Which luxury travel companies are best for the Arctic and Svalbard?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 7 November 2026
These 5 luxury travel companies say on their own websites that they sell an Arctic trip. Of them, Quark Expeditions, Enchanting Travels and Lindblad Expeditions have the most Google reviews. Each card gives what the company's own page says, with its source.
Which luxury travel companies are best for the Arctic and Svalbard?
The 5 luxury travel companies below say on their own websites that they sell an Arctic trip; Quark Expeditions, Enchanting Travels and Lindblad Expeditions have the most Google reviews. Compare what each card says before you ask for quotes.
Cazenove+Loyd
- Best for
- 17-day Greenland and Northwest Passage
- Arctic trip
- Sells Greenland & The Northwest Passage: Following Footsteps in History, a 17-day trip from £20,076 per person; it is not a Svalbard trip.
- Arctic trip
- The page names polar bears and narwhals among the wildlife.
- Money protection
- Holds ATOL number 3208, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority; ATOL does not apply to all its services, so check the certificate lists every part of the trip.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 114 reviews, newest 18 June 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- cazloyd.com
Enchanting Travels
- Best for
- Svalbard wildlife trip
- Arctic trip
- Sells Svalbard Explorer, a trip to High Arctic Norway on which travellers traverse the waters off Svalbard to spot walruses, foxes, reindeer and polar bears.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 139 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 3,298 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- enchantingtravels.com
Lindblad Expeditions
- Best for
- 10-day Svalbard polar bear voyage
- Arctic trip
- Sells a 10-day Svalbard voyage in search of polar bears aboard National Geographic Endurance, from $14,000 per person excluding flights, sailing in April, May and June (the page names no currency).
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 84 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- expeditions.com
Quark Expeditions
- Best for
- 11-day Svalbard summer cruise
- Arctic trip
- Sells Svalbard in Summer: Tundra, Whales and Wildlife, an 11-day trip in Svalbard.
- Money protection
- Is covered by the USTOA Consumer Protection Plan, which requires it to post $1 million with USTOA to reimburse advance payments if it becomes insolvent.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 604 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 577 reviews, newest 24 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- quarkexpeditions.com
Steppes Travel
- Best for
- 10-day sailing trip in Svalbard
- Arctic trip
- Sells Sailing in Svalbard, a 10-day trip from £4,000 per person.
- Money protection
- ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages booked from the UK, or booked from outside the UK when the first leg of travel starts in the UK; no ATOL number is given. ABTOT number 5488 covers non-flight packages for UK and EU customers only; bookings made outside the UK are covered only when bought directly from Steppes Travel. Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in a trust account managed by Serenity Trust.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 23 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- steppestravel.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
3 of the 5 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Cazenove+Loyd: Holds ATOL number 3208, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority; ATOL does not apply to all its services, so check the certificate lists every part of the trip.
- Quark Expeditions: Is covered by the USTOA Consumer Protection Plan, which requires it to post $1 million with USTOA to reimburse advance payments if it becomes insolvent.
- Steppes Travel: ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages booked from the UK, or booked from outside the UK when the first leg of travel starts in the UK; no ATOL number is given. ABTOT number 5488 covers non-flight packages for UK and EU customers only; bookings made outside the UK are covered only when bought directly from Steppes Travel. Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in a trust account managed by Serenity Trust.
Which other companies on this page say they sell an Arctic trip?
Quark Expeditions has the most Google reviews of the 5; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Enchanting Travels: Svalbard wildlife trip
- Lindblad Expeditions: 10-day Svalbard polar bear voyage
- Steppes Travel: 10-day sailing trip in Svalbard
- Cazenove+Loyd: 17-day Greenland and Northwest Passage
Who to contact first
Start with the 3 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
The Arctic and Svalbard: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Does every company here offer the same thing?
No. Each card gives what that company's own page says; what is offered, where and at what price differs, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
3 of the 5 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Cazenove+Loyd, Quark Expeditions and Steppes Travel. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
3 of the 5: Cazenove+Loyd, Enchanting Travels and Quark Expeditions. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
Quark Expeditions, Enchanting Travels and Lindblad Expeditions, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website says that it sells an Arctic trip. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3, 4, 5 and 7 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.