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Arctic Explorer - Franz Josef Land, Spitsbergen & East Greenland Expedition ARCTIC EXPLORER - FRANZ JOSEF LAND, SPITSBERGEN & EAST GREENLAND EXPEDITION Get away from it all on our 19-day Arctic Explorer cruise from Norway to Iceland via the remote Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Russian High Arctic where pioneers and scientists stepped ashore. This remarkable journey takes you past Spitsbergen’s towering glaciers calving spectacular icebergs across the Greenland Sea to Iceland, the land of fire and ice. Watch polar bears carrying their cubs and fluking whales in the icy waters. Join us on our voyage of discovery as we sail from ice-bound islands to hot springs, spouting geysers and gushing waterfalls. ITINERARY DAY 1, TROMSO Known as the Arctic gateway, Tromso is a remote Norwegian city at 69° north, 250 miles above the Arctic Circle, where you can take in the soft glow of the midnight sun. Make time to attend a midnight concert at Tromso’s distinctive Arctic Cathedral or learn more about early polar explorations at the Polar Museum. Famed for the Northern Lights on winter nights, you can find out more about this natural spectacle at the Science Centre. DAY 2 - DAY 3, AT SEA As you cruise to your next port of call, spend the day at sea savouring the ship’s facilities and learning about your destination’s many facets from the knowledgeable onboard experts. Listen to an enriching talk, indulge in a relaxing treatment at the spa, work out in the well-equipped gym, enjoy some down- time in your cabin, share travel reminiscences with newly found friends: the options are numerous. 01432 507 280 (within UK) [email protected] | small-cruise-ships.com DAY 4, ALEXANDRA LAND, FRANZ JOSEF LAND kittiwakes, black guillemots, little auks and glaucous gulls - The Franz Josef Land archipelago is one of the planet’s last create their nests. Formed from towering cliffs of volcanic great nature reserves where polar bears, whiskered walrus and columnar basalt, the rock sits in Tikhaya Bay, or Tikhaya bowhead whales can be seen. Only accessible by icebreaker, Bukhta, where visiting ships weigh anchor. On shore lie the 1,000 km from the North Pole, Alexandra Land is the gateway ruins of a Soviet-era research and polar expedition base. Polar to the Russian High Arctic. The remote airstrip at Nagurskoye bears roam free and the island’s cushiony tundra supports lush airbase recently gained notoriety when Russian scientists vegetation and lichens. discovered a secret Nazi military base and weather station said to have stored some of Hitler’s looted gold. DAY 9, KVITOYA Almost completely covered by the Kvitøyjøkulen ice cap, Kvitøya DAY 5 - DAY 6, ZEMLYA GEORGA, FRANZ JOSEF LAND (White Island) is the easternmost island in Svalbard. Part of the Prince George Island is the largest island in Franz-Josef-Land. Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve, the ice-free land is barren Much of the island is under an ice cap with tabular mountains and rocky. Huge numbers of female Svalbard walrus calve at and some ice-free lowlands where only mosses and lichens live Kraemerpynten in the east, one of the archipelago’s greatest on the sparse tundra. Cliff-dwelling birds include little auks, haul-out sites. It was also here in 1897 that a balloon Brünnich's and black guillemots, northern fulmars, black-legged expedition to the North Pole, led by Salomon August Andree, kittiwakes and glaucous gulls. Much of the area was mapped on ended and all three passengers perished at Andréeneset. the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition (1894-97) in the mistaken belief that Franz Josef Land extended to the North Pole. DAY 10, NORDAUSTLANDET One of the three largest islands in Svalbard, separated from DAY 7, MACKLINTOK ISLAND, FRANZ JOSEF LAND Spitsbergen by the icy Hinlopen Strait, Nordaustlandet is mostly Dominated by sea ice and almost completely glaciated, the covered in ice caps including Austfonna. Part of the Nordaust- sprawling land is very much the domain of some of the world’s Svalbard Nature Reserve, the coasts are made up of rocky most stunning wildlife. They share the real estate with colonies beaches and cliffs filled with seabirds. In the north, you may of ivory gulls, Brünnich’s guillemots and little auks. Although spot polar bears in their denning area and snorting Atlantic one of earth’s least trodden chunks of rock, Cape DIllon, to the walruses hauling out, while Svalbard reindeer roam the west, reveals traces of the pioneering age from the Fiala Ziegler cushiony tundra of this polar desert. (1903–05) and the 1874 Tegetthoff expeditions who climbed Cape Brünn to map the island. DAY 11, ALKEFJELLET The towering cliffs of Alkefjellet - meaning guillemot mountain - DAY 8, HOOKER ISLAND, FRANZ JOSEF LAND on the northeast coast of Spitsbergen overlooking the icy Rubini Rock is the largest seabird rookery in Franz Josef Land Hinlopen Strait, teem with 60,000 breeding pairs of Brünnich’s where flocks of screeching seabirds - Brünnich’s guillemots, guillemots. Our Zodiacs will get up close to this incredible sight 01432 507 280 (within UK) [email protected] | small-cruise-ships.com where arctic foxes and glaucous gulls hunt for chicks as they on land. hatch. The rocks are an excellent example of doleritic intrusion dating back to the Jurassic or lower cretaceous age, made more DAY 15, JAN MAYEN ISLAND spectacular by cascading meltwater waterfalls. The snow-covered stratovolcano Beerenberg dominates the ice cap and glaciers at the northeast end of Jan Mayen Island. DAY 12, BARENTS ISLAND Halfway between Svalbard and Iceland, the only residents on Uninhabited Barentsøya, or Barents Island, lies between this Norwegian island are members of the Norwegian Armed Spitsbergen and Edge Island to the south. Part of the Forces or working at the meteorological station. During a nature Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve, barren glacial areas dominate walk to the station, and along the black sandy beach, you can the eastern side of the island, while the west has large flats see numerous plant species. Nesting northern fulmars, covered in tundra vegetation where arctic fox skulk around and Brünnich’s and black guillemots and little auks make the island the once-declining Svalbard reindeer are thriving. Polar bears an important birding area. congregate at denning areas to the south at Freemansundet sound near Kapp Waldburg where a kittiwake colony nests on DAY 16, AT SEA steep cliffs. As you cruise to your next port of call, spend the day at sea savouring the ship’s facilities and learning about your DAY 13, HORNSUND destination’s many facets from the knowledgeable onboard Considered by some as the most beautiful fjord in Spitsbergen, experts. Listen to an enriching talk, indulge in a relaxing Hornsund is surrounded by spectacular landscape, mountains, treatment at the spa, work out in the well-equipped gym, enjoy glaciers and drift ice (bergs and growlers) due to a unique polar some down- time in your cabin, share travel reminiscences with current that also attracts migrating polar bears. The climate newly found friends: the options are numerous. creates a high-polar ecosystem drawing scientists to study the concentrated mix of subarctic and high arctic fauna in one small DAY 17, AKUREYRI space. Part of the South Spitsbergen National Park, most of In northern Iceland on Eyjafjördur, Akureyri is known for its Svalbard’s little auks breed here and you can often see colourful old town, heart-shaped traffic lights and woodlands. Svalbard reindeer. Nearby tours of Lake Mývatn, the most geologically active area in Iceland, include lava formations, hot springs, caves and rifts, DAY 14, AT SEA boiling mud pools, volcanic craters, the roaring Godafoss Days at sea are the perfect chance to relax, unwind and do waterfall and Game of Thrones locations. Puffins nest on the whatever takes your fancy. So whether that is going to the gym, inhabited island of Grimsey that crosses the Arctic Circle, while visiting the spa, trying to spot a whale from the deck, reading a Hrísey island is said to have powerful healing energies. chapter or two, or simply topping up your tan, these blue sea days are the perfect balance to the green days spent exploring DAY 18, ISAFJORDUR / VIGA ISLAND 01432 507 280 (within UK) [email protected] | small-cruise-ships.com Surrounded by fjords in the Westfjords region, Isafjordur is a bustling fishing town in northwest Iceland with colourful wooden 18th- and 19th-century houses. Nearby is Sudavik, home to the Arctic Fox Centre. Iceland’s only mammal, the arctic fox lives on the lush tundra of Hornstrandir Nature Reserve - the northernmost peninsula in the Westfjords. Offshore, Vigur Island is a bird sanctuary popular for puffins but also arctic terns and eiders. You will also find Iceland's smallest post office. DAY 19, REYKJAVIK In the centre of Iceland’s sprawling capital city, the modern organ-pipe-shaped Hallgrimskirkja church dominates the top of town. Cosy bars, cafes and shops line the surrounding streets heated by Iceland's geothermal waters. The regenerated harbour is home to a striking modern concert hall. Popular trips include to the Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa near the village of Grindavik, and the Golden Circle tour taking in Gullfoss Waterfall and the mighty Strokkur geyser in Thingvellir National Park. Please Note: Itineraries are subject to change. 01432 507 280 (within UK) [email protected] | small-cruise-ships.com YOUR SHIP: VEGA YOUR SHIP: Vega VESSEL TYPE: LENGTH: PASSENGER CAPACITY: BUILT/REFURBISHED: Launched in 2022, this state of the art ship has been designed to journey to off the beaten path destinations and remote polar regions in style and comfort. The ship incorporates a PC5 ice-strengthened hull combined with extra-large stabilisers to make your journey as smooth as possible.
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