- Aurora Arktika are an Iceland-based adventure holiday firm that take guests to stunning frozen islands
- Crew members and visitors swim among icebergs in freezing waters off the coast of Greenland
- Trips cost between 1,950 euros (£1,730) and 5,950 euros (£5,280) and last between six days and 15 days
These incredible pictures show a group of hardy sailors swimming among icebergs off the coast of Greenland in seas and pools where water temperatures plunge below freezing.
The sailors, who say they always put their head underwater despite the cold, run an Iceland-based adventure holiday firm called Aurora Arktika that takes guests to stunning frozen islands only accessible by boat.
Both holidaymakers and sailors swim or paddle-board in the freezing waters.
Haukur Sigurdsson, 33, of Aurora Arktika, said: ‘Many people get a kick out of it – it certainly wakes you up. It’s not dangerous at all, you just have to make sure you don’t stay in too long. Know your limits. In Greenland the water temperature is often below 0 degrees C.’
Trips cost between 1,950 euros (£1,730) and 5,950 euros (£5,280) and last between six days and 15 days.
These incredible photos show crew members from an Iceland-based adventure holiday firm swimming off the coast of Greenland
Aurora Arktika take guests to stunning frozen islands only accessible by boat. Here, a crew member paddle-boards through the icy sea
The Northern Lights often make an appearance and the eager swimmers are not put off by films of ice that form on their bodies as they swim through the freezing seas
Holidaymakers have to swim a lap around their boat before they can use the hot showers on board – and crew members claim that everybody will swim in the icy waters
Haukur Sigurdsson, 33, of Aurora Arktika, said: ‘We swim in mountain lakes on our hikes and we swim on icebergs – anywhere we find nice pools. Many people get a kick out of it – it certainly wakes you up’
He added: ‘It’s not dangerous at all, you just have to make sure you don’t stay in too long. Know your limits’
The water temperature in Greenland often falls below zero degrees, but that doesn’t stop crew members from putting their head underwater
The holiday firm offer a number of tours including one to Jan Mayen, the world’s most northerly volcanic island