Itinerary

August 2023 Sun 27th - Flight BA0766 13.35 arrive Oslo 16.45 Hotel Bondeheimen 3 nights Mon 28th - walking tour, City Hall, Oslo Fjord boat cruise, Opera House, Ekeburgs Sculpture Park Tues 29th - hop on / hop off bus – Vigeland Sculpture Park. Fram, Kon Tiki & Maritime museums Wed 30th - Longyearbyen, Svalbard. 08.15 flight SK 7090 Scandinavian airlines arrive 11.10 Thurs 31st - North West Svalbard – Smeerenburg (Blubber Town), Bjornfjord (the Bear Fjord) Glacier

September 2023

Fri 1st - At sea Temperature 4C, strong winds. Heading west to Greenland, we passed by the edge of the huge north pack ice. Lectures - Introduction to the Birds of the Arctic - Walrus, the Giant of the Arctic. - Life in Longyearbyen Sat 2nd – At sea Temperature 2C, strong winds Lectures - Vegetation of the Arctic - Governance of the Arctic Region - Adventure kayaking stories from the Arctic Sun 3rd - Greenland - Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, Ella Island Mon 4th - Greenland, Alpefjord in the North East Greenland National Park Tues 5th - Greenland, Scoresby Sound, Ittoqqortoormit, Borg Vik glacier Wed 6th - At sea, crossing the Denmark Strait and crossing the Arctic circle. Lectures - What are Fjords - The Northern lights and how to photograph them. Thurs 7th - Isafjordur, Iceland. Dynjandi Waterfall and Suoureyri village Fri 8th - Reykjavik, Iceland Day tour Reykjanes 4x4 Adventure & Langoustine lunch Sat 9th - Disembark ship. Centre Hotels Plaza - 3 nights. Local market. Walking tour. Happa Concert Hall, Old Harbour. Sun 10th - Day Tour - Skogafoss, Black sand beach, Vik, Sólheimajökull Glacier, Seljalandsfoss Waterfall Mon 11th - Perlan, Hallgrímskirkja church, Rainbow Street, Icelandic Phallological Museum, Christ the King Catholic Cathedral Tues 12th – Flight BA0801 10.15 arrive LHR 14.20