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14 Night Northwest Passage and Land Tour

From Reykjavik to Calgary
  • Sylvia Earle
  • Bio Board
  • Sylvia Earle Library
  • Sylvia Earle Observation Deck
  • Sylvia Earle Suite Stateroom
  • Sylvia Earle Rockhopper Restaurant Dining Room
  • Sylvia Earle Science Centre
  • Sylvia Earle Science Centre
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Sylvia Earle

Aurora Expeditions
4 Stars
  • Cruise #: 14306712
  • Departs: Wed, Aug 30, 2028
  • Returns: Wed, Sep 13, 2028
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    Itinerary Summary

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    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Wednesday - Aug 30, 2028
    Day
    1
    Reykjavik, Iceland
    • Reykjavik, Iceland
    On arrival in Reykjavik, you will be met by an Aurora Expeditions representative and transferred to the group hotel. Visit the Aurora Expeditions hospitality desk to collect your cabin luggage tags and speak with the ground operations team. They will share any important pre-embarkation information and can assist with local dining suggestions, cash withdrawals, or last-minute purchases. The remainder of the day is yours to enjoy at leisure. All meals today are at your own expense. Accommodation: Reykjavik airport hotel (to be advised) ...
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    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Thursday - Aug 31, 2028
    Day
    2
    Reykjavik, Iceland
    • Reykjavik, Iceland
    • Air Travel

    Cruise Segment of Itinerary

    Day 2 - Thursday - Aug 31, 2028
    Day
    2
    Cruise Begins
    • Cruise Begins
    • Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
    Transfer to Reykjavik Airport and board your charter flight to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Please ensure your main luggage is fitted with the cabin tags provided and keep valuables, travel documents, medication, and anything required during the day in your hand luggage. On arrival, transfer to Sylvia Earle, waiting at the head of the 190-kilometer (118-mile) Kangerlussuaq Fjord. Settle into your cabin and join the mandatory safety briefings before meeting your Expedition Team and crew. As we sail through the long fjord, steep mountains and glacially carved valleys provide a dramatic introduction to Greenland. ...
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    Friday - Sep 1, 2028
    Day
    3
    Sisimiut, Greenland
    • Sisimiut, Greenland
    North of the Arctic Circle, Sisimiut brings together a remarkably long human history and the energy of modern Greenland. Archaeological evidence records waves of settlement by Saqqaq, Dorset, and later Thule cultures, while today the town remains an important centre for fishing, hunting, education, and outdoor life. We hope to explore the historic quarter around the old blue church and museum, where turf-house reconstructions and local collections reveal how generations adapted to this demanding environment. ...
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    Saturday - Sep 2, 2028
    Day
    4
    • Jakobshavn, Greenland
    Spend the morning on deck as we cross Disko Bay, watching for humpback and minke whales and for the first immense icebergs drifting south from Ilulissat Icefjord. The Expedition Team will introduce the geology, wildlife, and human history of the region as we approach Ilulissat. In the afternoon, we hope to step ashore in Ilulissat, where people have lived beside the icefjord for more than 4,000 years. Walk across tundra and exposed rock towards viewpoints over the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ilulissat Icefjord. Here, ice calved by Sermeq Kujalleq moves towards Disko Bay in a constantly changing procession of bergs. The nearby Sermermiut valley preserves traces of successive Inuit cultures and adds a powerful human story to this extraordinary glacial landscape. ...
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    Sunday - Sep 3, 2028
    Day
    5
    • Aappilattoq, Greenland, Denmark
    Today, we aim to explore the remote coast of northwest Greenland. A landing at Sukasset may offer the chance to walk across trackless tundra and examine the small details of the Arctic landscape, from hardy plants and patterned ground to signs of foxes or grazing animals. Later, we hope to ship cruise through the waters of Aappilattoq Icefjord. Ice conditions will shape our route as we navigate among islands, fjords, and drifting ice. Scan the shoreline and water for seals, whales, and seabirds, while the Expedition Team shares stories of Greenlandic life in a region where travel, hunting, and community connections have long depended on the sea. ...
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    Monday - Sep 4, 2028
    Day
    6
    At Sea
    • At Sea
    Our crossing of Baffin Bay is an expedition experience in its own right. Spend time on deck scanning for whale blows, fulmars, and kittiwakes, or join talks that place the Northwest Passage in context-from Inuit travel routes and knowledge systems to the ambitions and hardships of European polar expeditions. As we approach Nunavut, sea ice and weather will begin to determine the opportunities ahead. ...
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    Tuesday - Sep 5, 2028
    Day
    7
    Pond Inlet, Canada
    • Pond Inlet, Canada
    After completing Canadian clearance formalities, we hope to visit Mittimatalik, known in English as Pond Inlet, on northern Baffin Island. Framed by mountains, glaciers, and the waters of Eclipse Sound, the community is a gateway to Tallurutiup Imanga and a place where Inuit knowledge, language, art, and harvesting traditions remain central to daily life. A locally guided visit may introduce community stories and contemporary life in the High Arctic. In the surrounding waters, we remain alert for narwhal, beluga, seals, and seabirds, although all wildlife encounters are determined by season and chance. ...
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    Wednesday - Sep 6, 2028
    Day
    8
    • Dundas Harbor, Canada
    • Crocker Bay, Canada
    On Devon Island (Tallurutit), we hope to land at Dundas Harbour. The remains of an RCMP post and a former Hudson's Bay Company presence speak to a comparatively recent chapter, while nearby archaeological features point to a much older Inuit use of this coastline. Walk across rolling tundra with views towards Lancaster Sound, watching for musk oxen, Arctic hare, and birdlife. At Croker Bay, a glacier descends towards a broad Arctic inlet. Conditions may favor a Zodiac cruise among sculpted ice or a shore landing beneath Devon Island's flat-topped mountains. Ringed seals and walrus may be encountered in these productive waters, and polar bears are always a possibility in the wider region. ...
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    Thursday - Sep 7, 2028
    Day
    9
    • Port Leopold, Canada
    • Port Leopold, Canada
    Prince Leopold Island (Appait) rises abruptly from Lancaster Sound. Its cliffs form one of the Canadian Arctic's most important seabird breeding sites; by September many birds may already have departed, but northern fulmars, kittiwakes, and thick-billed murres can still be seen offshore. Seals in the surrounding waters may also attract polar bears. Across the sound, Port Leopold recalls the many expeditions sent in search of Sir John Franklin. HMS Enterprise and HMS Investigator wintered here in 1848-49, and the remains of later commercial activity add further layers to the site. If conditions permit, we hope to walk the coast and consider this history alongside evidence of Inuit presence that long predates the explorers. ...
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    Friday - Sep 8, 2028
    Day
    10
    • Beechey Island, Canada
    • Radstock Bay, Canada
    Beechey Island (Iluvilik), a Canadian National Historic Site, is one of the most poignant places in the story of the Northwest Passage. Franklin's expedition wintered here in 1845-46, and the graves of three crew members remain on the shore. Later search parties, including those following Inuit testimony, returned repeatedly to this stark landscape. A guided walk will help place the site within both the Franklin story and the broader history of Arctic exploration. At Radstock Bay, beneath the imposing limestone mass of Caswell Tower, archaeological remains reveal generations of Inuit life. Stone house foundations, food caches, and whale bones speak to skilled use of local resources and extensive movement through the region. We may hike across the raised beaches while watching for musk oxen, Arctic hare, and signs of foxes. ...
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    Saturday - Sep 9, 2028
    Day
    11
    • Cruising Bellot Strait, Canada
    Bellot Strait is one of the most dramatic and technically challenging waterways in the Northwest Passage. Barely two kilometers wide at its narrowest point, it separates Somerset Island from the Boothia Peninsula and is swept by strong tides and shifting ice. Our transit and activities will depend entirely on safe conditions. We hope to explore in the vicinity of Fitz Roy Inlet, Bellot Strait, or Strzelecki Harbour. These sheltered waterways and austere shores invite Zodiac cruising and tundra walks, while their position at the northern edge of mainland North America evokes the navigational challenges faced by earlier expeditions. We will watch for polar bears, seals, beluga, and seabirds along the ice edge and coast. ...
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    Sunday - Sep 10, 2028
    Day
    12
    • Pasley Bay, Nunavut, Canada
    An early visit to Pasley Bay may connect us with the story of the RCMP schooner St. Roch and its pioneering Northwest Passage voyages under Henry Larsen. Inuit knowledge, local assistance, and Arctic seamanship were essential to such journeys, just as they remain central to safe travel here today. Later, we continue west through the maze of channels around Prince of Wales and Prince William islands. If conditions allow, a Zodiac excursion may take us towards a remote cairn or unplanned landing. These unscripted opportunities are at the heart of expedition travel, with the possibility of wildlife sightings and traces of earlier journeys revealed by the day's route. ...
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    Monday - Sep 11, 2028
    Day
    13
    • Cambridge Bay, Canada
    As we sail towards Victoria Island, join the Expedition Team for presentations on Inuit archaeology, polar exploration, and the wildlife of the western Arctic. Time on deck may bring sightings of seals, whales, or migrating birds. Later, we hope to visit Iqaluktuuttiaq, or Cambridge Bay, whose Inuinnaqtun name means 'place of many fish'. This important western Nunavut community has long been a gathering place, supported by rich fishing and hunting grounds. Its more recent polar history includes Roald Amundsen's ship Maud, which spent years in the area after becoming trapped in ice and eventually sank in the harbor. A community visit offers insight into contemporary Inuit life and the enduring connections between people, land, and sea. ...
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    Tuesday - Sep 12, 2028
    Day
    14
    • Cape Barrow, Nunavut, Canada
    Our final full expedition day takes us into the western channels of the passage. We hope to explore around Cape Barrow and a remote island to its north, where low tundra, gravel ridges, and broad sea views create opportunities for a final landing or Zodiac cruise. Musk oxen, Arctic foxes, seals, and passing whales may be present, while the open landscape encourages reflection on the distances traveled by Inuit families, traders, and polar expeditions. Tonight, gather with fellow travelers and the Expedition Team to celebrate a journey shaped by ice, history, and the many communities and cultures of the Arctic. ...
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    Wednesday - Sep 13, 2028
    Day
    15
    • Kugluktuk, Canada
    • Cruise Ends

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Day 15 - Wednesday - Sep 13, 2028
    Day
    15
    • Air Travel
    • Calgary, Canada
    In Kugluktuk, farewell the crew, Expedition Team, and fellow travelers before transferring to the airport for your charter flight to Calgary. The voyage concludes on arrival at Calgary Airport. Note: Our arrival time in Calgary depends on the allocated charter-flight slots, which we expect to receive in March 2028. Consider allowing flexibility when arranging onward travel. ...
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