Arctic Holidays

NW Passage - The Amundsen Route


Alaska • Siberia • Canada

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PROVISIONAL ITINERARY FOR 2009*
KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV • AROUND 19 DAYS

Since the first attempt to find the Northwest Passage in 1576, ship after ship has searched for the fabled northern route across the top of the world to the Orient. Three hundred years later, Roald Amundsen succeeded. This remarkable itinerary retraces his footsteps.

Aboard the Kapitan Khlebnikov navigate icechoked channels, narrow straits and littleexplored waterways. Departing from Providenia, Russia, the ship crosses the Bering Strait before facing the frozen waters of the North West Passage.

Continue along the arctic coast of the North American continent and sail among its offshore islands. Visit truly inaccessible places and interact with indigenous communities - always on the lookout for the region’s magnificent wildlife, which includes polar bears, whales, seals, musk oxen and many arctic seabirds.

*Note routes vary from year-to-year; due to popular demand we understand that this voyage is currently scheduled for the 2009 Arctic summer season – details to be confirmed.

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Please find a sample itinerary from the left-hand panel. For further details and to register your interest in this voyage please contact our expert team who will be delighted to hear from you.

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Provisional Route of Voyage


Please note this is an expedition into a little travelled region and no specific itinerary can be guaranteed in advance - the actual programme and route will depend on local ice and weather conditions, which vary from day to day, season to season. Wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed. Flexibility is the key to enjoying an expedition voyage to the full therefore please be aware that this itinerary should be used as a guideline only. Wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed.

route of voyage
Antarctica  •  Arctic  •  Canada  •  Faroes  •  Finland  •  Galapagos  •  Greenland  •  Iceland  •  Lapland  •  New Zealand  •  Norway  •  Svalbard  •  Sweden  •  Living Planet
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