Arctic Cultural Highlights Cruise
15 DAYS Starting from $14,790 per person
Experience the best of Arctic cultural life on this 15-day Arctic Cultural Highlights Cruise expedition. Cruise the inlets and fjords of Canada’s northeastern provinces and enjoy warm welcomes from the colorful villages that dot the rugged coastline. Highlights include glimpsing rare Arctic wildlife, such as caribou, bears, and numerous birds and marine mammal species, and daily shore excursions allowing you to explore National Parks and UNESCO World Heritage Sites that preserve the local culture and history.
Trip at a Glance
HIGHLIGHTS
- Begin your expedition in the Canadian capital of Toronto, with the opportunity to extend your journey to explore this region further.
- Enjoy a chartered flight with your cruise companions.to Kangerlussuag, Greenland, the embarkation point of your cruise.
- Traverse West Greenland and spend time in Nuuk, the island’s capital, wandering the 17,000-person town and visiting museums.
- Pay a visit to Canada’s Torngat Mountains National Park, exploring archaeological sites on-land and marine wonders via zodiacs with exclusive native guides.
- Keep your eyes peeled for endemic Arctic wildlife, such as polar bears, black bears, caribou, and a plethora of marine mammals.
- Pay a visit to the somber National Historic Site at Hebron, a Mission that was closed down in the late 1950s, causing the painful forced resettlement of Inuit communities.
- Spend a few days discovering the Labrador Coast, home to high subarctic tundra and string bog.
- Journey through the UNESCO World Heritage Site at L’Anse aux Meadows, which houses archaeological remains of a Norse (Viking) settlement dating to approximately 1,000 A.D.
- Enjoy warm welcomes from colorful villages that dot the rocky shores of the east coast of Canada’s Newfoundland province.
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