Wilderness Travel 2021 Cultural Cruises Brochure

Wrangel Island: Across the Top of the World ABOARD THE KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV, SPIRIT OF ENDERBY, OR AKADEMIK SHOKALSKIY

This expedition cruise along the wild north Siberian coast reveals a world of spouting whales, enormous bird colonies, walrus haul-outs, and native villages. You’ll navigate from Russia through the Bering Strait to Wrangel Island, a treasure trove of Arctic biodiversity and well known for its large polar bear population. Your expert Expedition Team lends insight to the stupendous landscapes, fascinating human histories, and magnificent wildlife you’ll encounter along the way.

Wrangel Is.

Herald Is.

DAYS 6-15 WRANGEL ISLAND AND THE NORTH SIBERIAN COAST The incredible sea birds and dramatic landscapes of Wrangel Island and the north Siberian coast will leave you breathless. Keep an eye out for reindeer, musk oxen, and polar bear, and witness thousands of migrating sea birds. Disembark in Anadyr. TRIP COST From $9,000 (based on triple occupancy) Private charter flight: $2,000 Price is per person and depends on cabin type

DAYS 1-5 ANADYR, RUSSIA TO KOLYUCHIN ISLAND From Anadyr, sail toward the Bering Strait. Explore Whale Bone Alley, an ancient aboriginal site, Uelen village, one of the world’s largest centers for traditional Chukchi and Inuit art, and Kolyuchin Island, home to amazing Arctic bird rookeries.

CHUKCHI SEA

USA ALASKA

Van Karem

Kolyuchin Is.

RUSSIA

B e r i n g S t r a i t

CHUKOTKA

Uelen

Cape Dezhnev

Nome

Anadyr

Yttygran, Nuneangan & Arakamchechen

DATES Jul 6-20, 2020 Jul 20-Aug 3 Aug 3-17

Aug 17-31 Jul 19-Aug 2, 2021 Aug 2-16 Aug 16-30

BERING SEA

100 mi

100 km

Into and Out of the Northwest Passage ABOARD THE OCEAN ENDEAVOUR

Experience the waterways that have enchanted adventurers for centuries. Sail from Greenland to Canada into the Northwest Passage, or from Canada to Greenland out of the Northwest Passage. Explore pristine fjords, mammoth glaciers, and villages perched on remote mountaintops. In this distant realm where polar bears roam, you’ll witness the majesty of the northern lights and voyage the length of the Sondre Stromfjord—one of the longest fjords in the world.

DAYS 7-17 CANADA’S HIGH ARCTIC Sail through icy fjords, visit traditional Inuit communities, and go ashore for hikes to historical and archaeological sites. Visit Beechy Island, made famous by explorers such as Sir John Franklin, who disappeared on his last expedition here. Disembark on Day 17 and fly to Calgary.

DAYS 1-6 TORONTO, CANADA, TO WESTERN GREENLAND (Into the Northwest Passage Itinerary) From Toronto, fly to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, and embark. Sail into the fabled Northwest Passage and down the dramatic Sondre Stromfjord. Crossing the Arctic Circle, explore the Sisimiut Coast, the glaciers and icebergs at Ilulissat, and Western Greenland. DATES Aug 22-Sep 7, 2020 Into the Northwest Passage Sep 7-23 Out of the Northwest Passage

GREENLAND

Beechey Is.

Devon Is.

VICTORIA ISLAND

Ilulissat

Kugluktuk

Kangerlussuaq

BAFFIN ISLAND

Sisimiut

Qikiqtarjuaq

NUNAVUT

TRIP COST From $10,995 (based on quadruple occupancy) Price is per person and depends on cabin type

DAVIS STRAIT

CANADA

500 mi

500 km

10

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