Baffin Island Explorer

During this 10-day Active Adventure that follows the coast of Baffin Island, we explore deep fjords, nature reserves, and visit remote villages that can only be reached by ship or air. The shallow draft of the Adventure Ship makes it possible to explore bays and transit channels that larger ships cannot. En route from Resolute to Iqaluit, an optional adventure will be offered – kayaking.

Itinerary

Day 1 — Embarkation: Resolute
If you have purchased our optional charter air transportation, we’ll fly you from Ottawa to Resolute. Embarkation is in the late afternoon in Resolute.

Day 2 — Beechey Island
After three years, with no word of the fate of Sir John Franklin’s expedition to find the Northwest Passage, a massive rescue mission was mounted. On Beechey Island are the graves of three of Franklin’s men and one of sailor who lost his life searching for the missing expedition. We plan to go ashore near the grave sites.

Day 3-4 — Devon and Baffin Islands
Tales of Mounties, beasts with long tusks, and prehistoric, goat-like creatures will occupy us as we explore Dundas Harbour on Devon Island. The abandoned RCMP outpost is surrounded by tundra, the habitat of musk oxen. Sailing into Croker Bay, we’ll watch for walrus on ice floes.

At Pond Inlet on Baffin Island, we’ll meet Inuit artists who have made international reputations sculpting in stone. Other residents will demonstrate throat-singing, drumming and dancing.

Day 5 — Gibb Fjord
Deep fjords incise the northeastern coast of Baffin Island. Sheer cliffs rise from the water, while glaciers flow down to the sea. At Scott Inlet, we sail into Gibb Fjord. If conditions permit, we’ll drop anchor to go ashore. We’ll explore a lateral moraine, a lush tundra covered valley, and if conditions permit, a lemming colony.

Day 6 — Clyde River
The mouth of the Clyde is known for its abundance of Arctic char, a freshwater and saltwater fish closely related to both salmon and trout. The residents of Clyde River make their living fishing for the delicacy. You will learn about the life cycle of char and how it impacts the lives of the residents, as you explore the village.

Day 7 — Central Baffin Island
It is impossible to predict in advance exactly which fjords we will explore as we sail the coast of Central Baffin Island. That is the exhilaration of expedition style travel: Every day begins with the element of the unknown.

Day 8 — Pangnirtung
The village of Pangnirtung – known as Pang to the locals – is the gateway to Auyuittuq National Park. You’ll visit the park’s interpretation center located in the village. Pang also has an artists’ co-op where you will see demonstrations of print-making and weaving.

Day 9 — Monumental Island
Walrus and polar bears are known to frequent the small rocky island with outlying islets, where marine mammals haul out. If local conditions permit, the Expedition Leader will lower the Zodiacs for a cruise around the island and a bit of wildlife spotting.

Day 10 — Iqaluit
If you have purchased our optional charter air transportation, we’ll fly you from Iqaluit to Ottawa upon disembarkation.

What's Included:

• Shipboard accommodation from embarkation to disembarkation
• All meals while aboard, including afternoon tea when at sea
• Zodiac cruising per the daily program
• Shore landings per the daily program
• Formal and informal presentations by members of the Expedition Team
• Leadership throughout the voyage by our experienced Expedition Leader, including shore landings and other activities.
• Photographic Journal on DVD
• Port charges
  

What's Not Included:

• Fuel Surcharge
• Transportation to/from embarkation/disembarkation and home
  

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