High Arctic Explorer - Greenland to Canada (Ocean Endeavour)

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Wild, unbridled, and truly tremendous – a trip to the Arctic will make it hard to believe you’re still on earth. Spend 13 incredible days on board the Ocean Endeavour, cruising the complex waterways and untamed coastline of Greenland and Northern Canada. Break the ice with a group of curious fellow travellers and passionate expedition team while learning abou...
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Trip type
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy

Highlights

    • On board the Ocean Endeavour, your adventures will be guided by a team of experts, with in-depth workshops and presentations to enrich your understanding of this complex corner of the world.
    • Prepare for a day to remember in Greenland’s Ilulissat, where colourful rows of houses are dwarfed by an awe-inspiring icefjord of towering icebergs.
    • Experience the culture of Canada’s Inuit people in the stunning Arctic community of Mittimatalik, where you’ll watch a traditional performance including drum dancing, throat singing and storytelling.
    • Spent four incredible days exploring the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area in search of narwhal, beluga, and bowhead whales.
    • Discover Devon Island, the world’s largest uninhabited island, learn about the landscape’s unique topography and the Inuit people and their ancestors who once lived here.

What's this trip about?

    Wild, unbridled, and truly tremendous – a trip to the Arctic will make it hard to believe you’re still on earth. Spend 13 incredible days on board the Ocean Endeavour, cruising the complex waterways and untamed coastline of Greenland and Northern Canada. Break the ice with a group of curious fellow travellers and passionate expedition team while learning about the fascinating geography, history and cultural heritage of the region. Zodiac cruises will get you up and close and personal with unbelievable wildlife, and expedition landings to modest communities nestled into ostentatious landscapes will leave you in awe.

Details

Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeGroup - max of 198 people
Age range2 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityOperator does not provide
End CityOperator does not provide

Travel Themes

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Small Ship Cruise

Destinations

Attractions

  • Ottawa
  • Toronto

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 198

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Day 1 Toronto, Canada to Kangerlussuaq,Greenland

Your Arctic adventure begins in Toronto, Canada, from where you’ll hop aboard an included early morning charter flight to Kangerlussuaq in Greenland, a tiny town with a population of just 500. Here you’ll find the Ocean Endeavour ship, your home for the next 13 days. ...

Day 2 Sisimiut Coast

Wake up aboard the Ocean Endeavour – be sure to gaze out the windows over breakfast, as views don’t get much better than this! Today will be spent exploring western Greenland along the Sisimiut Coast. You’re going to want to have your camera ready for this journey – p...

Day 3 Ilulissat

After travelling north overnight, disembark the ship and head out to explore the town of Ilulissat and its surrounds – the name Ilulissat directly translates to ‘icebergs’ in Kalaallisut, Greenland’s official language, and you’ll soon find out why! Neatly organised co...

Day 4 Western Greenland

An expedition landing on Greenland’s wild and wonderful west coast means the day is yours to enjoy as you wish. You may like to get active with a rewarding hike, or stretch your legs with a more easygoing stroll through the everchanging landscapes. There’s plenty of u...

Day 5 At Sea, Davis Strait

Cross the Davis Straight today on your way towards Nunavut, Canada. This day at sea is the perfect opportunity to add a deeper layer to your discoveries of the Arctic. Enriching workshops and presentations delivered by experts on board the Ocean Endeavour paint an in-...

Day 6 Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Canada

A world away from Toronto where your adventure began, see a different side of Canada in the beautiful Arctic community of Mittimatalik. With a population of just 1600, this place may be small, but there’s so much Inuit culture and history to uncover here. Dive straig...

Day 7-11 Tallurutiup Imanga (Lancaster Sound) & Devon Island

The next five days will be spent exploring the rugged landscapes of the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area (Lancaster Sound). The area is home to narwhal, beluga, and bowhead whales who feed in this area – set out in search of them by ship and Zodiac...

Day 12 Beechey Island

Make a sobering visit to the Franklin Expedition historic site on Beechey Island, a memorial to the failed expedition of British explorer Sir John Franklin in 1845. Attempting to cross the Northwest Passage, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror vanished – searches for the wr...

Day 13 Qausuittuq (Resolute) to Ottawa

It’s time to say goodbye to the Arctic after a final day in Qausuittuq (Resolute). With a name meaning ‘place with no dawn’, Qausuittuq experiences long, dark winters, but your visit in the peak of summer means day-round sunlight. The unique topography of the landscap...

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Price per day$2,288
Last Updated: 12/20/2024

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