After flying from Anchorage to Anadyr to join the ship, this remarkable voyage will sail westwards across northern Russia visiting shores and winter harbours of some of the great explorers. Starting with the Chuckotka Peninsula, the ship will sail to Wrangel Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and scene of Stefansson's disastrous Karluk expedition. Moving through the pack ice, the voyage spends 7 days in the New Siberian Islands before reaching Novaya Zemlya and Franz Joseph Land.

This voyage will take place in an area well known to Arcturus in which our staff has worked since 1980. The eastern coast of Ellesmere Island and the Kane Basin are still rarely visited despite its considerable interest and this voyage offers the opportunity to visit historic sites ranging from the heroic age of polar exploration to the small-tool culture of 4500 years ago. Landing sites will include Qaanaaq, Fort Conger, Pim Island, Skraeling Island and Pond Inlet. Wildlife encounters should include snow geese, snowy owls, gyrfalcons, narwal, caribou and walrus.

Fly from Helsinki to Murmansk. Embark and voyage through the UNESCO biosphere reserve landing at sites associated with polar explorers and abandoned military bases. Sail to Svalbard and Northeast Greenland following the ice edge with shore landings at some of the most beautiful parts of the National Park.

Reach the North Pole in one of the world's most powerful nuclear icebreakers. Encounter fascinating Arctic wildlife in a spectacular setting of snow and ice. Visit the relatively unexplored Franz Josef Land.