The group with Børge Ousland traversed the island of South Georgia on a self-supplied ski trek hauling pulkas (sledges) with personal and shared equipment (food, stoves, fuel) across mountainous terrain from the South coast (King Haakon Bay) to the North coast (Stromness Bay) in a minimum of 4 days. The skiers have covered a total distance of 40 – 50 km retracing sections of the historic Shackleton route from 1916.
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Full Spitsbergen Circumnavigation with a visit to Kvitøya
PLA12-22 This cruise around Spitsbergen gives you a great chance to see whales, foxes, reindeer, seals, and polar bears. The expedition will make a landing on the island of Kvitøya, a site of historical significance, and home of a large walrus population.
m/v Plancius
Cruise date:
20 Aug - 29 Aug, 2022
Price:
on request
Sailing Farthest North
HDS12-22 Start your North Spitsbergen cruise with a trek around historic Longyearben, then join our expedition to the north of the island to take in the fantastically beautiful landscapes, the thousands of seabirds, and of course the star of the show, the polar...
m/v Hondius
Cruise date:
23 Aug - 30 Aug, 2022
Price:
3850 USD
A classic three island voyage : Ice , Inuit and Remoteness
OTL13-22 The Spitsbergen and Northeast Greenland cruise sails waters filled with breath-taking scenery. The expedition passes through areas that are home to seals, seabirds, whales, and polar bears, topped off with nighttime viewing of the Northern Lights.
m/v Ortelius
Cruise date:
27 Aug - 9 Sep, 2022
Price:
6700 USD
A classic three island voyage : Ice , Inuit and Remoteness
PLA13-22 The Spitsbergen and Northeast Greenland cruise sails waters filled with breath-taking scenery. The expedition passes through areas that are home to seals, seabirds, whales, and polar bears, topped off with nighttime viewing of the Northern Lights.
m/v Plancius
Cruise date:
29 Aug - 11 Sep, 2022
Price:
6700 USD
Witness the Northern Lights at Scoresby Sund
RVR31-22 The Scoresby Sund cruise travels into the largest fjord system in the world. The expedition visits historic Inuit sites, sails through sensational scenery and tops it all off with a night-time sky filled with the Northern Lights.
s/v Rembrandt van Rijn
Cruise date:
3 Sep - 14 Sep, 2022
Price:
4950 USD
