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Scoresby Sund - Aurora Borealis

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Embark on this exciting voyage to the Scoresby Sund and witness the Aurora Borealis while cruising the shores of East Greenland and more.
Stunning views from your zodiac cruiseSurfacing Humpback WhalesHiking the arctic tundra.A zodiac landing on remote shoresA polar landscape
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Activity Level: Relaxed
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
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Day 1: Depart from Reykjavik

Today, arrive by charter plane from Reykjavik at Nerlerit Inaat (Constable Pynt), the airfield at the head of Hurry Inlet. This area has a fantastic geology.

Day 2: Volquart Boons Coast

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  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
In the morning sail along the ragged and glaciated Volquart Boons Coast. Here you may embark on a zodiac cruise along one of the glacier fronts of this coast, and have your first landing near a glacier, like Maanegletsjer or in Vikingebugt.

Day 3: Danmarksø

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  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
This morning, land on Danmarksø where there are remains of an Inuit settlement abandoned around 200 years ago. The circular ‘tent rings’ of stones indicate the summer houses, while the winter houses can be seen closer to a small cape. The sites are well preserved, allowing entrances and even bear-proof meat caches to be identified. There are also grave sites. In the afternoon we continue our sailing through the beautiful fjords to the west, choked with icebergs and try to land on Röde Ö, where you may see incredible beautiful sandstone formations.

Day 4: Cape Hofman Halvo

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  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Go ashore at Cape Hofmann Halvø, a reliable spot for viewing musk oxen. You may also spot rock ptarmigan and at sea great northern diver. The landscape here is particularly beautiful, especially during autumn when the dwarf willow and dwarf birch change color. Arctic blueberry and crowberry add their own colorful touch - the berries are tasty too! In the evening sail through the fjord towards Scoresby Land, enjoying the contrast between the warm autumnal colors of the vegetation on shore, backed by huge dark mountains, and the cold blue of the icebergs.

Day 5: Sydkap in Scoresby Land

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  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
On your way to Sydkap in Scoresby Land in the morning, encounter huge icebergs, some over 100 m high and more than a kilometer in length. Most of the bergs are grounded as the fjord is only about 400 m deep here. Land near Sydkap to view the remains of the Thule culture winter houses. As many as 20 people lived in these tiny houses, hunting Greenland whale and using their vertebrae to build the houses. The landscape here is gently undulating. Musk oxen and collared lemming survive on the meager vegetation.

Day 6: Jameson Land

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  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Throughout the day, land on several places along the south coast of Jameson Land - first at a lagoon, an area with waders and geese collecting for the autumn migration. The landscape here is gently undulating. Musk oxen and collared lemming survive on the meager vegetation. Geese and waders collect near a lagoon a little ways east of Kap Stewart.

Day 7: Ittoqqortoormiit

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  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Today, visit Ittoqqortoormiit, the biggest settlement near Scoresby Sund with about 400 inhabitants. At the post office you can buy stamps for your postcards, or just wander around to see the sledge dogs and the drying skins of seals, musk oxen and polar bear.

Day 8: Disembark in Nerlerit Inaat

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Sail into the Hurry Inlet where at the head of the fjord we land at the airfield of Nerlerit Inaat (Constable Pynt) and fly with chartered plane to Reykjavik.

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- Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars and represent costs per person, double occupancy.
- Cabins are available for single occupancy at 1.7 times the double occupancy rate.
- Children between the ages of 3-15 receive a 40% discount in triple cabins, one child per cabin.
- Due to the extreme nature of itinerary destinations, travel insurance is mandatory for all cruises aboard the Rembrandt Van Rijn - including medical, accident and repatriation/evacuation insurance.
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