THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE
August 16th 2016 | 23 Days - 22 Nights | from Kangerlussuaq to Nome (Alaska)
YOUR CRUISE
Embark aboard L'Austral for a 5* expedition from Kangerlussuaq to
Nome.-We are inviting you on board L'Austral and set sail for the
Far North, well beyond the Arctic Circle, to a legendary, highly
coveted maritime route: the Northwest Passage, the only possible
shipping route between the Atlantic and the Pacific. In Winter, this
“roof of the world” is transformed into a majestic white desert;
whilst in Summer, for a few short weeks, the temperature rises
enough for the ice to melt. Life reappears, nature is reborn, the
mythical route is finally free and we can breathe in the unique
scent of great adventure.
FOCUS ON... NOME (ALASKA)
DAY
ITINERARY
1
Kangerlussuaq (GL)
Depart ure on August 16t h 2016 at 22.30
2
Sisimiut (GL)
Arrival on t he August 17t h 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 17t h 2016 at 00.00
3
Ilulissat (GL)
Arrival on t he August 18t h 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 18t h 2016 at 00.00
4
Upernavik Fjord (GL)
Arrival on t he August 19t h 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 19t h 2016 at 00.00
5
Melville Bay (GL)
Arrival on t he August 20t h 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 20t h 2016 at 00.00
6
Savissivik (GL)
Arrival on t he August 21st 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 21st 2016 at 00.00
7
Pond Inlet (CA)
Arrival on t he August 22nd 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 22nd 2016 at 00.00
8
Leopold Cliff (CA)
Arrival on t he August 23rd 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 23rd 2016 at 00.00
9
Beechey (CA)
Arrival on t he August 23rd 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 23rd 2016 at 00.00
10
Fury Beach (CA)
Arrival on t he August 24t h 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 24t h 2016 at 00.00
11
Fort Ross (CA)
Arrival on t he August 25t h 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 25t h 2016 at 00.00
12
Sailing Bellot St rait
Arrival on t he August 25t h 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 25t h 2016 at 00.00
13
Gjoa Haven (CA)
Arrival on t he August 26t h 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 26t h 2016 at 00.00
14
Sailing Queen Maud Gulf (CA)
Arrival on t he August 27t h 2016 at 00.00
Depart ure on August 27t h 2016 at 00.00
15
Sail Coronat ion Gulf & Duke Yo (CA)
Arrival on t he August 28t h 2016 at 00.00
Located along the Bering Strait, at the westernmost point of
Alaska, Nome offers the rustic charm of a former gold-digging
town, set in the middle of magnificent wilderness. As you weave in
and out of the brightly houses surrounded at a distance by
crenulated ramparts that have kept their whiteness, you will
discover the pioneering legacy that still marks local traditions.
Fishing, reindeer rearing sledge-racing, here people live from their
manual labour.