Best Adventure Travel Companies {On Earth}

The 328-foot, 122-passenger Lyobov Orlova cruise ship delivers clients to the most far-flung pockets of the Canadian Arctic—including Baffin Island's arctic tundra, northern Labrador's fjords, and Lancaster Sound's narwhal-inhabited waters. This is Inuit country, and who better to guide you through it than the Inuit themselves? The company is Inuit owned and operated and puts a priority on training local teens in guiding and marine navigation. Clients visit Inuit villages, learn about traditional customs, and explore arctic tundra on daily hikes and zodiac rides and kayaking jaunts into polar bear- and orca-inhabited bays and inlets.

New in 2009

• Name:Northwest Passage wildlife, history, and culture
• Destination:Canada
• Duration:8 days
• Price:$4,895