This icebreaker expedition traces the history of the northern peoples across 4,000 years, from Resolute to Iqaluit in Nunavut, Canada's easternmost territory in the North. Landings are intended on Ellesmere Island, Greenland and Baffin Island. An attempt will be made to sail the Lincoln Sea, covered in ice so thick even a polar-class icebreaker cannot crush its way through!
Itinerary: Day 1 Overnight Ottawa, Canada Day 2 Embarkation Days 3 - 4 Lancaster Sound Days 5 - 6 Greenland Days 7 - 9 Ellesmere Island Days 10 - 11 Coburg Island Days 12 - 16 Baffin Island Day 17 Iqaluit to Ottawa Day 18 Ottawa
Notes: Weather, ice or other conditions may require that changes be made to our itinerary and shore excursions.
Shipboard Accommodation: The Kapitan Khlebnikov is a polar-class icebreaker, combining power and technology with creature comforts. Originally designed for the rigors of northern Siberia, Kapitan Khlebnikov is one of a few vessels of its kind in the world.
Includes:
Flight from Ottawa to Resolute, CanadaFlight from Iqaluit to Ottawa, CanadaOne night hotel accommodation prior to embarkation, and one night hotel accommodation after disembarkation, with buffet breakfastShipboard accommodation with daily housekeepingAll breakfasts, lunches and dinners on board throughout your voyage.All helicopter transfers and aerial sightseeing according to each day's programAll shore landings and Zodiac excursions per the daily programGroup transfer between hotel and airport in Ottawa and between the airport and the shipGroup transfer from the ship to the airport in Iqaluit, and from the airport to the hotel in OttawaLoan of a pair of rubber boots for the duration of the voyage.Complimentary parkaPhotographic Journal on DVDTrip Code: AQ
Fuel Surcharge: Due to increased marine fuel costs a fuel surcharge of $330 per person will applied to the final invoice for passengers on this voyage.