The North Pole

The North Pole

July 11 - July 25, 2000

Or

August 6-20, 2000


Go Where Few Have Gone, See What Few Have Seen



Fullfill Your Dream


Take this once in a lifetime trip. Go where only a very select group of people have gone, the North Pole. Join Quark Expeditions aboard the icebreaker Yamal. This is a state of the art nuclear icebreaker equipped for cutting through ice, as well as providing you a relative luxury in the comfort of your cabin .



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Itinerary
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Your Expedition Highlights Include:


  • Visit the North Pole
  • Experience breaking through the ice floes!
  • See an abundance of wildlife amidst the scenic backdrop of the Arctic
  • Take in magnificant ariel views on board your expertly piloted helicopter
  • You might possibly encounter some rare wildlife: polar bears, walruses, & ivory gulls
  • Visit sites of early explorers
  • You will be on board one of the world's most powerful nuclear icebreakers

    Itinerary

    Below is a general itineray and similiar to what you might expect on your trip of a lifetime!

    Day 1 - Helsinki, Finland: We all meet at our hotel.
    Day 2 - Murmansk, Russia: we arrive in this growing nothern city. The Yamal awaits us!
    Day 3 - Barents Sea: We are enroute to Franz Joesf Land and the lecture series begins.
    Days 4 & 5 - Franz Joesf Land: we visit a land not discovered until 1873.
    Days 6 & 7 - To the North Pole: We continue enroute to this magical destination.
    Day 8 - We celebrate our landing at the North Pole with a barbecue on the ice!
    Days 9 & 10 - Heading Southward: while viewing magnificant icescapes and wildlife.
    Days 11 & 12 - Novaya Zemlya: This is a remote island group off the Siberian coast.
    Day 13 - Barents Sea: We reluctantly return to Murmansk.
    Day 14 - Murmansk: Say goodbye to the Yamal, hello to Helsinki!
    Day 15 - After a breakfast, its a flight home.

    Your Expedition Includes:

    Voyage on board the ice breaker Yamal
    Hotel accommodations in a shared twin room for two nights with breakfast
    All meals while aboard ship
    All shore excursions and activities throughout the voyage by Zodiac
    Helicopter flying time equal to two hours per passenger
    Program lectures by noted naturalists and an experienced expedition staff
    Comprehensive pre-departure materials and an Arctic Handbook
    Transfers and baggage handling for those on group flights
    All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the trip
    Special expedition jacket
    Detailed expedition log of the voyage will be mailed after the program

    Prices range from US$15,950 to US$20,950
    Airfare is not included

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