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Cruises visiting Sailing in the Hinlopen Strait

Sailing in the Hinlopen Strait, in the heart of the Arctic Ocean, between the Norwegian islands of Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet promises an unforgettable experience. This territory of the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve offers breathtaking panoramas, with magnificent basalt formations and the ice cap stretching as far as the eye can see, diving into the sea. The shore line cut by the fjords moving inland composes a magical landscape in which icebergs float here and there, the result of the calving of the surrounding glaciers. This place, today a popular spot to observe the seabirds nesting in the enormous cliffs, polar bears and walruses, was once intrinsically linked to the history of the whalers who frequented the region from the 17th century. Indeed, it was one of them, Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen, then director of a Dutch whaling company, who gave the strait its name. Later on, Russian trappers, European explorers, scientists and even mountaineers roamed this region, as hostile as it is sublime.

In alliance withThe Explorers Club

Transarctic, the Quest for the Two North Poles

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen

To

Nome, Alaska

20 nightsaboard the shipLE COMMANDANT CHARCOT

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 10%

From

£45,470 /person*

From

Reykjavík

To

Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen

16 nightsaboard the shipLE COMMANDANT CHARCOT

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 15%

From

£27,220 /person*

Package included

From

Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen

To

Reykjavík

16 nightsaboard the shipLE COMMANDANT CHARCOT

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 15%

From

£27,220 /person*

*Price is per person, based on double occupancy, based on availability, and subject to change at any time. The category of stateroom to which this price applies may no longer be available.