DAY 8 • Svalbard We may cruise by a vast expanse of sea ice. Keep an eye out for polar bears as they hunt for seals and native birds such as kittiwakes. |
DAY 17 • Return to U. S. Transfer to the airport for your flight home. Or, begin your post-trip extension in Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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Reindeer at Camp Millar, Svalbard |
Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 9 • Svalbard Weather permitting, we’ ll attempt Zodiac landings on nearby islands and hike among the vast unspoiled landscape.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
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Please note: The description above is meant only as a general guide to the itinerary that you are likely to follow. Your Trip Experience Leader will keep you informed of the schedule on a daily basis.
See the full deck plan for our M / V World Voyager on page 371.
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SMALL SHIP ADVENTURES |
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DAY 10 • Svalbard We’ ll attempt to visit cliffs that are home to Brünnich’ s guillemots, gulls, and kittiwakes. If we’ re fortunate, we may be able to spot an Arctic fox scavenging for food along the coastline. |
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Want to know more? Find the full itinerary and dates & pricing at www. oattravel. com / nar |
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Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager |
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Walruses, Arctic fjords
DAY 3 • Oslo • Vigeland Park
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DAY 11 • Svalbard If conditions allow, we may go ashore and come across a walrus haul-out. Walruses swim long distances to congregate together on land and can amass in the hundreds. |
CUSTOMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE
OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
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Visit Vigeland Park, an open-air gallery featuring bold depictions of the human form, which you’ ll witness during a walking tour through the exhibit. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Dinner.
Meals: B, D | Hotel in Oslo or similar
DAY 4 • Oslo Depart by tram for an urban hike of Oslo, featuring a stroll along the Aker River.
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Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 12 • Svalbard We aim to take Zodiacs to a nesting site for blacklegged kittiwakes. Depending on the weather, we may make multiple shore landings today.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 13 • Svalbard We may attempt Zodiac landings on nearby islands and watch for narwhals, an Arctic porpoise famous for its prominent tooth that grows through its upper lip and gives an unmistakable unicorn appearance.
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Reykjavik & Iceland’ s Natural Wonders
PRE-TRIP: 6 nights from $ 3,795
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Meals: B, L | Hotel in Oslo or similar
DAY 5 • Oslo • Longyearbyen • Embark ship Fly to Longyearbyen for a tour of this Arctic coal mining town in the Svalbard archipelago. Later, board the 182-passenger M / V World Voyager, your expedition ship for the next eleven nights.
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Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 14 • Svalbard We’ ll have an opportunity to learn about climate change, and if we’ re lucky, we may witness calving glaciers. Later, we might take a Zodiac to shore and come face-to-face with one of these frozen giants.
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Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 6 • Svalbard Weather permitting, we may board Zodiacs to go ashore at Ny Alesund, the world’ s most northerly settlement, where Roald Amundsen set off on his 1926 flight to the North Pole. Afterwards, we will set sail among the towering mountains and expansive fjords.
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Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 7 • Svalbard If conditions allow, embark on a Zodiac cruise somewhere along Spitzbergen’ s rugged west coast and at the foot of sprawling glaciers. This remote region once served as a base for whale hunting in the 17th century.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
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Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 15 • Svalbard We might land at Recherchefyorden, where piles of beluga whale skeletons can be found. These are remains from the 19th-century whale slaughter, and are a reminder of the scars that mankind has left on even the most untouched of places.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 16 • Longyearbyen • Disembark ship • Oslo Disembark your ship in Longyearbyen for our return flight to Oslo.
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Copenhagen, Denmark
POST-TRIP: 4 nights from $ 1,695
ARRIVE EARLY We recommend that you relax after a long flight or explore more in depth before your trip. Prices shown include accommodations and private airport transfer.
• Arrive early in Reykjavik before your Iceland pre-trip extension for $ 500 per room, per night
• Arrive early in Oslo before your main adventure for $ 150 per room, per night
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Meals: B, L, D | Hotel in Oslo or similar |