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HURTIGRUTEN EXPLORER Spitsbergen

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Monaco Glacier Dramatic scenery watched from the deck polar encounterS 6 day This voyage from Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago on MS Fram, navigates northbound from Longyearbyen to the remote Moffen Island, visiting fjords, glaciers and Arctic settlements. Svalbard is rich in wildlife and dramatic scenery. Watch in awe as you sail through the bays and channels of this starkly beautiful outreach of northern Europe. Look out for arctic fox, reindeer, seal and walrus plus there is an excellent chance of spotting whales, as well as the solitary overlord of these Arctic regions, the polar bear.

VOYAGE ITINERARY Day 1 Arrive Longyearbyen. Overnight stay at Spitsbergen Hotel. Departure 2010 Day 2 Embark on MS Fram. Sail to Barentsburg July 7 and visit this Russian settlement, optional visit to

the Pomor Museum and a folklore show. Sail out © Nina Helland of the Icefjord, along the coast of Prins Karl’s Forland and past the Kongsfjord heading north. Day 3 Sail through the Woodfjord area, via the Monaco glacier to Moffen Island, Smeerenburgfjord, Magdalenefjord and the Wagonway glacier. Day 4 Krossfjord. Visit birdcliffs and glacier fronts. Sail to Ny-Ålesund. Day 5 Arrive in Longyearbyen and transfer to Spitsbergen Hotel. Farewell dinner in the hotel restaurant. Day 6 Tour ends in Longyearbyen. Jubilations after a huge glacier calving

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Unforgettable glacier views Glacier visit by Zodiac boat kingdom of the polar bear 9 day This expedition cruise to Svalbard’s remote northern and eastern regions on board the MV Polar Star provides you with the opportunity to experience at close hand the unique wildlife, awesome landscape and overwhelming silence of the Arctic. Our ship is one of the most comfortable ice class vessels available for polar expeditions and she can safely explore areas that many others simply cannot reach. Your final itinerary is dependent on weather and ice conditions, but we aim to explore the remote northern and eastern regions of Spitsbergen – perhaps circumnavigating the island.

VOYAGE ITINERARY and possibly voyage as far as Edgeøya and Departure 2010

Day 1 Arrive in Longyearbyen. Overnight stay Sørkapp (Southern Cape). June 101), 17 and 24 at Spitsbergen Hotel. Day 8 Return to Icefjord. Farewell dinner July 1, 8, 15 ,22 and 29 Day 2 Sightseeing tour of Longyearbyen, on board. August 5, 12 and 192) board MV Polar Star and sail for the Icefjord Day 9 Early morning arrival in Longyearbyen and Barentsburg. where you tods. Day 3 Stop off at Ny–Ålesund, before heading 1) 10 July departure, special photo cruise with high level lecture. north to Magdalenefjord and Smeerenburgfjord. 2) 19 August departure, we try to reach the Day 4 – 7 Round the top of Spitsbergen, crossing easternmost island of Svalbard, Kvitøya. the 80th parallel before exploring fjords, glaciers and icebergs. From here your itinerary is based on local sea and ice conditions at the time, with

regular landings and Zodiac excursions. Explore © Spitsbergen Travel remote locations, seek out Arctic wildlife – including polar bears – and have the chance to learn more about the heritage of this fascinating region, from our on board experts. If conditions allow, we may circumnavigate the island of Spitsbergen, visit Nordaustlandet, Wahlenburgfjord, Murchisonfjord

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Departure 2010

June 8, 15, 22 and 29

SPITSBERGEN AND THE BEAR ISLAND (Bjørnøya) 9 day Eight days of exploring the entire west coast of Spitsbergen, including Bjørnøya/Bear Island! This is a totally new and exciting cruise, taking you all the way from the far south, up to the 80th parallel. In the course of an intense week, you will experience Svalbard’s spectacular nature with beautiful fjords surrounded by jagged peaks and huge glaciers. During the cruise you will also experience the wildlife and the fierce environment of the Arctic. The birdlife is remarkable, and even the most blasé orni¬thologists will be completely astonished. Most likely you will spot seals, whales, wal¬ruses and the ‘king’ himself; the polar bear, in their natural habitat.

VOYAGE ITINERARY hundreds of thousands of Brünnich’s guillemots’, noon, alternatively we spend time close to the Day 1 Arriving in Longyearbyen, overnight at Blu nesting here during the high Arctic summer. ice edge looking for wildlife. Radisson Spitsbergen Hotel Lectures about Svalbard birds. On our way north Day 7 Arrival in Krossfjorden during the night. towards Spitsbergen we look out for whales. Day 2 After Lunch in the restaurant at Radisson Polar circle boat cruise close to the Lilliehöök Several species of whales travel north from south- BLU Polar Hotel Spitsbergen, Sightseeing tour glacier and lecture. Arrival in Ny Ålesund, the ern latitudes to make the most of the hyper Of Longyearbyen. Embarkation MS FRAM 18:00 world’s northernmost settlement. Guided walk in productive Arctic summer. Sailing time from Longyearbyen and sail for the town, with information about the history of coal- Icefjord and Barentsburg the Russian settle- Day 5 We wake up in Bellsund and make a land- mining and exploration. ment. ing, on either Ahlstrands peninsula or in Calyp- Day 8 In the morning cruise in Forlandssundet, sobyen. After lunch we sail towards the beautiful Day 3 We arrive in the beautiful fjord of Hornsund with St Jonsfjorden and Poolepynten. Lectures. Vårsolbukta. Vårsolbukta is named after the mo- where we make landings either at Gåshamna or tor cutter “Vaarsol”, that was used by the Nor- Arrival in Skansbukta, Billefjorden. Landing and Gnålodden before lunch. Onboard there will be wegian Svalbard Expedition in 1914. In the after- afterwards farewell dinner. lectures. After lunch we will enjoy the beautiful noon we sail north towards Magdalenefjorden. scenery of Brepollen, or cruise in Hamburger- Day 9 Early morning arrival in Longyearbyen, bukta. In the afternoon we sail south towards Day 6 Arrival in Magdalenefjorden, the famous whrere your tours ends. Bjørnøya. fjord on the North West corner of Spitsbergen. Landing on Gravneset. During lunch we depart Day 4 Before lunch we arrive the southern tip of towards Moffen or the ice edge, depending on Bjørnøya. The famous cliff “Stappen” is very the ice conditions. Celebration and crossing of characteristic. The bird cliff displays the home for the 80th parallel. Arrival on Moffen in the after-

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Departure 2010

July 16 DISCOVER ISLAND AND THE TREASURES OF THE SOUTHERN GREENLAND 15 day Greenland’s arctic wilderness offers us some of the most spectacular and unspoilt scenery anywhere on earth. The largest island on the planet, its frozen coastline has witnessed the birth of some of nature’s most breathtaking creations. Here the struggle for survival has engendered mankind with a healthy respect for his environment and we witness the quite unique interaction of man and nature as we sail through a landscape rich in culture, history and spectacular wildlife, into the northern lands of the midnight sun.

VOYAGE ITINERARY Day 8 Qeqertarsuaq. Qeqertarsuaq is situated on who has been here that this is the town’s name. This Day 1 Reykjavik (Iceland) Reykjavik is the world’s the old volcanic island of Disko, and is the only town is the third largest town in Greenland with a popu- northernmost capital city and home 171 514 people. on the island. The population is around 1 100, about lation of about 5000. Ilulissat is set in marvellous In relative close surroundings of Reykjavik you may 60 whom live in the town’s only settlement, Kanger- surroundings at Ilulissat Isfjord that in 2004 was find glaciers, waterfalls, geysers and mountains. luk. Qeqertarsuaq means “The Big Island”, and the inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Reykjavik has also a vast selection of restaurants, most important industry in the town is fishing and Day 12 Sisimiut. Sisimiut has a population of about museums and shops. sealing though whaling once used to play an im- 5.200 inhabitants and is the second largest town in portant role. The town is set in wonderful surround- Day 2 Grundarfjördur (Iceland) Is the capital of the Greenland. The main trade is fishing, and the town ings at the foot of impressive Basalt Mountains. Westfjords (Vestfirðir) region of Iceland, With a accommodates a large fleet of trawlers, a shipyard population of about 4,100 Ísafjörður is the largest Day 9 Uummannaq/ Ukkusissat. and a fish factory. Sisimiut is the southernmost of the towns on the western coast of Greenland where town in the Westfjords. Uummannaq. The town of Uummannaq is situated sleigh dogs can be found. The MS Fram normally Day 3 Denmark Strait. While crossing the Denmark in scenic surroundings at the foot of the 1 170 docks at the quayside in Sisimiut. Strait we follow in the wake of the great Norse meter tall, heart-shaped mountain. The municipal settlers who left the shores of Iceland and Norway borough of Uummannaq has a population of about Day 13 Itilleq. In the early afternoon we reach the more than 900 years ago. 2 650 of whom 1.400 lives in the town and the rest small settlement Itilleq. Itilleq means “the hollow” in the remaining 7 Settlements in the borough. and was founded in 1847 on another island, but was Day 4 Prins Christian Sund. Greenland’s southern later moved one kilometer east to its present loca- shores contain some of the most culturally and Ukkusissat. We will be calling Ukkusissat in the tion. The village is located about 50km south of scenically diverse regions of the island. Enjoy evening. This settlement is set in wonderful scenery Sisimiut in the head of the Itilleq Fjord. Around 130 breathtaking scenery as we navigate dramatic Prins nestling between the magnificent mountains of the people live here, who are mainly engaged in hunt- Christian Sund, a narrow, often ice-choked 70-mile- municipal borough of Uummannaq. There are about ing and fishing. long channel across the southernmost point of 190 inhabitants in the settlement, all of whom make Greenland. Huge glaciers tumble down from the a living from hunting and fishing. Day 14 KangerlussuaqKangerlussuaq is situated in the end of the Kangerlussuaq fjord. The settlement/ Ice Cap. Day 10 Eqip Sermia. The glacier Eqip Sermia has airport lies just north of the Arctic Circle and is one Day 5 – 6 South Greenland. We will visit small com- a front edge about five km long that calve icebergs of the best places to observe native wildlife. In the munities of Southern Greenland. In this area we find into the open ocean. Today you have an outstand- early 1960’s musk oxen were introduced to unique Viking history, historic sites, arts and crafts, ing possibility to experience a glacier and sense the Kangerlussuaq from North East Greenland, and and majestic scenery with the multiple colours of greatness of the nature. We will use the ship's today they count over 5 000 Evening flight back to the autumn. tender boats to go ashore in this beautiful area near Copenhagen. by the glacier. Passengers in relatively good physi- Day 7 Nuuk. The capital of Greenland houses about cal condition will be able to hike in the area. Day 15 Your fight arrives early morning in 15 000 people and holds the political and social Copenhagen. centre of Greenland. Nuuk is the oldest town in Day 11 Ilulissat. Icebergs are called Ilulissat in Greenland founded by the Danish-Norwegian mis- Greenlandic, and it comes as no surprise to anyone sionary Hans Egede in 1728.

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Iceberg watching in Ilulissat Tasiilaq Nuuk

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Colourful wooden houses in Ilulissat Icebergs Glaciers & icebergs of greenland 9 day

Your voyage aboard MS Fram takes you through a wonderland of natural and cultural diversity full of marine life and sea birds. Towering icebergs plunge into clear icy waters of majestic fjords and traditional fishing communities nestle in bays and coasts.

VOYAGE ITINERARY Day 1 Arrive in Kangerlussuaq and transfer by Polar Cirkel boats to MS Fram. Departure 2010

Day 2 Sail into Sisimiut. Visit includes the museum. July 29

Optional hiking and cultural workshops. August 5 and 12 Day 3 Call at Qeqertarsuaq on Disko Island. Visit and hike in Blæsedalen. Day 4 Visits to Uummannaq and Ukkusissat. Optional excursions include a hike to ‘Santa’s Cabin’ or sailing to the Red Desert. Day 5 Eqip Sermia Glacier. Shore visit and possibility of hiking, followed by a barbecue. Day 6 Call at Ilulissat. Cultural visit and optional hike

to the ancient town of Sermermiut. Opportunities © John Page for a boat trip and helicopter flight over the fjord. Day 7 Visit the small settlement of Itilleq surrounded by majestic mountains and glaciers, only 200 metres north of the Arctic Circle. Day 8 Sail to Kangerlussuaq and disembark. Enjoy an evening barbecue beside Lake Ferguson. Transfer to the airport for return flight to Copenhagen. MS Fram anchored off Uummannaq Day 9 Arrive in Copenhagen. Tour ends.

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80° NORTH

Siorapaluk Qaanaaq (Thule)

Upernavik GREENLAND

Ukkusissat Uummannaq

Eqip Sermia Qeqertarsuaq Ilulissat

Sisimiut Kangerlussuaq Itilleq ARCTIC CIRCLE 66°33'N

Sisimiut on Greenland's west coast Tasiilaq Nuuk

Qassiarsuk Ivituut Igaliko

Polar Cirkel boat excursion voyage to the inuit north 16 day

This voyage offers an unparalleled view of the scenic and cultural highlights of Greenland’s western coastline, from the magnificent Søndre Strømfjord to the remoteness of Qaanaaq, one of the northernmost settlements anywhere on Earth.

VOYAGE ITINERARY Day 1 Arrive in Kangerlussuaq and transfer by Polar Cirkel boats to MS Fram. Departure 2010

Day 2 Sail to Sisimiut. Tour and museum visit. August 19 Optional hiking and cultural workshops. Day 3 Call at Qeqertarsuaq on Disko Island. Visit and hike in Blæsedalen. Day 4 Stop at Uummannaq and visit the town. Hike to ‘Santa’s Cabin’ and enjoy an optional visit to the Grave of the Mummies or to the Red Desert. possibility of hiking with glacier views, followed Day 5 At sea with on board lectures by a barbecue.

Day 6 Sail to Dundas and visit this abandoned Day 13 Sail to Ilulissat. Cultural visit and optional © Sybille Waldt settlement. hike to the ancient settlement of Sermermiut. Opportunities for a boat trip or helicopter flight Day 7 Stop at Siorapaluk. Cultural visits & lectures. over the fjord. Day 8 Cruise along the ice edge and admire the Day 14 Visit the small settlement of Itilleq spectacular views. surrounded by majestic mountains and glaciers, Day 9 Sail to Qaanaaq (Thule). Cultural visits and only 200 metres north of the Arctic Circle. nature hikes. Day 15 Arrive in Kangerlussuaq and disembark the Day 10 At sea with on board lectures. ship. Barbecue beside Lake Ferguson. Transfer to the airport for your return flight to Copenhagen. Day 11 Visit to Upernavik. Day 16 Arrive in Copenhagen. Tour ends. Footpath in Ilulissat Day 12 Eqip Sermia Glacier. Shore visit and the

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Departure 2010

September 2

SOUTH & EAST GREENLAND AND ICELAND ADVENTURE 12 day

Greenland’s arctic wilderness offers us some of the most spectacular and unspoilt scenery anywhere on earth. The largest island on the planet, its frozen coastline has witnessed the birth of some of nature’s most breathtaking creations.

VOYAGE ITINERARY breathtaking scenery as we navigate dramatic other fish that make up the economy of this re- Day 1 Kangerlussuaq. Your flight arrives from Prins Christian Sund, a narrow, often ice-choked mote place. This historic district was the site of Copenhagen, Danmark. Kangerlussuaq is the 70-mile-long channel across the southernmost East Greenland’s first trading post in 1893. The main gateway to Greenland and a settlement in point of Greenland. Huge glaciers tumble down municipality covers an area five times the size of the Sisimiut community. Slightly less than 600 from the Ice Cap. Denmark, though it only has a population of less people live and work in Kangerlussuaq (the long Day 7 - 9 East Greenland. Also here our actual than 5,000. fjord). The airport was built by the Americans program and routing will depend on ice and Day 10 Denmark Strait. We cross the Denmark during World War II and was operative as an weather conditions - which vary unpredictably Strait and continue to Iceland’s West Fjords, an American base until 1992. from season to season and day to day. This is an area of cascading waterfalls and huge numbers Day 2 Evighedsfjorden. During the day we will expedition into a very little traveled area and no of nesting birds. sail into this beautiful fjord, surrounded by ma- specific itinerary can be guaranteed in advance. Day 11 Isafjördur. In the morning hours we arrive jestic mountains and glaciers. Skjoldungen Island will provide us with views of at Isafjördur. With a population of about 4,000 some of the most spectacular landscapes in the Day 3 Nuuk See page. The capital of Greenland Ísafjörður is the largest town in the Westfjords. whole of Greenland. At the southern end of the houses about 15 000 people and holds the po- Despite its size and small population, and the island we sail by an abandoned Greenlandic set- litical and social centre of Greenland. Nuuk is the historical isolation from the rest of the country, tlement, while further into the fjord we plan to oldest town in Greenland founded by the Danish- the town has a rather urban atmosphere. Here land near the remains of an ancient Thule site. Norwegian missionary Hans Egede in 1728. we will find a school of music as well as a hospital Køge Bugt, is where the Greenland Ice Cap and a cultural centre with a library and show- Day 4-5 South Greenland. We will visit small reaches the sea, large tabular icebergs drift rooms. It has become known in Island as a centre communities of Southern Greenland. In this area around and are an impressive sight. At Umivik we for alternative music. we find unique Viking history, historic sites, arts look for the place, where Nansen went ashore and crafts, and majestic scenery with the multiple and started his epic traverse of the Greenland Ice Day 12 Reykjavik,Iceland. Reykjavik is the world’s colours of the autumn. Cap. northernmost capital city and home 171 514 people. In relative close surroundings of Reykjavik Day 6 Prins Christian Sund. Greenland’s southern Ammassalik is the largest community in East you may find glaciers, waterfalls, geysers and shores contain some of the most culturally and Greenland. Its inhabitants are dedicated to fishing mountains. Reykjavik has also a vast selection of scenically diverse regions of the island. Enjoy for Greenlandic halibut, Atlantic salmon and restaurants, museums and shops.

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Denmark Strait

Departure 2010

September 13

ICELAND AND NORTH EAST GREENLAND 11 day

VOYAGE ITINERARY In Ittoqqortoormiit, several hundred Greenland- Waltherhausen Glacier and Myggbukten. This is Day 1 Reykjavik embark MS Fram ers live. In this isolated hunting community, also the area where the Thule culture winter Day 2 Denmark Strait. Cruising Denmark Strait people still depend on hunting polar bears, musk houses are found. As many as 20 people used we keep a lookout for humpback and Minke oxen and seals for their livelihood. The only con- these tiny houses, hunting Greenland Whales and whales. Later we approach the rarely visited coast nection to the world is by air to Iceland and the using their vertebrae to build the simple yet ef- of East Greenland, which belongs to the most occasional visiting ship. ficient structures. isolated, sparsely populated and scenically superb Days 9-10 Denmark Strait. We cross the Denmark parts of Greenland. The following days we hope to venture further Strait and continue to Iceland’s West Fjords, and Day 3 Ammassalik. A ndic halibut, north towards North-East Greenland National area of cascading waterfalls and huge numbers of nesting birds. At charming and remote Isafjör- Days 4-8 North East Greenland. One of the Park. This is the largest National Park in the world, dur we’ll plan to visit the Maritime Museum and reasons North East Greenland is so rarely visited being more than three (3!) times the size of the hope to be treated to a demonstration of tradi- is because of the enormous ice transport along British Isles or about one and a half times the size tional dancing. the coast. The cold water currents out of the of France. Number of visitors in this area is Arctic Ocean is transporting some 2500 to 2800 barely above four digits per year. Here we will Day 11 Reykjavik. Reykjavik is the world’s north- square kilometers of multi-year ice, leaving only have the possibility to visit places such as the ernmost capital city and home 171 514 people. this late summer period open for navigation legendary Alpefjord with its magnificent moun- Back in Reykjavik our exciting voyage ends. tains, the Stauning Alps, some of them more than Scoresby Sund is the largest fjord in the world. 10000 feet (3000 meters) high. The place names Huge icebergs are set to a backdrop of spec- of North East Greenland witnesses a rich history tacular mountains and tundra. Passing Cape of scientific expeditions, trapper over wintering Brewser entering the fjord will challenge the and nations that wanted to plant their flag and observers understanding of scale – everything claim new lands. Examples are: Geographical here is at the Grand end. Society Island, Kong Oscar Fjord, Teufelschloss,

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The first inhabitants of Newfoundland where Indians they came across the Bering sea

Departure 2010

September 26

ICELAND AND SOUTH GREENLAND LABRADOR-NEWFOUNDLAND-HALIFAX 14 day Following the intrepid footsteps of Vikings and whalers, this incredible voyages travels from Greenland’s western coast to the dramatic waters off eastern Canada, taking in colonial settlements, UNESCO heritage sites and whale feeding grounds en route.

VOYAGE ITINERARY lels and is Canada's most easterly province - and Day 12 and 13 Baddeck, Nova Scotia. We anchor Day 1 Reykjavik (Iceland). Reykjavik is the world’s its newest having joined in 1949. at the picturesque little village of Baddeck, situ- northernmost capital city and home 171 514 Day 9 St. Anthony, Newfoundland. In St. An- ated on the shores of the beautiful Bras d'Or Lake people. In relative close surroundings of Reykjavik thony we will do a tender operation to land. in the heart of Cape Breton lsland, is one of the you may find glaciers, waterfalls, geysers and L’Anse aux Meadows is one and a half hrs away. world's scenic gems. mountains. Reykjavik has also a vast selection of L’Anse aux Meadows is the UNESCO World Day 14 Halifax, Nova Scotia. Rich in history and restaurants, museums and shops. Heritage Site where Leiv Eriksson first landed in natural beauty, the rugged coastlines of this part Day 2 Denmark Strait. While crossing the Den- America. of Nova Scotia present us with the first British mark Strait we follow in the wake of the great In St. Anthony the Grenfell Museum is situated, town to be settled in Canada. Today Halifax is a Norse settlers who left the shores of Iceland and also the home of the famous Dr. Grenfell. vibrant mix of the old and the new, with some Norway more than 900 years ago. spectacular landscapes into the bargain. Here our Day 10 Red Bay, Labrador. This charming com- exciting voyage ends. Day 3 and 4 East Greenland. The next two days munity on the southern coast of Labrador was our actual program and routing will depend on considered the ‘World’s Whaling Capital’ during ice and weather conditions which vary unpredict- the 1560’s. The oil gathered here lit the lamps of ably from season to season the Renaissance. A significant decline in the Day 5- 6 South Greenland. We will visit small number of bowhead and right whale herds was communities of Southern Greenland. In this area caused by over-hunting, which contributed to the we find unique Viking history, historic sites, arts demise and subsequent failure of Basque whaling and crafts, and majestic scenery with the multiple in Red Bay towards the end of the 16th century. colours of the autumn. Day 11 Bonne Bay, Newfoundland. Bonne Bay is Day 7 & 8 at sea, Labrador Sea. Leaving the a bay located on the western side of Newfound- shores of Greenland we follow in the wake of the land and separates Great Northern Peninsula Vikings to Labrador and Newfoundland. This part from the rest of the island. of Canada lies between the 46th and 61st paral-

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SANTIAGO BUENOS AIRES

ARGENTINA CHILE © Alain Bidart

FALKLAND ISLANDS

Port Stanley USHUAIA Grytviken SOUTH Beagle Channel Cape Horn GEORGIA

Drake Passage

ELEPHANT ISLAND SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS SOUTH ORKNEY ISLAND ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Shore excursion with Polar Cirkel boat in Antarctica Lemaire Channel © Jesper Nielsen © Reinhard Tanner

King Penguins in South Georgia shackleton‘s ANTARCTICA 17 day Enjoying a close–up voyage to the White Continent, this tour visits the equally remote Falkland Islands and South Georgia, vital breeding ground for seal, penguin and albatross.

For a more detailed day by day program see page 16.

VOYAGE ITINERARY 17 Dec 2010 - 2 JAN 2011 Channel. During your time here there will be Departure 2010 - 2011

Day 1 Fly to Ushuaia and transfer to MS Fram, regular land and boat excursions. November 1 set sail for the Falkland Islands. Day 15 – 16 Cross the Drake Passage, passing December 17 1) Day 2 At sea. Lectures on the wildlife and history Cape Horn, en route to Ushuaia. February 25 of the Falkland Islands. your time here there will be regular land and boat 1) Christmas and New Year departure. Day 3 – 4 Explore Port Stanley including the excursions. wilderness and fauna of the Falkland Islands. Day 15 – 16 Cross the Drake Passage, passing Cape Horn, en route to Ushuaia. Day 5 – 6 At sea, sailing towards South Georgia. Day 17 Disembark in Ushuaia and fly to Day 7 – 8 Visit the wildlife colonies, whaling Buenos Aires. stations and historic sights of South Georgia. The voyages in Nov 2010 and Feb 2011 follow Day 9 Sail across the Scotia Sea to Antarctica. a similar itinerary, but operate between Buenos Day 10 South Orkney Islands. Aires and Ushuaia or vice versa. Please see our website and/or voyage dossier for details. Day 11 – 15 Explore South Shetland Islands and isles of the Antarctic Peninsula. Visit penguin colonies, watch for dolphins, seals and sea birds. Your itinerary will depend on ice, sea and weather conditions, we hope to visit Deception Island, Port Lockroy, Cuverville Island, Arctowski base, Almirante Brown and the iceberg-lined Lemaire

ANTARCTICA 13 HURTIGRUTEN EXPLORER Antarctica

SANTIAGO BUENOS AIRES

ARGENTINA CHILE ©Reinhard Tanner

FALKLAND ISLANDS

USHUAIA SOUTH GEORGIA Beagle Channel Cape Horn

Drake Passage

ELEPHANT ISLAND SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS SOUTH ORKNEY ISLAND ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Gentoo penguins in Antarctica Lemaire Channel © Reinhard Tanner ©Reinhard Tanner

Ushuaia MS Fram approaching Port Lockroy

Departure 2011 antarctic discovery January 2 and 11 9 day This 9-day tour offers an in-depth introduction to the planet’s most beguiling continent. On board our comfortable, specially designed ship MS Fram, lectures and talks led by experts on Antarctica’s natural history and polar exploration will prepare you for the visual feast that the white continent presents.

For a more detailed day by day program see page 16.

VOYAGE ITINERARY Day 1 Fly to Ushuaia and embark the ship. Day 2 – 3 Sail across the Drake Passage. Day 3 – 7 Explore the South Shetland Islands and isles along the Antarctic Peninsula. Visit penguin colonies, discover ice formations and look out for wildlife. The exact itinerary will depend on ice, sea and weather conditions but may include Deception Island, Port Lockroy, Cuverville Island, Arctowski Base, Paradise Bay, Half Moon Island and the iceberg–lined Lemaire Channel. During your time here there will be regular land and boat excursions. Day 7 – 8 Leave Antarctica and sail north. © Reinhard Tanner Day 9 Arrive Ushuaia, fly to Buenos Aires for an overnight stay.

A Polar Cirkel boat

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HURTIGRUTEN EXPLORER Antarctica

Punta Arenas Port Williams

Strait of Magellan Ushuaia Beagle-Channel

South Shetland Island

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CHILEAN FJORD AND ANTARCTICA 15 day With its incredibly rich fauna, the Southern Ocean is a drama on a grand scale in which the struggle for survival is constant. Elephant and fur seals, minke whales, many of the world’s 17 species of penguin, large flocks of sea birds – not forgetting the wandering albatross – give life to this surrealistic and beautiful landscape. This tour is a fantastic opportunity to take a close-up look the world’s most fascinating and charming continent. On board our comfortable ship you can hear presenta- tions by experts in Antarctica’s rich history, so that you can get even more out of what you will experience along the way

VOYAGE ITINERARY Cuverville Island Day 1 Buenos Aires/Ushuaia. Our voyage The Errera Channel – the waterway between departs from the Island of Tierra del Fuego and Rongé Island and the Arctowsky Peninsula on Departure 2010 the southernmost city in the world – Ushuaia. the mainland – is narrow and beautiful. It was November 19 discovered by the Belgian professor Léo Errera.

December 3 Day 2 Drake Passage. This is where two oceans Here lie the islands of Danco and Cuverville, the meet. On the way through the straits you can latter being home to one of the largest known learn a great deal about Antarctica’s fantastic colonies of chinstrap penguins. The shallow water animals and history. between the islands often causes icebergs to become stuck here, offering a fantastic spectacle Day 3–8 Antarctica. This unending, white when it occurs. wilderness of a continent is full of fantastic impressions. There are more penguins, and Neko Harbour penguin species, here than anywhere else on Andvord Bay stretches far into the Antarctic earth. Peninsula. From here it is just 50 kilometres to the Weddell Sea. The bay is surrounded Deception Island, South shetlands by the mountains and alpine glaciers of the The British merchant William Smith rounded Cape peninsula and its wildlife makes it a perfect Horn in February 1819 in his brig ”Williams”. arena for beautiful impressions. Neko Harbour is A powerful storm drove the ship southwards attractively located in the innermost part of the and brought about the discovery of the South bay and takes its name from a whaler which was Shetland islands. anchored here in the early 1900s.

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WEDDELL SEA ADVENTURE 13 day Experience the wonder of our planet’s last unspoiled wilderness from the comfort and safety of the most sophisticated expedition cruising vessel ever constructed. Our journey will take us across the Drake Passage, escorted by albatross and petrels, to the magnificent scenery of the Antarctic Peninsula and its abundant summer wildlife of seals, penguins, and whales. On this trip we will enter the Antarctic Sound and sail into the Northern part of the Weddell Sea, to visit the historical sites in the area. For a more detailed day by day program see page 16.

VOYAGE ITINERARY Yankee Harbour, South Shetland Islands Day 1 Buenos Aires/Ushuaia. Our voyage Early sealers to the area used Yankee Harbour on departs from the Island of Tierra del Fuego and Greenwich Island as frequent base of operations the southernmost city in the world – Ushuaia because of its remarkable natural haven created by a spit nearly one kilometre long (0.6 mi).. Departure 2011 Day 2-3 Drake Passage. The Drake Passage January 20 is where the Atlantic and Pacific meet the Antarctic Sound Great Southern Ocean to create the Antarctic Brown Bluff Convergence. During the crossing you can enjoy Snow Hill Island our onboard lecture series to learn more about James Ross Island the wonders of Antarctica. Trinity Peninsula/Prince Gustav Channel Cuverville Island Day 3-10 Antarctica. The continent is an endless Neko Harbour white wilderness full of fantastic impressions of Paradise Harbour nature. We will learn the history of the great Lemaire Channel explorers as we travel in their footsteps and Petermann Island see the landscape as they saw it - unchanged, Port Lockroy remote, and awe inspiring. Day 11-12 Drake Passage. With our bow Deception Island, South Shetland Islands pointed north and unforgettable images and When British merchant William Smith was experiences in our souls, we are invited to a new rounding Cape Horn in February 1819 in his understanding of the Antarctic. brig Williams, a powerful storm drove the ship southward and brought about the discovery of Day 13 Ushuaia/Buenos Aires. Argentina’s the South Shetland Islands. Together with British charming and proud capital welcomes you back naval officer Edward Bransfield, Smith sailed from your voyage of discovery and bids you a even farther south was initially credited with the safe journey home! discovery of Antarctica.

Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands A small 2 km (1.2 mi) long island in the shadow Our experienced expedition team, always of picturesque Livingston Island, Half Moon is a there to help you jewel of diversity in the polar landscape.

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98% of the Antarctica is covered by ice.

ANTARCTIC CIRCLE EXPEDITION 13 day crossing the antartic circle 66˚33's Join us for a special departure featuring a rarely visited area of the Antarctic Peninsula aboard the most sophisticated expedition cruising vessel ever constructed. The newly built MS Fram boasts a specially ice strengthened hull and superior maneuverability that allows us to go deeper into the Antarctic ice pack. We will attempt to pass the Polar Circle and if possible continue furter south into historic Marguerite Bay. Off limits to most other ships, Marguerite Bay has some of the most pristine scenery in the Antarctic Peninsula.

VOYAGE ITINERARY Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands Day 1 Buenos Aires/Ushuaia A small 2 km (1.2 mi) long island in the shadow Our voyage departs from the Island of Tierra del of picturesque Livingston Island, Half Moon is Fuego and the southernmost city in the world – a jewel of diversity in the polar landscape. The Ushuaia. serrated and crevassed cliffs are home to a large colony of chinstrap penguins as well as Antarctic Day 2 Drake Passage terns, kelp gulls, snowy sheathbills, Wilson’s storm petrels, and several species of seals are Departure 2011 Day 3-11 Antarctica regular visitors. February 1 and 13 Marguerite Bay Yankee Harbour, South Shetland Islands The first wife of French explorer Jean-Baptiste Early sealers to the area used Yankee Harbour on Charcot objected to his wanderings and divorced Greenwich Island as frequent base of operations him citing abandonment. Charcot’s second because of its remarkable natural haven created wife Marguerite supported his expeditions and by a spit nearly one kilometre long (0.6 mi). The encouraged his travels. In return, he did her spit is a favoured haul out for tired Weddell, the honour of naming this most beautiful of crabeater, fur, and elephant seals now that the bays after her. Rarely visited even by Antarctic hunters are gone. Remnants from the sealing era

©Reinhard Tanner standards, Marguerite Bay is dotted with ice- can still be found including an old trypot on the covered islands and surrounded by pristine beach. Cuverville Island mountainous scenery. Neko Harbour Paradise Harbour Deception Island, South Shetland Islands Lemaire Channel When British merchant William Smith was Petermann Island rounding Cape Horn in February 1819 in his Port Lockroy brig Williams, a powerful storm drove the ship Wilhelmina Bay southward and brought about the discovery of Antarctic Sound the South Shetland Islands. Together with British For a more detailed day by day program see page 16. naval officer Edward Bransfield, Smith sailed even farther south was initially credited with the Day 12 Drake Passage discovery of Antarctica. Day 13 Ushuaia/Buenos Aires

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CABIN GRADE DESCRIPTIONS

MG Grand suite One or two rooms, seating area, TV, stereo, internet access, mini-bar, some with Jacuzzi, most with private balcony or bay window. M Suite One or two rooms, seating area, TV, mini-bar, some with private balcony. Q Mini suite Seating area, TV, mini-bar. QJ Mini suite With limited view / no view, seating area, TV, mini-bar. U Outside cabin Separate beds, one bed can be turned into a sofa, table. Upper decks. N Outside cabin Separate beds, one bed can be turned into a sofa (some with upper / lower berths). Middle / lower decks. I Inside cabin Separate beds, one bed can be turned into a sofa. Some with upper / lower berths. © To-Foto AS

MS Fram in Antarctic waters

20 reservations see your local travel agent • www.hurtigruten.com MS FRAM MV polar star

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OBSERVATION DECK Please see below for the cabin descriptions on board MV Polar Star

LIBRARY K7 (M) = Suite with two rooms, twin or double bed

SAUNA S K6 (Q) = Junior suite with double bed OBSERVATION DECK Deck 8 K5 (U) = Superior outside cabin with double bed K3 (N) = Outside cabin with twin beds K2 (L) = Outside cabin with twin beds, some with obstructed view SUN DECK JACUZZI All cabins have private facilities. LIFT BAR OBSERVATION LIFT LOUNGE QILAK GYM SUN DECK JACUZZI Deck 7

507 501 62 9 62 7 62 5 62 3 62 1 61 9 61 7 61 5 61 1 60 9 60 7 60 3 64 9 65 3 64 3 64 1 63 9 601 BALCONY PANORAMA LIFT 605 LOUNGE 61 3 65 5 65 1 63 5 63 3 63 1 63 7 64 7 64 5 602 65 9 6 57 LIFT 640 508 638 636 626 624 622 620 618 616 614 612 610 608 606 604 632 630 628 634 Deck 5 Deck 6

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LIFT 429 OBSERVATION 433 525 523 521 519 517 537 543 LIFT TERRACES 518 516 514 512 510 508 506 504 502 BAR/ 434 432 430 532 428 426 LOUNGE 424 528 530 526 524 522 520 410 422 420 418

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BUFFÉT BISTRO SHOP BALCON Y RESTAURANT LIFT RECEPTION/ IMAQ DRYING LIFT INFO ROOM 331 333 337 335 341 339 WC WC SHIP´S LOBBY INTERNET BOARD 343 ARCADE NUNAMI CAFÉ ROOM Deck 4 344 342 340 338 336 334 332 330 330 LAUNDRY 328 326 324 RESTAURANT 341 339 337 335 329 327 325 323 321 319 317 315 313 311 309 307 333 331

305 Deck 3 303 301 LIFT LIFT ENTRANCE 302

HALL 304 338 336 334 332 330 328 326 322 318 314 310 306 344 346 342 350 348 354 352 Deck 3

Named after the ship used by famous Norwegian Explorer Fridtjof Built in 1969, MV Polar Star ranks highly among the small fleet of Arctic Nansen, MS Fram’s interior has been inspired by Greenland and the expedition cruise ships. With a comfortable dining room, large Arctic region; with a glass-enclosed observation lounge and excellent panorama lounge, lecture theatre, library and bar. She is well equipped leisure facilities including a gym, sauna and two heated outdoor Jacuzzis. with a fleet of Zodiacs, available for excursions.

Flag:...... Barbados Flag:...... Norwegian MG Grand-Suite Built:...... 1969 Built:...... 2007 M Suite Converted:...... 2001 Capacity:...... 382 berths, Q Mini suite Capacity:...... 100 berths Gross tonnage:...... 12,700 tonnes QJ Mini suite Gross tonnage:...... 4,998 tonnes K7 Suite Length:...... 110m U Outside cabin Length:...... 86.50m K6 Mini suite Width:...... 20.2m N Outside cabin Width:...... 21.2m K5 Outside cabin Speed:...... 16 knots I Inside cabin Speed:...... 11 knots K3 Outside cabin Cabins 342 & 346 are for disabled use Ice class:...... Ice 1A /1B Ice class:...... Ice 1A* K2 Outside cabin

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