Itinerary
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Reykjavik
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8/8/2024 |
8/8/2024 |
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The fire, frost and water symbolized by the red, white and blue of Iceland’s flag are manifested in this land. Reykjavik, or Smoky Bay, was so named in 874 A.D. by Ingolf Arnarson when he sighted the numerous hot springs on the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula. Today this remarkably pollution-free city is wrapped around a sweeping bay and has managed to retain its charming Old-World atmosphere. A pastiche of red-blue-and green-roofed houses together with the tall gray tower of Hallgrim’s Church dominate the skyline. In Old Town, many of the wooden buildings have been lovingly restored and stand side by side with modern timber and concrete structures. There are fine museums and art galleries; historic pubs present activity in late afternoon. The beautiful countryside outside of Reykjavik includes such natural wonders as volcanoes, geysers, glaciers, mountains and spectacular waterfalls.
Suggested Private Excursions
Reykjavik - The Golden Circle - FD Tour
Reykjavik - Bathing in the Blue Lagoon - HD Tour
Reykjavik - Langjökull Glacier & the Ice Tunnel
Reykjavik Highlights - HD Tour
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At Sea
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8/9/2024 |
8/9/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/10/2024 |
8/10/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Prince Christian Sound
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8/11/2024 |
8/11/2024 |
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This narrow 70-mile-long channel across the southernmost tip of Greenland is breathtakingly dramatic. Huge glaciers tumble down towards the rugged coast from the Greenland ice cap-exactly the kind of scene that inspired one Greenlandic poet to declare: 'I get dizzy of all this beauty'. A thousand years ago, just north of here at Narsarsuaq, Eric the Red established his farm amid 6,000-foot mountains and glaciers.
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Ivittuut
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8/12/2024 |
8/12/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Nuuk
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8/13/2024 |
8/13/2024 |
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Nuuk was founded by the unfailingly optimistic Hans Egede - the Danish missionary with soul-conversions on his mind - who promptly named the settlement Good Hope. Today Nuuk is small by modern standards, with a total population of only 14,000. Despite a wealth of land and a paucity of people, Nuuk has insisted on housing the population in immense apartment blocks with imaginative names like Blok P - a kind of Gulag on ice - and the urban sprawl is now spreading out along the road to the airport. Kolonihavnen is a pleasant exception to the rest of Nuuk's Lego-city look: it's a picturesque 18th-century fishing village in the heart of Nuuk and gives some idea of what the town looked like before the industrial harbour was built. Nuuk's real attraction lies in its proximity to any number of excellent day hikes into the hinterland and the fabulous views from the tops of the nearby mountains. Organised tours, boat trips and the rental of equipment is easier from the capital.
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At Sea
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8/14/2024 |
8/14/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/15/2024 |
8/15/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Pond Inlet
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8/16/2024 |
8/16/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Dundas Harbour
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8/17/2024 |
8/17/2024 |
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Dundas Harbour is a quiet harbor on Devon Island where hawks nest, muskoxen graze and walrus can be spotted just off shore. This abandoned Qikiqtaaluk settlement in Nunavut was first established in 1924 as an outpost to curb foreign whaling, and the ruins of a few buildings remain along with one of the northernmost cemeteries in the world.
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Beechey Island
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8/18/2024 |
8/18/2024 |
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Beechey Island is located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago of Nanavut, Canada. It is known for the Franklin Expedition in 1845 and the search for the Northwest Passage, and was declared a Territorial Historic Site.
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Fort Ross
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8/19/2024 |
8/19/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Gjoa Haven
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8/20/2024 |
8/20/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Cambridge Bay
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8/21/2024 |
8/21/2024 |
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Cambridge Bay is located on the southeast coast of Victoria Island in the Region of Nunavut, Canada. The natives named the area Ikalultuutiak meaning “good fishing place.” The area has long been inhabited by Paleo-Eskimos who hunted caribou and seals in 1800 BCE. 500 years ago, the modern Inuit have populated present day Alaska. In 1839 when the town was first visited by Europeans, the area has since been renamed honoring Prince Adolphus, Duke I of Cambridge. By the 1920’s trade became rampant and settlements slowly developed welcoming the Anglican & Roman Catholic missionaries that built schools and municipals soon after.
Visitors can enjoy the annual winter season outdoors hunting, dog sledding, camping and viewing wildlife. Visitors can fish the innumerable lakes and ponds, hike Ovayok Territorial Park or go birdwatching at Queen Maud’s Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
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Ulukhaktok
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8/22/2024 |
8/22/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Smoking Hills
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8/23/2024 |
8/23/2024 |
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The Smoking Hills are located in the eastern coast of Cape Bathurst, Canada. It has been known as “land of the sour water” by native Eskimos, referring to the acidic ponds that have been formed due to the mountains. The Smoking crates have been burning for centuries now, and are certainly a sight not to be missed.
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At Sea
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8/24/2024 |
8/24/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/25/2024 |
8/25/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/26/2024 |
8/26/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Point Barrow
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8/27/2024 |
8/27/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/28/2024 |
8/28/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/29/2024 |
8/29/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/30/2024 |
8/30/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/31/2024 |
8/31/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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9/1/2024 |
9/1/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Nome
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9/2/2024 |
9/2/2024 |
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"There's No Place Like Nome!" Nome, Alaska is most known for being the finish line for the annual Iditarod Race, where dogs and mushers travel 1,049 miles from Anchorage. End of the Trail activities are usually held all month long in March. The list of things to do is a mile long in Nome, including exploring the local wilderness, taking a dog sled ride, Russia is 1 hour away by plane, watch Native dancers, and even have lunch with the Elders at the local Senior Center.
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Land Tour: Cruise Ends (Debarkation)
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9/2/2024 |
9/2/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Land Tour: Air Travel
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9/2/2024 |
9/2/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Land Tour: Vancouver
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9/2/2024 |
9/2/2024 |
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Vancouver is a thriving metropolis surrounded by natural beauty. With parks, beaches, gardens, museums, art galleries and the second-largest Chinatown in North America, Vancouver lives up to its promise of offering something for everyone. With modern buildings set against green, rolling hillsides, this city is breathtaking; no location offers a more spectacular view than Stanley Park - with a zoo, aquarium, totem poles and honking geese. A short walk from the park leads to Robson Street, which offers the town's best window-shopping. Stores with European flavor share the avenue with delicatessens and tea rooms ready to serve. As architectural heart of the city, Robson Square features a central plaza with a food fair and an old provincial courthouse, which now houses Vancouver Art Gallery. Be sure to stop at 8 Pender St. - "the narrowest building in the world." Other points of interest include the Museum of Anthropology; Japanese-style Nitobe Memorial Garden; and VanDusen Botanical Garden. Capilano Canyon is site of the world's longest and highest suspension footbridge.
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Land Tour: Vancouver
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9/3/2024 |
9/3/2024 |
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Vancouver is a thriving metropolis surrounded by natural beauty. With parks, beaches, gardens, museums, art galleries and the second-largest Chinatown in North America, Vancouver lives up to its promise of offering something for everyone. With modern buildings set against green, rolling hillsides, this city is breathtaking; no location offers a more spectacular view than Stanley Park - with a zoo, aquarium, totem poles and honking geese. A short walk from the park leads to Robson Street, which offers the town's best window-shopping. Stores with European flavor share the avenue with delicatessens and tea rooms ready to serve. As architectural heart of the city, Robson Square features a central plaza with a food fair and an old provincial courthouse, which now houses Vancouver Art Gallery. Be sure to stop at 8 Pender St. - "the narrowest building in the world." Other points of interest include the Museum of Anthropology; Japanese-style Nitobe Memorial Garden; and VanDusen Botanical Garden. Capilano Canyon is site of the world's longest and highest suspension footbridge.
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