How much does an expedition charter cost?

John Boullin
Yacht charter broker, DMA Yachting

More than a comparable Mediterranean charter, and for concrete reasons. The yachts are specialist and scarce, the crews are larger and more expert, the regions carry permit, park and guide fees, and simply operating somewhere remote, fuel, provisioning, logistics, costs more.

Ranges vary widely by region and yacht, from strong mid-size expedition yachts to full superyacht expedition platforms with helicopters and submersibles, so a single figure would mislead. The right way to price it is against a specific region, season and group.

Tell us where you want to go and roughly what standard of yacht, and we will give you honest, current numbers, all-in including the region’s fees, rather than a headline rate. Start with a region.