Spitzbergen, Greenland and Iceland cruise
Limited availability on all trips. Contact us now for 2009 details
From £2570 per person (Excluding International flights
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Unique 14 day expeditionary cruise covering 1900 miles combining Spitsbergen, East Greenland and Iceland.
Spitsbergen is arguably the best place in the whole Arctic to see polar bears, while Greenland offers vast icebergs and the Northern Lights
Kayaking as part of this active expedition
An extraordinary journey from Spitsbergen, to Iceland via East Greenland by by ice strengthened ship covering some 1900 miles through some of The Arctic’s richest and most dramatic parts.
Accompanied throughout by your highly experienced expeditionary staff, your days will be filled by daily landings and zodiac based exploration, while those during days of sea travel by lectures.
Curiously, despite being easier to access from Europe, there are fewer annual visitors currently to the High Arctic than to Antarctica, and with only two of these expeditions each season, making this is a rare chance indeed.
As well as the opportunity for excellent wildlife sightings, Spitsbergen is an excellent all round introduction to The Arctic, with wide sweeping tundra landscapes best explored on foot. Greenland offers contrast, with more dramatic scenery on a much greater scale, with the added attractions of vast armadas of icebergs and a chance to see the magical Northern Lights in exchange for less prolific wildlife.
Those who can spare the time should consider extending their stay on disembarkation in Iceland to explore, a stunning island offering plenty to do and a guaranteed warm reception to the locals.
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Dates
Very limited availability now. Please contact office for details. 2009 cruise dates available soon.
Aboard the Akademik Shokalskiy
18th – 31st August
Aboard the Akademik Sergey Vavliov
25th August – 7th September
Prices
On board the Akademik Shokalskiy
Sharing Triple cabin without private facilities £2,920 pp
Sharing Twin cabin without private facilities £3,450 pp
Sharing Twin cabin with semi private facilities £3,985 pp
Sharing Superior cabin £4,625 pp
Sharing Suite £5,265 pp
On board the Akademik Sergey Vavilov
Sharing Triple cabin without private facilities £2,570 pp
Sharing Twin cabin without private facilities £3,640 pp
Sharing Twin cabin with semi private facilities £3,790 pp
Sharing Superior cabin £4,010 pp
Sharing Superior plus cabin £4,280 pp
Sharing Suite £4,490 pp
Sharing Cook Suite £4,810 pp
*These prices are subject to exchange rate fluctuations.
Single Supplements
(typically 1.7 times the cost of a twin cabin berth)
Please contact Alex on 01285 643333 for a quotation
Includes
Cruise with full board and berths, lectures and guide services on vessel and on shore-based excursions and support for a marine conservation project. Included in the trip cost is a contribution and membership to the Scott Polar Research Institute.
Excludes
International flights to Longyearbyen and travel not mentioned in the itinerary, travel insurance, vaccinations and visas, gratuities, items of a personal nature including laundry and drinks, meals not shown, and hire/purchase of special clothing (or equipment).
International Flights to Longyearbyen/ from Reykjavik
These costs exclude international flights to and from the cruise joining and leaving points in Longyearbyen on Spitzbergen and Reykjavik on Iceland. We suggest you contact Scandinavian Airlines www.flysas.com and Icelandair www.icelandair.com directly or contact a local flight consolidator who should be able to help.
This Trip Supports..
Scott Polar Research Institute
The Arctic cruise boats operate under strict Environmental standards with the least possible harm to this pristine landscape and the greatest possible safety to you as the passengers.
Each passenger with us on our Polar Cruises receives a year’s ‘Friends membership’ of the Scott Polar Research Institute, Britain’s foremost Polar Research and Preservation organisation based in Cambridge.
These are just two members of the expeditionary staff offering their expertise on these cruises
Robert Headland
Bob Headland is a Senior Associate of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge. His principal interests is historical geography, specifically concerning human effects on polar regions. Bob is an adviser to several expeditionary organizations, departments of government, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and a member of the Institute for Historical Research of the University of London. His published works include books and numerous articles on his specializations. In 1984, he was decorated with the Polar Medal.
Jan Bryde
Jan has been working on expedition vessels since 1988. He traveled to more than 115 countries, including the remote wilderness areas of the Amazon and Orinoco. He has extensive experience in the Arctic from Russia’s Far East through the Northwest Passage to the North Pole.
Should you wish to get direct feedback from any number of our numerous clients who have travelled with us to the Polar regions, please do contact us and we would be delighted to help put you in touch.
Absolutely fantastic trip. Our highlight was seeing Polar bears with cubs crossing sea ice.
V Silvester, 2007