A voyage to the South of Greenland, following the Viking trails, spot White-tailed Eagles, bathe in a hot spring surrounded by icebergs, visit the famous medieval Norse Cathedral and see where Viking Eric Red lived.
In Nordre Sermilik (Isafjord) we are surrounded by mountains of over 1000 m. We make a landing on Eqaluit qeqertat and old Thule settlement, and push, as far as the ice-bergs will allow us, to the glacier front of Eqalorutsit Kangidlit Sermiat.
Please note: 2 Jul - 9 Jul, 2016 Bilingual - English - Dutch speaking trip
See where Viking Eric Red lived
Spot White-tailed Eagles
Bathe in a hot spring surrounded by icebergs
There are no future departures for this trip at this stage.
Rembrandt van Rijn
| Length | 56 metres |
|---|---|
| speed | 9 knots |
| Cabins | 16 |
S/V ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’ was originally built as a herring lugger. The vessel was rebuilt as a three-masted passenger sailing schooner in The Netherlands in 1994 and sailed in Spitsbergen (1994 – 1996) and in Galápagos (1998 - 2001). The vessel underwent a complete rebuilding and refurbishment program in 2011. The communication and navigation equipment has been completely renewed according to the latest SOLAS regulations.
The Rembrandt van Rijn measures 56 meters in length (168 ft.), 7 meters in width and has a draft of 2, 5 meters.
•The maximum engine speed is 9 knots
•She has an experienced crew of 12 on board including two tour guides
•The ship can accommodate a maximum of 33 passengers in 16 cabins
•1 Triple Private cabin with porthole (with shower and toilet)
•6 Twin Private Inside cabins (with shower and toilet, no porthole)
•9 Twin Private cabins (with shower and toilet and porthole)
•The general interior public areas include a spacious restaurant area so that all meals can be taken together as well as separate bar area and reading table area
•There is room to relax, read and socialize
•The ship is well suited for expedition cruising among small islands and offers excellent open deck viewing areas, even when under sail. The two inflatable rubber crafts (zodiacs) enable landing and wildlife viewing opportunities in otherwise inaccessible areas.
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Includes
- Voyage aboard the indicated vessel as indicated in the itinerary.
- All meals throughout the voyage aboard the ship including snacks, coffee and tea.
- All shore excursions and activities throughout the voyage by Zodiac.
- Program of lectures by noted naturalists and leadership by experienced expedition staff.
- Free use of rubber boots and snowshoes on Plancius, Ortelius, Hondius and Janssonius.
- Free use snowshoes on Rembrandt van Rijn.
- On Spitsbergen voyages: Transfers and baggage handling between the airport, hotels and ship only for those passengers on the group flights to and from Longyearbyen.
- On Rembrandt voyages: Transfers and baggage handling between airport and ship at Constable Pynt on the chartered group flights.
- Luggage transfer from pick-up point to the vessel on the day of embarkation, in Ushuaia.
- Pre-scheduled group transfer from the vessel to the airport in Ushuaia (directly after disembarkation).
- All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program.
- AECO fees and governmental taxes.
- Comprehensive pre-departure material.