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ITINERARY
Day
01: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
Kangerlussuaq
is a settlement in western Greenland in the Qeqqata municipality
located at the head of the fjord of the same name (Danish:
Søndre Strømfjord). It is Greenland's main air
transport hub and the site of Greenland's largest commercial airport.
The airport dates from American settlement during and after World War
II, when the site was known as Bluie West-8 and Sondrestrom Air Base.
The Kangerlussuaq area is also home to Greenland's most diverse
terrestrial fauna, including muskoxen, caribou, and gyrfalcons. The
settlement's economy and population of 512 is almost entirely reliant
on the airport and tourist industry.
Day
02: Sermilinnguaq, Greenland
Some
60 kilometers southeast of the entrance to Kangerlussuaq Fjord and
halfway between Maniitsoq and Kangaamiut is Sermilinnguaq, one of the
smaller fjords leading to the Greenland Icecap’s westernmost
valley glaciers in South Greenland. Northeast of Maniitsoq’s
rugged scenery with peaks rising hundreds of meters into the sky, the
narrow fjord with its steep mountainsides is one of the preferred
halibut fishing areas for the local fishermen from Maniitsoq and
Kangaamiut. In 2019, the Greenland Environment Fund granted resources
to clean up and remove derelict fishing gear which had washed up along
the Sermilinnguaq Fjord based on the fishermen’s request.
Razorbills, Brünnich’s Guillemots (Thick-billed
Murres), Common Guillemots, and Black Guillemots, Glaucous Gulls, and
Black-legged Kittiwakes –all attracted by the rich fishing
grounds- have formed eight bird colonies in Sermilinnguaq. As a result,
3,000 hectares of the fjord are considered an Important Bird Area.
1
Included Shore Excursion
Zodiac
Cruise with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Day
02: Maniitsoq, Greenland
Located
in the central part of Greenland’s western coast, Maniitsoq
is Greenland’s sixth-largest town, and home to less than 2700
inhabitants. The main attractions are the small museum and old cemetery
at the northern end of town. At the community hall local artist and
artisans usually exhibit some of their carvings and beadwork. The
beadwork pieces are not created just as souvenirs for visitors
— the national dress of the West-Greenlandic women uses an
elaborately beaded collar. Fishing trips and even heli-skiing on nearby
mountains are considered Maniitsoq’s other assets. Its local
name (meaning ‘place of rugged terrain’) contrasts
somewhat with the name given by the Danish in 1782 (‘New
Sugarloaf’).
Day
03: Nuuk (Godthab), Greenland
In
the bustling capital city of Greenland, you could be forgiven for
forgetting you are in such a vast and isolated country. Nuuk is
Greenland's economic and social hub, home to more than a third of
Greenland's population, and although it feels like a world capital,
scratch the surface, and a uniquely Greenlandic character can be found
underneath. Nuuk Cathedral overlooks the gorgeous old Colonial Harbour
district and the Greenland National Museum, resting place of the
legendary Qilakitsoq mummies, the true highlight of the museum's
archaeological collection. Above the Colonial Harbour sits downtown
Nuuk, with lines of Scandistyle apartments, a bustling shopping
district, the Greenlandic Parliament, Nuuk City Hall (which welcomes
visitors to see its artwork) and even outdoor cafes selling locally
produced food and beer. These nods to modernity compete for space with
local artisan boutiques, the meat market selling the catch from Nuuk's
vast fjord-lands, and the stunning Katuaq Cultural Centre, where
blockbuster movies, as well as local and foreign performers entertain
the people of Nuuk. Although Nuuk has long been a melting pot of Danish
and Greenlandic ideas, this is a city where Greenland displays its
sophistication, with the Country's only traffic lights, roundabouts and
University. Most of all, expect to find a multitude of friendly people
who are proud of who they are, and equally proud of the city they call
home.
2
Included Shore Excursions
Hiking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Expedition
activities with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Day
04: Day at sea (International waters)
Days
at sea are the perfect opportunity to relax, unwind and catch up with
what you’ve been meaning to do. So whether that is going to
the gym, visiting the spa, whale watching, catching up on your reading
or simply topping up your tan, these blue sea days are the perfect
balance to busy days spent exploring shore side.
Day
05: Iqaluit (Nunavut), Canada
Iqaluit
is the capital of Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut, which
is Inuktitut for “our land”. The community is
located at the head of Frobisher Bay, an inlet of the North Atlantic
extending into southeastern Baffin Island. The Bay is so long that it
was first taken to be the possible entrance of a Northwest Passage. In
Iqaluit, the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum and the Nunavut Legislative
Assembly Building both house incredible collections of Inuit artwork
with interesting local prints for sale in the museum shop.
2
Included Shore Excursions
Cultural
Iqaluit
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Hike
in Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Day
06: Lower Savage Islands, Canada
The
Lower Savage Islands are a small group of islands off of the
southeastern tip of Baffin Island, and a common location for polar
bears to be found during the summer months. With plenty of land to roam
while giving each other a wide berth, plus opportunities to feed, it
seems perhaps bears can be found here as the ice vanishes with the
summer season’s warming temperatures.
2
Included Shore Excursions
Zodiac
Cruise with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Kayaking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Day
07: Monumental Island, Canada
Monumental
Island is a splinter of ancient metamorphic rock, hunching in the
frigid waters of the Davis Strait, defying the ocean and ice around it.
Named to honour the legendary Polar Explorer Sir John Franklin, the
island displays at times displays everything Nunavut has to offer, in
an ocean studded with vast icebergs drifting across from Greenland.
Monumental Island is a well known den site for polar bears, the icon of
the Arctic; there is a good chance to see mother bears with cubs on the
island, as the bears become trapped by the lack of summer ice, using
the island as a base to hunt until the ice returns in the Autumn.
Seeing the white silhouette of a polar bear against the ancient black
rock and autumn tundra colours is an experience that will remain long
after returning on board. Groups of harp seals are a common sight in
the waters around Monumental Island, and can be very curious, often
swimming very close to investigate new objects such as boats. There are
several sites on the island also used as haul out sites for the
charismatic Atlantic Walrus. These vast animals are surprisingly gentle
and skittish, and can often be observed caring for their calves on the
rock bluffs while keeping a careful watch for polar bears. Almost
nowhere else in Nunavut can the charismatic wildlife of the Arcticbe
observed in such a stunning setting.
2
Included Shore Excursions
Zodiac
Cruise with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Kayaking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Day
07: Lady Franklin Island, Canada
Named
in honour of Sir John Franklin’s widow, the lonely and
uninhabited Lady Franklin Island lies off of Baffin Island’s
Hall Peninsula at the entrance to Cumberland Sound. The island is named
for the wife of Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer who died trying
to discover the Northwest Passage. The geology of the island is
striking with vertical cliffs of Archean rocks, likely to be some of
the oldest stone in Canada. The waters around Lady Franklin Island
offer an abundance seabirds, ducks, seals, and walrus. With a bit of
luck it is possible to see Atlantic Puffins here and perhaps even a
rare Sabine’s Gull.
2
Included Shore Excursions
Zodiac
Cruise with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Kayaking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Day
08: Day at sea (International waters)
Day
09: Isabella Bay (Nunavut), Canada
Isabella
Bay is about 100 kilometers south-southeast of Clyde River, on the
northeast coast of Baffin Island. Designated in 2010, the Ninginganiq
National Wildlife Area not only covers Isabella Bay, but also its
islands, shores and the adjacent open water of the Davis Strait out to
12 nautical miles from shore. In the 19th century Isabella Bay had been
an important center for whaling and this National Wildlife Area is
still an important marine habitat –today a sanctuary- used
for feeding and resting by adult and large adolescent bowhead whales
during late summer and fall. Bowhead whales gather here to feed on the
abundant copepod zooplankton blooms that occur in two deep troughs in
Isabella Bay. The single largest concentration of bowhead whales in
Canada has been recorded here with up to 100 whales. The Ninginganiq
National Wildlife Area is Canada’s largest with more than
336,390 hectares. Although this is a sanctuary, resident Inuit have
according to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement the right to harvest
wildlife on lands and waters throughout the Nunavut settlement area and
therefor are allowed to hunt the whales, polar bears, ringed seals and
narwhals found in Isabella Bay. King Eiders, Long-tailed Ducks, Little
Auks and Northern Fulmars also call Ninginganiq (“the place
where fog sits”) their home.
1
Included Shore Excursion
Zodiac
Cruise with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Day
10: Sam Ford Fjord (Nunavut), Canada
The
starkly beautiful Sam Ford Fjord area of Baffin Island has one of the
most impressive concentrations of vertical rock walls to be found
anywhere in the world. It is a 110-kilometer (68-mile) waterway lined
with sheer cliffs that have attracted some of the world’s
best (and most extreme) rock climbers to the region. The steep stone
walls were formed by ancient glaciers that carved the landscape through
the ages. However, the feature that makes the shoreline truly special
is the way that many of these walls rise straight up from the dark
waters of the deep fjord. Swimming these waters are marine mammals
including narwhals and seals that once attracted Inuit hunters to this
coast.
3
Included Shore Excursions
Zodiac
Cruise with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Hiking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Kayaking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Day
11: Gibbs Fjord (Nunavut), Canada
There
are few places on earth where the simple grandeur of the landscape can
dwarf a ship with giant peaks, steep cliffs, and glacial rivers of ice.
In Gibbs Fjord it is possible to see only towering cliffs and the
seemingly impenetrable fortress of 4,000-foot walls and buttresses that
make up Sillem Island, eventually dividing the dark, deep waters of
Gibbs and Clark Fjords. The geological formations here make for
excellent photo opportunities and it is astounding to realize that very
little of this spectacular terrain has ever been explored.
2 Included Shore
Excursions
Zodiac
Cruise with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Hiking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Day
12: Day at sea (International waters)
Day
13: Upernavik (Avannaata), Greenland
Upernavik,
home to around one thousand people, sits on a low island in an iceberg
jewelled sea, surrounded by sea ice for much of the year. The hub for
the many small villages in the area, Upernavik is surprisingly
cosmopolitan, proudly the northernmost true town in Greenland. A runic
inscription dated to around 1300 was found outside the town in the
1850s, marking the northern limit of Norse exploration in Greenland.
But the Inuit history of the area goes back far longer, with waves of
Palaeo-Inuit settlers from Canada inhabiting the prey-rich area for
almost five thousand years, and inhabited by the modern Thule Inuit
(ancestors of modern Greenlanders) continuously for the last nine
hundred years. Upernavik is a city at peace with it's wealth of
history. Founded in 1772, the town is one of the oldest in Greenland,
and the excellent local museum proudly displays a stunning collection
of artefacts and artwork from all over Northwestern Greenland in
several period buildings, including the Old Church. Nearby is the
larger New Church, a constant hub for the local community; weddings,
christenings and confirmations are commonly an excuse for the whole
town to celebrate and wear their intricate national costumes. With the
only airport in the area, Upernavik is also a commercial centre for
North Greenland, with fresh food and mail going North, while fish and
furs are exported South, and the local artisans are among the best in
Greenland, proudly displaying their work to visitors.
3
Included Shore Excursions
Zodiac
Cruise with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Kayaking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Expedition
activities with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Day
14: Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland
During
the morning Silver Cloud will ply the Disko Bay en route to our
destination along Disko Island’s east coast. Our exploration
of the Disko Bay area will head to an area north of the village of
Qeqertarsuaq, which is named after Disko Island’s local name
–meaning “large island”. With more than
3,300 sq. miles Disko Island is Greenland’s second-largest
island.
3
Included Shore Excursions
Hiking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Kayaking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Expedition
activities with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Day
15: Ilulissat, Greenland
Known
as the birthplace of icebergs, the Ilulissat Icefjord produces nearly
20 million tons of ice each day. In fact, the word Ilulissat means
“icebergs” in the Kalaallisut language. The town of
Ilulissat is known for its long periods of calm and settled weather,
but the climate tends to be cold due to its proximity to the fjord.
Approximately 4,500 people live in Ilulissat, the third-largest town in
Greenland after Nuuk and Sisimiut. Some people here estimate that there
are nearly as many sled dogs as human beings living in the town that
also boasts a local history museum located in the former home of
Greenlandic folk hero and famed polar explorer Knud Rasmussen.
4
Included Shore Excursions
Ilulissat
Iceberg Cruise
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Ilulissat
Town Walk
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Hiking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
Kayaking
with Silversea Expedition team
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Extensive
1
Selected Shore Excursion
Ilulissat,
Greenland Helicopter Tour
ACTIVITY
LEVEL: Moderate
Day
16: Day at sea (International waters)
Day
17: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Transfers
(between airport, hotel and ship)
- 1
night pre-cruise and 1 day-use post-cruise (on 2021 voyages)
- In-country
flights when required by itinerary
- Guided
Zodiac, land and sea tours, and shoreside activities led by the
Expeditions Team
- Parka
- Enrichment
lectures by a highly qualified Expeditions Team
- Spacious
suites
- Butler
service in every suite
- Unlimited
Free Wifi
- Personalised
service – nearly one crew member for every guest
- Choice
of restaurants, diverse cuisine, open-seating dining
- Beverages
in-suite and throughout the ship, including champagne, select wines and
spirits
- In-suite
dining and room service
- Onboard
entertainment
- Onboard
gratuities
ADVENTURE
OPTIONS
- Zodiac
Cruise with Silversea Expedition team
- Hiking
with Silversea Expedition team
- Kayaking
with Silversea Expedition team
- Expedition
activities with Silversea Expedition team
- Cultural
Iqaluit
- Hike
in Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
- Ilulissat
Iceberg Cruise
- Ilulissat
Town Walk
Paid
Activities
- Ilulissat,
Greenland Helicopter Tour