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Prices displayed are retail per person, twin share, to the Australian Travel Trade. Consumers please contact your local cruise agent to request this Cruise Abroad package. At time of booking please check current cruise fare and any inclusions. Prices are indicative only, subject to currency fluctuations and may change at any time without notice.

Itinerary

Cruise Itinerary

• • 04/08
  • Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
  • Embark
• • 05/08
  • Spitsbergen, Norway
• • 06/08
  • Spitsbergen, Norway
• • 07/08
  • At sea
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• • 08/08
  • At sea
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• • 09/08
  • Greenland
• • 10/08
  • Greenland
• • 11/08
  • Greenland
• • 12/08
  • Greenland
• • 13/08
  • Greenland
• • 14/08
  • Greenland
• • 15/08
  • At sea
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• • 16/08
  • At sea
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• • 17/08
  • Keflavik, Iceland
  • Disembark
  • Transfer to Reykjavik

Itinerary may vary by sailing date and itineraries may be changed at the cruise lines discretion. Please check itinerary details at time of booking and before booking other travel services such as airline tickets.

13 Night Cruise sailing from Longyearbyen to Reykjavik aboard Polar Pioneer.

Day 1
We board Polar Pioneer in the late afternoon and sail down magnificent Isfjorden.

Days 2-3
Spitsbergen’s northwest coast features calving icebergs, historic whaling stations and trappers’ camps. Brunnich’s guillemots, little auks and kittiwakes nest in their thousands. Reindeer roam tundra dotted with wildflowers like saxifrage, moss campion and bell-heather. Zodiac to gain fantastic views of ice cliffs, including Monacobreen, one of Spitsbergen’s largest glaciers. In the north, we look for walrus and possibly polar bears.

Days 4-5
Crossing the Greenland Sea, our expert naturalists and guest lecturers entertain us with fascinating talks on plants, animals and early explorers like Nansen, Andrée and Scoresby. We keep an eye out for fin whales, encroaching sea ice and seabirds. Relax and prepare for a landing, if conditions permit, on Greenland’s northeast coast, home to polar bear, Arctic hare and musk oxen.

Days 6-8
An ice cap covers 81 per cent of Greenland and pack ice, even in summer, may fill northern bays. Ashore, cosy trappers’ huts beckon from across the tundra, where musk ox, Arctic hare and eider ducks roam in Kejser Franz Josef Fjord. Lively cascades at Kap Humboldt provide a microclimate for spectacular hanging gardens. Kong Oskar Fjord offers spectacular glacier-carved mountains.

Days 9-11
In Scoresby Sund, the world’s biggest fjord system, massive glaciers calve explosively, creating giant icebergs. Near Røde Island, our Zodiacs weave through a maze of grounded icebergs, some more than 30-metres high, sculpted with deep green tunnels and aquamarine lakes. Enjoy a warm Ittoqqortoormiit welcome from Inuit happy to share their culture. Our kayakers find ideal paddling conditions, wending their way through interconnected waterways, watching for polar bears and narwhals.

Day 12
Sail south along the Blosseville Coast, search for musk ox and narwhals and marvel at the mountain scenery that dominates the skyline. If weather permits, we head for Rømer Fjord, a deep waterway with stunning mountain views.

Day 13
We sail across Denmark Strait, reflecting on our rich experiences and enjoying the antics of northern fulmars, blackbacked gulls, dolphins, orcas and other whales.

Day 14
Arrive early morning in Keflavik. After breakfast, bid farewell to Polar Pioneer crew before your coach transfer to Reykjavik.