Título
East & South Greenland Explorer
Start – End
Código del viaje
PLA11-26
Idioma
Viaje de habla inglesa
Barco
Embarkation / Disembarkation
Akureyri - Narsarsuaq
Nights / Days
13 noches
All itineraries are for guidance only. Programs may vary depending on ice, weather, and wildlife conditions. Landings are subject to site availabilities, permissions, and environmental concerns per AECO regulations. Official sailing plans and landing slots are scheduled with AECO prior to the start of the season, but the expedition leader determines the final plan. Flexibility is paramount for expedition cruises. The average cruising speed of our vessel is 10.5 knots.
Descripción breve
Southeast Greenland offers many historic sites relating to ancient Thule, Norse, and Moravian culture while also allowing us to walk in the footsteps of famed polar explorers like Fridtjof Nansen. Glaciers, icebergs, and fjords make for a dazzling environment where we may see polar bears, and the crossing to Iceland will give us a great opportunity to observe migrating whales and seabirds.
Day 1: On the Iceland road
Your journey begins in the morning - the scent of adventure is on the air! By request, you can transfer via chartered bus (T) from the bus stop at Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre at Austurbakki, Reykjavik (the meeting point), to the ship in Akureyri (the embarkation point). You arrive in the afternoon after a six-hour drive through the beautiful landscapes of Northern Iceland.
PLEASE NOTE: This transfer (T) must be booked and paid for in advance. In the early evening, the ship departs from the port of Akureyri, sailing north toward the Denmark Strait.
Day 2 - 13: Sailing to East Greenland
Sailing to east Greenland
While sailing north, you will likely see various bird life, including fulmars, kittiwakes, gannets, and common guillemots. You then cross the Arctic Circle, possibly spotting whales. By evening, the first icebergs flash into sight with your approach to the east Greenland Blosseville coast, a wild, remote, and dramatic area. With a fresh breeze in the air, your Arctic adventure has truly begun.
A myriad of mighty fjords and valleys
Sailing southward along the East Greenland coast, we enter several fjords competing in beauty: d'Aunay, Nansen, Kangerlussuaq, and possibly either Ikersuaq or Kangertitsivaqmiit. Most of these fjords feature glacier front at the head, and any one of them can offer us a chance to spot polar bears and narwhals. The head of Mikis Fjord provides good possibilities for a long hike. The landscapes you will see in this area are typical of this part of Greenland and are especially beautiful.
Smalltown Greenland
Tasiilaq, once known as Angmagssalik (about 2,000 inhabitants), is our next port of call. This charming town is the center of East Greenland, boasting a museum where you can learn about the colorful local history of this incredibly remote area.
In the steps of Nansen
We next sail south to land at Umivik, an accessible bay where the explorer Fridtjof Nansen ascended the Greenland ice sheet during his pioneering 1888 Greenland expedition. Nansen and his party crossed the Greenland ice sheet, reaching Godthaab on the west coast, where they remained for several months before being picked up. In Umivik, you may even be able to trace his footsteps with a short walk in the area.
The valley of Mariedal
Today, we circumnavigate Skjoldungen through one of the most spectacular fjords of southeast Greenland. We then land at Qornoq to see the remains of houses from the Thule culture. We will then visit Mariedal, a beautiful valley once frequented by Greenlanders, to collect berries in autumn.
Exploring Greenland's settled past
Moving on to Timmiarmiut, we can see an abandoned Greenlandic settlement and, weather-dependent, possibly sail into the fjord. Polar bears have sometimes been spotted here. As an alternative, we may visit Igutsait, another fjord just to the south.
Prins Christian Sund mountains
One of the highlights of the voyage is our westward passing of the Prins Christian Sund, surrounded by mountains of over 1,000 meters (3,300 feet). We may land at Svaerdfiskens Havn or, in the evening, at Ikigait, once known as Herjolfsnes, a former Norse settlement.
Hot springs and Moravian mission
We will then try to get to Uunartoq, where we can bathe in a large, hot natural spring surrounded by icebergs. Across the bay, at Vagar, we find the remains of a Norse homestead. Later, we reach Lichtenau, a lovely, though nearly deserted, Greenlandic village where the Herrnhuters established and maintained a religious mission in the 18th century. Some of their large German-style buildings still remain.
Erik the Red's base
In Eriksfjord, we land at Ittileq, in a bay from which we can walk 4 km (2.5 miles) into Igaliku (Gardar). In this small Greenlandic village, we can see the remains of a 13th-century Norse church and other ruins. Then, in the afternoon, we plan to visit Bratthalid, the base of Erik the Red, the famous Norse explorer who was the first European to found a settlement in Greenland. This sub-Arctic area has birch trees, agriculture, and cattle - not common across much of Greenland. Later that evening, we will arrive at Narssarsuaq for the final night of our voyage.
Day 14: Saying goodbye to Greenland
From the WW2-era airport of Narssarsuaq, we fly back to Copenhagen or Keflavik. The trip may have ended, but the memories will last forever.
Los destacados que tal vez experimente
Placas de agua dulce congelada, son los hijos de los glaciares y las plataformas de hielo que flotan libremente
Iconos sobrecogedores del norte circumpolar, los osos polares con majestuosos de admirar, terroríficos de enfrentar y tan esenciales en el Artico como el hielo y la nieve
El Plancius
Nuestro barco más antiguo, el Plancius, es un clásico para algunos de nuestros viajes polares más populares.
Información completa del buque »Cabinas & Precios
Cuádruple con Ojo de Buey
- Tamaño de la cabina 12 m²
- 1 ojo de buey
- 2 Literas superior / inferior
- Ducha & baño privado
- Escritorio y silla
- TV de pantalla plana
- Teléfono y WiFi (suplementado)
- Secador de Pelo
- Caja fuerte
- Amplio espacio de almacenamiento
- Esta cabina es adecuada para familias viajando con niños, o pasajeros que no requieran una cabina doble o cabinas más lujosas
Cabina completa
31000 USD
Precio por la cabaña completa, totalmente ocupada.
Compartir amarre
7750 USD
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Triple con Ojo de Buey
- 1 ojo de buey
- 1 Litera superior & 2 literas bajas
- Ducha & baño privado
- Escritorio y silla
- TV de pantalla plana
- Teléfono y WiFi (suplementado)
- Secador de Pelo
- Caja fuerte
- Amplio espacio de almacenamiento
- Esta cabina es adecuada para familias viajando con niños, o pasajeros que no requieran una cabina doble o cabinas más lujosas
Cabina completa
28050 USD
Precio por la cabaña completa, totalmente ocupada.
Compartir amarre
9350 USD
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Doble con Ojo de Buey
- Tamaño de la cabina 12 m²
- 1 ojo de buey
- 2 camas bajas
- Ducha & baño privado
- Escritorio y silla
- TV de pantalla plana
- Teléfono y WiFi (suplementado)
- Secador de Pelo
- Caja fuerte
- Amplio espacio de almacenamiento
Cabina completa
21700 USD
Precio por la cabaña completa, totalmente ocupada.
Cabina individual
18445 USD
Precio de la cabina completa ocupada por 1 persona (1.7 veces la tarifa compartida).
Compartir amarre
10850 USD
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Doble con Ventana
- Tamaño de la cabina entre 12,5 m² y 13,5 m²
- 1 ventana
- 2 camas bajas
- Ducha & baño privado
- Escritorio y silla
- TV de pantalla plana
- Teléfono y WiFi (suplementado)
- Secador de Pelo
- Caja fuerte
- Amplio espacio de almacenamiento
Cabina completa
23900 USD
Precio por la cabaña completa, totalmente ocupada.
Cabina individual
20315 USD
Precio de la cabina completa ocupada por 1 persona (1.7 veces la tarifa compartida).
Compartir amarre
11950 USD
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Doble de Lujo
- Tamaño de la cabina 13,5 m²
- 2 ventanas
- 2 camas bajas
- Ducha & baño privado
- Escritorio y silla
- TV de pantalla plana
- Teléfono y WiFi (suplementado)
- Secador de Pelo
- Caja fuerte
- Amplio espacio de almacenamiento
- Estas son cabinas de esquinas y son algo más espaciosas que las cabinas normales Dobles/Ojo de Buey/Ventana
Cabina completa
25300 USD
Precio por la cabaña completa, totalmente ocupada.
Cabina individual
21505 USD
Precio de la cabina completa ocupada por 1 persona (1.7 veces la tarifa compartida).
Compartir amarre
12650 USD
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Superior
- Tamaño de la cabina entre 21 m² y 23 m²
- 2 ventanas
- 1 cama doble
- 1 sofá cama
- Ducha & baño privado
- Escritorio y silla
- TV de pantalla plana
- Teléfono y WiFi (suplementado)
- Refrigerador
- Suministros para café y té
- Secador de Pelo
- Caja fuerte
- Amplio espacio de almacenamiento
Cabina completa
28100 USD
Precio por la cabaña completa, totalmente ocupada.
Cabina individual
23885 USD
Precio de la cabina completa ocupada por 1 persona (1.7 veces la tarifa compartida).