guides.
- Dates: March 2027 16 days
- Costs: £5250-5500 depending on numbers
- Min of 6, max of 8
- Includes: Group equipment and pulks, expedition food except snacks, sleeping bags and sleeping system, safety and communication items
- Does not include : travel to and from expedition start and end, hotel and food while not on expedition, skis and ski boots, personal travel insurance, personal expedition clothing
- Please email for information
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