Spitsbergen, Northeast Greenland and Scoresby Sund, with Long Hikes: Longyearbyen to Akureyri
Thirteen nights on Plancius from Longyearbyen to Akureyri in Iceland at the start of the Arctic autumn, with long hikes ashore. The day by day leaves Spitsbergen by Raudfjorden, crosses to Northeast Greenland for its tundra, the islands of Antarctic Sound and Alpefjord, then spends several days in Scoresby Sund, the largest fjord system on Earth, with a call at the settlement of Scoresbysund (Ittoqqortoormiit) before the crossing to Iceland under the northern lights.
- Operated by: Oceanwide Expeditions
- Ship: Plancius
- Length: 13 nights
- Regions: Arctic, Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland
- Wildlife: Muskox and Arctic hares on the Greenland tundra, and polar bears and walrus on the Svalbard side
- From: $11,650 per person
- Season: August 2027 in Oceanwide's published schedule.
- Next departures: 2027-08-20
- Route: Longyearbyen → Raudfjord → Kong Oscar Fjord → Scoresby Sund → Ittoqqortoormiit → Akureyri
The ship
- Plancius: 108 guests, built 1976
Departures
- 2027-08-20 to 2027-09-02: $11,650
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