Sailing down from Spitsbergen, explore the Scoresby Sund of Greenland, dodging magnificient icebergs and visiting captivating fjords. Watch the night sky for glimpses of the Aurora Borealis. 50 Degrees North offers unique, small-group expedition voyages to the Arctic that allow you to enjoy the natural wildlife and scenery of some of the world’s most spectacular and pristine shorelines.

Deckplan
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Countries visited

• Norway
• Greenland

Places visited

• Longyearbyen
• Ittoqqortoormiit
• Akureyri
• Scoresby Sund
• Danmarksø
• Reykjavik

Transportation

M/v Antarctic Dream is a Dutch built ice-reinforced vessel that served under the name Piloto Pardo for the Chilean Navy. She was rebuilt as a passenger vessel and completely refurbished in 2005, and features a spacious dining room / observation lounge, bar, lecture room, fitness room plus sauna and an accessible passenger bridge. The vessel offers accommodation for 84 passengers in 42 twin cabins with private toilet and shower. 4 Suites, 16 Superior cabins and 20 twin private cabins have portholes or windows and either two separate lower beds or queen beds. 2 Additional twin private cabins have no portholes / windows (inside cabins). All cabins have furthermore a desk, closed circuit TV, and inter-cabin phone service. Satellite email and phone service is available on the bridge.

Included In Price

Voyage aboard the indicated vessel as indicated in the itinerary.
All meals throughout the voyage aboard the ship including snacks, coffee and tea.
All shore excursions and activities throughout the voyage by Zodiac.
Program of lectures by noted naturalists and leadership by experienced expedition staff.
Free use of rubber boots and snowshoes on Plancius
All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the programme.
AECO fees and governmental taxes.
Comprehensive pre-departure material.

Meals Included

This tour includes 23 meals; 8 breakfasts 7 lunches 8 dinners

Not Included In Price

Any airfare, whether on scheduled or charter flights; pre- and post land arrangements; transfers to / from the vessel outside Spitsbergen; passport and visa expenses; Government arrival and departure taxes; meals ashore; baggage, cancellation and personal insurance (which is strongly recommended); excess baggage charges and all items of a personal nature such as laundry, bar, beverage charges and telecommunication charges; and the customary gratuity at the end of the voyages for stewards and other service personnel aboard (guidelines will be provided). It is agreed that if world fuel prices will reach or exceed US Dollar 80 per Barrel Brent 90 days prior to departure Oceanwide Expeditions reserves the right to levy a fuel surcharge of EURO 18 per passenger per night, to be paid by the contracting party of Oceanwide Expeditions.

Day 1: Start in Longyearbyen

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Arrive in Longyearbyen, on Spitsbergen, the administrative capital of the Spitsbergen archipelago of which West Spitsbergen is the largest island. Before embarking there is an opportunity to visit this former mining village. The Parish Church and the Polar Museum are well worth visiting. In the early evening the ship will sail out of Isfjorden.

Accommodation

m/v Antarctic Dream

Meals Included

1 x Dinners

Day 2 & 3: Sail west to Greenland

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At sea, on our way to Greenland, we may see the edge of the East Greenland sea-ice. We keep watch for whales, and also for migrating seabirds.

Accommodation

m/v Antarctic Dream

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 4: Land in Antarcticahavn to search for Musk Oxen.

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We land in Antarcticahavn, a wide and extensive valley where we also could see groups of Musk Oxen. At this time of year the autumnal colours of the sparse vegetation make the landscapes even more beautiful.

Accommodation

m/v Antarctic Dream

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 5: Zodiac Cruise along Glacier fronts.

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Today we reach the Scoresby Sund and sail in the morning along the ragged and glaciated Volquart Boons Here we may organise a zodiac cruise along one of the glacier fronts of this coast, and have our first landing near for instance Maane Glacier. Later we land on Danmark,Ø where we find the remains of an Inuit settlement abandoned around 200 years ago. The circular ‘tent rings’ of stones indicate the summer houses, while the winter houses can be seen closer to a small cape. The sites are excellently preserved, allowing entrances and even bear-proof meat caches to be identified. There are also grave sites. In the evening we continue our sailing through the beautiful fjords to the west, choked with ice-bergs.

Accommodation

m/v Antarctic Dream

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 6: Go ashore at Cape Hofmann Halvø, a reliable spot for viewing Musk Oxen.

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We go ashore at Cape Hofmann Halvø, a reliable spot for viewing Musk Oxen. We may also spot Rock Ptarmigans and Great Northern Divers at sea. The landscape here is particularly beautiful, especially during autumn when the Dwarf Willow and Dwarf Birch change colour. Arctic Blueberry and Crowberry add their own colourful touch - the berries are tasty too! In the evening we sail through the fjord towards Scoresby Land, enjoying the contrast between the warm autumnal colours of the vegetation on shore, backed by huge dark mountains, and the cold blue of the icebergs.

Accommodation

m/v Antarctic Dream

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 7: Huge Icebergs - some over 100 metres high.

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In Northwest fjord in Scoresby Land in the morning, we encounter huge icebergs, some over 100m high and more than a kilometre in length. Most of the bergs are grounded as the fjord is only about 400m deep here. We land near Sydkap to view the remains of the Thule culture winter houses. As many as 20 people lived in these tiny houses, hunting Greenland Whales and using their vertebrae to build the houses. We may also land at Gurreholm on Jameson Land. The landscape here is gently undulating.

Accommodation

m/v Antarctic Dream

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 8: Illoqqortoormiut - visit a Greenlandic village

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In the afternoon we land at Illoqqortoormiut, the biggest settlement in the Scoresby Sund with about 500 inhabitants. At the post office you can buy stamps for your postcards, or just wander around to see the sledge dogs and the drying skins of Seal, Musk Ox and Polar Bear. In the evening we will sail south passing the amazing landscape of the Blosseville Coast.

Accommodation

m/v Antarctic Dream

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 9: Head to Iceland

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The whole day at sea offers excellent opportunities to see large whales and seabird migration and, at night the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights).

Accommodation

m/v Antarctic Dream

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 10: Finish Akureyri, transfer to Reykjavik

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Arrive at Akureyri, and transfer by chartered bus to hotels in Reykjavik. 5 hours bus transfer

Accommodation

end of trip

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts