HIGHLIGHTS
- Vsit
Bratthalid where Erik the Red lived about a thousand years ago
- Visit
Lichtenau, a lovely though nearly deserted Greenlandic village, where
the Herrnhuters had a mission in the 18th century and where some of
their large German-style buildings still remain
- Get
to Uunartoq, where you can bathe in a large hot spring surrounded by
icebergs
- At
Vagar, find the remains of a Norse homestead
- Make
a landing at the small village of Augpilaqtoq, where you can still meet
some hunters of the area
- Visit
Skjoldungen, one of the most spectacular fjords of southeast Greenland
- Land
at Qornoq, where you’ll see houses from the Thule culture,
then visit Mariedal and a beautiful valley where Greenlanders used to
collect berries in autumn
- Land
at Umivik, where the explorer Fridtjof Nansen ascended the Greenland
ice sheet. Here you may even be able to walk a short distance in his
steps
- As
you sail in Denmark Strait on your way to Iceland, be sure to spend
some time on deck looking for migrating whales, seabirds, and the
magical lightshow of the aurora borealis
DATES / RATES
Rates are listed per person in USD. Promotional offers are not reflected in the rates below.
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| Start Date | End Date | Quad Porthole | Triple Porthole | Twin Porthole | Twin Window | Twin Deluxe | Superior |
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| Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 11, 2025 | 5,150 | 7,200 | 7,200 | 7,700 | 8,200 | 9,300 |
Rates are listed per person in USD. Promotional offers are not reflected in the rates below.
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| Start Date | End Date | (Starting from)
Quad Porthole | (Mid-range)
Twin Window | (High-end)
Superior |
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| Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 11, 2025 | 5,150 | 7,700 | 9,300 |
ITINERARY
Day
1: Erik the Red’s Base
We
arrive by plane at Narsarsuaq and board the ship, preparing to start
our Greenland adventure. In the evening we visit Bratthalid, where Erik
the Red lived about a thousand years ago.
Day
2: Uunartoq hot spring
Today
we reach Lichtenau, a lovely though nearly deserted Greenlandic
village, where the Herrnhuters had a mission in the 18th century and
where some of their large German-style buildings still remain. We will
then try to get to Uunartoq, where we can bathe in a large hot spring
surrounded by icebergs. Across at Vagar, we find the remains of a Norse
homestead.
Day
3: Prins Christian Sund mountains
Our
eastward passing of Prins Christian Sund is surrounded by mountains of
over 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) and is one of the highlights of the
voyage. We will try to make a landing at the small village of
Augpilaqtoq, where we can still meet some hunters of the area. As an
alternative, we may make a landing at Svaerdfiskens Havn.
Day
4: Fjords and glacier fronts
Sailing
northward in the East Greenland Current, we aim for Igutsait Fjord or
Napassorsuaq Fjord. Both feature glacier fronts and small icebergs,
where an isolated population of polar bears was once found hunting
seals.
Day
5: Abandoned settlements
Today
we land at Tingmiarmit, seeing an abandoned Greenlandic settlement and
remains of Thule houses at the north side of the island. Deep into the
Tingmiarmiut Fjord, we are again in the area where polar bears hunt
seals among the drifting glacier ice.
Day
6: The valley of Mariedal
Next
we visit Skjoldungen, one of the most spectacular fjords of southeast
Greenland. Our aim is to land at Qornoq, where we’ll see
houses from the Thule culture, then visit Mariedal and a beautiful
valley where Greenlanders used to collect berries in autumn.
Day
7: In the steps of Nansen
We
sail to today’s landing at Umivik, where the explorer
Fridtjof Nansen ascended the Greenland ice sheet. Here you may even be
able to walk a short distance in his steps.
Day
8-9: Denmark Strait’s wildlife and auroras
As
we sail in Denmark Strait on our way to Iceland, the going can be
rough. But be sure to spend some time on deck looking for migrating
whales, seabirds, and the magical lightshow of the aurora borealis.
Day
10: Farewell Greenland, hello Iceland
We
return from our adventure with memories that will last a lifetime,
arriving at the Icelandic port town of Keflavik.
Plancius (Expedition, 108-guests)
MV Plancius offers a restaurant/lecture room on deck 3 and a spacious observation lounge (with bar) on deck 5 with large windows, offering full panorama view. The vessel has large open deck spaces (with full walk-around possibilities on deck 4), giving excellent opportunities to enjoy the scenery and wildlife. She is furthermore equipped with 10 Mark V zodiacs.
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Voyage
aboard the indicated vessel as indicated in the itinerary
- All
meals throughout the voyage aboard the ship including snacks, coffee
and tea.
- All
shore excursions and activities throughout the voyage by Zodiac.
- Program
of lectures by noted naturalists and leadership by experienced
expedition staff.
- Free
use of rubber boots and snowshoes.
- Transfers
and baggage handling between the airport, hotels and ship only for
those passengers on the group flights to and from Longyearbyen.
- All
miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the programme.
- AECO
fees and governmental taxes.
- Comprehensive
pre-departure material.
- Free 1.5 GB of Wifi
Excluded
from this voyage
- Any
airfare, whether on scheduled or charter flights
- Pre-
and post- land arrangements.
- Transfers
to / from the vessel outside Spitsbergen.
- Passport
and visa expenses.
- Government
arrival and departure taxes.
- Meals
ashore.
- Baggage,
cancellation and personal insurance (which is strongly recommended).
- Excess
baggage charges and all items of a personal nature such as laundry,
bar, beverage charges and telecommunication charges.
- The
customary gratuity at the end of the voyages for stewards and other
service personnel aboard (guidelines will be provided).
