Inclusions:

• Accommodation as per itinerary (subject to availability) at the time of booking or similar.
• Includes all meals including snacks, coffee & tea.
• Program of lectures by noted naturalists and leadership by experienced expedition staff.
• All shore excursions and activities throughout the voyage by Zodiac.
• Free use of rubber boots and snow shoes on Plancius and Ortelius.
• All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the programme.
• AECO fees and governmental taxes.
• Comprehensive pre-departure material.

Highlights :

• Ringed and Bearded Seals.
• Polar Bears.
• Climb Soraberget (205 M).
• Landing at Storøya.
• Just 540 miles from the geographic North Pole.
• Pack ice.
• Greenland Whale (Bowhead Whale).
• Sailing along the edge of the continental shelf.
• Fin Whales.
• Humpback Whales.
• Harbour Seals.
• Polar Bear hunting.
• Zodiac Cruise.

Exclusions:

• All flights, excess baggage fees, airport departure taxes and other relevant taxes.
• All meals and drinks not specified in inclusions.
• Porterage at airport and hotels.
• Items of a personal nature (i.e. internet, curio, laundry, beverages, etc.) unless specifically quoted for above.
• Tips and gratuities.
• Visa fees.
• Optional Tours.
• Transfers to / from the vessel outside Spitsbergen.
• Insurance which is mandatory.
• Anything not specifically quoted in the inclusions.
• The customary gratuity at the end of the voyages for stewards and other service personnel aboard (guidelines will be provided).
• Pre- and post- land arrangements. Transfers to / from the vessel outside Spitsbergen.
• Excess baggage charges and all items of a personal nature such as laundry, bar, beverage charges and telecommunication charges. Customary gratuity at the end of the voyages for stewards and other service personnel aboard (guidelines will be provided).
• Possible fuel surcharges.

SHIP: M/V PLANCIUS

Specifications:

• Passengers: 116 in 53 cabins
• Staff & crew: 45
• Length: 89 meters
• Breadth: 14.5 meters
• Draft: 5 meters
• Ice class: 1D (Plancius has a Lloyds class notation 100A1 Passenger ship, Ice Class 1D at a draught of 5 meters.)
• Displacement: 3434 tonnes
• Propulsion: 3x Diesel- Electric
• Speed: 10-12 knots maximum