2 countries 12 days 8 in the group

we cross the Atlantic we watch icebergs being born

The boat moves through a field of broken ice

Frame 01 / Coming up to the iceDay five: the boat heads into a field of broken ice at the edge.

Ilulissat harbour: boats at the quay and houses on the rocks

Frame 02 / IlulissatThe harbour where day seven begins: boats, a store and houses on bare rock.

Greenland

Iceland → the Denmark Strait under sail → the west coast of Greenland. One route, put together by hand: no coaches, no «free time at the shopping centre» and no groups of forty.

Next departure
14 – 25 August 2026

About the trip 01 / 06

We have been going north for twelve years and know it without the gloss. This route is built so that you see three different Arctics: the volcanic Icelandic one, the oceanic one and the icy Greenlandic one — and feel how they differ.

Nothing will be left for you to decide. Flights, the vessel, landing permits, guides, lodging and food are brought together into one route. The group is eight people: that is how many fit into a boat among the icebergs, around a table in a settlement and into a helicopter over the ice sheet.

The basalt stacks of Lóndrangar on the Snæfellsnes coast

Frame 03 / SnæfellsnesThe basalt stacks of Lóndrangar — day two, a walking loop along the cliff.

Frame 04 / The Denmark StraitDay four: the horizon, the watch and nothing else all the way to Greenland.

Days 1–3 · Iceland64°08′N

Days 4–5 · the Atlantic66°33′N

Day 6 · East Greenland65°34′N

Days 7–12 · West Greenland69°13′N

The route, day by day 02 / 06

The diagram is schematic · the exact track and coordinates are in the route sheet

What is included 03 / 06

Guides

Two guides: a polar organiser from Russia and a Greenlandic pilot who was born in Ilulissat and knows the ice by name.

Flights

Moscow — Reykjavík, Kulusuk — Ilulissat, Kangerlussuaq — Copenhagen — Moscow. 23 kg of luggage included.

The vessel

An expedition ketch, twin cabins with a porthole, two days of passage, watches if you want them, a cook aboard.

Lodging

4★ hotels and the best guest houses on the coast, twin rooms, breakfasts. Single occupancy on request.

Food

All breakfasts and eight dinners, including an evening with a fishing family and a halibut lunch out on the ice.

Helicopter and equipment

A 40-minute flight over the ice sheet with a landing on the ice. Membrane suits, life jackets, poles, Arctic insurance with evacuation.

Not included: the visa (we help with the paperwork) alcohol souvenirs and personal spending

Dates and price 04 / 06

Departure	What you will catch
14 – 25 August 2026 12 days · the group is half full	The polar day fading, a calm ocean, whales in the strait	Book a place →
4 – 15 September 2026 12 days · booking open	The first nights with the aurora, ochre tundra, fewer people	Book a place →
2 – 13 March 2027 12 days · winter version, dogs instead of a boat	The aurora every clear night, dog teams, ice instead of water	Book a place →

■ taken · ■ held until the end of the week · □ free

Price per person

1 950 000 ₽

≈ €21,000 at the rate on the day of payment
Single occupancy +340,000 ₽

Deposit

585 000 ₽ · 30%

It fixes your place in the group and the rate on the day of payment. Refunded in full if we cancel the departure.

Step 1A 30% deposit — the place in the group is yours
Step 2The balance 45 days before departure
Step 3Cancelling 60 days ahead — a refund less 75,000 ₽ of fees

Who leads it 05 / 06

Portrait 01Marina two weeks before departure.

Marina Dolgikh

Author of the route · 14 seasons in the Arctic

She has travelled Svalbard, Chukotka and Franz Josef Land. She answers for the logistics, the weather and for you not forgetting to put on a second pair of socks.

Portrait 02Rasmus between two voyages.

Rasmus Heilmann

Pilot · born in Ilulissat

He steers the boat between the icebergs, deals with the fishermen and translates from Greenlandic. He knows which ice must not be touched.

Frequent questions 06 / 06

A Schengen visa with a separate endorsement for Greenland is required. We give you the list of documents, the hotel booking and the route sheet, check the form before you submit it and tell you which consular centre to go to.

Five to eight kilometres a day on foot over rocks and paths, with no ropes and no climbing. If you can walk an hour on uneven ground without trouble, you will be fine. Participants from the age of 14.

On the coast from +2 to +12; on the water it feels colder because of the wind. The membrane suits and life jackets are ours; the warm middle layer is yours — a month before departure we send a kit list with brands and weights.

The crossing of the strait takes two days and there can be a swell. There are tablets and patches aboard, and the route can be done in a lighter version — flying instead of sailing, 150,000 ₽ less.

In Reykjavík and Ilulissat, ordinary mobile internet. On the passage and in the small settlements there is none: the guide has a satellite phone in case you need to call home.

Want to come with us
but still have questions?

Leave your contacts and Marina will call and spend fifteen minutes telling you honestly about the route: what will be hard and what will turn out to be the main thing you remember.

The edge of the ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq

Frame 05 / KangerlussuaqDay eleven: the edge of the ice sheet, two figures on the moraine for scale.

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