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Greg Mortimer
Aurora Expeditions
Greg Mortimer, Arctic Discovery ex Longyearbyen to Bergen
Cruise Line: Aurora Expeditions
Selected Sailing Date: 31 Aug 2020
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Cruise Description

20 Night Cruise sailing from Longyearbyen to Bergen aboard Greg Mortimer.

This voyage combines remote wilderness with remote urbanity giving you a genuine glimpse of life in the Arctic. Kayak in small bays witnessing calving glaciers, marvel at sculpted icebergs, world’s largest fjord, volcanoes, polar bears, reindeer, musk oxen and Inuit communities. This expedition will leave you with spectacular photos and a lifetime of stories to share.

DAYS 1–3 Enjoy a town tour of Longyearbyen. Embark the Greg
Mortimer and explore Spitsbergen’s north-west. Possible landings include 14th July Glacier, Smeerenburg, Hamiltonbukta.

DAYS 4–8 Greenland Sea crossing, pack ice, East Greenland National Park. Possible landings: Kaiser Franz Josef Fjord, Kap Humboldt, King Oscar Fjord.

DAYS 9–11 East Greenland and Scoresbysund. Possible landings: Røde Island, Ittoqqortoormiit, Hare Fjord.

DAYS 12–15 Blosseville Coast, Rømer Fjord, cross Greenland Sea to Jan Mayen island where we attempt to land on this remote, mist-shrouded, and rarely visited volcanic island – the northernmost island on the mid-Atlantic rift.

DAYS 16–18 Explore Lofoten Islands and Trollfjord. Marvel at the towering mountains in the Lofoten Islands and enjoy some of Norway’s finest scenery.

DAYS 19–20 Sail south, crossing the Arctic Circle. Weather permitting, Zodiac cruise around Runde Island, Norway's largest bird sanctuary. Perhaps visit Sør-Gjæslingan a beautifully preserved fishing village, and Lysefjord.

DAY 21 Disembark in Bergen, Norway’s second largest city, which was founded more than 900 years ago and has roots to the Viking Age.

Itinerary and map are a guide only. Itinerary is subject to ice and weather
conditions.

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