Ocean Cruise
Iceland and Natural Wonders of Greenland
Aboard the expedition-style MS Ocean Diamond
14 days from
£3,999 per person
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New Holiday
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Included Excursions
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Selected meals included
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VIP door-to-door travel service
Including...
- 2 nights in hotel and 11 nights voyage on MS Ocean Diamond (accommodation as specified or similar)
- 34 meals: 13 breakfasts (days 2-14) 10 lunches (days 2-11) 11 dinners (days 1-11)
- Onboard talks from expedition staff
- All soft drinks, water and tea/coffee
- House wine served with dinner
- Exclusive 15% discount voucher towards your choice of one optional excursion on board
- Iceland ProCruises jacket
- Narsarsuaq Museum
- Uummannaq Museum
- Church of Qeqertarsuaq
- Full-day Golden Circle excursion
- Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service
- Services of the staff on board MS Ocean Diamond and local guides
- International and regional flights as detailed (prices are based on return flights with Icelandair from London Heathrow. Supplements may apply from other airports)
- Porterage
- All airport/port taxes, duties and surcharges
Day 1 - UK - Reykjavik
Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service collects you from home for your flight to Reykjavik. On arrival, you are met and transfer to embark MS Ocean Diamond (3T), with time to settle in before dinner tonight, as our journey begins.
Day 2 - Vestmannaeyjar
Located off Iceland’s south coast, the Westman Islands were formed by submarine volcanic eruptions around 10,000 years ago. Surtsey Island emerged from the sea in 1963 and is one the youngest land masses on earth. We’ll go ashore on Heimaey, the only inhabited island, where half-buried houses remain from a violent 1973 eruption.Day 3 - At sea
Today we sail across the Denmark Strait towards Greenland, following the same maritime route used by Norse settlers more than 900 years ago. Fascinating presentations by the Expedition Team members will be available, to prepare for your visit to Greenland. Or choose to just relax and watch for whales, dolphins and seabirds from the deck.Day 4 - Prins Christian Sound
If conditions allow, we’ll travel along the 70-mile-long Prins Christian Sound which connects the Labrador and Irminger Seas. In this narrow, often ice-choked channel, you may come so close to icebergs you can almost reach out and touch one. The force of Greenland’s massive, inland ice cap pushes glaciers towards the sea, calving large icebergs.Day 5 - Narsarsuaq
Very close to the town of Narsarsuaq lies the small settlement of Qassiarsuk, founded by the legendary Viking rebel and leader Erik the Red. He named this area ‘green land’ because the landscape around Qassiarsuk is characterised by inviting fjords and green, fertile valleys. During this stop you have the opportunity to learn more about the lives of the early Norse settlers and visit the reconstruction of a Viking longhouse and a small turf church.Day 6 - Ikka Fjord
Today we visit Ikka Fjord, an underwater world like no other, with a forest of remarkable mineral columns growing on the seabed. The columns formed over 10,000 years ago from the extremely rare mineral Ikait.Day 7 - Nuuk
With 16,000 inhabitants Nuuk is both the capital and biggest city of Greenland. It combines Arctic traditions with European urbanity. Visit the city sights on a walking tour that ends at the National Museum, which exhibits the famous mummies of Qilakitsoq.Day 8 - Sisimiut
With around 5,600 inhabitants, Sisimiut is the second-largest town in Greenland. It is a modern settlement that maintains ancient traditions. The fishing industry still plays an important role here and the natural harbour remains ice-free throughout the year.Day 9 - Ilulissat - Eqip Glacier
In the morning we reach Ilulissat village in fabled Disko Bay, beside the Ilulissat Icefjord. Delight in the thunderous spectacle when icebergs break off from Sermeq Kujalleq glacier and plunge into the fjord. Sermeq Kujalleq is one of the most productive glaciers in the northern hemisphere. We spend the evening at the beautiful Eqip Glacier.Day 10 - Uummannaq
Uummannaq is considered one of the most beautiful towns in Greenland. Located on a small island about 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, this tiny, picturesque village lies at the foot of a heart-shaped mountain.Day 11 - Disko Bay - Qeqertarsuaq
The small settlement of Qeqertarsuaq is located on the south coast of Disko Island. In 1773 the first whaling base was founded. Whaling has been of great importance to the town over the past two centuries and hunting and fishing are still the primary occupations for the island’s inhabitants.Day 12 Kangerlussuaq - Reykjavik
In the morning we reach the 120-mile Kangerlussuaq Fjord and the town of the same name. We’ll disembark and transfer to the airport for a flight to Reykjavik and onward transfer to the Grand Hotel Reykjavik (4T). The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Day 13 Iceland’s Golden Circle
Today we enjoy a tour of the ‘Golden Circle’ of Iceland, visiting some of the country’s most iconic landmarks and places of natural, historic and scenic qualities. The thermal area of Great Geysir dazzles, especially its spouting hot spring, the Strokkur, which erupts every 5 to 10 minutes, sending up a column of boiling water to a height of 30 metres. Then at Gullfoss, we visit Iceland’s best known and most beautiful waterfall, the two-tiered Golden Falls. This natural wonder is simply breathtaking. Another highlight is Thingvellir, home of the world’s first parliament and now a national park. We return to Reykjavik later in the afternoon.
Day 14 Reykjavik - UK
We transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK. Upon arrival your Titan vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.
Iceland and Natural Wonders of Greenland
Aboard the expedition-style MS Ocean Diamond
14 days from
