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Expedition to the Thule Region (Ponant)

14 Days

Overview

FLIGHT PARIS/KANGERLUSSUAQ + TRANSFERS + FLIGHT KANGERLUSSUAQ/PARIS

 

With the exceptional presence of Laurence de La Ferrière, renowned French adventurer.

Discover the region of Thule, the mythical territory of the Far North, on a PONANT itinerary along the coastline of Baffin Bay. From Kangerlussuaq, set off aboard Le Boréal on a 17-day new expedition cruise to the far reaches of the planet.

From the ice cap to the ice floes, via glaciersicebergs and brash ice, you will sail among the Northern Hemisphere’s largest ice producers.

North of the Baffin Sea, in the region of Thule, guided by your Captain and your Expedition Leader, you will experience a tricky but spectacular sail between drifting icebergs and sheets of ice floe. If you are lucky you will observe one of the many polar bears that roam this favourable environment.

Between Greenland’s west coast with its mountains softened by glaciers to the Arctic mountain range’s steep slopes and Thule’s high Arctic tundra, you will sail through the polar region’s most spectacular landscapes.

Polar bears, musk ox and Arctic wolves: journey to see this amazingly rich fauna.

Trip Highlights

  • With the exceptional presence of Laurence de La Ferrière, renowned French adventurer.
  • Outings and shore visits in zodiac inflatables with a team of experienced naturalist guides.
  • Disko Bay, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to see the Northern Hemisphere’s largest icebergs.
  • Sail between the ice floes and icebergs in the region of Thule.
  • Discover of traditional villages among the northernmost in the world.
  • Encounters with the Inuit people.
  • Landscapes: tundra, ice cap, glaciers, icebergs, ice floe.
  • Wildlife: polar bears, humpback whales, Arctic terns, belugas, bearded seals, orcas, narwhals.