Spitsbergen & Northwest Passage

Early Booking Offer Spitsbergen
– a flight credit of US$500 per person. Available for bookings received before 30 September 2013.
Early Booking Offer Canadian Arctic
– a flight credit of US$1000 per person is available for those booking either the Arctic Explorer (22 July 2014) or the Northwest Passage (25 August 2014) departures before 30 September 2013. Alternatively, for the Northwest Passage voyage you can choose our hotel and air package, representing savings of around US$1000. This package includes:
One way charter flight Cambridge Bay to Edmonton
One-night post-cruise accommodation in Edmonton
Transfers from the airport to the hotel

 

Read more about our Arctic Voyages:

Spitsbergen July 2104 & Northwest Passage August 2014

Spitsbergen Explorer

Deliciously remote and yet surprisingly accessible, the archipelago of Svalbard is Europe’s most evocative slice of the polar north and one of the continent’s last great wilderness areas. Shapely peaks, massive ice-fields and heartbreakingly beautiful fjords provide the backdrop for a rich array of Arctic wildlife. From the moment the Akademik Sergey Vavilov glides out of Isfjorden (Ice Fjord) into the ringing silence of the snows we are in the land of the polar bear, the beluga, the walrus and the reindeer. Over the course of the voyage birdwatchers are likely to see Brunnich’s guillemot, little auk, barnacle and pink-footed geese and the Arctic tern.

Northwest Passage – 70th Anniversary Voyage
Travelling between Cambridge Bay and Iqaluit this 12-night celebratory voyage departing on 25 August 2014 will retrace the deep-sea route followed by the RCMP vessel St Roch, when the ship completed the first-ever transit of the legendary Northwest Passage in only one season. 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the transit commanded by Corporal Henry Larsen and we are honoured that Corporal Larsen’s daughter, Doreen Larsen Riedel, will join us for this historic journey.
Along with the anniversary celebrations passengers have a real chance of seeing pods of beluga or bowhead whales, rafts of ringed, harp or bearded seals and herds of walrus. They will literally ‘feel the history’ when we stop at the atmospheric Beechey Island, where the Franklin expedition over-wintered before disappearing forever; traces of the courageous men and their unsuccessful rescuers remain. Remote local communities, such as Cambridge Bay and Pond Inlet, will introduce passengers to both the modern and ancient aspects of the Inuit culture with opportunities to check out the local Inuit carvings, jewellery and other crafts available to buy from the local artisans.

Dates & Prices Arctic 2014

Spitsbergen Explorer
(10 night)
05 – 15 July 2014
USD 5,295 – USD 10,995

North West Passage
(12 night)
25 Aug – 06 Sept 2014
USD 7,795 – USD 13,795

We also offer a 5 % discount for all booking opting for Early Payment Plan. Contact us for more details at
info@ice-tracks.com