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Heritageexpeditionsbrochure2019 Gray Whale encounter from Zodiac, Beringia National Park © S Blanc elcome to Heritage Expeditions 2019 – 2020 brochure, our 35th annual edition! Pioneers in expedition travel, we are a proud family owned and operated W New Zealand-based company focused on delivering more authentic, in-depth experiences and one-of-a-kind wildlife opportunities aboard our comfortable, yet robust purpose-built expeditions ships. Founded in 1985 to share and explore the seldom visited and far reaches of New Zealand with inquisitive travellers, Heritage Expeditions continues to forge new ground while remaining true to our founding principles. Today the Heritage Expeditions’ world spans the remote Ross Sea Region of Antarctica in the deep south through to the historic Russian shores of Wrangel Island in the Far Northern Arctic and exploring the amazing diversity of landscapes, people and wildlife in between on our voyages of discovery. During the course of the previous year Spirit of Enderby has continued to provide our expeditioners with opportunities of a lifetime, highlights include an afternoon with Emperor Penguins on the sea ice in McMurdo Sound, a sighting of the extremely rare and endangered North Pacific Right Whale in Chukotka and being the first visiting group welcomed into the sacred lands of the Kwaio people in the Solomon Islands … to name just a few. Last year we promised exciting projects were afoot and we are exceptionally excited and proud to announce Heritage Expeditions will be operating world-renowned Russian icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov for three of our Wrangel Island expeditions in July and August 2019. The addition of Kapitan Khlebnikov to our fleet enables us to provide an unrivalled platform for High Arctic exploration combining the exceptional navigation capabilities of the Kapitan Khlebnikov with our intrepid expedition program and experienced expedition team. In March 2018 we completed a major refit of Spirit of Enderby which saw the bar/library area redesigned and expanded to make a more comfortable, welcoming and user-friendly space to relax and engage with fellow travellers. Cabins were also upgraded and guests now enjoy a new level of comfort, while theatre-style seating has been added to the lecture room. We look forward to sharing an exciting season of expedition voyages with you in 2019 and 2020 aboard both Spirit of Enderby and Kapitan Khlebnikov experiencing the greatest wildlife opportunities, most immersive cultural experiences and unrivalled access to the world’s most wild and beautiful places! Yours in Adventure Aaron & Nathan Russ [email protected] 1 Elephant Seal among King Penguins © G Riehle WWW.HERITAGE-EXPEDITIONS.COM 2 ALASKA Nome Arctic CHUKCHI SEA BERING Ocean SEA Wrangel Is. Anadyr North Pole RUSSIAN EAST FAR EAST SIBERIAN Franz SEA Josef New Land Siberian NORWAY Severnaya Islands Zemlya Murmansk BARENTS SEA CONTENTS Wrangel Herald Island WHAT IS EXPEDITION CRUISING? 4 Island TRAVELLING RESPONSIBLY 5 CHUKOTKA OUR SHIPS 6 RUSSIAN FAR EAST (Eastern Siberia) ALASKA Anadyr EXPEDITION STAFF 7 Nome EXPEDITIONS Magadan RUSSIAN FAR EAST BERING SEA KAMCHATKA Russia’s Ring of Fire 8 Commander Islands SEA OF Siberia’s Forgotten Coast 10 OKHOTSK Petropavlovsk- Across the Top of the World 12 Kamchatskiy Jewel of the Russian Far East 16 Yuzhno- Sakhalinsk KURIL Sea of Okhotsk 18 ISLANDS The Northern Sea Route 20 Exclusive Wrangel Island Extensions 22 Flying To & From Russia 23 JAPAN Yokohama PACIFIC Torishima Island SOUTH WEST PACIFIC OCEAN Indonesian Explorer 24 Melanesia Discoverer 26 Secrets of Melanesia 28 Western Pacifi c Odyssey 30 SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS Birding Down Under 32 Caroline Islands Galapagos of the Southern Ocean 34 INDONESIA PAPUA NEW GUINEA Beyond Fiordland: New Zealand’s Wildest Islands 36 Sorong Rabaul SOLOMON Forgotten Islands of the South Pacifi c 38 Madang ISLANDS Honiara ANTARCTICA In the Wake of Scott and Shackleton 40 Port VANUATU Vila ESSENTIAL INFORMATION 44 NEW CALEDONIA AUSTRALIA BOOKING TERMS & CONDITIONS 45 Norfolk Island BOOKING FORM 47 Tauranga NEW ZEALAND Christchurch Chatham Dunedin Islands Invercargill The Snares Bounty Islands Auckland Antipodes Islands Islands Campbell Island Macquarie Island Commonwealth Bay Balleny Mertz Islands Glacier Ninnis Glacier Cape Adare ANTARCTICA Coulman Island Scott Base/ McMurdo Station Ross Island Bay of Whales Ross Ice Shelf [email protected] 3 WHAT IS EXPEDITION CRUISING? EXPEDITION CRUISING IS A UNIQUE FORM OF TRAVEL xpedition cruising offers travellers (not tourists) the New Zealand based Heritage Expeditions, founded opportunity to go where few have been before, in 1985 by Rodney and Shirley Russ, is one of the few E and experience wilderness, wildlife and cultures in companies that still offers genuine expedition cruises. a genuine and responsible way. Heritage Expeditions pioneered expedition cruising in the Subantarctic islands of New Zealand and Australia. Expedition cruise ships are smaller vessels, designed to Soon after the Ross Sea region of Antarctica was added navigate areas inaccessible to larger ships. These smaller and, more recently, the Russian Far East and the South vessels avoid the negative impact of large cruise ships Pacific have been included in the company’s long list of and groups on a culture or ecosystem. Participants go regular destinations. ashore in small groups by Zodiac at unique destinations with the clear objective of gaining a greater understanding Heritage Expeditions’ vessels Spirit of Enderby and the and appreciation of the region or culture, not simply newly-acquired Kapitan Khlebnikov can accommodate for sightseeing. up to 50 and up to 110 passengers respectively. Spirit of Enderby has been recently refurbished and both The staff aboard expedition cruise ships are teachers and boast Australasian chefs creating international-quality interpreters, not entertainers. Their objective is to inform, cuisine. The cabins are clean and comfortable, with enthuse and create ambassadors for conservation. all of Kapitan Khlebnikov’s, and the majority of Spirit of Genuine expedition cruising appeals to people from all Enderby’s, offering private facilities. Their officers and crew walks of life from around the world and can be enjoyed are among the most experienced in the world, and are regardless of age, interests, knowledge or physical prowess. complemented by a passionate and knowledgeable expedition team. Spirit of Enderby offers a unique point of difference as one of the world’s last, family-operated expedition vessels of her size and ice class, while Kapitan Khlebnikov’s strength and polar credentials set the standard in expedition cruising. Heritage Expeditions was founded, and is still owned and operated, by a family of biologists and adventurers committed to providing an authentic expedition cruising experience. Emperor Penguin © A Breniere WWW.HERITAGE-EXPEDITIONS.COM 4 TRAVELLING RESPONSIBLY EXPEDITIONS WITH A CONSCIENCE eritage Expeditions makes to be a Species Champion for the every effort to respect the critically endangered Spoon-billed H environment in all aspects of Sandpiper with BirdLife International. its operation. We are leaders We are not afraid to take a stand in Responsible Travel to remote on issues we feel strongly about places around the globe and our and joined with Whale and Dolphin objective is to tread and cruise Conservation in a successful lawsuit lightly wherever we go. against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opposing the importation We minimise waste and employ of wild Beluga Whales from Russia recycling practices on our into a United States aquarium. We ships and in our head offi ce by have also partnered with both New selecting environmentally friendly Zealand and Russian government products and produce. Our goal in agencies to negotiate and develop managing our vessels is to minimise sustainable and best practice fuel consumption and emissions tourism policies for their respective with regular servicing and a world-class nature reserves. proactive maintenance program. We annually clean and antifoul Heritage Expeditions works our vessels’ hulls to reduce the risk closely with the Department of of biofouling. When selecting our Conservation (DOC) to ensure specialist expedition equipment, that our impact on New Zealand’s we research this carefully to ensure National Parks and reserves is that they are the most suitable and minimal. We are an approved environmentally responsible. concession holder, ensuring that your visit with us to conservation We travel in small groups (max of lands adheres to best practice and 50 pax on Spirit of Enderby and up contributes to the management of to 110 pax on Kapitan Khlebnikov) these protected areas. and endeavour to maintain high guide to guest ratios. Each In Russia we work closely with several expedition is led by an experienced National Parks and Federal Reserves, Expedition Leader familiar with the including Beringia National Park region being visited and, where and the Wrangel Island Reserve. at all possible, we employ local Our goal is to minimise impact experts. We make sure that all on the environment and on the expedition members are respectful wildlife, while ensuring a world-class of local customs and traditions, experience for all our expeditioners. and are aware of, and abide by, the conditions of our entry permits Heritage Expeditions holds to nature reserves and specially active membership in a protected areas. number of conservation and travel organisations including Heritage Expeditions supports
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