Luxury Greenland & Iceland Voyage

Today make your own way to the airport for your flight to Reykjavik, Iceland.

Please note: Due to flight scheduling and availability, some customers may be required to depart on Day 2, to arrive on Day 2. Flight times will be indicated on your final documentation, which you will receive 4-6 weeks prior to departure.

Meals included: In-Flight

Upon arrival a transfer is arranged to your hotel. Once checked in the remainder of the day is at leisure.

Overnight: Center Hotels Plaza, Reykjavik, Iceland or similar

Meals included: None

Today is yours to explore Reykjavik at leisure.

Steeped in history and bursting with contemporary flair, the Icelandic capital was founded around AD 870, marking the birth of the first permanent settlement on this island nation.

Today, it is home to approximately 200,000 inhabitants, making up nearly 60% of Iceland's population. Reykjavik holds the title of the world's northernmost national capital, and it takes pride in its reputation as one of the cleanest, greenest and safest cities globally. Its commitment to sustainability and eco-consciousness is evident in every corner, from its energy-efficient buildings to its pollution-free skies.

Overnight: Center Hotels Plaza, Reykjavik, Iceland or similar

Meals included: None

After check out a transfer is provided to the cruise terminal to board the stunning expedition ship, Seabourn Venture.

Once onboard, spend the remainder of the day exploring this amazing vessel.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Dinner

Exploring The Outer Islands of Heimaey
Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 11:00

Join your expedition team for a Zodiac cruise around the bird cliffs of Heimaey Island. Keep your eyes peeled for the clowns of the sea, the puffins. This cruise offers an excellent chance to observe these unique birds up close. The journey will take you to a tranquil inner bay near the town and if weather permits, towards the seaside of the cliffs.

Heimaey, Westman Islands
Arrive: 12:00 - Depart: 19:00

Heimaey Island is the largest of the Westman Islands, located six kilometres off the south-west coast of Iceland. One of the most visually impressive islands in Iceland, it is ringed by tall, vertical sea cliffs many hundreds of metres high.

It is also the home to over eight million Atlantic puffins, more nesting puffins than anywhere else on earth. A local story tells that puffin chicks, taking their first flights at night, often become stranded in the village streets, where the local children rescue them and set them free the next day.

In January of 1973 the island received the nickname, ‘Pompeii of the North’ when a volcanic eruption and lava flow destroyed half the town. This caused a crisis when the town’s only harbour was nearly blocked by advancing lava. Nowadays it is a lively place with a vibrant culture and over four thousand residents. Archaeological excavations suggest that people lived on Heimaey as early as the 10th century.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

A day at sea aboard Seabourn Venture is a relaxing and scenic experience, surrounded by the vast ocean and breathtaking landscapes. Enjoy fine dining, attend informative talks, relax in the spa or lounge, and watch for wildlife from the ship’s observation areas.

With its intimate atmosphere and expedition-style activities, a sea day offers the perfect balance of relaxation, discovery, and spectacular views.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Qaqortoq
Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 12:00

Qaqortoq is the largest city in Southern Greenland with 3,300 inhabitants. The town rises steeply above the natural small-boat harbour with its fish, shrimp and fur processing plants. It was founded in 1775 by the Dano-Norwegian trader Anders Olsen, working on behalf of the General Trading Company.

Qaqortoq is best known for its open-air art exhibition, the Stone & Man project, designed to transform the town into an outdoor gallery. It had the participation of 18 Nordic artists from Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Greenland. Initially 24 stone sculptures were created using the existing rock faces and boulders in the town. Now there are over 40 sculptures celebrating Greenlandic culture.

Other points of interest include Mindebronden, the oldest fountain in Greenland, the Qaqortoq Museum and The Saviours Lutheran Church.

18 kms northwest of town are the famous remains of the Viking church of Hvalsey. It represents the last written record of the Greenlandic Norse, who attended a wedding there in AD 1408. Hvalsey is the most prominent Norse site in Greenland.

Hvalsey
Arrive: 13:00 - Depart: 18:00

19 kms by Zodiac up the Hvalseyjarfjord from Qaqortoq, the largest community in South Greenland, lies the most prominent Norse archaeological site in Greenland. The so-called Eastern Settlement lasted from the 10th until the mid-15th century.

Your expedition team archaeologist can interpret for you the ruins of the great halls and church at Hvalsey that hint of a prospering medieval farmstead. The site evokes an era when the Norse were trading with the indigenous Thule people of the area for furs and ivory, which were a prized commodities in Europe. A wedding held in the church in 1408 comprises the last written record of the Norse adventure in Greenland. Within a few years, Hvalsey and the rest of other Norse communities of Greenland withered as immigrants returned to the more established communities in Iceland and Norway.

The site’s meadows of wildflowers sloping up from the fjord give a sense of the peaceful community that existed here in that long-ago summer.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 12:00

Norse farmers settled in this area in the 10th century, the earliest type of farming to the Arctic. It was from the Qassiarsuk farmstead that Leif Eriksson (Erik the Red's Son) set sail and discovered Vinland, reaching the North American continent at Newfoundland and Labrador. UNESCO has included Qassiarsuk and other nearby sites as part of a World Heritage Site.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Nanortalik
Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 12:00

The immense scale of the peaks around this village dwarfs anything built there. Still, the tall white steeple of the church juts up with a spirit of endurance and perseverance that matches the character of those who make this remote outpost their home. It also echoes the shape of icebergs floating in the surrounding seas, shed from the immense ice fields that cover much of the island.

Tasermiut Fjord
Arrive: 13:30 - Depart: 18:30

Tasermiut Fjord stretches for more than 60 kilometres along the coast of southwestern Greenland. Known as the “Patagonia of the North,” this glacial inlet is revered for its breathtaking beauty, with jagged, sky-high peaks mirroring off the icy waters.

Rock climbers have long coveted it for some of the sport’s best “big walls” — the massive Ulamertorsuaq, often compared to Yosemite’s El Capitan; Nalumasortoq, noted for its distinctive, “open book” shape; and the Ketil pyramid — all of which reach more than 1,800 metres in height.

Tasermiut had terminated at a glacial front just a few decades ago; since then, climate change has caused noticeable retreat and created a “hanging” glacier that no longer connects to the fjord. Seabourn guests explore Tasermiut by Zodiac and, if conditions allow, can join the Kayak Team on an optional paddle along the pristine shoreline (charges apply).

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Aappilattoq
Arrive: 13:00 - Depart: 18:00

Tiny Aappilattoq is located in Prins Christian Sund at Greenland’s southern tip, in the municipality of Kujalleq. Its name means ‘red’ in Greenlandic. The sound is enfolded by steep mountains, rising from the water to sharp, shattered peaks.

The town’s setting is particularly picturesque, its brightly painted houses scattered across a small peninsula of humped granite domes, under a backdrop of a looming pyramid of stone. The little red town church nestles next to a white-picket-fenced graveyard. The sound itself is dotted with icebergs slowly melting into expressionist sculptures. It is a place where the infrequent visitors routinely fill their camera cards with unforgettable images of Greenland’s spectacular visual splendour.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 09:00 - Depart: 15:00

The transit of the Prins Christian Sund is one of the highlights of cruising in Greenland. The approximately 100km sound cuts between the mainland and an archipelago of islands from east to west, under the southern edge of the massive Greenland Ice Sheet, which covers 80 percent of the island.

The sound is narrow, sometimes as little as 450m across, with numerous glaciers reaching its shores, calving icebergs into the sound. Bordered by high, barren and sharply defined peaks tower on both sides, the only signs of humanity are at the Ikerassasuaq weather station, where the ship enters, and the small village of Appilattoq, housing approximately 100 people.

Animal life is more abundant, with minke, fin and blue whales seen frequently, as well as ringed and bearded seals that bask on the floating ice. It is a breathtaking display of nature's splendour in the severe, rugged world of rock, ice and sea.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 17:00

Imagine a narrow fjord bordered by rugged peaks, vertical rock walls and serpentine rivers of ice plunging into the sea. This is Skjoldungen Fjord, named by Wilhelm August Graah after the honorific title Skjoldungen which, according to Norse mythology, was given to successors of legendary King Skjold to the Danish throne.

During the summer, numerous tidewater glaciers calve, releasing large chunks of ice that plunge into the fjord. Above, huge crevasses and free-standing pillars of ice, known as seracs, are silhouetted against a blue Greenlandic sky.

Devoid of large trees, Skjoldungen Fjord is carpeted in colourful dwarf birch and willow forests that grow several metres high, as well as a variety of low-growing Arctic wildflowers.

This fjord was likely inhabited by Palaeo-Eskimo (Inuit) nomadic people as early as 4,000 years ago. Archaeological remains of later historical periods, such as Thule culture graves, have also been found, indicating that Inuit people have lived in the area continuously. Scattered within this stunning scenery are remains of more recent abandoned Inuit dwellings along the fjord’s western shores.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 12:00

In Greenland, nature is big and almost overwhelming. You'll be awed by towering mountains, huge distances, epic adventures, harsh weather and challenges that loom and beckon even in summer.

The people of the Saqqaq culture arrived here from the north, the first to reach this part of Greenland. The Viking Norse first became familiar with this area when they made it their first landfall on the voyage from Iceland's Snaefellsnes peninsula to Greenland. Today that location is known as Tasiilaq, and it is the largest town in Eastern Greenland with 2,000 inhabitants.

The island where Tasiilaq is located was formerly known as Angmagssalik in Greenlandic, meaning ‘the place with capelin.’ Walking through Tasiilaq is, in many ways, like walking through time. You will likely see many of the town’s over 1,000 sled-dogs, as well as wooden dog-sledges, skin-covered kayaks, fish air-drying on racks and maybe even the hides of seals and polar bears, just as in eras long past.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 06:00 - Depart: 17:00

The small village of Patreksfjordur serves as gateway to the Westfjords peninsula in northwestern Iceland and some of the country’s most spectacular attractions. Fishing is the main industry here, although tourism is quickly growing thanks to Patreksfjordur’s proximity to such natural wonders as Dynjandi waterfalls.

Dynjandi, which translates as “thunderous”, rivals Gullfoss in sheer spectacle, cascading more than 100 metres down a series of increasingly wider steps; the rocky footpath to the top passes seven smaller falls.

Latrabjarg, a rocky promontory that marks the westernmost point of Europe (not counting the Azores), is recognised as one of the best birdwatching spots on the planet. Latrabjarg’s four rugged, wind-battered cliffs, stretching for nearly 14 kilometres and reaching close to 450 metres in height, are home to more than one million birds, including massive colonies of colourful puffins and around 40 per cent of the world’s nesting razorbills.

The red sands of Raudasandur beach are a stark contrast to most of the country’s black volcanic beaches, while the wreck of Gardar BA 64, Iceland’s oldest steel ship, lies in rusting ruins along Patreksfjordur’s shore.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Flatey
Arrive: 07:00 – Depart: 11:00

The remote island of Flatey (“Flat Island”) is located in Breidafjordur Bay on the northwestern part of Iceland. It is only 2 km long and 1 km wide, with just one road through the quaint little old village.

Sheep and seabirds are the most numerous inhabitants, including large numbers of Atlantic puffins and Arctic terns. The island is a paradise for birdwatching with over 30 different species during the breeding season.

Grundarfjordur
Arrive: 13:30 – Depart: 19:00

The charming small fishing village of Grundarfjordur is located in the middle of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula and thus provides easy access to Stykkisholmur, Snaefellsbaer and the Snaefellsnes National Park. Its best-known landmark is undoubtedly the peak of Mount Kirkjufell. Translated as ‘church mountain,’ Kirkjufell is the most easily recognisable peak, and one of the most photographed mountains in Iceland.

During summer months a Viking Village is built in the centre of town where Viking re-enactments occur quite regularly. During the A godri stund town festival in July, the town’s 900 residents decorate their houses in red, blue, yellow, and green, transforming the town into a spinning kaleidoscope of colour.

The town first began trade in 1786, and around 1800, French merchants came to Iceland and settled in Grundarfjordur, where they constructed a church and a hospital. The town has prospered through the fishing industry for a long time. The surrounding sea is rich with birdlife & marine life throughout the year.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00

After breakfast its time to disembark where a Seabourn coach transfer is provided to the airport for your international flight home.

Please note: Flights from Reykjavik may depart past midnight; arrival into Australia (or New Zealand) will be plus one day.

Optional Activity: Reykjavík City Experience With Airport Transfer
If your flight departs at 16:30, or later, the Reykjavík City Experience with Airport Transfer is a great way to fill your day.
Bookable only while on tour, this excursion explores Iceland's capital before dropping you directly at Keflavik Airport.

Highlights include:

• Perlan (The Pearl): Explore interactive nature exhibitions and take in sweeping city views from the striking glass dome.
• Hallgrimskirkja Church: See Reykjavik's iconic skyline and the historic Leif Eriksson statue.
• City Highlights: Enjoy a panoramic drive past the modern Harpa Concert Hall and historic Hofdi House.

 
Need to know:

• Includes all transportation and your final airport drop-off.
• Comfortable walking shoes and layered clothing are recommended.
• Please check the Important Information section for current pricing.

Meals included: Breakfast; In-Flight

Meals included: In-Flight

Welcome home!

Meals included: None

Today make your own way to the airport for your flight to Reykjavik, Iceland.

Please note: Due to flight scheduling and availability, some customers may be required to depart on Day 2, to arrive on Day 2. Flight times will be indicated on your final documentation, which you will receive 4-6 weeks prior to departure.

Meals included: In-Flight

Upon arrival a transfer is arranged to your hotel. Once checked in the remainder of the day is at leisure.

Overnight: Center Hotels Plaza, Reykjavik, Iceland or similar

Meals included: None

Today is yours to explore Reykjavik at leisure.

Steeped in history and bursting with contemporary flair, Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, was founded around AD 870, marking the birth of the first permanent settlement on this island nation.

Today, it is home to approximately 200,000 inhabitants, making up nearly 60% of Iceland's population. Reykjavik holds the title of the world's northernmost national capital, and it takes pride in its reputation as one of the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities globally. Its commitment to sustainability and eco-consciousness is evident in every corner, from its energy-efficient buildings to its pollution-free skies.

Overnight: Center Hotels Plaza, Reykjavik, Iceland or similar

Meals included: None

After check out, a transfer is provided to the cruise terminal to board the stunning expedition ship, Seabourn Venture.

Once onboard spend the remainder of the day exploring this amazing vessel.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 17:00

The charming small fishing village of Grundarfjordur is located in the middle of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, providing easy access to Stykkisholmur, Snaefellsbaer and the Snaefellsnes National Park. Its best-known landmark is Mount Kirkjufell (‘church mountain’), and one of the most photographed mountains in Iceland.

During summer months a Viking Village is built in the centre of town where Viking re-enactments regularly occur. During the A godri stund town festival in July, the town’s 900 residents decorate their houses in red, blue, yellow, and green, transforming the town into a spinning kaleidoscope of colour.

The town first began trade in 1786, and around 1800, French merchants came to Iceland and settled in Grundarfjordur, where they constructed a church and a hospital. The town has prospered through the fishing industry for a long time. The surrounding sea is rich with birdlife and marine life throughout the year.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

A day at sea aboard Seabourn Venture is a relaxing and scenic experience, surrounded by the vast ocean and breathtaking polar landscapes. Enjoy fine dining, attend informative talks, relax in the spa or lounge, and watch for wildlife from the ship’s observation areas.

With its intimate atmosphere and expedition-style activities, a sea day offers the perfect balance of relaxation, discovery, and spectacular views.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 17:00

In Scoresbysund everything is bigger. Dark basalt mountains rise to 2,000 metres, looming over the ice-filled water of the fjord below. Huge icebergs drift with the currents and pile up in crowds choked white, in huge quantities and volume that will take your breath away. If you are lucky a polar bear might appear, like a small speck in this vast, remote, and wild area.

Scoresby Sund, or Scoresby Sound was named in honor of the English explorer William Scoresby who mapped the area in 1822.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 17:00

Today, continue to explore Scoresby Sund.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 12:00

The small Greenlandic town of Ittoqqortoormiit sits at the entrance to Scoresbysund (Scoresby Sound), the longest fjord on Earth. Although founded in 1925, the original colonists to the area were Palaeo-Eskimo peoples 4,000 years ago.

Home to around 500 residents, Ittoqqortoormiit derives its name from Greenlandic meaning ‘Big-House Dwellers’. A walk through town, reveals a vibrant Greenlandic culture. Seal, muskox and even a polar bear skin can be seen drying on racks outside of private homes. Greenlandic sled dogs sit patiently on their leashes in front yards, awaiting winter, their wooden sledges propped against buildings. In the local food store seal and whale meat are among the regular traditional foodstuffs laid out beside common western items.

Ittoqqortoormiit has a post office where you can purchase Greenlandic stamps and mail your postcards, as well as a quaint church, its gabled interior painted in white and sky-blue. The entire community is a picturesque kaleidoscope of colour, each building painted in bright hues of red, blue, yellow and green.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 12:00

On the King Frederick VI Coast of Greenland’s southeast quadrant, the semi-circular Umivik Bay is carved out just north of the Denmark Strait. Unlike the sheer cliffs and rugged terrain presented by much of the coastline, the shores inside the bay are smooth and the massive Greenland Ice Sheet comes right down to the shore in undulating slopes.

This profile persuaded Fritjof Nansen to select the bay as the starting point of his successful 1888 expedition to cross Greenland over the ice sheet. There are several large islands in the bay, including Uppernattivik Island in the middle. Watch for the spectacle of calving glaciers!

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Prins Christian Sund 
Arrive: 08:00 - Depart: 13:00

The transit of the Prins Christian Sund is one of the highlights of cruising in Greenland. The approximately 100-kilometre sound cuts between the mainland and an archipelago of islands from east to west, under the southern edge of the massive Greenland Ice Sheet, which covers 80 per cent of the island.

The sound is narrow, sometimes as little as 450 metres across, and numerous glaciers reach the sea on its shores, calving icebergs into the sound. High, barren and sharply defined peaks tower on both sides. The only indications of humanity to be seen are the Ikerassasuaq weather station (using the Greenlandic name for the sound) where the ship enters, and the small village of Aappilattoq, housing approximately 100 people. Animal life is more abundant, with minke, fin and blue whales seen frequently, as well as ringed and bearded seals that haul out on the floating ice. It is a breathtaking display of natural splendour in the severe, rugged vernacular of rock, ice and sea that is unique to the Arctic realm.

Kangikitsok
Arrive: 16:00 - Depart: 20:00

As you explore Kangikitsoq, guided by the experienced Seabourn Venture team, you'll walk among a group of conical land formations with mysterious origins called molards.

Along the way, your expedition team will point out unique landmarks, ancient Inuit burial sites, and more, as you explore the lush vegetation, stunning views and its rich history.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 08:00 - Depart: 14:00

Qaqortoq is the largest city in Southern Greenland with 3,300 inhabitants. The town rises steeply above the natural small-boat harbour with its fish, shrimp and fur processing plants. It was founded in 1775 by the Dano-Norwegian trader Anders Olsen, working on behalf of the General Trading Company.

Qaqortoq is best known for its open-air art exhibition. The Stone & Man project, designed to transform the town into an outdoor gallery, had the participation of 18 Nordic artists from Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Greenland. Initially 24 stone sculptures were created using the existing rock faces and boulders in the town. Now there are over 40 sculptures celebrating Greenlandic culture.

Other points of interest include Mindebronden, the oldest fountain in Greenland, the Qaqortoq Museum and the Saviours Lutheran Church. Eighteen kilometres northwest of town are the famous remains of the Viking church of Hvalsey. It represents the last written record of the Greenlandic Norse, who attended a wedding there in AD 1408. Hvalsey is the most prominent Norse site in Greenland.

Hvalsey
Arrive: 15:00 - Depart: 20:00

Nineteen kilometres by Zodiac up the Hvalseyjarfjord from Qaqortoq, the largest community in South Greenland, lies the most prominent Norse archaeological site in Greenland. The so-called Eastern Settlement lasted from the 10th until the mid-15th century. Your expedition team archaeologist can interpret for you the ruins of the great halls and church at Hvalsey that hint of a prospering medieval farmstead.

The site evokes an era when the Norse were trading with the indigenous Thule people of the area for furs and ivory, which were prized commodities in Europe. A wedding held in the church in AD 1408 comprises the last written record of the Norse adventure in Greenland. Within a few years, Hvalsey and the rest of other Norse communities of Greenland withered as immigrants returned to the more established communities in Iceland and Norway. The site’s meadows of wildflowers sloping up from the fjord give a sense of the peaceful community that existed here in that long-ago summer.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 12:00

Norse farmers settled in this area in the 10th century, the earliest type of farming to the Arctic. It was from the Qassiarsuk farmstead that Leif Eriksson (Erik the Red's son) set sail and discovered Vinland, reaching the North American continent at Newfoundland and Labrador. UNESCO has included Qassiarsuk and other nearby sites as part of a World Heritage Site.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 12:00 - Depart: 23:00

Greenland’s capital Nuuk, is a city of vitality and Greenlandic culture. It’s here that old traditions and modern influences combine to create a diverse population. Nuuk is the home of the University of Greenland with its 650 students and the Greenland National Museum with is its extensive historical archives and cultural displays.

Also of interest are the Nuuk Art Museum and the Kayak Museum. The Art Museum holds a body of 300 paintings primarily featuring the work of traveling European artists, while the Kayak Museum houses a very impressive collection of sealskin kayaks and traditional hunting artefacts.

The modest wooden frame of the Nuuk Cathedral, built in 1849, is a recognizable landmark on Nuuk’s skyline. The site of Nuuk was occupied as far back as 2,200 BC by ancient pre-Inuit peoples from Canada. It was settled again in the 10th century by Viking explorers. The current city was founded in 1728 by Danish missionary Hans Egede and a statue of Egede stands adjacent to the cathedral.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 12:00 - Depart: 18:00

Eternity Fjord, situated in the remote wilderness of Greenland, is a breathtaking natural wonder known for its awe-inspiring beauty and dramatic landscapes. Carved by ancient glaciers, the fjord is flanked by towering snow-capped peaks and sheer cliffs that plunge into crystal-clear Arctic waters, creating a majestic spectacle of contrasting colours and textures.

The serenity of the fjord is punctuated by the occasional crack and groan of the icebergs as they calve and drift slowly towards the sea. This pristine and untouched environment offers a glimpse into the raw, untamed beauty of the Arctic, captivating visitors with its sense of timeless grandeur and an overwhelming feeling of being in the presence of an unspoiled, primordial masterpiece of nature.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive : 07:00 - Depart: 15:00

Located 40 km north of the Arctic Circle, Sisimiut (Greenlandic for ‘place of fox dens’) is “rough, real and remote.” These three words cut to the core of Sisimiut’s reputation as an outdoor adventure-travel hub. It’s the second-largest city in Greenland with 5,600 inhabitants and was founded in 1756 under the leadership of the Danish missionary, Hans Egede.

The area has been inhabited for 4,500 years, first by the Inuit peoples of the Saqqaq culture, then the Dorset culture, and then the Thule people, whose descendants comprise the majority of the current population.

One of the most picturesque towns in Greenland, Sisimiut is set in a tranquil fjord perched on bare outcrops of rock. Mount Nasaasaaq, 784 metres tall, is the backdrop for the town, where colourful houses of bright red, yellow, green and blue stand out in stark contrast to a landscape of grey and white. The Sisimiut Museum hosts a traditional Greenlandic peat house and the remains of an 18th-century kayak.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Venture

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00

After breakfast this morning, a Seabourn coach will transfer you to the airport for your charter flight to Reykjavik. Upon arrival Seabourn will provide a transfer to their Reykjavik charter hotel for an overnight stay.

Overnight: Seabourn Hotel, Reykjavik, Iceland

Meals included: Breakfast

After check out this morning, a Seabourn transfer is provided to the airport for your homeward-bound flight.

Please note: Flights from Reykjavik may depart past midnight; arrival will be plus one day.

Optional Activity: Reykjavík City Experience With Airport Transfer
If your flight departs at 16:30, or later, the Reykjavík City Experience with Airport Transfer is a great way to fill your day.
Bookable only while on tour, this excursion explores Iceland's capital before dropping you directly at Keflavik Airport.

Highlights include:

• Perlan (The Pearl): Explore interactive nature exhibitions and take in sweeping city views from the striking glass dome.
• Hallgrimskirkja Church: See Reykjavik's iconic skyline and the historic Leif Eriksson statue.
• City Highlights: Enjoy a panoramic drive past the modern Harpa Concert Hall and historic Hofdi House.

 
Need to know:

• Includes all transportation and your final airport drop-off.
• Comfortable walking shoes and layered clothing are recommended.
• Please check the Important Information section for current pricing.

Meals included: In-Flight

Meals included: In-Flight

Welcome home!

Meals included: None

Today make your own way to the airport for your flight to Reykjavik, Iceland.

Please note: Due to flight scheduling and availability, some customers may be required to depart on Day 2, to arrive on Day 2. Flight times will be indicated on your final documentation, which you will receive 4-6 weeks prior to departure.

Meals included: In-Flight

Upon arrival a transfer is arranged to your hotel for a two-night city stay.

Once checked in, the remainder of the day is at leisure.

Overnight: Center Hotels Plaza, Reykjavik or similar

Meals included: None

Steeped in history and bursting with contemporary flair, Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, was founded around AD 870, marking the birth of the first permanent settlement on this island nation. Today, it is home to approximately 200,000 inhabitants, making up nearly 60% of Iceland's population.

Reykjavik holds the title of the world's northernmost national capital, and it takes pride in its reputation as one of the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities globally. Its commitment to sustainability and eco-consciousness is evident in every corner, from its energy-efficient buildings to its pollution-free skies.

Overnight: Center Hotels Plaza, Reykjavik or similar

Meals included: None

After check out this morning a transfer is arranged to the cruise terminal to board the stunning Seabourn Pursuit.

Once onboard the remainder of the day is at leisure exploring this amazing expedition ship.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 17:00

The charming small fishing village of Grundarfjordur is located in the middle of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula and thus provides easy access to Stykkisholmur, Snaefellsbaer and the Snaefellsnes National Park. Its best-known landmark is undoubtedly the peak of Mount Kirkjufell (Icelandic for ‘church mountain’), one of the most recognised and photographed mountains in Iceland.

During summer months a Viking Village is built in the centre of town where Viking re-enactments occur regularly. During the A godri stund town festival in July, the town’s 900 residents decorate their houses in red, blue, yellow, and green, transforming the town into a spinning kaleidoscope of colour.

The town first began trade in 1786, and around 1800, French merchants came to Iceland and settled in Grundarfjordur, where they constructed a church and a hospital. The town has prospered through the fishing industry for a long time. The surrounding sea is rich with birdlife and marine life throughout the year.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Dynjandi 
Arrive: 06:00 - Depart: 10:00

Nestled in the Westfjords, a remote and rugged section of Iceland, Arnafjordur, a long fjord branches in many directions. One of the highlights of the fjord is the impressive Dynjandi Waterfall, which translates as “thunderous". From a distance, it resembles a bridal veil and rivals Gullfoss in sheer spectacle, cascading more than 100 metres down a series of increasingly wider steps; the rocky footpath to the top passes seven smaller falls.

Dynjandi and the grasses that grow along its base provide important habitat for various species of seabirds and ducks.

Patreksfjordur
Arrive: 13:00 - Depart: 21:00

The small village of Patreksfjordur serves as gateway to the Westfjords peninsula in northwestern Iceland and some of the country’s most spectacular attractions. Fishing is the main industry here, although tourism is quickly growing thanks to Patreksfjordur’s proximity to such natural wonders as Dynjandi waterfalls.

Latrabjarg, a rocky promontory that marks the westernmost point of Europe (not counting the Azores), is recognised as one of the best birdwatching spots on the planet. Latrabjarg’s four rugged, wind-battered cliffs — stretching for nearly 14 kilometres and reaching close to 450 metres in height — are home to more than one million birds, including massive colonies of colourful puffins and around 40 per cent of the world’s nesting razorbills.

The red sands of Raudasandur beach are a stark contrast to most of the country’s black volcanic beaches, while the wreck of Gardar BA 64, Iceland’s oldest steel ship, lies in rusting ruins along Patreksfjordur’s shore.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

A day at sea aboard Seabourn Pursuit is a peaceful and enjoyable experience, with plenty of opportunities to relax while taking in the beauty of the surrounding ocean.

Enjoy fine dining, informative talks, scenic viewing areas, and time in the spa or lounges, while keeping an eye out for wildlife. The ship’s intimate expedition atmosphere makes a sea day a wonderful combination of relaxation, comfort, and discovery.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 08:00 - Depart: 18:00

The small Greenlandic town of Ittoqqortoormiit sits at the entrance to Scoresby Sund, the longest fjord on Earth. Although founded in 1925, the original colonists to the area were Palaeo-Eskimo peoples 4,000 years ago.

Home to around 500 people, Ittoqqortoormiit derives its name from Greenlandic meaning ‘Big-House Dwellers’. A walk through town, reveals a vibrant Greenlandic culture. Seal, muskox and even a polar bear skin can be seen drying on racks outside of private homes. Greenlandic sled dogs sit patiently on their leashes in front yards, awaiting winter, their wooden sledges propped against buildings. In the local food store seal and whale meat are among the regular traditional foodstuffs laid out beside common western items.

Ittoqqortoormiit has a post office where you can purchase Greenlandic stamps and mail your postcards as well as a quaint church, its gabled interior painted in white and sky-blue. The entire community, in fact, is a picturesque kaleidoscope of colour, each building painted in bright hues of red, blue, yellow and green.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 17:00

In Scoresbysund everything is bigger. Dark basalt mountains rise to 2,000 metres over the ice-filled water of the fjord below. Huge icebergs drift with the currents and pile up in crowds choked white, in huge quantities and volume that will take your breath away.

If you are lucky a polar bear might appear, like a small speck in this vast, remote, and wild area. Scoresbysund, or Scoresby Sound was named in honor of the English explorer William Scoresby who mapped the area in 1822.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 13:00 - Depart: 17:00

Cruise into Northeast Greenland National Park where the landscape opens into wider fjords and long valleys, and ice and water continue to define the terrain. Glaciers descend from the interior ice sheet, their fractured faces meeting dark water where icebergs drift slowly toward the Greenland Sea.

The scale becomes more apparent with time. Mountains rise in layered ridgelines, their surfaces marked by centuries of glacial movement. In calmer conditions, the water reflects the surrounding cliffs and ice, creating a near-symmetry that shifts with wind and light. Wildlife appears intermittently but with clarity. Musk oxen, seals, and seabirds appear intermittently between the cliffs, sea, and sky.

There are no settlements or infrastructure, and little indication of human presence beyond the passage of expedition vessels. Movement through this region is defined by observation rather than destination, where each turn in the fjord reveals another stretch of terrain cemented by time and isolation.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Enjoy another day exploring Northeast Greenland National Park onboard Seabourn Pursuit.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Enjoy another day exploring Northeast Greenland National Park onboard Seabourn Pursuit.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Enjoy another day exploring Northeast Greenland National Park onboard Seabourn Pursuit.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 16:00

Siglufjordur is the northernmost town on the Icelandic mainland, a small fishing village of some 1,200 people. Founded in 1918, it was once the capital of the North Atlantic herring fishing industry. The Sildarminjasafnid Herring Era Museum, one of Iceland's largest seafaring and industrial museums, houses three different areas where one can learn about both the traditional and the modern herring industry. A collection of many historic fishing vessels and artefacts is proudly displayed by the people of Siglufjordur, detailing how herring was salted, processed and collected.

The small harbour with its colourful fishing boats and the red-roofed steeple of the Lutheran church dominate the villagescape. The area boasts incredible natural beauty with high mountains that rim the fjord, freshwater lakes, the Holsa River, black sand beaches and a wealth of birdlife all around. The northernmost region of Iceland, it is renowned for some of the country's largest and most dramatic waterfalls.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 11:00 - Depart: 17:00

The remote island of Flatey is located in Breidafjordur Bay on the northwestern part of Iceland. “Flat Island” is 2 km long and 1 km wide, with only one road that runs through the quaint, little old village.

Sheep and seabirds are the most numerous inhabitants, including large numbers of Atlantic puffins and Arctic terns. The island is a paradise for birdwatching with over 30 different species during the breeding season.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Exploring The Outer Islands of Heimaey
Arrive: 07:00 - Depart: 11:00

Join your expedition team for a Zodiac cruise around the bird cliffs of Heimaey Island for an excellent chance to see the region's unique birdlife up close. Keep your eyes peeled for the clowns of the sea, the puffins. The journey will take you to a tranquil inner bay near the town and if weather permits, towards the cliffs.

Heimaey, Westman Islands
Arrive: 12:00 - Depart: 19:30

Heimaey Island is the largest in the Westman Islands located six kilometres off the south-west coast of Iceland. One of the most visually impressive islands in Iceland, it is ringed by tall, vertical sea cliffs, many hundreds of metres high.

Heimaey is also the home to over eight million Atlantic puffins, more nesting puffins than anywhere else on earth. A local story tells that puffin chicks, taking their first flights at night, often become stranded in the village streets, where the local children rescue them and set them free the next day.

In January of 1973 the island received the nickname, ‘Pompeii of the North’ when a volcanic eruption and lava flow destroyed half the town. This caused a crisis when the town’s only harbour was nearly blocked by advancing lava. Nowadays it is a lively place with a vibrant culture and over four thousand residents. Archaeological excavations suggest that people lived on Heimaey as early as the 10th century.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00

After breakfast this morning a Seaborn coach transfer is arranged to the airport for your homeward-bound flight.

Please note: Flights from Reykjavik may depart past midnight; arrival will be plus one day.

Optional Activity: Reykjavík City Experience With Airport Transfer
If your flight departs at 16:30, or later, the Reykjavík City Experience with Airport Transfer is a great way to fill your day.
Bookable only while on tour, this excursion explores Iceland's capital before dropping you directly at Keflavik Airport.

Highlights include:

• Perlan (The Pearl): Explore interactive nature exhibitions and take in sweeping city views from the striking glass dome.
• Hallgrimskirkja Church: See Reykjavik's iconic skyline and the historic Leif Eriksson statue.
• City Highlights: Enjoy a panoramic drive past the modern Harpa Concert Hall and historic Hofdi House.

 
Need to know:

• Includes all transportation and your final airport drop-off.
• Comfortable walking shoes and layered clothing are recommended.
• Please check the Important Information section for current pricing.

Meals included: Breakfast; In-Flight

Meals included: In-Flight

Welcome home!

Meals included: None