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Supporting whale conservation: Swoop’s happy humpback

In 2023, Swoop achieved its B Corp certification, a mark of our commitment to our environmental stewardship, contribution to communities and service to our customers. To celebrate this year’s B Corp Month in March 2024, we’re celebrating by getting involved in a citizen science project, and using the Swoop Conservation Fund to contribute to the […]

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Stories & Inspiration

A citizen science survey of South Georgia’s shoreline

Zodiac cruising is one of the best activities you can do on a South Georgia cruise. Each trip is a shoreline safari, where you can be surrounded by rafts of penguins coming and going from the water, immense elephant seals lying in the surf like deflated bouncy castles and more fur seals claiming their spot […]

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Epic Adventures

Exploring Antarctica by submarine

Antarctica is a beautiful place no matter how you explore it, but every expedition cruise offers a variety of different ways to experience the continent. You can walk near penguin rookeries on a remote landing, cruise past spectacular icebergs in a zodiac or kayak and even spend the night camping out on your own private […]

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Planning & Tips

How to hire kit for your Antarctica cruise

Getting your luggage packed is an exciting part of getting ready for any trip. Getting packed for an Antarctic trip brings its own special considerations, however. How cold will it really be? How many layers will I need? One pair of gloves or two? At Swoop, we spent a lot of time helping travellers get […]

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Planning & Tips

The 50 best books about Antarctica

For writers, Antarctica has proved an almost inexhaustible source of inspiration. This means that finding the best books on Antarctica can be a challenge. With that in mind, we’ve produced a reading list to help you navigate your way through the bookshelves, by setting out our 50 favourite Antarctic books.  From biographies of the early […]

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Epic Adventures

How to try every Antarctic adventure activity in a single trip

For many years, the best way to experience Antarctica on an expedition ship was to take a scenic zodiac cruise or to visit a landing site to put your foot on the Seventh Continent. These remain classic experiences – gliding past icebergs or leopard seals sleeping on an ice floe, or being overwhelmed by wildlife […]

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