Journey to the North Pole
Probably the ultimate Polar voyage: sail to 90º north aboard the world’s
largest nuclear-powered icebreaker.
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Reviews 2 Reviews5/5
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Vacation Style Holiday Type
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Wildlife
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Activity Level Leisurely
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This journey combines the raw power of the ship with the use of helicopter flights for aerial viewing. Crushing through pack ice that is metres thick, the ‘Victory’ can sail in conditions that would defeat any other ship. Reaching the ‘top of the world’, the experience of standing where all directions are south, is incomparable. There will be time to perform the shortest possible circumnavigation of the globe before heading south to explore the remote Franz Josef Land. With its massive flat-topped islands and steep basalt cliffs, this archipelago is a birdwatcher’s paradise. This is quite simply a voyage without comparison.
* All meals while on the ship
* All accommodation
* All transport and listed activities
* Full complement of qualified Expedition Staff
* Flights from London (if booking incl. flights)
- Day 1 Start Helsinki, overnight in hotel.
- Day 2 Charter flight to Murmansk, Russia; board ship and embark.
- Day 3-6 Travel north in the Arctic Ocean, with the ship breaking through the formidable pack ice.
- Day 7 90° North, with time to celebrate reaching the top of the world.
- Day 8 Travel south in the Arctic Ocean.
- Day 9 Visit Franz Josef Land; helicopters and zodiacs are used to transfer ashore for landings.
- Day 10-11 Southbound at Sea.
- Day 12 Disembark in Murmansk; charter flight to Helsinki, night in hotel.
- Day 13 End Helsinki.