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Itinerary
Journey to Iceland & Greenland July 2021
Date:
July 11, 2021 - July 21, 2021
Meeting point:
Bar Harbor, Maine (KBHB)
Length:
11 days / 10 nights
Mileage:
4,115 NM
Day 1 - Sunday, July 11: Bar Harbor, Maine (KBHB)
Fly to Bar Harbor, a town on Mount Desert Island alone Maine’s Frenchman Bay.
We will meet at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel situated on 12 acres of Oceanfront property, just one mile from Acadia National Park and the shops and restaurants of historic Bar Harbor, Maine.
In the late afternoon, there will be a briefing on the Journey including the first leg which will take us from Bar harbor, Maine to Kangerlussuaq.
Afterwards, we will gather in the hotel bar for a welcome cocktail before dinner.
Hotel : Atlantic Oceanside Hotel
Welcome cocktail and Dinner included
Day 2 - Monday, July 12: Bar harbor, Maine (KBHB) → Goose Bay (CYYR) → Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (BGSF) 1,245 + 705 NM
Fly to Kangerlussuq. There will be a technical stop in Goose Bay, Canada to refuel.
After refueling, we will fly over southern Greenland’s beautiful scenery before landing at Kangerlussuaq in western Greenland. The airport’s Kangerlussuaq Museum illustrates the town’s past as a U.S. airbase during WWII. Because we will be approaching the Arctic Circle and the “land of the midnight sun,” we will have an astonishing 20 hours of daylight!
Hotel : Atlantic Oceanside Hotel
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 3 - Tuesday, July 13: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (BGSF) → Ilulissat, Greenland (BGJN) (135 nm)
Today we will fly to Ilulissat.
Note: The runway at Ilulissat is 2,800’. For aircraft needing a longer runway, you have the option to take a commercial flight (airfare not included) to Ilulissat.
Located about 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Ilulissat is the most accessible place to see both massive icebergs and the polar icecap. The town has a beautiful location at the mouth of the 35 mile long ice fjord that is filled with enormous icebergs from the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere, Sermeq Kujalleq. The Ice Fjord surrounds Ilulissat with gigantic formations of icebergs, calving glaciers, and isolated settlements. It offers breathtaking Arctic experiences all year round.
Experience the Midnight Sun illuminating the ice until late into the night.
Hotel : Hotel Arctic
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 4 - Wednesday, July 14: Ilulissat, Greenland
We will enjoy a Glacier & Iceberg Cruise sailing past a fascinating variety of floes and icebergs. The Ice Fjord, which is close to Hotel Arctic, was included on UNESCO's World Heritage List at the 28th of The World Heritage Committee in the summer of 2004.
On a clear day, the landscape is truly surreal. Hundreds of icebergs surround Ilulissat. They vary in shape from flat-topped hunks to jagged mountain peaks and in size from small doghouses to mega-cruise ships and larger. And that's just the part above the surface!
The Ice Fjord contains one of the biggest and most active glaciers in the world. Its 3,000 square kilometer area advances at a rate of 20 meters per day. The glacier "calves" about 10% of the inland ice that is pressed out into the sea from Greenland and there is nothing in the whole world that resembles it.
Hotel : Hotel Arctic
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 5 - Thursday, July 15: Ilulissat, Greenland
Today is at leisure to explore on your own. Your journey director will be available to help plan your day.
Hotel : Hotel Arctic
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 6 - Friday, July 16: Ilulissat, Greenland (BGJN) → Reykjavik, Iceland (BIRK) (750 nm)
Optional: For anyone that flew commercial from Kangerlussuaq to Ilulissat, they will take a morning commercial flight (not included) to Kangerlussuaq to retrieve their plane and then fly to Reykjavik (730nm).
Fly to Reykjavik where we will transfer to the Hotel Borg. Enjoy luxury accommodations in the very center of Reykjavik. The Hotel Borg overlooks the beautiful square of Austurvöllur and is situated across from Althingi, the Icelandic parliament and the cathedral.
Hotel : Hotel Borg
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 7 - Saturday, July 17: Reykjavik, Iceland
This afternoon we will visit the Blue Lagoon, Iceland’s most unique and popular attraction. Communicating a world of healing power, wellness and beauty, the Blue Lagoon was founded on a unique source of geothermal seawater that originates in Iceland's extreme environment.
Hotel : Hotel Borg
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 8 - Sunday, July 18: Reykjavik, Iceland to Selfoss, Iceland
Golden Circle and the Langjokull Glacier
Enjoy an incredible Super Jeep tour where you will witness Iceland’s most exciting natural attractions.
First we will visit Thingvellir National Park – a unique place of beauty with its interesting geology and history before heading eastbound on the mountain road to Lyngdalsheiði to view the lava fields on the hills above Laugarvatn.
At Haukadalur, experience the famous Strokkur geyser erupting and spewing boiling water into the air. We will spend some time here observing the eruptions and exploring the hot springs before heading up to the magnificent Gullfoss waterfall cascading into the white Hvita River along with glacial water.
We finish our tour with our arrival at the Hotel Ion - perfectly located to enjoy all the activities and adventures South Iceland has to offer.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 9 - Monday, July 19: Selfoss, Iceland
For a truly unique experience, you will get the opportunity of a lifetime to enjoy one of the world's greatest wilderness; Iceland's second largest glacier - from the inside!
Never before the Langjokull ice tunnels has anyone been able to see the beautiful blue ice at the heart of an ice cap glacier.
You'll get to drive in a specially modified snow truck on the glacier, explore the glacier environment, enjoy a view out of this world and go into the glacier to experience the glacier's beauty from the INSIDE!
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 10 - Tuesday, July 20: Selfoss, Iceland to Reykjavik, Iceland (BIRK) → Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (BGSF) 730 NM
This morning we will transfer back to Reykjavik as we prepare for our flight to Iqaluit. There will be a technical stop in Kangerlussuaq.
Hotel : Hotel Kangerlussuaq
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 11 - Wednesday, July 21: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (BGSF) → Goose Bay (CYYR) → Home 705+ NM
After breakfast, we will transfer to the airport. On our way, we will stop in Goose Bay, Canada to refuel and then fly separate ways home.
Breakfast included