Boat Trips

Boat trips can be a great way to reach geological sites that are not near roads. Several of our small group geology tours feature boat trips as part of the tour. We also can place you on ship based polar expedition cruises via our polar travel consultancy PolarWorld Travel.

The following trips feature boat trips:

CANARY ISLAnDS

Volcanic Island Hopping - We travel between the islands by ferry, and take a boat tour out to Los Organos basalt columns on La Gomera.

ICELAND

The Vulcanologist's Dream - We take the ferry to the Westman Islands for the day to learn about the recent eruptions on Heimaey.

ITALY

The Classic Volcanoes - We travel to and between the Aeolian Islands by public ferry and hydrofoil. We also take a boat tour to Stromboli, where the eruptions can be optionally seen from the volcano or the boat.

NAMIBIA

A Geological Safari -  We take a half day boat tour on Walvis Bay Lagoon. This tour is of great oceanographic and wildlife interest. The cold Benguela current that originates in Antarctica, drapes this whole desert coast in a thick fog that provides essential moisture. It also causes upwelling, fertilizing the ocean leading to prolific fish stocks and abundant marine wildlife. On the tour we will see many Cape fur seals and pelicans.

Polar Expedition Cruises

All our trips to Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia, Greenland and Svalbard are ship based with excursions to and from the ship via zodiac inflatable boats.

SCOTLAND

The Birth of Geology - This tour takes an all day boat trip to Fingal's Cave and the Treshnish Islands, and a half day boat  trip to Loch Coruisk on the Isle of Skye.

ST HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA

Atlantic Odyssey - All of these mid Atlantic islands are visited by ship, with small boat zodiac excursions to get ashore.

A photograph of boat docked at the Isle of Staffa taken on GeoWorld Travel's geology of Scotland tour
An all day boat tour to Fingal's Cave in Scotland.
A photograph of a woman sitting on a boat with Stromboli volcano in the background taken on GeoWorld Travel's Italy volcanoes tour
A boat trip to Stromboli on our volcanoesof Italy tour
A photograph of a humpback whale almost touching a zodiac boat taken on a GeoWorld Travel Antarctic expedition cruise
Zodiac cruising in Antarctica, up close with a humpback whale