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02 September 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
10 Days/9 Nights
Narsarsuaq - Keflavik
Southeast Greenland offers many historic sites relating to ancient Thule, Norse, and Moravian culture while also allowing us to walk in the footsteps of famed polar explorers like Fridtjof Nansen. Glaciers, icebergs, and fjords make for a dazzling environment where we may see polar bears, and the crossing to Iceland will give us a great opportunity to observe migrating whales and seabirds.
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Note: All itineraries are for guidance only. Programs may vary depending on ice, weather, and wildlife conditions. Landings are subject to site availabilities, permissions, and environmental concerns per AECO regulations.
We arrive by plane at Narsarsuaq and board the ship, preparing to start our Greenland adventure. In the evening we visit Bratthalid, where Erik the Red lived about a thousand years ago.
Uunartoq hot spring
Today we reach Lichtenau, a lovely though nearly deserted Greenlandic village, where the Herrnhuters had a mission in the 18th century and where some of their large German-style buildings still remain. We will then try to get to Uunartoq, where we can bathe in a large hot spring surrounded by icebergs. Across at Vagar, we find the remains of a Norse homestead.
Prins Christian Sund mountains
Our eastward passing of Prins Christian Sund is surrounded by mountains of over 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) and is one of the highlights of the cruise. We will try to make a landing at the small village of Augpilaqtoq, where we can still meet some hunters of the area. As an alternative, we may make a landing at Svaerdfiskens Havn.
Fjords and glacier fronts
Sailing northward in the East Greenland Current, we aim for Igutsait Fjord or Napassorsuaq Fjord. Both feature glacier fronts and small icebergs, where an isolated population of polar bears was once found hunting seals.
Abandoned settlements
Today we land at Tingmiarmit, seeing an abandoned Greenlandic settlement and remains of Thule houses at the north side of the island. Deep into the Tingmiarmiut Fjord, we are again in the area where polar bears hunt seals among the drifting glacier ice.
The valley of Mariedal
Next we visit Skjoldungen, one of the most spectacular fjords of southeast Greenland. Our aim is to land at Qornoq, where we’ll see houses from the Thule culture, then visit Mariedal and a beautiful valley where Greenlanders used to collect berries in autumn.
In the steps of Nansen
We sail to today’s landing at Umivik, where the explorer Fridtjof Nansen ascended the Greenland ice sheet. Here you may even be able to walk a short distance in his steps.
Denmark Strait’s wildlife and auroras
As we sail in Denmark Strait on our way to Iceland, the going can be rough. But be sure to spend some time on deck looking for migrating whales, seabirds, and the magical lightshow of the aurora borealis.
Farewell Greenland, hello Iceland
We return from our adventure with memories that will last a lifetime, arriving at the Icelandic port town of Keflavik.
Highlights You Might Experience
Blue Whale
Barnacle Goose
Arctic Hare
Beluga Whale
Arctic Fox
Arctic Tern
Black Guillemot
Collared Lemming
Atlantic puffin
Bowhead Whale
Fulmar
Fin Whale
Bearded Seal
Glaucous Gull
Grey Phalarope
Great Northern Diver
Ivory Gull
Harp Seal
Killer Whale
Humpback Whale
Kittiwake
Narwhal
Minke Whale
Polar Bear
Musk Ox
Sea Eagle
Long-tailed Skua
Ptarmigan
Sperm Whale
Walrus
Turnstone
White-tailed Eagle
White-Beaked Dolphin
Cabins and Pricing
Quadruple Porthole
2 upper & lower berths
Complete Cabin
USD
20600 Price for the complete cabin, fully occupied.
Sharing Cabin
USD
5150 Share your cabin with others for the best price.
Triple Porthole
1 upper berth & 2 lower berths
Complete Cabin
USD
21600 Price for the complete cabin, fully occupied.
Sharing Cabin
USD
7200 Share your cabin with others for the best price.
Twin Porthole
2 lower berths
Complete Cabin
USD
14400 Price for the complete cabin, fully occupied.
Single Cabin
USD
12240 Price for the complete cabin occupied by 1 person (1.7x the shared rate).
Sharing Cabin
USD
7200 Share your cabin with others for the best price.
Twin Window
2 lower berths
Complete Cabin
USD
15400 Price for the complete cabin, fully occupied.
Single Cabin
USD
13090 Price for the complete cabin occupied by 1 person (1.7x the shared rate).
Sharing Cabin
USD
7700 Share your cabin with others for the best price.
Twin Deluxe
2 lower berths
Complete Cabin
USD
16400 Price for the complete cabin, fully occupied.
Single Cabin
USD
13940 Price for the complete cabin occupied by 1 person (1.7x the shared rate).
Sharing Cabin
USD
8200 Share your cabin with others for the best price.
Superior
1 double bed, 1 sofa bed
Complete Cabin
USD
18600 Price for the complete cabin, fully occupied.
Sharing Cabin
USD
9300 Share your cabin with others for the best price.
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IMPORTANT
EXCLUDED
INCLUDED
- Flights to the embarkation point and from the disembarkation point.
- Pre- and post- land arrangements.
- Passport and visa expenses.
- Meals ashore.
- Personal health Insurance for Medical, Accident and Repatriation/Evacuating.
- All personal expenses, including but not limited to laundry services, bar beverages, and excess internet usage charges.
- The customary gratuity at the end of the voyages for stewards and other service personnel aboard (guidelines will be provided).
- Voyage aboard the indicated vessel
- All meals throughout the voyage aboard the ship including snacks, coffee and tea.
- All shore excursions and activities throughout the voyage by Zodiac.
- Program of lectures by noted naturalists and leadership by experienced expedition staff.
- Free use of rubber boots and snowshoes.
- Transfers and baggage handling between the airport, hotels and ship only for those passengers on the group flights to and from Longyearbyen.
- All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the programme.
- AECO fees and governmental taxes.
- Comprehensive pre-departure material.
FAQ
What would be the longest delay for medical attention during an Arctic trip?
- In Svalbard, a medevac is usually not more than a few hours away. In East Greenland, an evacuation via a remote airfield or to the hospital in Ittoqqortoormiit could take 1-3 days. All scenarios are highly weather dependent. It is therefore obligatory to acquire a travel insurance that also includes coverage for medical repatriation costs and evacuation by helicopter, plane, or ship. After the booking process, you will be asked to provide us with details of your acquired insurance policy. If you are in poor health or in doubt, please consult your physician for a check-up. All passengers need to be healthy enough to travel to remote places with limited or no medical facilities. On our motor vessels, we sail with a qualified physician at all times. The infirmary on board our motor vessels is only suited for first-aid care, however, and on our sailing vessel we have no doctor or medical facility.
Does the crew speak English?
- We have an international crew aboard our vessels. The primary language of our ships is English, but some voyages are bilingual. Though all of our staff speak English, other languages are common as well.
What is the currency used aboard the ship?
- The currency used on all vessels is the Euro, but you can also pay with USD.
Do I have to make a payment at the same time that I make a reservation?
- When you make a confirmed reservation, we require a 40% deposit. But if the reservation is made within two months prior to departure, the full price of the voyage is due at the time of booking.
What is the time in Greenland?
- Greenland uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), with a range of UTC +0 to -4. This means that if it is 18:00 UTC (6 p.m.) in Nuuk when you travel to Greenland, it would be 16:00 (4 p.m.) in New York City, USA, 21:00 (9 p.m.) in London, U.K. and 09:00 (9 a.m.) the next morning in the Antarctic South Pole.
What does the surface of Greenland look like?
- Huge outlet glaciers slowly slide down the mountains towards the sea where the ice breaks of and creates the huge cathedral like icebergs that are so abundant in the Greenlandic waters.
How many cabins are there on the Plancius?
- There are in total 50 cabins at the Plancius: 4 quadruple cabins with private toilet and shower 9 twin porthole cabins 25 twin cabins with window 2 twin deluxe cabins (ca 15 square meters) 10 superior cabins (ca 21 square meters)
When was the Plancius built?
- The ship Plancius was built in 1976 as an oceanographic research vessel for the Royal Dutch Navy.
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