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$10,840* p.p. Departs Toronto/Kingston: Jul. 12, 2019 Includes most meals! Group size: 25 maximum

Visits to: IN THE WAKE OF VIKINGS CRUISE Reykjavík, Strait, Kujataa, , Nuuk, Kangerlussuaq By sea: Reykjavík to Kangerlussuaq What’s Included: Like the Vikings of old, we sail west from Reykjavík, into a region of mountains, glaciers, * Roundtrip airfare fjords, and icebergs. The icy realm of awaits. Greenland’s east coast is just a • Plaza Premium airport lounge pass day's voyage from Reykjavík. Breathtaking fjords define this seldom-seen region. Whales • Reykjavík: one night hotel and seabirds are abundant here. Photographers, birders, and hikers will be in awe. Villages accommodation around Greenland’s southern tip offer glimpses of the island's remarkable culture. Bask in • Adventure Canada cruise: the Unartoq geothermal springs. Explore the ruins of Brattelid, a settlement founded by Erik 11 nights sailing onboard the Ocean Endeavour with meals the Red! Kangaamiut is a quaint fishing village. Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, offers shopping (onboard the cruise only) and dining. We’ll sail mighty Sondre Stromfjord to our destination, Kangerlussuaq. • Team of expedition staff Onboard you will be joined by an expedition team, there to enlighten, inspire and entertain • Guided activities, sightseeing and you. Broaden your knowledge of Greenland's natural wonders and stirring history with community visits renowned experts in their fields. • Interactive workshops • Evening entertainment Single supplements available! • Zodiac excursions Call your local Merit Travel expert. • Special access permits, entry and park fees • Complimentary expedition jacket • Merit Travel tour host** • All transfers, taxes and gratuities

*CDN$ p.p. dbl. occ. Taxes included. Based on a cat. 3 stateroom. Airfare available from most Canadian airports, please enquire. **Minimum 15 passengers required for a Merit Travel tour host. Adventure Canada T&C’s: itineraries may be subject to change without notice due to weather, ice, and sea conditions. A non-refundable deposit of $1,500 is required at the time of booking. Final payment is due 120 days prior to departure. Cancellation penalties: 121 days and more prior to departure, loss of deposit. 120-91 days and more prior to departure, 65% of the total tour cost. 90 days or less prior to departure, 100% of the total tour cost. Full terms and conditions are available. ON-4499356/4499372 | BC-34799 | QC–7002238 | 111 Peter Street, Suite 200, Toronto, ON. M5V 2H1 | ®Merit Travel is a registered trademark of Merit Travel Group Inc. All rights reserved. APPROPRIATE FOR: Travellers who lead active lives and are comfortable participating in physically busy ACTIVITY LEVEL: and full days of sightseeing. Not suitable for OUT & ABOUT those requiring mobility aids.

Your Itinerary | Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner = (B, L, D) eruption ten years later that destroyed much of Heimaey and nearly blocked its harbour. DAY 1 | Jul. 12, 2019 | Toronto/Kingston - Reykjavík Board your overnight flight to Reykjavík , Iceland. DAY 5 | Jul. 16, 2019 | At sea (B, L, D) Sailing west from Iceland, we are in the wake of the Vikings. Norse DAY 2 | Jul. 13, 2019 | Reykjavík explorers set out from Iceland a millennium ago in open longboats. Arrive at Reykjavík and check in to your hotel. Their destination: Greenland. Later they would also reach Baffin Iceland’s cosmopolitan capital, Reykjavík (“steamy bay”) was Island, Labrador, and Newfoundland. We’ll be watching for marine established in 874 AD. Powered by geothermal energy, Reykjavík mammals and bird life as we sail in these rich northern waters. Along is widely considered one of the cleanest, greenest cities on the way, our expedition team will enrich your understanding of the Earth. Despite centuries of relative isolation, today Reykjavík is a archeology, history, culture, and wildlife that await us in Greenland! contemporary city with plenty to see and do. The National Culture House preserves treasures like the Poetic Edda, and the Norse Sagas in their original manuscripts. DAY 6 | Jul. 17, 2019 | East Greenland (B, L, D) Accommodation in Reykjavík (1 night) An expedition day on Greenland’s east coast means that we’ll be cruising in the ice, looking for opportunities for Zodiac exploration. As ever, our expedition team will be on deck looking for bears, DAY 3 | Jul. 14, 2019 | Reykjavík (D) seals, and humpback whales as we navigate a coastline traced with In the evening embark on your cruise ship. innumerable fjords and dotted with pack ice. Accommodation onboard Ocean Endeavour (11 nights) DAY 7 | Jul. 18, 2019 | Ikerasassuaq () (B, L, D) DAY 4 | Jul. 15, 2019 | Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands) (B, L, D) We’ll be scouting for wildlife and vistas as we approach Ikerasassuaq Vestmannaeyjar lies off the south coast of Iceland and comprises through ice. This remote and stunning body of water joins the fourteen islands, numerous rocks and skerries. Only the largest Irminger and Labrador seas. We are among the islands of the Cape island, Heimaey, is inhabited. Numerous species of seabirds, including Farewell Archipelago, near Greenland’s southernmost tip. Craggy the famous puffin, nest in the steep rock faces along the ocean cliffs. mountain peaks tower over narrow fjords. Glacial tongues plunge The volcanically active area has seen two major eruptions in recent toward the water. Conditions are favourable for calving icebergs, times: the formation of the island of Surtsey in 1963, and the Eldfell while strong tidal currents limit the formation of sea ice. DAY 11 | Jul. 22, 2019 | Brattahlid (B, L, D) A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brattahlid—meaning “steep slope,”— lies at the head of Tunulliarfik Fjord. In this location, the famous Viking explorer Erik the Red had his estate. His descendants made their homes here until the mid-1400s. This area features the best farming conditions in Greenland. Here we will find a reconstruction of the first Norse church in Greenland, as well as a Viking longhouse. There are substantial archeological remnants here, preserving the legends of the Norse.

DAY 12 | Jul. 23, 2019 | Nuuk (B, L, D) Greenland’s capital bridges old and new. The old harbour region of town includes many buildings dating from the Danish colonial days. The modern downtown core includes shopping, cafes and restaurants, and public institutions with a European flair. The Greenland National Museum is one of Nuuk’s outstanding features; the world-famous Greenland mummies are housed here. The museum’s exhibits also offer in-depth information about colonial, Norse, and Inuit presence in Greenland—a must-see!

DAY 13 | Jul. 24, 2019 | Kommunia (B, L, D) The west Greenland coastline is a rich mixture of fishing communities, many islands and complex coastal waterways. The waters are relatively warm here, due to the West Greenland Current and the sub- location—making for more lush vegetation. We will be making an expedition stop here to explore the landscape of wild Greenland.

DAY 14 | Jul. 25, 2019 | Kangerlussuaq - Toronto/Kingston (B) Sondre Stromfjord is one of the longest fjords in the world and boasts 168 kilometres of superb scenery. We end our adventure by sailing up this dramatic fjord as the sun rises to greet us. Kangerlussuaq, the town at its eastern head, is a former US Air Force base and Greenland’s primary flight hub. Here we will disembark the Ocean Endeavour and transfer to the airport for our return charter flight.

DAY 8-9 | Jul. 19 to 20, 2019 | South Greenland (B, L, D) South Greenland lives up to its namesake; here, the land is fertile, and agriculture thrives. Farms and vegetable husbandry contrast with the barren ice that covers so much of the country. Jagged mountains rise from beyond green pastures, with sheep farms directly bordering icefjords. Here, Norse settlement history intersects with contemporary Greenland life.

DAY 10 | Jul. 21, 2019 | Hvalsey and Qaaqortoq (B, L, D) Hvalsey Church is the best-preserved Norse ruin in Greenland. The last known official record from the original Norse colony is of a wedding held here in September 1408! Nearby Qaaqortoq is the largest town in South Greenland. The area has been inhabited for over 4,000 years, beginning with the Saqqaq culture. TERMS & CONDITIONS RESPONSIBILITY Merit Travel Group Inc. doing business as Merit Travel, acts solely as agents for the HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. If you choose not to purchase insurance, you are Travel Service Suppliers such as hoteliers, airlines, ground service operators, bus required to sign an Insurance Waiver Form. Note that if you choose not to operators, etc. who are providing their facilities as described in this brochure. We do purchase insurance, you are fully liable for any and all penalties imposed our best to select such suppliers but exercise no control over them and cannot be as stated under Cancellation Policy on this page. Please speak to your held responsible for the failure of these suppliers to carry out any obligations. Any representative at the time of making reservations about insurance. and all bookings made with these suppliers by us, for you, are subject to the terms and conditions of each and every such supplier. Supplier liability may also be limited REFUNDS by law, tariffs, or conditions set forth in their documentation, tickets, etc. The nature of travel involves risks and unpredictable weather and thus Merit Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Merit and its directors, officers, cannot assure any departure or arrival times at any point of an itinerary. employees, affiliates, successors, assigns, agents and other representatives Your right to receive a refund is limited. There will be no discounts or monies are not responsible for any and all claims for losses, damages (whether direct, refunded for any missed or unused services. Merit reserves the right to indirect, special, punitive, or other consequential damages, lost profits or cancel the tour for any reason. Should this occur, a full refund will be made opportunities) delays, illness, injuries, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment, or to the traveller. anxiety (whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, CANCELLATION POLICY and even if Merit and the Travel Service Suppliers have been advised of the possibility of damages to such party or any other party) arising from: While Merit will do its utmost to minimize any penalties charged, there are irrecoverable costs associated with your tour. The following penalties will be a. Fault or negligence or omissions on the part of the said travel service suppliers; considered the costs incurred with cancellation: b. Illness, theft, strikes, mechanical problems, quarantine, governmental a. 121 days or more prior to departure: Loss of total deposit. intervention, weather conditions, acts of hostility or violence, and any other grounds beyond our control; b. 120-91 days prior to departure: Loss of 65% of total tour cost. c. Your failure to obtain passport, visas, other travel documents or inoculations c. 90 days or less prior to departure: Loss of 100% of total tour cost. d. Your failure to advise us the name of the traveller exactly as it appears Cancellation penalties for some tours will vary and there may be additional penalties associated with the airfare. If so, these policies will be noted separately at time of booking and will prevail. on the passport; TOUR CHANGES e. Your failure to report on time at an airport or ground transfer facility; We reserve the right to substitute itineraries, hotels, airlines or vessels f. Material damages, theft or other mysterious disappearances of your goods; due to conditions beyond our control. In such cases we will do everything g. Personal injuries or death; possible to ensure the locations visited, the excursions taken and the hotels offered are similar to the ones originally planned. Any change to itineraries h. Force Majeure - an event(s) beyond our, or our supplier(s), reasonable will not result in eligibility for a refund. control including, but not limited to, acts of God, strikes, lockout or other labour disputes or disruptions, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, REVISION FEE earthquakes, weather conditions, floods or acts of restraints imposed by Changes to your tour reservation might not be possible. Should you request governmental authorities. a change and we are able to accommodate it, you will be subject to any PRICING charges imposed by the airline or tour suppliers. In addition, we reserve the right to charge a $50 revision fee for any change made after the deposit is All prices are per person in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. GST, HST paid. A change in name or departure date may constitute a cancellation, and and provincial taxes are applicable on tours as noted. the corresponding penalties may apply.

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