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Rates are listed per person
|
Start Date | End Date | From EUR | From USD |
Aug 06, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | 31,692 |
33,299 |
Aug 27, 2025 | Sep 19, 2025 | 28,523 |
29,969 |
ITINERARY
Day
0 : Reykjavik, Iceland
Reykjavík, established by Viking settler Ingólfur
Arnarson around 870 C.E, is the location of the first permanent
settlement in Iceland. The census of 1703 recorded that
Reykjavík had 69 residents and consisted of a farm and a
church. The impressive statue of Leif Erikson, in the center of town,
reminds all of Iceland’s Viking heritage. Its name translates
to ‘smoky bay’, due to the geothermal nature of the
surrounding area.
Today about 200.000 people live in the Icelandic capital, roughly 60%
of the country’s population. It has evolved into a
sophisticated city. The northernmost national capital in the world is
also one of the cleanest, greenest, and safest on Earth.
Walking Reykjavik streets one will find rich culture, history, music,
shopping and in the late hours vibrant night-life. Colorful rooftops
and the elegant spire of Hallgrímskirkja Church dominate
Reykjavik’s skyline. Known for its arts, Reykjavik hosts a
number of internationally recognized festivals, notably the Iceland Air
music festival, Reykjavik Arts Festival and the Reykjavik International
Film Festival.
Day
1 : Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
In
October, 1941 the United States Army Air Force constructed an airbase
at the site of Kangerlussuaq. It served as a refuelling stop for
single-engine military aircraft being flown to Britain during World War
II. From their last port of call, Goose Bay, Labrador, it was 1,600
kilometers (1,000 miles) to Kangerlussuaq until they could refuel.
Kangerlussuaq fjord (‘Big Fjord’), is 170
kilometers (105 miles) long
and was often shrouded in fog, providing a serious navigation problem
for those aircrews.
Today, with the use of modern technology,
navigation is no longer an issue. The landscape was ideal for the site
of an airport. A large alluvial plain, deposited by the nearby
glacial-outflow river, provided a perfectly flat environment for an
airport. Kangerlussuaq is the largest commercial airport in Greenland
and supports a population of 500. A little known fact, from 1971 to
1987, 33 missiles from various countries, were fired from Kangerlussuaq
for upper atmospheric scientific research.
Day
2 : Days At Sea
Day 3 : Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Greenland
There
is no other place on Earth, other than Ilulissat, Greenland that can
define itself by the size and volume of its icebergs. The name
Ilulissat, in fact, is the Greenlandic word for
‘Iceberg’. This is
truly an iceberg paradise! Despite its proximity to huge glaciers,
people have lived here in excess of 4,000 years. The modern town of
Ilulissat was founded in 1741 by the Danish merchant, Jacob Severin.
With a current population of 4,500 it is the third-largest city in
Greenland. The narrow inner harbor is lined by a kaleidoscope of
colorful houses so typical of Greenlandic villages.
The mass and
sheer volume of icebergs from nearby Jakobshavn Glacier has made
Ilulissat the most popular tourist destination in Greenland. Moving at
up to 45 meters (150’) per day, when averaged annually, the
glacier
drains 6.5% of the Greenland ice sheet and produces about 10% of all
icebergs. For this reason, Ilulissat Icefjord is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
Day
4 : Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Greenland
Located
24 miles (40 km) north of the Arctic Circle, Sisimiut is
“rough, real
and remote.” These three words cut to the core of
Sisimiut’s reputation
as an outdoor adventure-travel hub. It’s the second-largest
city in
Greenland with 5,600 inhabitants and was founded in 1756 under the
leadership of the Danish missionary, Hans Egede. The name is
Greenlandic meaning ‘place of fox dens.’
The area has been inhabited
for 4,500 years, first by the Inuit peoples of the Saqqaq culture,
Dorset culture, and then the Thule people, whose descendants comprise
the majority of the current population.
One of the most
picturesque towns in Greenland, Sisimiut is set in a tranquil
fjord
perched on bare outcrops of rock. Mount Nasaasaaq, 2,572’
(784 m) tall,
is the backdrop for the town, where colorful houses of bright red,
yellow, green and blue stand out in stark contrast to a landscape of
gray and white. The Sisimiut Museum hosts a traditional Greenlandic
peat house and the remains of an 18th century kayak.
Day
5 : Days At Sea
Day 6 : Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
As
we approach the Inuit town of Pond Inlet, we transit through
ice-speckled scenic Eclipse Sound set against the backdrop of the tall
glaciated peaks of distant Bylot Island. The town was named in 1818 by
explorer Captain John Ross for John Pond, an English astronomer. With
over 1,600 inhabitants, Pond Inlet is one of northern
Canada’s most interesting, culturally rich and welcoming
communities. A walk through town immerses one into the life of the
modern Inuit. Caribou antlers and skulls hang from private homes. The
hides of seals, caribou and maybe even a polar bear hang on racks
drying in the sun. At the local market can be found, parts of seal,
whale, caribou and a huge variety of fish. Wooden sledges known as
qamutiqs, now towed by snowmobiles rather than dogs, sit idle in front
yards awaiting the first snow. At the local museum and cultural center,
enjoy a cultural performance showcasing unique Inuit throat-singing
with dancers dressed in traditional sealskin anoraks and mukluks.
Day 7 : Philpots Island, Baffin , Canada
Day 8 : Dundas Harbour (Devon Island), Nunavut, Canada
Croker
Bay is a 35 kilometer (20 miles) deep fjord on the southern shore of
Devon Island and is flanked by colorful 450 metre (1,500’)
high table-like mountains. The tidewater glacier at its head descends
20 kilometers (12 miles) from the icefield at the center of the island
and terminates in spectacular cliffs of ice. Some 3.5 kilometers (2
miles) wide, the glacial front calves huge amounts of ice into the bay.
Here polar bears, seals and even a pod of beluga whales can be seen
travelling amongst the brash ice.
To the east is the abandoned community of Dundas Harbour. The derelict
buildings of the R.C.M.P. post are all that remain and serve as a
silent reminder to the 52 Inuit that came here in 1934. Here, set
amongst a landscape aglow in the colors of Arctic Autumn, lay the stark
white crosses and picket fence enclosure of one of the most northerly
cemeteries on Earth. Nearby, 1,000 year old stone remains of earlier
Inuit settlers can be found.
Day 8 : Croker Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Croker
Bay is a fjord on the south coast of Devon Island on the Lancaster
Sound. The island, named by William Baffin in 1616 for the Devon shire
in England, has its own extensive ice cap, which feeds a glacier into
Croker Bay. The bay itself was named by William Edward Parry in 1819 in
honor of the First Secretary to the Admiralty. The glacier is receding,
but still reaches the sea. The area is a breeding site for fulmars and
kittiwakes, and seals are frequently sighted and occasionally walruses
as well. The wide face of the glacier, backed by a spectacular stacked
plateau of differently colored rock layers, makes a favorite
photographic subject for visitors to the Nunavut region. It is possible
to hike up onto the surface of the glacier.
Day
9-10 : Northwest Passage Experience
Sailing
through the Northwest Passage is a rare travel experience that has been
hundreds of years in the making. The passage — more
specifically, a series of channels through the Canadian Arctic
Archipelago that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans —
extends approximately 900 miles from Baffin Island to the Beaufort Sea
above Alaska. Your Seabourn ship spends nine days traversing this famed
sea corridor, and while the exact route taken through the islands can
vary, your expedition is sure to be one of contemplation and discovery.
The glacier-carved landscape here is dominated by sea ice, which is
used as a platform by marine mammals such as walruses and Arctic ringed
seals — as well as the polar bears that hunt them. Yet the
region has experienced monumental change since Norwegian explorer Roald
Amundsen first mapped the Northwest Passage in 1906, and the rapidly
shrinking sea ice coverage now allows ships to navigate the route
year-round — while also creating existential challenges for
the animals that rely upon the ice for survival. Many of the areas you
pass through were traditional Indigenous hunting and fishing grounds,
and archaeological discoveries show that the Pre-Dorset people occupied
this region some 4,000 years ago.
Highlights along the
Northwest Passage include:
Devon Island:
The world’s largest uninhabited island, located west of
Baffin Bay, is known as “Mars on Earth” for its
barren, rocky terrain and polar desert climate.
Beechy Island:
This tiny island, connected to Devon by a thin isthmus, is the final
resting place for four members of the doomed Franklin Expedition of
1845.
Cambridge Bay:
A visit to this small Inuit town — the administrative hub for
Canada’s Nunavut territory — offers insight into
how people survive in such a remote and harsh environment.
Bellot Strait:
Steep slopes, strong currents, and thick sea ice make this narrow gap
between Somerset Island and mainland Canada a navigational challenge.
(Fear not, though: if it proves impassable, your Seabourn captain has
other options!)
INCLUDED EXPEDITIONS:
- Zodiac Excursions
- Nature Hikes
OPTIONAL EXPEDITIONS
(whenever possible):
Day
11 : Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada
Day 12 : Northwest Passage Experience
Sailing
through the Northwest Passage is a rare travel experience that has been
hundreds of years in the making. The passage — more
specifically, a
series of channels through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that
connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — extends
approximately 900
miles from Baffin Island to the Beaufort Sea above Alaska. Your
Seabourn ship spends nine days traversing this famed sea corridor, and
while the exact route taken through the islands can vary, your
expedition is sure to be one of contemplation and discovery.
The
glacier-carved landscape here is dominated by sea ice, which is used as
a platform by marine mammals such as walruses and Arctic ringed seals
—
as well as the polar bears that hunt them. Yet the region has
experienced monumental change since Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
first mapped the Northwest Passage in 1906, and the rapidly shrinking
sea ice coverage now allows ships to navigate the route year-round
—
while also creating existential challenges for the animals that rely
upon the ice for survival. Many of the areas you pass through were
traditional Indigenous hunting and fishing grounds, and archaeological
discoveries show that the Pre-Dorset people occupied this region some
4,000 years ago.
Highlights along the
Northwest Passage include:
Devon Island:
The world’s largest uninhabited island, located west of
Baffin Bay, is
known as “Mars on Earth” for its barren, rocky
terrain and polar desert
climate.
Beechy Island:
This
tiny island, connected to Devon by a thin isthmus, is the final resting
place for four members of the doomed Franklin Expedition of 1845.
Cambridge Bay:
A visit to this small Inuit town — the administrative hub for
Canada’s
Nunavut territory — offers insight into how people survive in
such a
remote and harsh environment.
Bellot Strait:
Steep slopes, strong currents, and thick sea ice make this narrow gap
between Somerset Island and mainland Canada a navigational challenge.
(Fear not, though: if it proves impassable, your Seabourn captain has
other options!)
Day 13 : Cambridge Bay Village , Canada
Day 14 : Northwest Passage Experience
Sailing
through the Northwest Passage is a rare travel experience that has been
hundreds of years in the making. The passage — more
specifically, a
series of channels through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that
connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — extends
approximately 900
miles from Baffin Island to the Beaufort Sea above Alaska. Your
Seabourn ship spends nine days traversing this famed sea corridor, and
while the exact route taken through the islands can vary, your
expedition is sure to be one of contemplation and discovery.
The
glacier-carved landscape here is dominated by sea ice, which is used as
a platform by marine mammals such as walruses and Arctic ringed seals
—
as well as the polar bears that hunt them. Yet the region has
experienced monumental change since Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
first mapped the Northwest Passage in 1906, and the rapidly shrinking
sea ice coverage now allows ships to navigate the route year-round
—
while also creating existential challenges for the animals that rely
upon the ice for survival. Many of the areas you pass through were
traditional Indigenous hunting and fishing grounds, and archaeological
discoveries show that the Pre-Dorset people occupied this region some
4,000 years ago.
Highlights along the
Northwest Passage include:
Devon Island:
The world’s largest uninhabited island, located west of
Baffin Bay, is
known as “Mars on Earth” for its barren, rocky
terrain and polar desert
climate.
Beechy Island:
This
tiny island, connected to Devon by a thin isthmus, is the final resting
place for four members of the doomed Franklin Expedition of 1845.
Cambridge Bay:
A visit to this small Inuit town — the administrative hub for
Canada’s
Nunavut territory — offers insight into how people survive in
such a
remote and harsh environment.
Bellot Strait:
Steep slopes, strong currents, and thick sea ice make this narrow gap
between Somerset Island and mainland Canada a navigational challenge.
(Fear not, though: if it proves impassable, your Seabourn captain has
other options!)
Day 15 : Days At Sea
Day 16 : Northwest Passage Experience
Sailing
through the Northwest Passage is a rare travel experience that has been
hundreds of years in the making. The passage — more
specifically, a
series of channels through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that
connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — extends
approximately 900
miles from Baffin Island to the Beaufort Sea above Alaska. Your
Seabourn ship spends nine days traversing this famed sea corridor, and
while the exact route taken through the islands can vary, your
expedition is sure to be one of contemplation and discovery.
The
glacier-carved landscape here is dominated by sea ice, which is used as
a platform by marine mammals such as walruses and Arctic ringed seals
—
as well as the polar bears that hunt them. Yet the region has
experienced monumental change since Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
first mapped the Northwest Passage in 1906, and the rapidly shrinking
sea ice coverage now allows ships to navigate the route year-round
—
while also creating existential challenges for the animals that rely
upon the ice for survival. Many of the areas you pass through were
traditional Indigenous hunting and fishing grounds, and archaeological
discoveries show that the Pre-Dorset people occupied this region some
4,000 years ago.
Highlights along the
Northwest Passage include:
Devon Island:
The world’s largest uninhabited island, located west of
Baffin Bay, is
known as “Mars on Earth” for its barren, rocky
terrain and polar desert
climate.
Beechy Island:
This
tiny island, connected to Devon by a thin isthmus, is the final resting
place for four members of the doomed Franklin Expedition of 1845.
Cambridge Bay:
A visit to this small Inuit town — the administrative hub for
Canada’s
Nunavut territory — offers insight into how people survive in
such a
remote and harsh environment.
Bellot Strait:
Steep slopes, strong currents, and thick sea ice make this narrow gap
between Somerset Island and mainland Canada a navigational challenge.
(Fear not, though: if it proves impassable, your Seabourn captain has
other options!)
Day 17 : Herschel Island , Canada
Nestled
in Canada's Yukon territory, Herschel Island awaits travelers on
Seabourn's ultra-luxury cruises, offering a glimpse into the Arctic's
rugged beauty and rich history. As the ship docks, passengers encounter
towering cliffs, vast tundra, and the icy Beaufort Sea. Once a vital
outpost for Arctic exploration, Herschel Island preserves remnants of
its whaling and trading past in well-preserved cabins and artifacts.
Nature lovers can spot migratory birds, marine mammals, and Arctic
wildlife on guided hikes across the tundra. The island's indigenous
heritage provides insight into the traditional life of the Inuvialuit
people, adding cultural depth to the experience. Departing Herschel
Island, passengers carry memories of an unforgettable Arctic adventure,
filled with stunning landscapes and encounters with Canada's northern
frontier.
Day 18-20 : Days At Sea
Day 21-22 : Nome, AK, USA
As
the locals like to say, “There’s no place like
Nome.” Set at the southern tip of the Seward Peninsula and
only accessible by air or the Bering Sea, this Arctic Alaska town
offers a rich mix of gold rush history, Inupiat Eskimo culture, rugged
adventure, and abundant wildlife. Gold was first discovered here in
1898; a year later, the population had ballooned to more than 20,000.
(Nome has around 3,500 residents today.) Gold mining remained a vital
industry well into the 20th century, and the region’s
retreating sea ice has brought a new generation of treasure hunters who
dredge in converted fishing boats just offshore. You can learn more at
the Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum, and snap a selfie next to the
“World’s Largest Gold Pan.” During the
winter of 1925, a diphtheria epidemic raged among the area’s
Alaska Natives; when fierce blizzard conditions prevented airplanes
from leaving Anchorage with the life-saving serum, a rescue effort was
organized to deliver it via dog sled. The annual Iditarod Trail Dog
Sled Race still follows the same path as those heroic mushers.
Day 22-23 : Anchorage, Alaska, US
Alaska’s
largest city lures with wild natural beauty, urban comforts, a rich
Native heritage, and a thriving arts community. Set along the Cook
Inlet with the Chugach, Kenai, and Talkeetna mountain ranges as a
backdrop, Anchorage is the starting point for the annual Iditarod, the
iconic dog-sled race that ends in Nome some 1,049 miles away. The city
also serves as gateway to Denali National Park via domed railcar, as
well as Seabourn expedition voyages in Far East Russia. Even if
you’re just here for an overnight or to catch your homebound
flight, take time to explore Anchorage’s vibrant downtown
packed with interesting shops, public art installations, and homey
restaurants where you can sample reindeer sausage and a locally crafted
brew. Take a bike ride along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail or hike in
Chugach State Park; anglers can reel in King and silver salmon along
Fish Ship Creek. The Alaska Native Heritage Center offers a fascinating
introduction to the state’s diverse Indigenous cultures.
Seabourn Venture (Luxury Expedition, 264-guests)
Seabourn Venture is Seabourn's ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship. The ship features 132 all veranda, all ocean-front suites. The ship is built for polar environments (PC6 Polar Class standards) with a brand new innovative design, created specifically for the ultra-luxury expedition traveler. There are two custom-built submarines onboard, providing an unforgettable view of the world beneath the ocean's surface. The ship is also designed to carry a complement of double sea kayaks as well as 24 Zodiacs that can accommodate all onboard guests at once.
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ADVENTURE
OPTIONS
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Cultural
Tour
- Zodiac
Cruising
- Submarine