Itinerary
- Day 1
Reykjavik
You'll drop off your checked luggage by 2pm at the joining hotel, then have time to relax before a late afternoon transfer takes you to the ship. Once on board the expedition vessel, you'll settle in and depart Reykjavik in the evening.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Embarkation of the Expedition
- Days 2 - 3
At Sea
The ship heads out from Iceland toward Greenland as you spend the day attending lecture series on deck. Throughout your time cruising, keep your eyes open for whales and various seabirds like fulmars, kittiwakes, gannets, guillemots, and razorbills.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Arctic Lectures and Educational Programs
Optional Activities
- Whale watching
- Days 4 - 8
Northeast Greenland National Park
You'll explore the massive fjord system of Northeast Greenland National Park and portions of Scorsbysund. From there, you visit the remote settlement of Ittoqqortoormiit to see how people live in the northernmost communities. Zodiac landings take you into spectacular fjord country with rarely visited glaciers, bays and inlets where you can walk across colorful autumn tundra and watch for musk oxen.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Ittoqqortoormiit Community Visit
- Zodiac landings and fjord exploration
Optional Activities
- Wildlife viewing (musk oxen, seals, whales)
Landmarks Northeast Greenland National Park Scorsbysund Ittoqqortoormiit - Days 9 - 10
Northeast Greenland Pack Ice
The ship sails along the pack ice edge so you can explore the polar seascape and look for whales including orca, humpback, and minke species, plus dolphins, seals and seabirds like kittiwakes and fulmars. Between wildlife watching, expedition staff lead expert lectures to help you understand what you're seeing.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Arctic Lectures and Educational Programs
- Pack ice exploration
Optional Activities
- Wildlife viewing (whales, dolphins, seals, seabirds)
- Days 11 - 14
Northwest Spitsbergen National Park
You'll spend four full days exploring the western coast of Svalbard in search of polar bears hunting seals, unique Svalbard reindeer, and Arctic foxes. Multiple Zodiac excursions take advantage of the remaining daylight as the days grow noticeably shorter in fall.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Zodiac Excursion (Arctic)
Optional Activities
- Wildlife viewing (polar bears, seals, reindeer, Arctic foxes)
Landmarks Northwest Spitsbergen National Park - Day 15
Longyearbyen
After breakfast around 8:00am, you'll disembark from the ship. Transfers to Longyearbyen airport are provided for all passengers with scheduled flights departing that day.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks Longyearbyen
