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Cruise to East Greenland, In Nansens Steps

We sail parallel of the magnificent East Greenland coast. In Umivik we will follow for a short distance, the footsteps of Nansen, crossing of the Greenland ice-cap in 1888. We will find warm springs in Unartoq. A visit at Isortoq will show us the locals still living the traditional life. And we go to Tasiilaq where Europeans first met the Eskimo's at the end of the 19th century. The 3 mast-schooner 'Rembrandt van Rijn' is well suited for expedition cruising among the fjords of Greenland.

Itinerary

We arrive at the airport of Kulusuk by scheduled plane from Reykjavik. The flight schedule is as following: Reykjavik domestic airport 10:45am - Kulusuk 10:25am. Transfer to the ship.

After sailing parallel to the magnificent coast of East Greenland we reach Umivik, where Nansen began his crossing of the Greenland ice-cap in 1888. We will follow a very short distance in his steps towards and on the Greenland ice-cap. From there we work our way in inshore waters into some fjords back to the north sailing into Køge Bugt a landscape which is similar to Antarctica. We will also sail into Unartoq, where we find warm springs and land at Husryggen, a vegetated area. Isortoq is an East Greenland outpost, where the people still live a traditional life on an island near the foot of the Greenlandic ice-cap, which descends here to the sea. We will see how far we can get into the famous Sermilik Fjord and Johan Petersen Fjord with its steep glaciers.

Tasiilaq (about 2000 inhabitants) is the centre of East Greenland, and has a museum. In this area the Europeans first met the Eskimos of East Greenland at the end of the 19th century.

From the island of Kulusuk we take the scheduled flight to Reykjavik. The flight schedule is as following: Kulusuk 2:25pm - Reykjavik domestic airport 6:05pm

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