Expéditions En Brise-Glace 2016 Arctic Icebreaker Expedition

EXPÉDITIONS EN BRISE-GLACE 2016 ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION

Au départ de l’extrême Est de la Russie, en faisant le Grand Tour de l’Arctique, le Kapitan Khlebnikov, impressionnant brise‐glace russe, passe par des chemins encore peu fréquentés, empruntant le Passage du Nord‐Est, puis le Nord‐Ouest du Groenland (si la glace le permet) et terminant son périple en Russie via le passage du Nord‐Ouest. Ce sont quatre itinéraires insolites pouvant être pris indépendamment.

4 ITINÉRAIRES:

1 ‐ Epic Northeast Passage: 10 Juillet 2016

2 ‐ Extreme Greenland: 04 Août 2016

3 ‐ Best of the Canadian High Arctic: 22 Août 2016

4 ‐ Ultimate Northwest Passage: 06 Septembre 2016 Epic Northeast Passage

Chukchi Bering Sea Arctic Strait Ocean Wrangel Island FROM 1 ANCHORAGE, North ALASKA Pole ANADYR LONGYEARBYEN East Franz Siberian Josef Sea Land New Norway Siberian Islands Severnaya Zemlya Barents Sea Russia Novaya Zemlya

Actual itinerary may vary based on weather conditions.

DAY 1 | JULY 10, 2016 route, even though the flight is only 3 is distinctively Russian. You’ll cruise Arrive Anchorage, United States hours. Travelers are transferred to the in Zodiacs to Puffin Island where two magnificent Kapitan Khlebnikov after species of the comical bird cohabit. On clearing Russian customs, where the the shores of Ittygran Island, the ribs of Your unforgettable journey will begin in excitement of boarding the renowned whales, planted in the tundra by people Anchorage, a unique urban environment Russian icebreaker begins as you travel long ago, still stand on lowland known in the heart of great wilderness. Spend northward through the Bering Strait. as “whalebone alley.” The final shore the day taking in the glorious scenery – landing is a visit to Novoye Chaplino, populous wildlife, spectacular mountain DAYS 3-4 | JULY 13-14, 2016 where locals dressed in traditional attire vistas, fascinating culture and icy blue Chukotka Peninsula will demonstrate their skills as reindeer glaciers await your discovery. Plan to wrestlers and ropers. arrive and make your way to the hotel in time for our pre-departure briefing at Educational program to commemorate DAY 5 | JULY 15, 2016 about 6 pm. the icebreaker’s voyage through the Arctic Bering Strait will occur when the ship reaches Russia’s DAY 2 | JULY 11-12, 2016 Far East – the Chukotka Peninsula – Fly to Anadyr, Russia and guests will be treated to cultural The Bering Strait connects the Pacific presentations on the indigenous people of Ocean to the Chukchi Sea – a portion of the Russian Arctic. You will visit the tiny the Arctic Ocean. Sailing north, the ship The charter flight from Anchorage to village of Uelen, known for its talented will cross the Arctic Circle entering the Anadyr crosses the International Date carvers who work in walrus ivory. At land of the midnight sun. Daylight will be Line. You will begin your flight on the Cape Dezhnev, the most easterly point of continuous for 37 days! morning of July 11 and end it early in the Asian continent, building architecture the afternoon on July 12, losing a day en

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: EPIC NORTHEAST PASSAGE DAYS 6-7 | JULY 16-17, 2016 engine-driven surface vessels. Zodiacs and DAYS 23-24 | AUGUST 2-3, 2016 Wrangel Island helicopters will be deployed during our At Sea exploration.

Crossing the Delon Strait, you may start We will cruise through these scenic There are two indigenous peoples in the to see thick pack ice. Your Expedition waters, a wonderland of glaciated Russian Arctic who depend on reindeer Leader will ask the Captain to deploy the landscapes and icescapes. to exist – the Chukchi and the Tundra helicopter to enjoy an aerial view of the Nenets. The Chukchi people live on Khlebnikov crushing ice up to a yard (one DAY 25 | AUGUST 4, 2016 the Chukotka Peninsula. The Tundra meter) thick. Landings are planned on Depart Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway Nenets live in the region from the Tamyr Wrangel Island, which was designated Peninsula to the White Sea, east of a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its Severnaya Zemlya. We will attempt to In the morning you will arrive in diverse flora and habitat for migratory visit a camp of these nomadic peoples, Longyearbyen and disembark. Say birds. Don’t be surprised to see copious who move from place to place following goodbye to the Expedition Team before musk oxen, who thrive there. their herds. transferring to the airport for your homeward bound flight, or spend time DAYS 8-10 | JULY 18-20, 2016 DAYS 18-20 | JULY 28-30, 2016 discovering the unique sights and sounds East Siberian Sea Novaya Zemlya of Longyearbyen. If you plan to fly out today, be sure to book flights any time The Kapitan Khlebnikov will make its way after 12 noon. Meaning “new land”, the Novaya Zemlya through the pack ice of the East Siberian is an arctic archipelago consisting of two Sea to the New Siberian Islands. Enroute, main islands and a number of smaller we’ll pass by Medvezh’i Island, known as ones located off the coast of northeastern “bear” island, and enjoy countless scenic Europe. Of interest here is the longest- views along the way. operating scientific station in the Russian Arctic. You’ll also want to be on the DAYS 11-13 | JULY 21-23, 2016 lookout for arctic fox, polar bear and New Siberian Islands IMPORTANT REMINDER Embracing lemming as well as a variety of birds. the unexpected is part of the legacy – and excitement – of expedition travel. Ancient camping grounds will be DAYS 21-22 | JULY 31 - AUG. 1, 2016 Our actual icebreaker program will vary explored on these remote islands. If Franz Josef Land according to ice and weather conditions, conditions permit, travelers will see the unexpected opportunities and wildlife northernmost point of the European Well above the Arctic Circle, only 10 sightings. The captain and expedition continent. Be on the lookout for polar degrees from the North Pole, lie the most leader will determine our exact route bears, often spotted in the archipelago. northerly islands in Eurasia – Franz Josef based on reconnaissance flights and Land. They are the habitat of polar bear ice reports. The ice conditions in the DAYS 14-17 | JULY 24-27, 2016 and walrus. We plan to visit Cape Flora, Arctic vary dramatically from season to Severnaya Zemlya where the remains of three historic season – and no specific itinerary can be expeditions are found. If conditions guaranteed in advance. This itinerary Landings on these least accessible islands permit, Zodiacs will cruise the base of is a tentative outline of what you’ll of the Arctic will be one of the highlights towering cliffs where seabirds nest. We experience on this voyage. A measure of this circumnavigation. The archipelago expect to use the helicopter for aerial of flexibility is something all of us must thwarted many attempts to sail around sightseeing, and for transfers to otherwise bring to a polar expedition. the Arctic Ocean until the development of inaccessible landing sites.

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: EPIC NORTHEAST PASSAGE À BORD DU KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV (25 JOURS) DEPART UNIQUE LE 10 JUILLET 2016

TARIFS (par personne)

CABINE TRIPLE: 28.195 € CABINE TWIN: 37.595 € SUITE : 43.235 € CORNER SUITE : 48.875 €

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FORFAIT TRANSFERTS: 2.156 €

Comprend:

 La nuit d'hôtel à Anchorage, petit‐déjeuner inclus  Le transfert de l'hôtel à l'aéroport d'Anchorage  Le vol d'Anchorage à Anadyr  Transferts vers et depuis le bateau  Transfert du bateau vers l'aéroport de Longyearbyen

Note: Baggage allowance on charter flight is 33 lbs (15 kg) checked and 11 lbs (5 kg) carry‐on.

Les tarifs annoncés sont basés sur la parité euro/dollar au 31.08.2015 majorés de 0.05 en valeur. Ce taux de calcul est donc de 0.94. En cas de variation de ce taux, les tarifs seront réajustés à la hausse ou à la baisse jusqu'au solde du voyage. North Extreme Arctic Pole Greenland Ocean LONGYEARBYEN

CAPE MORRIS 222 JESUP DAY 1 | AUGUST 4, 2016 Arrive Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) Scoresbysund Fjord Your adventure begins in Ban Longyearbyen, the Svalbard’s largest Bay settlement. Relax before yourCanada journey, Ban or take in the frontier-style atmosphere Island ILULISSAT of the city. Embarkation will take place at about 4pm, so be sure to arrive in Denmark time. KANGERLUSSUAQ Strait

DAYS 2-3 | AUGUST 5-6, 2016 Davis Strait Scheduled route At Sea TO OTTAWA, Route if conditions allow CANADA

Enjoy our educational program with Actual itinerary may vary based on weather conditions. lectures and workshops to prepare you for your time in Greenland. the Lincoln Sea and Kennedy Channel, DAY 5 | AUGUST 8, 2016 Your expedition staff will be on deck the body of water separating Greenland Station Nord and on the bridge to maximize the and Ellesmere Island. Should ice and opportunities for you to see whales weather conditions allow, we will use A truly unique site – Station Nord is and birdlife while at sea. This is a great the ice-breaking power of the Kapitan a military and scientific station, and opportunity to mingle with your fellow Khlebnikov to navigate over the northern the base of the Northeast Greenland guests or simply take in the natural coast of Greenland. In this scenario, you National Park. As the second beauty around you. will become part of polar history, as the northernmost permanent settlement in Kapitan Khlebnikov will be the only Greenland, for years, the post office has DAY 4 | AUGUST 7, 2016 passenger vessel to have ever achieved this delivered mail here, addressed to Santa Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland feat. If we do so, the rest of the itinerary Claus at the North Pole! below will be forgone in favor of this historic alternative journey. If conditions We will attempt a landing at Cape DAY 6 | AUGUST 9, 2016 do not allow passage, we will continue our Morris Jesup, one of the least-visited Expedition Stop exploration of Greenland’s eastern coast areas in the Arctic, and the most as described. A true expedition sense of northerly point in Greenland. adventure is required, as we will make an We’ll let the weather be our guide in exciting journey whichever direction we’re NB: Your Captain will send helicopters choosing our landings, as we explore able to take. with ice specialists to scout ahead over the breathtaking landscapes of the region.

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: EXTREME GREENLAND DAY 7 | AUGUST 10, 2016 Patrol), responsible for maintaining great opportunity to see the Northern Danmarks Havn Danish sovereignty and policing Lights. You can also support local Northern and Eastern Greenland. The Inuit artisans by purchasing unique unit, comprised of drivers and sled handicrafts. Our time here is spent This small weather station, operated dogs, is a division of the Danish Navy. exploring the community and gaining by eight hardy souls, is located about Each team of two men and 11 to 15 dogs an appreciation of the local way of life. halfway along the coast of northeast carries between 770 to 1100 lbs (350 to Greenland National Park. You will 500 kg) of supplies for depot huts along The icebergs crossing Hall Bredning in cruise in Zodiacs through Dove Bugt their patrol routes. the inner reaches of Scoresbysund are (Greenlandic for “bay”), alert for polar some of the most magnificent in the bear and walrus. DAY 10 | AUGUST 13, 2016 world. The geology and topography of Blomsterbugten and Ella Oya (Ella Island) the area will fascinate you. DAY 8 | AUGUST 11, 2016 Shannon and Sabine Islands DAY 12 | AUGUST 15, 2016 Blomsterbugten, the “Bay of Flowers,” Rypefjord and Rodefjord is home to beautiful purple and gold Through many years of service with colored rocks we’ll explore in the Quark Expeditions®, Kapitan Khlebnikov distance, or on a hike for those who Pushing onward, your expedition will has earned an international reputation wish. come to Rypefjord. With binoculars as an expedition vessel. So it is fitting in hand, birders should keep watch that a landing will be made on Shannon The halfway mark of the voyage will for wheatears, snow buntings and Island, named for a Royal Navy occur on Ella Island. Pack a knapsack ravens. At Rodefjord, you’ll encounter frigate that sailed valiantly during the and binoculars, because you can climb a shallow area trapping hundreds Napoleonic and American Wars. No to the summit of the islands for an of icebergs, known as the Iceberg less significant is a visit to a hut built by outstanding view of five fjords and Graveyard. You’ll drift leisurely by arctic explorers from the timbers of the grazing musk oxen. Ella Oya is a hiker’s these floes, a photographer’s paradise. expedition vessel Alabama. The vessel, dream. The area is surrounded by ice- at anchor off shore, was holed by ice choked waters, rugged cliff s and sky- DAY 13 | AUGUST 16, 2016 and sank. The two crew members left blue icebergs. Frederiksdal and Sydkap in charge of the vessel constructed the hut to shelter the exploration party on DAY 11 | AUGUST 14, 2016 its return. Sailing deeper into Scoresbysund, Ittoqqortoormiit and Hall Bredning you’ll encounter massive icebergs and DAY 9 | AUGUST 12, 2016 an ancient Thule settlement as we Daneborg and Eskimonaes At the mouth of the fjord complex, approach Sydkap. The scenery here is Ittoqqortoormiit is East Greenland’s something you can’t even imagine, with most northerly community and boasts towering mountain sides and hundreds There are four permanent bases in the a blend of traditional and modern of apartment-sized icebergs playing park. Daneborg is the largest, with a lifestyles. With clear skies, you’ll have a tricks with your sense of perception. population of 12 during the summer months. The hamlet is the headquarters of the Slaedepatruljen Sirius (Sirius

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: EXTREME GREENLAND DAY 14 | AUGUST 17, 2016 that indicates the excellent possibility town. We’ll later make our way to the airport Danmark Island that there is a glacier that calves where we board our charter flight to Ottawa. icebergs at the head of the fjord. We Upon arrival, we will be transferred to our will sail the fjord in search of newly hotel. A visit to Danmark Island marks the minted glaciers and seek a place to circumnavigation of Milne Land, go ashore for an optional hike. Those DAY 21 | AUGUST 24, 2016 which is west of the entrance to who would prefer to sit quietly and Depart Ottawa, Canada Scoresbysund Fiord. Enjoy wild, contemplate the beauty that surrounds, rugged views and great hiking with the please do. impressive backdrop of nunataks in the Today you can make your way home at your background – mountain peaks poking leisure or spend time in Ottawa, Canada’s DAY 18 | AUGUST 21, 2016 above the Greenland ice sheet. capital city. Nanortalik Hot Springs and Herjolfsnes

DAY 15 | AUGUST 18, 2016 Denmark Strait This morning, we anticipate the ship will round the southern tip of Greenland, one of the first regions to be Your Quark Expeditions® parka will inhabited by European settlers. We’ll go come in handy during the transit of ashore at Narsaq Kujalleq, just west of Denmark Strait, the body of water Cape Farewell, to explore an excavated that separates Iceland from Greenland. farm from the Viking period known as Weather in the Strait is variable, but we Herjolfsnes. Here, you can also hike, or recommend being out on deck to watch sit back and soak in a natural hot spring for whales in this area of rich biomass. while watching icebergs floating by.

DAY 16 | AUGUST 19, 2016 DAY 19 | AUGUST 22, 2016 IMPORTANT REMINDER Embracing Tasiilaq Cruise the coast of Greenland the unexpected is part of the legacy – and excitement – of expedition travel. Further down the coast of Greenland, Our actual icebreaker program will vary Today you’ll cruise north along the we dip beneath the Arctic Circle and according to ice and weather conditions, dramatic west coast of Greenland. attempt a shore landing on the island of unexpected opportunities and wildlife Enjoy the final presentations, lectures Ammassalik in its principal community, sightings. The captain and expedition and recap of the voyage, which will Tasiilaq. With about 1,800 inhabitants, leader will determine our exact route sum up everything we’ve seen and it is the largest community in East based on reconnaissance flights and done over the last 20 days. Greenland. Enjoy a community visit, an ice reports. The ice conditions in the ice cruise, or a hike. Arctic vary dramatically from season to season – and no specific itinerary can be DAY 20 | AUGUST 23, 2016 DAY 17 | AUGUST 20, 2016 guaranteed in advance. This itinerary is a Disembark in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Bernstorfs Isfjord tentative outline of what you’ll experience on this voyage. A measure of flexibility is Just 37 miles (60 km) north of the Arctic something all of us must bring to a polar South of Ammassalik are many fjords Circle, Kangerlussuaq sits at the head of expedition. – deep, steep-walled valleys along one of the longest fjords in Greenland. coastlines flooded with seawater. We Musk oxen and arctic fox inhabit the will explore one with a name that tundra-covered plain that surrounds the translates to “ice-fjord”. In Greenland

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: EXTREME GREENLAND À BORD DU KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV (21 JOURS) DEPART UNIQUE DEPARTURE LE 04 AOÛT 2016

TARIFS (par personne)

CABINE TRIPLE: 22.085 € CABINE TWIN: 31.015 € SUITE : 35.339 € CORNER SUITE : 39.475 €

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FORFAIT TRANSFERTS: 1.824 €

Comprend:

 Transfert à l'arrivée de l'aéroport de Longyearbyen à l'hôtel si arrivée la veille de l'embarcation  Transfert de l'hôtel ou de l'aéroport de Longyearbyen au bateau le jour de l'embarcation  Transferts depuis et vers le bateau  Vol depuis Kangerlussuaq à Ottawa  Transfert de l'aéroport d'Ottawa à l'hôtel  La nuit à Ottawa, petit‐déjeuner inclus

Note: Baggage allowance on charter flight is 33 lbs (15 kg) checked and 11 lbs (5 kg) carry‐on.

DAY 1 | AUGUST 22, 2016 Scoresbysund Arrive Ottawa, Canada Arctic Fjord Ocean

Your arctic adventure begins a little Tanquary further south, with an overnight Fjord Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) Denmark stay in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city. Strait Stroll along the charming Rideau Canal, discover the majestic Canadian Parliament buildings, and explore the ILULISSAT markets, world-class museums and Ban shops on offer. Plan to arrive and make RESOLUTE Bay your way to the hotel in time for our Victoria KANGERLUSSUAQ pre-departure briefing at about 6pm. Ban Island Island 3 TO DAY 2 | AUGUST 23, 2016 OTTAWA, Davis Strait Embark in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland CANADA FROM OTTAWA, CANADA After a morning charter flight to Kangerlussuaq, you’ll be transferred Actual itinerary may vary based on weather conditions. to the mighty Kapitan Khlebnikov by Zodiac. Kangerlussuaq is a former DAY 4 | AUGUST 25, 2016 DAY 5 | AUGUST 26, 2016 U.S. military base and serves as the Ilulissat Uummannaq international gateway for the majority of travel to and from Greenland. Enjoy time out on deck taking in your new Ilulissat Kangerlua is Greenlandic for You’ll want to be out on deck surroundings before setting sail on your “The Iceberg Fjord.” The glacier at the regardless of the time of day as the ship arctic expedition. head of the fjord is the most productive approaches Uummannaq. The vista is in the Northern Hemisphere. The simply breathtaking. The heart-shaped DAY 3 | AUGUST 24, 2016 icebergs it calves float down the fjord to mountain that gave the town its name Sisimiut enter Baffin Bay. As the ship approaches dominates the view. Uummannaq was Ilulissat, have your cameras ready to founded as a Danish colony in 1758 on take photos of young icebergs. Their the Nuussuaq mainland, but in 1763 Kayak is an Inuit word the English journey will end years later somewhere it was moved to the nearby island, as language has borrowed to describe a off the coast of Newfoundland. So seal hunting was more plentiful there. small vessel propelled by paddles that significant is Ilulissat Fjord that On your walk through the town, you’ll seats one or two people. When ashore UNESCO has designated the area a visit the historic oil warehouse built in in Sisimiut, travelers will watch a World Heritage Site. We’ll take you 1860. Look for the peat hut, behind the demonstration of traditional kayaking. on a Zodiac cruise near the mouth of warehouse, which was still in use until There will be time to explore the town, the fjord and later visit the community a few years ago. where 18th century buildings from and hike to a spot inside the fiord to Greenland’s colonial period still stand! watch the massive bergs lined up before entering Baffin Bay.

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: BEST OF THE CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC EXPEDITION DOSSIER | 3 DAY 6 | AUGUST 27, 2016 DAY 9 | AUGUST 30, 2016 Luminous glaciers cascade down to Upernavik Cobourg Island and Grise Fjord, Nunavut, clear blue waters. Twenty-four hours Canada of daylight provide ample opportunity to take photos in Quttinirpaaq National The region of Upernavik is almost the Park on Ellesmere Island. size of Great Britain. The town of the Murres and fulmars will soar overhead same name was founded in 1772, but as we cruise in Zodiacs along the DAY 13 | SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 the history of human habitation in base of high cliffs at Cobourg Island. Eureka Weather Station and Axel Heiberg the region is longer. In Upernavik you Thousands of seabirds nest in Island will visit the northernmost open-air Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area, museum with well-preserved buildings established to protect the wildlife dating back to colonial days. Unique of Lady Ann Strait along the island’s Eureka has been called the “Garden fauna is another compelling reason to southern shore. Be sure to carry your Spot of the Arctic” due to an abundance visit the Upernavik area, where the camera and binoculars! of flora and fauna found in the area, world’s largest bird cliff, Apparsuit, is more so than anywhere else in the located. The only community on Ellesmere High Arctic. The Weather Station Island is Grise Fjord. The citizens of consists of “Fort Eureka” (for military DAY 7 | AUGUST 28, 2016 Aujuittuq – the place that never thaws personnel), the Environment Canada Cape York – will entertain and educate you with Weather Station, and the Polar cultural demonstrations are based Environment Atmospheric Research on 4,000 years of tradition. The tiny Laboratory (PEARL), formerly Today you’ll hear stories of the famous hamlet, the most northerly community the Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Cape York Meteorite, and learn about in Canada, has only 140 residents – Observatory (AStrO). the place other meteorites have had slightly more than one resident per in Cape York’s history. If conditions guest aboard our icebreaker. DAY 14 | SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 permit we’ll take to the helicopters and Axel Heiberg Island, Norwegian Bay and fly to the Robert Peary monument at DAY 10 | AUGUST 31, 2016 Belcher Channel the top of Cape York and experience a Hell Gate and Eureka Sound very impressive view. At Axel Heiberg, you’ll learn about its DAY 8 | AUGUST 29, 2016 From there, the ship navigates Hell unusual fossil forests. Qaanaaq Gate, a narrow passage transited successfully by only a handful of At the Norwegian Bay and Belcher passenger vessels. Our next stop is Channel, there are many wonderful At Qaanaaq, founded in 1953, you will Eureka Sound. Helicopter flights take and exciting sights. However, visit the northernmost municipality in us over an ancient petrified forest on the experience of watching the the world, and learn about the culture Ellesmere Island’s western coast. 24,000-horsepower Kapitan Khlebnikov of the people of Northern Greenland. battle its way through some of the One of the highlights of the museum is DAYS 11-12 | SEPTEMBER 1-2, 2016 toughest ice in the world may be one a massive chunk of meteorite. Tanquary Fiord National Park and of the most memorable. We then Chapman Glacier head south through Penny Strait to Queen’s Channel, with plans to explore McDougall Sound, on the alert for The epic beauty that is Tanquary Fjord walrus and polar bears. encompasses sweeping mountain valleys under huge arctic skies.

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: BEST OF THE CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC DAY 15 | SEPTEMBER 5, 2016 Penny Strait, Queen’s Channel and Crozier IMPORTANT REMINDER Embracing Strait the unexpected is part of the legacy – and excitement – of expedition travel. We’ll traverse the natural waterways of Our actual icebreaker program will vary Penny Strait, Queen’s Channel and the according to ice and weather conditions, Crozier Strait. Expect to see copious unexpected opportunities and wildlife birdlife above, and magnificent views sightings. The captain and expedition ahead. leader will determine our exact route based on reconnaissance flights and DAY 16 | SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 ice reports. The ice conditions in the Beechey Island Arctic vary dramatically from season to season – and no specific itinerary can be guaranteed in advance. This itinerary Just offshore the western end of Devon is a tentative outline of what you’ll Island is Beechey Island. There, on a experience on this voyage. A measure stony beach, stand three grave markers; of flexibility is something all of us must solemn reminders of the lives lost bring to a polar expedition. during Sir John Franklin’s search for the Northwest Passage. Upon approach to Beechey Island, we will be treated to presentations about Franklin and his expedition.

DAY 17 | SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 Disembark in Resolute, Nunavut

Bid the land of the midnight sun adieu. You will return by afternoon charter flight to the world of night and day in Ottawa, where you will be transferred to the hotel and sleep through your first full night of darkness in two weeks.

DAY 18 | SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 Depart Ottawa, Canada

After breakfast, you can make your way home at your leisure or spend time in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city.

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: BEST OF THE CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC À BORD DU KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV (18 JOURS) DEPART UNIQUE LE 22 AOÛT 2016

TARIFS (par personne)

CABINE TRIPLE : 18.607 € CABINE TWIN : 24.811 € SUITE : 28.195 € CORNER SUITE : 31.955 €

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FORFAIT TRANSFERTS: 2.377 €

Comprend:

 La nuit à l'hôtel à Ottawa, petit‐déjeuner inclus  Le transfert de l'hôtel à l'aéroport d'Ottawa  Le vol d'Ottawa à Kangerlussuaq  Les transferts depuis et vers le bateau  Le vol de Resolute à Ottawa  Le transfert de l'aéroport d'Ottawa à l'hôtel  La nuit à l'hôtel à Ottawa, petit‐déjeuner inclus

Note: Baggage allowance on charter flight is 33 lbs (15 kg) checked and 11 lbs (5 kg) carry‐on.

ANADYR, RUSSIA DAY 1 | SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 North Arrive Ottawa, Canada Wrangel Pole Island Canada’s national capital and home to Chukchi Arctic the Canadian Parliament, Ottawa sits Sea Ocean along the beautiful Rideau Canal and Bering has a vibrant downtown with a thriving Strait market scene and plenty of world-class museums to explore. Plan to arrive and make your way to the hotel in time Alaska for our pre-departure briefing at about (U.S.) Beaufort 6pm. Sea 4 ANCHORAGE DAY 2 | SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 RESOLUTE Embark in Resolute, Nunavut, Canada Victoria Island During the morning charter flight FROM OTTAWA, from Ottawa to Resolute, you should Canada CANADA be able to see glimpses of boreal forest changing to tundra and then to ice. By evening you’ll be above the Arctic Actual itinerary may vary based on weather conditions. Circle and aboard the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov. lost during Sir John Franklin’s search of sandstone and limestone that rise for the Northwest Passage. Upon up 800 feet (244 m) above sea level DAY 3 | SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 approach to Beechey Island, we will be surrounding the island to spot some of Radstock Bay and Beechey Island treated to presentations about Franklin the 375,000 migratory birds here. These and his expedition. include thick-billed murres, northern fulmars, black-legged kittiwakes and Radstock Bay has an impressive DAY 4 | SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 snow buntings, to name but a few. This archaeological site and is beside Prince Leopold Island Bird Sanctuary and is also a good environment to sight Caswell Towers, used as a polar bear McClure Strait polar bears. observation point. Here we’ll also find one of the best Thule sites in the Arctic DAYS 5-7 | SEPTEMBER 10-12, 2016 which gives us insight into how the pre- Prince Leopold Island is located within At Sea Inuit people survived and lived. Lancaster Sound and is home to an Just offshore at the western end of impressive migratory bird sanctuary Devon Island is Beechey Island. There, classified by the International Union During these sea days we’ll be on a stony beach, stand three grave for Conservation of Nature. We’ll use icebreaking, taking to the helicopters markers; solemn reminders of the lives Zodiacs to explore along the cliffs for sightseeing flights and looking for

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: ULTIMATE NORTHWEST PASSAGE opportunistic landing possibilities DAY 10 | SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 DAY 12 | SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 on the top of Prince of Wales Island Smoking Hills Herschel Island and Victoria Island. Witnessing this powerful icebreaker navigating the The western end of the Canadian We will explore this unique island ice pack and feeling the vibration is a portion of the Northwest Passage is the situated between land and sea. Its spectator sport in itself. focus of today’s activities. Located close dry polar climate is home to a unique to the Beaufort Sea, near the mouth collection of arctic plants, animals and DAY 8 | SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 of the Amundsen Gulf, the Smoking sea life, including the largest colony of Mercy Falls, Aulavik National Park Hills are quite a sight to behold; a vast black guillemots in the western Arctic. deposit of lignite (carbon-rich shale More than 1,000 years ago, Herschel Mercy Falls is part of Aulavik National and sulfur-rich pyrite), which ignites Island was occupied by the Thule Park, a polar desert located on Banks spontaneously when the minerals are people, ancestors of today’s Inuit. Island in the Northwest Territories. exposed to air through erosion. Known for its access to the Thomsen DAY 13 | SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 River, one of the most northerly The hills have been smoking for Cruise Beaufort Sea into Russia navigable rivers in North America, this centuries. In 1850, Robert McClure, park is one of the most remote and least searching for Franklin, sent a shore As Kapitan Khlebnikov steams westward visited in all of Canada and protects party to investigate the smoke. Could across the Beaufort Sea, we’ll be on approximately 4,630 square miles it be from fires built by Franklin or the watch for marine mammals in the (12,000 sq. km) of Arctic Lowlands at the his men? The shore party discovered water below and seabirds swirling northern end of the island. smoke rising from vents in the ground. about the ship. Should we encounter They returned to the ship with a sample pack ice, the on-board helicopters will DAY 9 | SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 of the smoldering rock, which, when take you aloft to watch as the powerful Sachs Harbour, Banks Island placed on McClure’s desk, burned a ship crushes through to open water. hole through it.

At Sachs Harbour, the most northerly DAY 14 | SEPTEMBER 19/20, 2016 DAY 11 | SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 permanent settlement in the Northwest Pass Point Barrow, Alaska, Arctic Circle and Mackenzie Delta and Franklin Bay Territories, we’ll go ashore to visit the Chukchi Sea people of this very small community. The community was named after the We’ll be on the lookout for snow and Today we continue past Point Barrow, ship ‘Mary Sachs’ of the Canadian brant geese, tundra swans and beluga an important geographical landmark, Arctic Expedition of 1913. In 1929, a whales while in the vicinity of the marking the limit between the Beaufort permanent settlement was established Mackenzie Delta. The estuary, formed and Chukchi Seas. The waters off when three Inuit families settled here at the mouth of the Mackenzie River Point Barrow are on the bowhead to trap. where it empties into the Beaufort Sea, whale migration route, which attracted is classified as a delta. For 7,000 years attention in the late 1980s when three In 1953, the Royal Canadian Mounted sediment brought down river has built grey whales were trapped in the pack Police set up a detachment post and up to create a vast surface area where ice here. We’ll cross the International people lived a very traditional lifestyle wildlife congregates. Date Line, and leap one day into hunting musk ox, caribou and polar the future, as we continue along the bear. Today the community’s economy Chukchi coast. is based primarily on hunting and trapping and to a lesser degree on tourism.

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: ULTIMATE NORTHWEST PASSAGE DAYS 15-16 | SEPTEMBER 21-22, 2016 DAY 18 | SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 Chukotka Peninsula, Russia Depart Anchorage, United States IMPORTANT REMINDER Embracing the unexpected is part of the legacy – We clear into Russia in Provideniya. After breakfast, you are free to depart and excitement – of expedition travel. Later today we’ll be treated to cultural for home, or stay longer in Anchorage. Our actual icebreaker program will vary presentations when we visit the tiny Spend the day taking in the glorious according to ice and weather conditions, village of Uelen, known for its talented scenery – populous wildlife, spectacular unexpected opportunities and wildlife carvers who work in walrus ivory. At mountain vistas, fascinating culture and sightings. The captain and expedition Cape Dezhnev, the most easterly point icy blue glaciers await your discovery. leader will determine our exact route of the Asian continent, the architecture Relax, stroll through this “last frontier”, based on reconnaissance flights and of the buildings that remain is take a hike in the Chugach State Park ice reports. The ice conditions in the distinctively Russian. wilderness, or try your hand at king Arctic vary dramatically from season to salmon fishing. season – and no specific itinerary can be We’ll take to the Zodiacs to Puffin guaranteed in advance. This itinerary Island where two species of the comical is a tentative outline of what you’ll bird cohabit. On the shores of Ittygran experience on this voyage. A measure Island, the ribs of whales, planted in the of flexibility is something all of us must tundra by people long ago, still stand on bring to a polar expedition. lowland known as “whalebone alley.” The final shore landing planned is a visit to Novoye Chaplino, where the locals, dressed in traditional attire, will demonstrate their skills as wrestlers and ropers of reindeer, if the herd is nearby.

DAY 17 | SEPTEMBER 23/22, 2016 Disembark in Anadyr, Russia

Today, we will disembark Kapitan Khlebnikov in Anadyr, Russia. You will be transferred one last time from the ship to the airport for the charter flight to Anchorage, Alaska, where you will spend the night.

We cross back over the International Date Line during this flight, so when we turn in for the night in Alaska, the date will be September 22 again!

ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION: ULTIMATE NORTHWEST PASSAGE À BORD DU KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV (18 JOURS) DEPART UNIQUE LE 06 SEPTEMBRE 2016

TARIFS (par personne)

CABINE TRIPLE : 19.453 € CABINE TWIN : 26.127 € SUITE : 29.699 € CORNER SUITE : 33.365 €

Comprend/Ne comprend pas : voir page 18

FORFAIT TRANSFERTS: 2.930 €

Comprend:

 La nuit à l'hôtel à Ottawa, petit‐déjeuner inclus  Le transfert de l'hôtel à l'aéroport d'Ottawa  Le vol d'Ottawa à Resolute  Les transferts depuis et vers le bateau  Le vol d'Anadyr à Anchorage  Le transfert de l'aéroport d'Anchorage à l'hôtel  La nuit à l'hôtel à Anchorage, petit‐déjeuner inclus

Note: Baggage allowance on charter flight is 33 lbs (15 kg) checked and 11 lbs (5 kg) carry‐on.

CES PRIX COMPRENNENT CES PRIX NE COMPRENNENT PAS

 L'hébergement à bord en pension complète  Les frais de dossier  Les boissons à bord, y compris une sélection  Les assurances bagages, annulation, interruption maison de vins, bières et spiritueux et l'assurance médicale obligatoire : du à  Les débarquements, pour les programmes l’éloignement des régions où le voyage aura lieu, quotidiens une assurance médicale d’urgence est obligatoire  Les tours d'hélicoptère et excursions avec une couverture minimum de 50 000  La présence d'une équipe de guides USD/personne. spécialisés en questions polaires et très  Les acheminements non mentionnés dans le expérimentés forfait transferts  Les transferts en bateau pneumatique et  Les taxes aériennes traversées pour les programmes quotidiens  Le visa et dépenses liées  Les taxes portuaires  Les taxes d'entrée et sortie de territoire non  Les conférences par l'équipe d'expédition mentionnées (anglophone)  Les repas hors du bateau sauf si mentionnés  Le journal photographique à télécharger  Les suppléments pour les bagages décrivant l'expédition supplémentaires  Le prêt de bottes  La blanchisserie et dépenses personnelles  Une parka Quark Expeditions offerte  Les dépenses internet et téléphone  Le service de café, thé et chocolat à toute  Les pourboires heure  Les nuits supplémentaires  Un sèche-cheveux et robe de chambre dans  Le temps de vol en hélicoptère au-delà de celui chaque cabine offert au groupe  Le port des bagages  L'assurance rapatriement d'urgence (jusqu'à 100.000 USD/pers)  La lettre d'invitation russe pour la demande de visa après règlement du solde – Ne concerne que les croisières « Passage du Nord-Est » et « Passage du Nord-Ouest ». Ces croisières nécessitent un visa entrée simple, référez-vous à votre consulat ou ambassade pour plus de détails.

LA VIE A BORD

LA LANGUE PARLEE A BORD DES CROISIERES

Quark Expeditions est une compagnie de croisière dont le siège opérationnel est basé à Toronto au Canada. La compagnie reçoit des passagers de toutes les nationalités et la langue principale parlée à bord de toutes les croisières de Quark Expeditions est l’anglais.

LES ACTIVITES OPTIONNELLES

Des activités optionnelles payantes sont proposées. En fonction des croisières, vous pourrez faire les activités suivantes: randonnée et tours d’hélicoptère. La randonnée et les tours d’hélicoptère sont des activités gratuites. FORMALITES ET REGLEMENT

Passeport valide 6 mois après le retour pour les ressortissants français.

ASSURANCES OBLIGATOIRES

Du à l’éloignement des régions où le voyage aura lieu, une assurance médicale d’urgence est obligatoire avec une couverture minimum de 50 000 USD/personne. Le certificat d’assurance sera demandé par Quark Expeditions avant l’embarquement.

PASSAGERS VOYAGEANT SEULS

Les passagers voyageant seuls et ne souhaitant pas payer le supplément single, peuvent demander une cabine partagée (non mixte). Ce système s’applique aussi sur les cabines triples.

ENFANTS

Quark Expeditions accueille les enfants de plus de 8 ans, mais ils doivent peser plus de 29 kg ET mesurer plus de 1.20m. Une décharge spécifique sera à remplir pour ces enfants. A noter que les enfants de moins de 16 ans peuvent ne pas être acceptés pour participer aux activités optionnelles. Se renseigner au cas par cas.

CONDITIONS DE PAIEMENT

Pour toute confirmation de réservation, il est demandé un dépôt de 35% du prix du voyage sans réduction. Le solde est dû au plus tard 120 jours avant le départ. Quark Expeditions se réserve le droit d’annuler tous départs impayés à moins de 120 jours avant le départ.

Kapitan Khlebnikov Polar-class icebreaker combing power and technology with comfort

SHIP FEATURES All cabins featuring private facilities and large windows, desk, hair dryer, robes and large closets All suites have sitting room separated from the bedroom, TV and DVD player - Dining room - Chef-prepared meals - Coffee, tea and snacks - Lounge and bar - Passenger elevator - Heated indoor plunge pool – Sauna – Theater style auditorium - Polar Library - Polar Boutique - Clinic

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