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Inuit spring of Ammassalik

Reykjavík - Reykjavík

Dates:
16/04/2024
to  26/04/2024

Other available dates

11
days
10
nights on board
Starting from*
16.240 €
25% Ponant Bonus

Through PONANT’s alliance with The Explorers Club, this voyage will feature Heather Halstead, founder of Reach the World (RTW), a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to help students discover the world in the classroom through virtual exchange. 

With featured guest Ian Dawson, British Photo Ambassador.

After the long winter, a thick coat of ice preserves the shores of the East coast of Greenland. These shores have long been coveted by the great explorers and approaching them means being in tune with powerful yet fragile nature; only the present matters here. Aboard Le Commandant Charcot, designed for polar exploration, you will explore the hypnotic and icy landscapes of the Ammassalik and Blosseville regions. You will respectfully access these exceptional lands, which are inaccessible to traditional ships during spring. The uncertainty here offers surprises and immaqa (perhaps, in Inuktitut), moments frozen in time. As is taught by Inuit wisdom, life thrives on the present moment.

The colourful traditional houses make the isolated villages stand out in the surrounding whiteness. The Inuit (men in inuktitut) follow the rhythm of the changing seasons and the ice, as they perpetuate their traditions, such as hunting on dog sleds. An outing alongside the last hunters of the polar region will have you intoxicated by various sensations aboard this ancient means of transport. Among the first outside visitors of the season, you will be warmly welcomed by the community. During privileged exchanges mixed with joyful and authentic moments, you will learn about the village customs on the ice floe. Inuit hospitality is no myth, it is given in the warmth of a look or an exchanged smile.

As the midnight sun illuminates the white desert and the calving glaciers, you will walk through different states and forms of ice, a constantly evolving spectacle. Aboard Le Commandant Charcot or on the ice floe, you will have opportunities for exploration among the fields of ice and the scenery of the hummocks that are as sublime as they are chaotic. You will enjoy an outing by kayak or zodiac in a polynya (area of open water surrounded by ice), or a polar hike to approach the icebergs caught in the ice floe. From the enveloping refuge of the ship, you will be able to admire a flock of eiders flying above the horizon, a majestic blue whale hugging the waves, or the great nanuk – the polar bear – and its impressive silhouette.

On the East coast of Greenland, all notions of time and distance are forgotten. The only thing that counts is the intensity of the moment spent in the heart of the ice. “Delight in what comes up”, as Sylvain Tesson wrote in The Velvet Queen.

Find out more about the world of Le Commandant Charcot here!

We are privileged guests in these extreme lands where we are at the mercy of weather and ice conditions. Our navigation, mainly in the fjords, will be determined by the type of ice we come across; as the fast ice must be preserved, we will take this into account from day to day in our itineraries. The sailing programme, outings, activities and observation of fauna cannot be guaranteed and are subject to weather and ice conditions. The experiences are unique and vary from day to day and for each departure. The Captain and the Expedition Leader will make every effort to ensure that your experience is as rich as possible, while respecting safety instructions and regulations imposed by the AECO. 


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Partner - Heather Halstead

Our guest of honour

Partner - Heather Halstead

Heather Halstead

“The number of people who explore is very few. We all have a responsibility to share the benefits of travel and global engagement with broader audiences than just ourselves. I am delighted to travel aboard Inuit spring of Ammassalik as an ambassador of The Explorers Club and Executive Director of Reach the World. Together, the guests on board this journey and I will use technology tools to share an exciting virtual journey with schoolchildren in the United States."

Heather Halstead

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Partner - The Explorers Club

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Prestige Stateroom Deck 6
 

(20 m²)

Fully booked
25% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Stateroom Deck 7
 

(20 m²)

From 16.560 €
25% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Stateroom Deck 8
 

(20 m²)

From 16.880 €
25% Ponant Bonus

Deluxe Suite Deck 6
 

(28 m²)

From 17.360 €
25% Ponant Bonus

Deluxe Suite Deck 7
 

(28 m²)

From 18.170 €
25% Ponant Bonus

Deluxe Suite Deck 8
 

(28 m²)

From 18.820 €
25% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Suite Deck 7
 

(40 m²)

From 24.290 €
25% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Suite Deck 8
 

(40 m²)

Fully booked
25% Ponant Bonus

Grand Prestige Suite Deck 6
 

(42 m²)

Fully booked
25% Ponant Bonus

Privilege Suite Deck 8
 

(48 m²)

From 27.520 €
25% Ponant Bonus

Duplex Suite Deck 6
 

(94 m²)

From 38.000 €
25% Ponant Bonus

Owner's Suite
 

(115 m²)

From 60.170 €



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