HIGHLIGHTS
- Outings
and shore visits in Zodiac® inflatables with a team of
experienced naturalist guides.
- Hiking
opportunity.
- Exploring
the east coast of Greenland and its pristine territories once trodden
by the first French explorers Jules de Blosseville, Jean-Baptiste
Charcot and Paul-Émile Victor.
- Visiting
traditional villages and meeting the Inuit people.
- The
scenery: fjords, rugged mountains, glaciers, icebergs, wild tundra,
sheer cliffs, polar ice cap, ice floes.
- The
wildlife: Arctic terns, musk oxen, Arctic foxes and hares, whales,
seals and orcas.
- Sail
along the Prins Christian Sund, a narrow, 100-km long passage that
winds its way through cliffs and glaciers.
DATES / RATES
Rates are listed per person in USD
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| Start Date | End Date | Superior Stateroom | Deluxe Stateroom | Prestige Deck 4 | Prestige Deck 5 | Prestige Deck 6 | Deluxe Suite | Prestige Deck 5 Suite | Prestige Deck 6 Suite | Owner's Suite |
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Mandatory Transfer Package Details:For
your serenity, PONANT selects flights and organizes the transfers
between the airport and the port (and vice-versa). This package is
included in your cruise fare
Embarkation
Day - Paris/Longyearbyen
Flight
Paris/Longyearbyen selected by PONANT.
Approximate
flight duration: 4 hours, 30 min.
Meet
and greet at airport.
Transfer
to the pier for embarkation.
– Cruise on board your ship
–
Disembarkation Day - Kangerlussuaq/Paris
Disembarkation.
Meet
and great at the port.
Transfer
to the airport in time for flight check in.
Flight
Kangerlussuaq/Paris selected by PONANT.
Approximate
flight duration: 4 hours, 40 min.
Your
programme includes:
- Flights Paris/Longyearbyen and
Kangerlussuaq/Paris selected by PONANT in economy class.
- Transfers as per programme.
- Assistance from our local representative.
Your
programme does not include:
- Tips for the local guide.
- Personal expenses.
- Other services not mentioned in the
programme.
Please
note:
Tourist infrastructures are very limited in Longyearbyen and
Kangerlussuaq. We kindly ask you for your flexibility and understanding:
- Due to limited local transportation
resources, waiting might be generated.
- Due to local transportation conditions,
comfort is basic and carry on could be limited on board the buses used
for the passengers transfer to the airport (if too large the carry on
could be transferred with the main luggage). The use of a back pack is
suggested.
- Due to limited human resource, please note
that drivers act as guides.
- For passengers in transit in Paris, it is
recommended to stay one night in Paris before and after your connecting
flight.
- Programme and flight schedule are subject
to change.
Rates are listed per person in USD
|
| Start Date | End Date | (Starting from)
Superior Stateroom | (Mid-range)
Prestige Deck 6 | (High-end)
Owner's Suite |
|---|
Mandatory Transfer Package Details:For
your serenity, PONANT selects flights and organizes the transfers
between the airport and the port (and vice-versa). This package is
included in your cruise fare
Embarkation
Day - Paris/Longyearbyen
Flight
Paris/Longyearbyen selected by PONANT.
Approximate
flight duration: 4 hours, 30 min.
Meet
and greet at airport.
Transfer
to the pier for embarkation.
– Cruise on board your ship
–
Disembarkation Day - Kangerlussuaq/Paris
Disembarkation.
Meet
and great at the port.
Transfer
to the airport in time for flight check in.
Flight
Kangerlussuaq/Paris selected by PONANT.
Approximate
flight duration: 4 hours, 40 min.
Your
programme includes:
- Flights Paris/Longyearbyen and
Kangerlussuaq/Paris selected by PONANT in economy class.
- Transfers as per programme.
- Assistance from our local representative.
Your
programme does not include:
- Tips for the local guide.
- Personal expenses.
- Other services not mentioned in the
programme.
Please
note:
Tourist infrastructures are very limited in Longyearbyen and
Kangerlussuaq. We kindly ask you for your flexibility and understanding:
- Due to limited local transportation
resources, waiting might be generated.
- Due to local transportation conditions,
comfort is basic and carry on could be limited on board the buses used
for the passengers transfer to the airport (if too large the carry on
could be transferred with the main luggage). The use of a back pack is
suggested.
- Due to limited human resource, please note
that drivers act as guides.
- For passengers in transit in Paris, it is
recommended to stay one night in Paris before and after your connecting
flight.
- Programme and flight schedule are subject
to change.
ITINERARY
Day
1: LONGYEARBYEN, SPITSBERGEN
Longyearbyen
is the capital of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, located on
Svalbard’s main island, and is the northernmost territorial
capital on the planet. With winter temperatures dropping to below
40°C, the landscapes of this mining town are simply
breathtaking. The glaciers, the mountains stretching as far as the eye
can see and the untouched nature, make you feel like you’re
in completely unexplored territory.
Day
2: STELLINGFJELLET, SVALBARD
ISBUKTA,
SPITSBERGEN
Nestling
on the south-east point of the island of Spitsbergen, this small bay
shelters an immense glacier, the Vasil’evbreen, whose front
is more than 20 kilometres long. This is an opportunity for an
unforgettable Zodiac® outing. If the conditions allow it, you
will be able to land directly at the foot of this majestic glacier, so
as to discover the moraine and walk on the first section of the
glacier. Depending on the ice conditions, you will also perhaps be
lucky enough to approch Stellingfjellet, home to one of the largest
guillemot colonies on the archipelago.
Day
3: AT SEA
During
your day at sea, make the most of the many services and activities on
board. Treat yourself to a moment of relaxation in the spa or stay in
shape in the fitness centre. Depending on the season, let yourself be
tempted by the swimming pool or a spot of sunbathing. This day without
a port of call will also be an opportunity to enjoy the conferences or
shows proposed on board, to do some shopping in the boutique or to meet
the PONANT photographers in their dedicated space. As for lovers of the
open sea, they will be able to visit the ship’s upper deck to
admire the spectacle of the waves and perhaps be lucky enough to
observe marine species. A truly enchanted interlude, combining comfort,
rest and entertainment.
Day
4: JAN MAYEN ISLAND, SVALBARD
The
island of Jan Mayen, belonging to Norway, lies hidden off
Greenland’s coastlines, lost between the Arctic Ocean and the
North Atlantic Ocean. This small piece of land is inhabited by only a
handful of Norwegian meteorologists. Tongues of ice descend from its
volcanic summit, which culminates at 2,227 metres and is covered with a
thick glacial coat. These tongues join the sea, between ranges of black
volcanic rocks at times tinged with red. If the sky is clement, you
will have the chance to glimpse the summit, decked out in magnificent
light. The visit of a small fin whale will perhaps enable you to
complete this memorable picture.
Day
5: AT SEA
Day
6: WATKINS FJORD
Day
7: TUGTILIK
STORO
ISLAND
Day
8: SERMILIK
TASIILAQ
Day
9: QINGMINGUARTALIK
Welcome
to a small protected bay on the eastern coast of Greenland, around 200
km south of Tasiilaq, for a date with history and ice. During this port
of call, you will have the opportunity to visit the remains ofold peat
houses from the Thule civilisation. Then, after sailing through the
ice, you will reach the starting point of the very first crossing of
the Greenland ice cap, led in 1888 by Fridtjof Nansen, the great
Norwegian polar explorer. A magical place where you can climb the
gentle slopes of the ice cap’s first foothills to better
appreciate its huge size.
NANSEN
HARBOR
Travelling
to Nansen Harbor is the guarantee of a voyage back in time and will
enable you to discover a superb bay, into which the ice cap plunges
directly. Arriving in these parts, you will immediately understand why
Fridtjof Nansen chose this place for his ice cap crossing in August
1888. Indeed, it is particularly easy to access the cap from here and
you will certainly be able to follow in some of this great Norwegian
explorer’s footsteps. A unique experience, one that will
definitely delight the most adventurous among you.
Day
10: SKJOLDUNGEN
Discover
Skjoldungen Island on the south-east coast of Greenland. This
uninhabited land boasts magnificent landscapes that are sure to dazzle
you. The island is surrounded by a stunning fjord, a distinctive
feature of which is its double entrance: it forms a bend before joining
the sea on the other side. Mountains, glacial valleys, rocky outcrops,
tundra and willow forests make up the beautiful scenery which you will
be able to admire more closely when you land here. At this port of
call, surrounded by wild and pristine nature, it is quite common to see
bearded seals, orcas, but also birds such as the common redpoll, the
northern wheatear, or the common raven.
Day
11: PRINS CHRISTIAN SUND
Your
ship glides silently towards the Greenland coast, in a setting
punctuated by pointed peaks and majestic glaciers… You are
on the verge of crossing the Prins Christian Sund, a narrow channel
that stretches out and zigzags over some one hundred kilometres between
Greenland’s south-east and south-west. Fall under the spell
of the primitive beauty of these unique landscapes, including rocky
cliffs and waterfalls that are fed by the ice sheet and plunge into the
icy waters. Here, bearded seals love to lie on the floating ice to soak
up the sunshine. If you are lucky, you may get to witness an aurora
borealis, a stunning light show put on by the polar night…
AUGPILATOK
Day
12: IGALIKU
NARSAQ
FJORD
From
your ship, discover the town of Narsaq. You will be dazzled by the
beauty of the surrounding icebergs ? large masses of ice in different
shapes and shifting colours. Dominated by lush mountains, this small
town is typical of Greenland and is located in the heart of a wonderful
natural landscape. The multicoloured house facades and the glaciers
with their myriad shades of blue offer a magical setting, conducive to
wonderment.
Day
13: AT SEA
Day
14: EVIGHEDSFJORDEN
Your
ship glides slowly along the water towards the west coast of Greenland,
to enter Evighedsfjorden, just a few kilometres south of Kangerlussuaq.
Evighedsfjorden means “the fjord of Eternity”, and
for good reason: just when you think you’ve reached the end
of this stretch of sea measuring over 100 kilometres in length, it
seems to go on forever, as though to bring even more pleasure to those
sailing in it. The spectacular scenery ranges from glaciers to tundra
with an abundant flora, and jagged cliffs where numerous bird species
have taken up residence. Take the time to observe the white-tailed
eagles and the colonies of seagulls and black-legged kittiwakes flying
overhead in the area.
Day
15: KANGERLUSSUAQ
From
1941 to 1992, the town of Kangerlussuaq in Greenland was home to an
American military base. Nowadays, thanks to its international airport,
it has become a transit point for travellers seeking adventure in the
Far North. Located to the north of the Arctic Circle, this town is the
starting point of magnificent discoveries surrounded by unspoiled
nature. Indeed, just a few dozen kilometres from there it is possible
to get close to the Greenland ice sheet, the largest body of ice in the
Northern Hemisphere. From Kangerlussuaq, admire also the superb
landscapes of tundra in autumnal colours, where Arctic hares, musk
oxen, Arctic foxes, reindeer, falcons and eagles live.
L'Austral (Luxury Expedition, 264-guests)
This superb mega-yacht with 132 staterooms is the result of the expertise of the Italian Fincantieri shipyard and French sophistication, as interpreted by designer Jean-Philippe Nuel. L'Austral remains faithful to our philosophy - to create a unique atmosphere, a subtle blend of luxury, intimacy and well-being.
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Gratuities
are included
- Free
Expedition Jacket to Keep and boots are available for rent
- Bottled
Water, Bar Drinks, Beer, House Wines and Soft Drinks are included with
lunch and dinner
- Complimentary
onboard WiFi (beginning in 2019)
- Complimentary
Traveler's Valet laundry servicce (beginning in 2019)
