Arctic Passage

23 days - from $23290

End of an Era Transit of Amundsen's Route to Asia
(August 22 - September 13, 2011) A 23-day End of an Era cruise. Kapitan Khlebnikov's final transit of the Northwest Passage. Special guest John Murray backed the Irish-Canadian Franklin Search Expedition that sought Franklin's lost ships. This remarkable Arctic adventure offers the best of western Greenland, the Canadian and the Russian Arctic. Arctic Passage is the vacation of a lifetime, and will never be repeated.

Itinerary:

Day

Itinerary: Day 1 Ottawa, Canada Day 2 Embarkation Day: Kangerlussuaq Day 3 Sisimiut Day 4 Ilulissat Day 5 Baffin Bay Day 6 Pond Inlet Day 7-8 Devon and Beechey Islands Day 9 Prince Regent Inlet Day 10 Bellot Strait Day 11 Victoria Strait Day 12 Iqaluktuuttiaq Day 13 Johansen Bay Day 14 Ulukhaktok Day 15 Walker Bay Day 16 Mackenzie Delta Day 17 Qikiqtaruk Day 18-19 At sea Day 20-22 Chukotka Peninsula, Russia Day 23 Anchorage, Alaska, USA

This expedition includes

• 1 night pre-expedition hotel accommodation in Ottawa, Canada with breakfast.
• 1 night post-expedition hotel accommodation in Anchorage, Alaska with breakfast.
• Group transfer from the Ottawa hotel to the airport on Day 2 of the itinerary.
• Group transfer from Kangerlussuaq airport to the ship on Day 2 of the itinerary.
• Shipboard accommodation with housekeeping.
• Shipboard breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
• Shore landings per the program delivered on the ship each day.
• All group transfers by helicopter and group sightseeing according to the daily program.
• Professional Expedition Leadership.
• All Zodiac excursions and transfers.
• Formal and informal educational presentations by the Expedition Team.
• Photographic Journal on DVD, documenting the voyage.
• The loan of a pair of waterproof boots for the duration of the voyage.
• An official Quark Expeditions parka to keep.
• Coffee, tea and cocoa available around the clock.
• Hair dryer and bathrobes in each cabin.
• Group transfer from the ship to the Anadyr airport.
• Group transfer from Anchorage airport to the hotel.
• Comprehensive pre-departure package including a map and Reader.
• All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program.
• All shipboad luggage handling.
• Emergency Evacuation Insurance to a maximum benefit of $100,000 per person.

This expedition excludes

• Any airfare.
• Mandatory charter flight - cost per person $1,650.
• Helicopter flying time in excess of that offered for the group.
• Passport and visa expenses.
• Government arrival and departure taxes.
• Meals ashore, other than the breakfasts included with the hotel accommodation.
• Baggage, cancellation and medical travel insurance.
• Excess baggage charges.
• Laundry, bar, beverage and other personal charges.
• Shipboard and land telecommunication fees.
• Gratuities at the end of the voyage for ship's crew, Hospitality and Expedition Team members.

Trip Code: AP