NSE-2 Greenland

Explore the High Arctic aboard a schooner for an amazing adventure!

Join us for a trip to discover the outstanding scenery and landscapes of Greenland and its surrounding aboard an Icelandic schooner. This is an amazing experience that you will not forget!

Guaranteed departure:

August 11th - August 18th

August 18th - August 25th

August 25th - September 1st

September 1st - September 8th

Details:

Duration: 8 Days.
Included: Accommodation and meals on board, soft drinks, services of crew, excursions and arrangements as noted in the itinerary. Airfare between Reykjavík and Constable Point and accommodation for one night in Reykjavík before and one night after the flights to/from Constable Point.
Not included: Airfare to and from Iceland, meals other than onboard ship, visas, excess baggage charges, laundry charges and items of personal nature.

Note: The itinerary is subject to change for reasons beyond our control, such as changes in airline schedules, flight and ship delays, strikes, weather, sea and ice conditions, government restrictions or emergencies for which North Sailing can not be held responsible. If pack-ice conditions do not permit the planned itinerary to be completed, the captain and expedition leaders will work out the best possible alternative. We reserve the right to change or alter the program if necessary.

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Itinerary

Day 1 (Saturday)
Depart from Reykjavík for Constable Point, a small airfield on the west side of Hurry Fjord in Jameson Land. Embark and sail West between the magnificent icebergs that drift down the Hall Basin, after calving from the glaciers originating in the Inland Ice. Anchor at Hekla Havn, on Denmark Ø, the site of an old Inuit settlement and wintering camp of the first scientific expedition to Scoresby Sound that took place over a hundred years ago.
 

Day 2 (Sunday)
Explore Hekla Havn and its surroundings. Those wishing to trek across the island will be picked up by the ship on the western shore. Sail West to Ankervig through the narrow Føhnfjord with the magnificent basalt mountains of Gåseland on the port side and the 2000 meters high sheer granite cliffs of Milne Land on the starboard side.

Day 3 (Monday)
Trek the Hjørnedal, a steep valley penetrating into Gåseland from Ankervig. This area, with some of the lushest vegetation of the whole eastern coast line, has a warm stable climate throughout the summer. There is a good chance of catching Arctic Char in the river and estuary using rod and tackle. Sail North through Rødefjord to anchor in Harefjord.

Day 4 (Tuesday)
Ashore in Harefjord scouting for Muskoxen, which normally graze on the South facing slopes. Then an easy hike to the top of the ridge between Harefjord and Rypefjord for a breathtaking view of Renland and the Inland Ice. Continue sailing, now eastwards through the awsome Øfjord to anchor at Bjørneøer.

Day 5 (Wednesday)
After a relatively short visit on the shore in Bjørneøer, sail up to Nordvestfjord (depending on the ice situation) for a short visit to an old Inuit settlement on the island of Mågetuen. Sail East to the abandoned trading post at Sydkap. Bonfire and BBQ at the rocky beach where a local hunter helps you prepare muskox meat.

Day 6 (Thursday)
Departing early morning for the crossing of Hall Basin to Ittoqqortoormiit Village. Accommodation at the local guesthouse for 2 nights.

Day 7 (Friday)
Visit the small village of Ittoqqortoormiit, founded in the 1925s by people from Ammassalik. It is the most northerly settlement on the East coast of Greenland. The 500 inhabitants make their living mostly by the subsistence hunting of seals, Narwhale, Muskoxen and Polar Bear. The quaint little houses dot the rocky slopes of south Liverpool Land with magnificent views of Kap Brewster and the Volquart Boons Coast to the south. Opportunity to visit the village's general store to purchase some local handicrafts of bone, soap stone and hides.

Day 8 (Saturday)
Sail to Constable Point, disembark for the return flight to Reykjavík, Iceland.

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