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Snow Hill: The Ultimate Emperor Penguin Quest with ORYX Photo Tours

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There are journeys — and then there are transformative quests. In 2025, a small group of intrepid ORYX Guests joined expedition leader Marius Coetzee on an unforgettable adventure to one of the most remote and awe-inspiring destinations on Earth: Snow Hill Island in Antarctica, home of the legendary Emperor Penguins. What unfolded was a story ... Read more
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Epic Antarctica – Portfolio By ORYX Guest, Nima Sarikhani

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Embark on an extraordinary visual journey through the lens of ORYX Guest and good friend, Nima Sarikhani, as he captures the awe-inspiring Antarctica, Falkland Islands, and South Georgia during a private photo tour led by ORYX's Marius Coetzee.   Antarctica unfolds as the ultimate destination, boasting breathtaking vistas and an abundance of wildlife, from penguins ... Read more
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Snow Hill – The Ultimate Emperor Penguin Quest with Marius Coetzee

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ORYX Guest and Marius Coetzee recently embarked on an extraordinary expedition that rewrote the script of polar exploration. Joining a select group of adventurous souls aboard the state-of-the-art ship Ultramarine, they set sail for the remote Snow Hill Island, etching their names in polar history. The mission: to reach the elusive Emperor penguin rookery, an ... Read more
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Antarctica, Falkland Islands & South Georgia with Dale Morris

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It all starts in Argentina’s Ushuaia; the southernmost city on earth; a modern, western-style locale and the staging point for cruise liners heading down south to the Antarctic. Here, we meet in the plush Albatross hotel, shake hands with our fellow guests for the first time, and then go explore the town for a while. ... Read more
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Antarctica, Falkland Islands & South Georgia with Penny Robartes

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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more. - Lord Byron Going far back into history and historic accounts, it seems that we ... Read more

Through The Eyes of Dale Morris

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As a child growing up in a Welsh slum beneath an ever-present drizzle of rain, Dale Morris suspected there might be more to life than collieries and damp sheep.  He had seen glimpses of a wider, vastly more wonderful world in wildlife documentaries.  Steamy jungles full of glamorous primates. Arctic ice flows where white bears … Read more

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Packing Guide for Polar Expeditions

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Embarking on a polar expedition is a monumental and thrilling journey into a land of true wilderness. Whether on an Arctic Photo Tour, Antarctica cruise or Wrangel Island cruise, these photo tours take you to the icy extremities of the planet where both zodiac excursions and landings are the order of the day. The combination ... Read more
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Let’s Dream of Far Away Places

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The medium of photography can perform more than a documentary function. It has the potential to inspire. We would like to provide you with a little inspiration for your next photography holiday, and have prepared the below selection of images, photographed in some of our world's most iconic, wild and remote places. We hope you ... Read more
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Let’s Dream of Exploring Beyond Isolation

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A picture taken by a wildlife photographer can achieve many ends. The photographer can feel a sense of accomplishment, especially if its capture involved significant planning followed by hard work in the field. Sometimes, the opportunity fortuitously presents itself and the photographer happens to be in the right place and makes the most of the ... Read more
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Classic Antarctica Photo Expedition: The Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctica

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Antarctica is surely the ultimate destination! The scenic settings are as magnificent as any on earth, and the scale of nearly everything is grand, to say the least. Complementing these astounding vistas are vast colonies of majestic penguins, brash skuas, giant albatrosses, weird sheathbills, somnolent seals and feeding whales that all add life to the region’s stark and amazing beauty.

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