Arctic Voyages

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  Day Hikes
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  Bird Watching
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  Marine Mammal Viewing
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  Cruise
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  Multi-day Hiking
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  Kayaking
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  Rafting
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  Caving

Start:	Alaska
Finish:	Nome, Alaska
Length:	15 days
Grade:	A (you need to be in reasonably good health) Grade A General good health necessary. No specific fitness requirements. View all Grades
Accom:	Cabins
Price:	US$7,067
Extra Costs:	Landing Fees US$350
Departs:	12 August 2010, 25 August 2010, 28 July 2011, 10 August 2011, 23 August 2011 - see see departures

Highlights: Discover the north eastern part of Eurasia (Chukotka) in a way that has never been possible before. On this expedition we cruise across the Arctic Circle through the Bering Strait and into the Arctic sea. It will be mid summer with 24 hour daylight and the ice will have retreated. On shore you will meet the Chukchis, who have learnt how to live in one of the harshest environments on the globe. You will see an abundance of wildlife, many of the species are migratory, coming here only to breed, but for others like the polar bear, walrus, and reindeer this is their home. We plan four days at Wrangel Island, a world class Nature Reserve, which is often referred to as the 'Polar Bear Maternity Ward'.

Day 1: Arrive in Anchorage to meet with the expedition members.
Day 2: Fly to Nome to board the ship, 'Spirit of Enderby'.
Day 3: Cross the Bering Sea and arrive at Provideniya, Russia.
Day 4: Visit Laventiya.
Day 5: Land at Cape Dezneva and visit Uelen Village.
Day 6: Land on the small island of Kolyuchin where there is a Russian Polar Research Station. This is a walrus haul out area as well as an important seabird nesting island.
Days 7 - 10 Spend four days exploring the remote and seldom visited high arctic Wrangel and Herald Islands. The shores house the highest density of Polar Bear dens in the world, and with such high concentrations we hope for some great encounters.
Day 11: Cape Vankarem, traditional Chukchi village
Day 12: Explore the Kolyuchinskaya Inlet. Emperor geese breed here. Our naiads and zodiacs are the perfect craft for exploring these shallow sheltered waters.
Day 13: Whalebone Alley, historic whaling site.
Day 14: Provideniya, customs formalities.
Day 15: Arrive Nome, Alaska and end of journey.

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