Special late deal on South and East Greenland  Euro 3000

September 3 - 13th 2007

on MV Professor Molchanov a small, specialised expedition ship. Charter flight from Iceland to Narsarsuaq where you will board the ship and for the next 9 days we pass through fiords of stunning beauty, alongside glaciers and icebergs, visit historical Viking and Greenlandic and Thule sites. bathe in Hot springs surrounded by icebergs. Limited places on last minute deal. Price includes charter flight from Iceland, share twin non private onboard. other berths, rates and options available.

MOL14, Sep 3 - 13, 2007, Reykjavik / Narsarsuaq - South and East Greenland - Keflavik, is offered including a charter flight (F-50) Reykjavik / Narsarsuaq on Sep 3, for 42 passengers.

Prices (incl. charter flight)                    

Superior                   3900 EURO                            

Twin Private             3500 EURO

Twin non-private       3000 EURO

Triple non-private      2500 EURO

 

Prices (excl. charter flight) available on request:

If you do not use the charter flight, you have to book one of the regular flights (Aug 31, Sep 01) and a hotel for yourself in Narsarsuaq, until you embark the ship on 3 September.-  Regular flight, Reykjavik - Narsarsuak (Atlantic Airways, RC 703 31AUG RKV-UAK 14.30 . 14.30) or Copenhagen - Narsarsuaq (Greenlandair, GL 785 01 SEP CPH-UAK 10.15 - 10.55).

 

ITINERARY - MOL14

Day 1 (Sep 03) We embark the chartered plane (F-50) in Reykjavik and fly across the Denmark Strait and the Greenland Ice Cap to Narsarsuak the international airport of South Greenland, where the ship is waiting for us. The same evening we make a landing at Brattahlid, Erik Raudes farm.

Day 2 In the morning we visit the best preserved Viking church in Greenland at Hvalsey. Records show that there were Norsemen living here for about 500 years. Later we sail along a great series of stranded ice-bergs to Lichtenau a lovely but nearly deserted Greenlandic village, where the Hernhuters had a mission in the 18th century. At Unartoq we take a bath in a hot spring surrounded by ice bergs.

 Day 3 In the morning we land at Herjolfsnes an important Norse settlement, where the Vikings made their first landfall, when they reached Greenland. The remainder of the day we sail through the Prins  Christian Sund, a landscape with Gothic peaks, where we land at the westernmost village in South Greenland, Appilatoq.

 Day 4 At Tingmiarmut we visit some remains of Thule culture houses in a phantastic landscape with glaciers and icebergs.

 Day 5 & 6 The highlight of these days are the views of some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the whole of Greenland as we circumnavigate the fantastic Skjoldungen Island. Ringed Seals are frequently seen here. At the southern end we sail by a deserted Greenlandic settlement, while further into the fjord we land near the remains of a Thule culture settlement at Qoornoq. We make a landing in the Balder Fjord with its stunning geological formations. On the second day, at the head of the fjord we make an excursion to Dronning Marie Dal, strolling through a landscape made colourful by the autumn hues of different species of berries. Later we sail into Nörrevig and make a zodiac excursion along the front of Thryms glacier.

 Day 7 At Umivik we look for the place, where Nansen started his ascent of the Greenlandic ice-cap. In Køge Bugt (Ikeq) the Greenland ice cap reaches the sea. Though a true glacier the ice cap is not dangerous and easy to walk on. Those who have visited Antarctica will note the similarities of the landscape, with giant tabular icebergs calving from vast glacier fronts. Day 8 In the settlement Isortoq we meet the people of the most orginal hunting village of East Greenland, where people are still depending on hunting seals and bears.

Day 9 Ammassalik is the capital of East Greenland and the centre of an area of small hunting and fishing settlements, a opulation of about 3,000 living by hunting Walrus, Narwhal and Polar Bear, and fishing for Arctic Char. We will spend the whole day in and near this friendly village enabling us to experience modern Greenlandic culture.

 Day 10 We return across the Denmark Strait, again keeping a sharp lookout for whales and, at this time of year, hoping to catch sight of the Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights). Day 11 (Sep 13) Arrive in Keflavik, Iceland and transfer to the airport for the flight home.

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