Greenland's West Coast in Luxury
Greenland's West Coast in Luxury 11 Days
Greenland's West Coast in Luxury 11 Days
Aboard: Le Boreal
Aboard Le Boréal, on this 11 day expedition you will enjoy a combination of adventure and discovery in the company of an experienced team of naturalist guides, anthropologists, ornithologists and marine mammal specialists. From Reykjavik, you will touch the east coast of Greenland at Nansen Harbor, the departure point of the first ever crossing of the ice sheet by the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen. You will be able to disembark and walk along the first foothills of the ice sheet, a gigantic mass of frozen freshwater.
During your cruise and Zodiac® outings, you will have many opportunities to admire an abundant and varied fauna: seals, whales, orcas, not to mention the many species of seabirds. Your ship will then sail down the narrow Prins Christian Sund passage, which connects the south-east of Greenland to the south-west. Jagged mountains, rocky cliffs, waterfalls and floating ice form a wonderful wild landscape in which frolic colonies of bearded seals.
To the country’s west, you will sail amid the blue icebergs of the Narsaq region, and among the largest icebergs in the Northern Hemisphere in Ilulissat, before reaching the steep cliffs where nest the many birds in the fjord of Eternity.
Highlights
- Discover western & southern Greenland in ultimate luxury
- Enjoy shore visits in Zodiac® inflatables with your naturalist guides
- Sail along the Prins Christian Sund, a narrow, 100-km long passage that winds its way through cliffs and glaciers
- Discover Disko Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where you’ll see the largest icebergs in the Northern Hemisphere
- Spectacular scenery with fjords, iridescent glaciers and icebergs, wild tundra, lakes, and mountain ranges
- Get up close to wildlife including musk oxen, Arctic foxes, humpback whales, orcas, seals
What's Included
- Full board accommodation on board, including bar/beverage service
- Flight from Kangerlussuaq to Paris
- Transfers between airport and ship
- Zodiac cruises and shore excursions
- Entertainment and expert lecture programme
- Loan of rubber boots
- Expedition parka
So much to experience
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Reykjavik
At Sea
Nansen Harbor
Skjoldungen
Prins Christian Sund
Narsaq
Nuuk
Ilulissat
Evighedsfjorden
Kangerlussuaq
A view from Above
All Aboard
Le Boreal
Le Boreal is a purpose built, luxury expedition vessel which combines a private yacht style ambiance with gastronomic French cuisine and high standards of service. All suites are and staterooms are twin or double and have private balconies and bathrooms along with minibar, satellite TV, DVD, Ipod docks, wifi and direct dial satellite telephone. Public areas and amenities include passenger lifts fore and aft, restaurant, lounge with dance floor and bar, reception desk, shop, leisure area with Wii ans slot machines, clinic, theatre, hairdresser, fitness room, spa with massage, hamman and balneo treatments, grill and buffet restaurant, outdoor pool, panorama lounge and terrace with bar, library and internet room and plenty of deck space. The ship has a 1C ice classification for cruising in polar waters.
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