Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Arrive in Reykjavik were you will check into a comfortable hotel. Overnight in the capital city of Iceland.
Day 2-3: Isafjordur & Denmark Strait
In the morning travel to Isafjordur, where your ship awaits. Embark in the afternoon and begin your journey towards Greenland. From the decks keep a constant lookout for whales, which may be encountered in the surrounding waters. Knowledgeable guides entertain with lectures on the Arctic flora, fauna, geology and history of exploration. You are now in a part of the world where you are totally dependent on ice and weather conditions. The exact itinerary depends on these factors and on the wildlife encountered. Your crew's ambition is to make landings every day with your rigid Zodiac crafts.
Day 4-10: Northeast Greenland
Northeast Greenland National Park, covering an area over of over 972,000 square kilometers, is the world’s largest national park. You will access and explore the park from the south via the spectacular Kong Oscar Fjord and Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord systems if ice conditions permit. This area is unspoiled and virtually uninhabited with a population of less than 40 people consisting mainly of scientists and personnel from the Danish Sirius Patrol in Daneborg located further up north.
Time and ice permitting you may sail into Alpe Fjorden surrounded by the Stauning Alps with peaks up to almost 3000 meters above sea level. Narrow fjords with spectacular ancient rocks make this area a dream for even the novice geologist.
Scoresby Sund – the world’s largest fjord system – offers some of the most spectacular scenery Greenland has to offer: jagged peaks as tall as 2000 meters coming straight out of the sea and rare glimpses of the Greenland ice cap, the largest ice cap in the northern hemisphere. Large glaciers pour into the sea, giving birth to an unexpected quantity of beautiful icebergs.
Hope to circumnavigate Milne Land, the second largest island in Greenland, sailing through the narrow and spectacular Føhn Fjord, Røde Fjord and Ø Fjord. You may go for a walk in Hare or Rype Fjord hoping to spot musk ox or the white Arctic hare. Always keep an eye out for snow bunting, wheatear and ptarmigans.
Time permitting you may sail up into the rarely visited Nordvestfjord. This fjord is often filled with icebergs making for challenging but spectacular navigation. Plan to visit the Ittoqqortoormiit, the only settlement in Northeast Greenland and home to some 450 Greenlanders, giving you the opportunity to learn about living and surviving in this remote part of the world. This settlement is located 500 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle and its nearest neighbour is Tasiilaq 800 kilometers to the south.
Day 11: Venturing South
You may spend your final day in Greenland exploring the wild and rugged Blosseville Coast south of Scoresby Sund. Also hope to visit Rømer Fjord, one of the few fjords on this part of the coast you are able to navigate.
Day 12-13: Denmark Strait towards Reykjavik
On your way back towards Iceland spend hours on deck in the company of seabirds, keeping a lookout for whales such as humpback, minke or fin whales. Your guides also continue to enlighten with educational presentations.
Day 14: Reykjavik
Arrive early in the morning, disembark the ship and begin your journey back home.
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Triple Cabin
Triple cabin (2 lower and 1 upper bed). Upper Deck.
Initial deposit is 30%, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card.
Final payment is due 70 days prior to departure by bank transfer, check or Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or Amex. Credit Card payments subject to 3% convenience fee and maximum $20,000 charge
Beyond expectations! Then again we weren't sure what to expect. Lovely stay at the lodge, met other like-minded travelers (many had their trips planned by Adventure Life) and the owner was a gracious hostess. It felt like you were one happy family, visiting with a favorite aunt.
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Adventure Life is always an excellent choice when planning complicated, extreme, or exotic vacations or expeditions. They provide friendly professional services and advice and are enthusiastic and encouraging in helping us to prepare and thoroughly enjoy our trip. They handle all the details which greatly reduces the stress of planning a difficult trip. I'm very impressed with Adventure Life and definitely recommend them to friends and family.
Scott Trochim
2 days ago
The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
4 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
5 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.