Enjoy a hot springs surrounded by icebergs. Search for Humpback and Minke Whales each day. Visit ancient villages and ruins. A trip not to forget exploring West and South Greenland, looking up at the sky each night for glimpses of the Northern lights. Enjoy!!

S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’ was built as a herring lugger early last century. The vessel was rebuilt as a three-mast passenger sailing schooner in The Netherlands in 1994 and sailed in Spitsbergen (1994 – 1996) and in Galápagos (1998 - 2001). The vessel underwent a complete rebuilding and refurbishment program in 2011. The communication and navigation equipment has been completely revamped according to the latest SOLAS regulations.

The Rembrandt van Rijn measures 56 meters in length (168 ft.), 7 meters in width and has a draft of 2, 5 meters. The maximum engine speed is 9 knots. She has an experienced crew of 10 on board including two tour guides. The ship can accommodate a maximum of 34 passengers in 17 twin cabins (1 Twin Shared cabin with porthole (shared shower and toilet), 6 Twin Private Inside cabins (with shower and toilet, no porthole), 10 Twin Private cabins (with shower and toilet and porthole). A spacious restaurant on board the vessel allows all passengers to have their meals at the same time. The vessel furthermore consists of a separate bar including a reading table. The ship is well suited for expedition cruising among small islands and offers good open deck viewing areas, even when under sail. The two inflatable rubber crafts (zodiacs) enable landing and wildlife viewing opportunities in otherwise inaccessible areas.

Deckplan
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Countries visited

• Greenland

Transportation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

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.
* Transfers and baggage handling between airport and ship in Greenland harbours on the chartered group flights.
* All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program.
* AECO fees and governmental taxes.
* Comprehensive pre-departure material.

Meals Included

This tour includes 35 meals; 12 breakfasts 11 lunches 12 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 mandatory); 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).

Note:It is agreed that if world fuel prices will reach or exceed US Dollar 90 per Barrel Brent 90 days prior to departure Oceanwide Expeditions reserves the right to levy a fuel surcharge of US Dollar 25 per passenger per night, to be paid by the contracting party of Oceanwide Expeditions.

Day 1: Fly into Aasiaat from Reykjavik on chartered plane

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We arrive in Aasiaat from Reykjavik by chartered plane (flight not included in the voyage cost). Aasiaat, is a settlement which was created in the 17th century to support the whaling in the mouth of Disko Bay. Its port is ice free from late spring to early winter.

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Dinners

Day 2: Be surrounded by the large Jakobshavn Glacier with its enormous ice- bergs

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Today we find ourselves just south of the large Jakobshavn Glacier with its enormous ice- bergs. We climb the hill at Avangnardlit from where we have fantastic view across the Jakobshavn Isfjord, which is a World Heritage site.

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 3: Call at the small settlement on Hunde Eijland

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The island groups of Hunde Ejland and Kronprinsens Ejland in the mouth of the Disko Bay, are surrounded by rich waters which attract both seabirds and whales. We intend to call at the small settlement on Hunde Eijland where old dwellings of Greenland’s Thule culture (dating from the 11th century) and graves from 18th century Dutch whalers can be seen.

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 4: Search for Reindeer near Isortoq

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We arrive at Sydbay (Ukivik), where the 18th Century whalers traded with the Eskimo’s at the occasion of the yearly Assivik , when people from a large area come together, on a beautiful sandy beach. We land also at nearby Isortoq with remains of houses of the Thule culture. In this area we may see Reindeer.

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 5: Visit the Greenlandic village of Kangaamiut

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Visit Kangaamiut at the mouth of Evighedsfjord is a friendly Greenlandic village where people still indulge in handcraft.

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 6: Visit Nuuk, the capital of Greenland

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Nuuk (Godthåb), the capital of Greenland has a population of about 14,000. An excursion should include a visit to the museum which has a remarkable collection of Inuit mummies, dating from the 15th Century, which were found near Uummannaq, further to the north. The Cultural Centre of Nuuk, which each year has an exhibition of the work of a Greenlandic artist, is also worth visiting. The waters to the west of the town are a good place to see Humpback Whales and Blue Whales. In the evening we land at the southern tip of Akilia, where the oldest exposed rocks of our planet (3.8 million years) can be found.

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 7: Call at Fiskenaes, an old mission post

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We call at Fiskenaes (formerly called Brielse Haven) and Lichtenfels a Hernhuters mission post from the 18th century.

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 8: Sail past Flade Island looking out for whales

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We sail past Flade Isblink and keep a lookout for Humpback Whales and Minke Whales

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 9: Search for Muskoxen near Ikat Fjord

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In Ivittuut we walk along the remains of a Cryolite mine and around a small cemetery connected with it. Later we sail into Ikat Fjord famous for the curious underwater structures formed by mineral precipitation. In this area we see Musk Oxen, which were introduced into the area in the last century.

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 10: Enjoy a hot spring bath surrounded by icebergs

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We will try to get to Uunartoq, where we take a bath in a hot spring surrounded by ice bergs. Later we sail along a great series of stranded ice-bergs to Lichtenau a lovely but nearly deserted Greenlandic village, where the Hernhuters (Moravian brothers) had a mission in the 18th Century.

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 11:

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In the morning we sail to the beautiful glacier fronts of Qaleralik Sermia, where we will have some zodiac excursions and make some landings near the glacier. Deeper into Bredefjord at Qoornooq we land in an area with beautiful remains of houses from the Thule culture.

Accommodation

aboard S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 12: Visit the Viking sites of Gardar

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In Eriksfjord we visit the Viking sites of Gardar (a walk of 3 km from the landing site) and Brattahlíð, where Erik Red lived about a thousand years ago. In the evening we arrive at the airport of Narsarsuaq.

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts
1 x Lunches
1 x Dinners

Day 13: Return to Reykjavik

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From Narsarsuaq we fly by regular plane to Reykjavik or Copenhagen.

Meals Included

1 x Breakfasts