Stunning icebergs off Greenland’s west coast.
Fancy a polar adventure? Then take a look at Hurtigruten’s Glaciers & Icebergs voyage along Greenland’s west coast.
The 9-day Disko Bay expedition will explore Inuit culture and Greenland’s landscape including the icebergs of Ilulissat.
Northern Lights in Norway.
ITV has premiered its new arctic adventure show 71 Degrees North.
Set in Norway, the show has taken 10 British celebrities who will travel from the south to the north while competing in extreme challenges.
The adventurer left standing at the North Cape, the northernmost point of Europe, at 71° north, will become the show’s winner.
Have you dreamed of adventure in Spitsbergen? Wild at heart, every year, the Arctic destination attracts travelers in their La Sportiva boots and The North Face jackets.
Adventure travel company World Expeditions is now offering a special on its 11-day Around Spitsbergen adventure.
Departing on August 17, 2010, the company’s Spitsbergen trip special includes a 10 per cent discount. Established in 1975, World Expeditions specializes in small group trekking and adventure holidays.
Says World Expeditions:
“This circumnavigation of Spitsbergen (meaning ‘pointed mountains’) makes landings in the areas where these expeditions roamed around, allowing you to see – in addition to the polar bears – reindeer, Arctic foxes, walruses, whales, seabirds and tundra birds.”
For more info, visit WorldExpeditions online.
Image courtesy of World Expeditions.
Greenland has captured the imaginations of Arctic adventurers for centuries. Now travelers can see Greenland on the Hurtiguten which has added three new trips in 2010.
The cruiseline’s newest ship, MS Fram, has been built specifically to sail in polar waters. Each trip will feature lectures, landings and shore excursions and the experience of culture, wildlife and communities of Greenland’s remote areas.
These three new trips include:
For more info, check out Hurtigruten online.
Image courtesy of Hurtigruten.
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