Titel
East & South Greenland Explorer
Start – End
Reiscode
PLA11-26
Taal
Engelstalige reisleiding
Schip
Embarkation / Disembarkation
Akureyri - Narsarsuaq
Nights / Days
13 nachten
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.
Korte beschrijving
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.
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4-persoons hut met patrijspoort
- Hutgrootte 12 m²
- 1 patrijspoort
- 2 stapelbedden
- Privé douche & toilet
- Bureau & stoel
- Haardroger
- Flatscreen TV
- Telefoon & WiFi (extra)
- Kluisje
- Voldoende bergruimte
- Deze hut is geschikt voor families met kinderen, of passagiers die geen aparte hut of meer luxueuze hutten vereisen.
Complete cabine
31000 USD
Prijs voor de complete hut, volledig bewoond.
Ligplaats delen
7750 USD
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3-persoons hut met patrijspoort
- 1 patrijspoort
- 1 stapelbed & 2 aparte bedden
- Privé douche & toilet
- Bureau & stoel
- Haardroger
- Flatscreen TV
- Telefoon & WiFi (extra)
- Kluisje
- Voldoende bergruimte
- Deze hut is geschikt voor families met kinderen, of passagiers die geen aparte hut of meer luxueuze hutten vereisen.
Complete cabine
28050 USD
Prijs voor de complete hut, volledig bewoond.
Ligplaats delen
9350 USD
Deel je hut met anderen voor de beste prijs.
2-persoons hut met patrijspoort
- Hutgrootte 12 m²
- 1 patrijspoort
- 2 bedden
- Privé douche & toilet
- Bureau & stoel
- Haardroger
- Flatscreen TV
- Telefoon & WiFi (extra)
- Kluisje
- Voldoende bergruimte
Complete cabine
21700 USD
Prijs voor de complete hut, volledig bewoond.
Eenpersoonshut
18445 USD
Prijs voor de volledige hut bezet door 1 persoon (1.7het gedeelde tarief).
Ligplaats delen
10850 USD
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2-persoons hut met raam
- Hutgrootte tussen 12,5 m² en 13,5 m²
- 1 raam
- 2 bedden
- Privé douche & toilet
- Bureau & stoel
- Haardroger
- Flatscreen TV
- Telefoon & WiFi (extra)
- Kluisje
- Voldoende bergruimte
Complete cabine
23900 USD
Prijs voor de complete hut, volledig bewoond.
Eenpersoonshut
20315 USD
Prijs voor de volledige hut bezet door 1 persoon (1.7het gedeelde tarief).
Ligplaats delen
11950 USD
Deel je hut met anderen voor de beste prijs.
2-persoons deluxe hut
- Hutgrootte 13,5 m²
- 2 ramen
- 2 bedden
- Privé douche & toilet
- Bureau & stoel
- Haardroger
- Flatscreen TV
- Telefoon & WiFi (extra)
- Kluisje
- Voldoende bergruimte
- Deze cabines zijn hoek hutten en zijn iets ruimer dan de normale Twin Window hutten.
Complete cabine
25300 USD
Prijs voor de complete hut, volledig bewoond.
Eenpersoonshut
21505 USD
Prijs voor de volledige hut bezet door 1 persoon (1.7het gedeelde tarief).
Ligplaats delen
12650 USD
Deel je hut met anderen voor de beste prijs.
Superior
- Hutgrootte tussen 21 m² en 23 m²
- 2 ramen
- 1 2-persoons bed
- 1 bank bed
- Privé douche & toilet
- Bureau & stoel
- Haardroger
- Flatscreen TV
- Koelkast
- Koffie en thee zetter
- Telefoon & WiFi (extra)
- Kluisje
- Voldoende bergruimte
Complete cabine
28100 USD
Prijs voor de complete hut, volledig bewoond.
Eenpersoonshut
23885 USD
Prijs voor de volledige hut bezet door 1 persoon (1.7het gedeelde tarief).