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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