iExpedition - Maroochydore, Queensland

Di O'Mullane

Fantastic experience in the Arctic, from booking the holiday to the end of the holiday.
Circumnavigation of Svalbard and saw 8 Polar bears and experienced the polar plunge. Professional staff, food awesome, small numbers on the ship, less than 100.
Ben at iexpedition was very informative with planning an I expedition holiday and choosing the holiday to suit our needs.
This is the second time we have had Ben organise our holidays, the first being Antarctica. . Traveled with Poseidon Expeditions on both holidays.

bronzview

Organised by iExpeditions, I could not fault the service provided by Ben and Tiffany to me. From assistance to arrange flights, efficient, safe monetary transactions, advice at each step by prompt return email and just lovely people with whom to do business.
Antarctica is simply life changing! A dream itinerary, brilliant expedition crew, fabulous catering, engineering and service personnel.
The 21 day, G Expeditions journey which followed Shackleton's journey visited The Falklands/Malvinas, South Georgia and onward to Antarctica, finishing in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego.
Rough weather with 12 metre seas for a few days highlighted the inadequacies of an older 1970s vessel (although modernised and mechanically refitted internally) which tossed and pitched more than one should expect. That aside one could not fault the expertise of the world class expedition crew who each day gave informative talks and recaps of the action packed agenda and locales, using their special skills and knowledge of history, geography, marine and mammalian biology, birdlife and botany,to ecology and environmental science. Perfect weather in Antarctica allowed us the full range of shore excursions, sea kayaking and unique experiences each day. A true 'bucket list' journey I highly recommend for a totally immersive experience you will never forget..

Gillian Arthurson

I have recently returned from the Antarctica Classic voyage on G Adventures, which was organised for me by Ben Alexander from iExpedition. I cannot rate Ben highly enough. He was absolutely wonderful from my first contact, right through the whole booking process and the journey.
The trip far exceeded expectations. It was a bucket list for me for many years but I held off because I was scared of doing the Drakes Passage voyage. As it happened we had the calmest, flattest crossing for many years and when it was a weeny bit rough on the way home, we already had our sea legs and quite enjoyed the rocking and rolling.
The actual trip was like a dream, the scenery was surreal, the amount of wildlife, incredible. The ship was more than comfortable, the rooms were bigger than I had imagined, the food was great, the ships crew and the expedition staff went above and beyond.
I really cannot find fault at all and I would happily repeat my adventure tomorrow! I might have second thoughts about the overnight camping, once was probably enough for me!
I'm 68 and have travelled extensively my whole life, and I can say without hesitation that this trip was top of the list and I've come home with the most wonderful memories, which I am sure I will recall and smile about for years to come.

leanne gilloway

Awesome adventure with Antarctic Classic aboard G Expedition. My Antarctic Experience was unbelieve from start to finish. There was so much happening Per trip info every afternoon so you know what was on for the next day with zodiac trips. Awesome crew.

Beverlee Macdonell-Scott

Awesome adventure on the Heritage Adventurer. Our Antarctic expedition was amazing from beginning to end.
Lots of pretrip information so we were well prepared. Our expedition team had an incredible range of knowledge and experience, we even had some unexpected experts on board.
The heritage crew were outstanding, we were looked after like royalty. An interesting chat by the hotel manager & head chef gave us insight on just what goes into preparing for a voyage, & how much we were eating on our journey!
We were blessed with some beautiful weather for most of the trip, so got maximum time to appreciate the scenery and wildlife.
Words can't describe the feeling when you see these sights for the first time.
Thanks Ben, for all your help in making this happen.

James Simpson

Ben from IExpeditions was extremely helpful on not just booking both trips on the G Expedition to Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica, but also great with doing the legwork for insurance needed for Antarctica, as well as with general travel info on Montevideo and countries I was going in South America after the G Expedition hit port for the second time in Ushuaia.

Also the G Expedition crew and expedition staff were absolutely brilliant, highly recommend you get on their little red ship for your Antarctica voyage.

Dave Gould

This 22 day, Falklands, Sth Georgia, Antarctic peninsular cruise on ship "G Expedition" exceeded my expectations in every possible way. The ship is the perfect size to navigate into the most outstanding locations, enabling us all to go ashore, normally twice per day. The crew, food, cabins, safety measures, etc etc were all perfect. I could not imagine going to Antarctica with any other organisation other than "G", or on a larger ship.
The cruise and crew were so good I was very emotional saying good by when we disembarked in Ushuaia. Also big thanks to Ben and Tiffany at "iExpedition" for taking care of my booking and pre cruise questions. I am 75yo and this has truly been the trip of my lifetime, thus far. Dave

Lori Charlson

Our adventure to the Artic on Poseidon's Spirit of Adventure was amazing. The ship cabin was spacious, the hospitality staff friendly and efficient, the meals first class. The expedition crew went out of their way to make the experiences happen. A "10 out 10" wonderful 10 days. Thank you Ben at iExpedition for your help and advice in organising.