Tour Plan
Embarkation 24/5/2025 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Departure 24/5/2025 at 10:00 pm
Iceland’s capital stretches along the edge of a vast bay in the west of the country. Perlan, the “Pearl of Reykjavík”, a
museum located on ’Oskjuhlið hill, offers a panoramic view of the lush, green landscapes. A little further, one can
easily spot the signpost showing the way to the evangelical Hallgrímskirkja church, and to the historical centre where
one can stroll along the Skólavördustígur and the Laugavegur, two lively streets with charming small shops. For some
relaxation just outside of the city, visitors have the opportunity to visit the Reykjanes peninsula and its famous
thermal lagoons of the Blue Lagoon.
SAILING THROUGH THE DENMARK STRAIT
Arrival 25/5/2025
Departure 25/5/2025
Lying between Greenland and Iceland, the Denmark Strait was crossed for the first time by theVikings in the late 10th
century, during Erik the Red’s expeditions. In the Second World War, its waters were the theatre of a battle between
the Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy, on 24 May 1941. In the wintertime, extremely dense pack ice forms along the
Greenlandic coasts and while the Transpolar Drift sweeps icebergs along throughout the year, the strait is generally
clear of ice during the summer. In the depths of the strait lies the world’s largest waterfall, an undersea cataract
formed by the difference in temperature between the cold waters of the Greenland Sea and the warmer waters of
the Irminger Sea. Numerous cetacean species thrive in this rich ecosystem.
EXPLORING THE BLOSSEVILLE COAST
Arrival 26/5/2025
Departure 26/5/2025
Aboard your ship, follow in the footsteps of Jules Poret de Blosseville, a French explorer and sailor. In 1833, he set off to
discover this isolated and unexplored part of eastern Greenland aboard La Lilloise, an adventure with a fatal outcome.
The uninhabited territory that bears his name lies to the south of Scoresby Sound. Surrounded by ice, icebergs and
pack ice - thin or thick, flat or pronounced - as far as the eye can see, Blosseville Coast is a wild and distant place to
which very few people have access. Exploring it means a slow immersion into the heart of a frozen, almost unreal
desert, where the variations in light transform one’s perception of the landscape. In the kingdom of the polar bears,
Le Commandant Charcot, a silent ship open to the exterior, will offer exceptional moments observing Arctic wildlife,
through a series of encounters.
EXPLORATION OF ITTOQQORTOORMIIT REGION
Arrival 27/5/2025
Departure 30/5/2025
On the East coast of Greenland, in the Ittoqqortoormiit region that is covered with snow and ice for nine months of the
year, you will have the rare opportunity of immersing yourself in the heart of an isolated territory and exploring the
beauty of its infinite polar whiteness. The high alpine mountains punctuate the sky and gradually reveal their dark
rock edges beneath a coat of snow. Located at the entrance to the longest system of fjords in the world, sits the
village of Ittoqqortoormiit, one of the northernmost inhabited places on the East coast. Its name means ‘great house’ in
Greenlandic and it is home to the last hunters of the polar region, whose ancestral way of life you will encounter. As
soon as the thickness of the ice floe allows it, the hunters set out on the trail of walruses, seals, narwhals, musk oxen
and polar bears, travelling by traditional dog sleds. On these expanses of immaculate snow, the silence is broken only
by the sounds of the dogs, the grating of a sled coming back from a run or of footsteps on the ice. You will discover
Inuit traditions through privileged and festive moments on the ice floe and in the village.
EXPLORATION OF NORTH-EAST GREENLAND
Arrival 31/5/2025
Departure 2/6/2025
Set sail for North-East Greenland to immerse yourself further and up higher in the Arctic region to explore the
unexpected riches of the sea ice, where traditional ships cannot travel at this time of the year. As the light shifts and
the moods of the sky change, the different states of the ice and the infinite diversity of its textures create an
exceptionally stunning tableau. With patience and humility, you will sail amid the pearl-white floating cathedrals and
the ice carried by the Transpolar Drift. En route, icebergs have their journey halted by ice and pressure ridges reveal
their sharp edges. In the midst of this icy vastness, beauty is found in the detail and the magic of the moment. In the
realm of polar bears, Le Commandant Charcot is a reassuring cocoon built for polar exploration and offers you
wonderful opportunities to observe these lords of the ice when you happen upon them. You may even get the
chance to admire the moving sight of a mother and her cub travelling across the immaculate icy expanse.
EXPLORING THE BLOSSEVILLE COAST
Arrival 3/6/2025
Departure 5/6/2025
Aboard your ship, follow in the footsteps of Jules Poret de Blosseville, a French explorer and sailor. In 1833, he set off to
discover this isolated and unexplored part of eastern Greenland aboard La Lilloise, an adventure with a fatal outcome.
The uninhabited territory that bears his name lies to the south of Scoresby Sound. Surrounded by ice, icebergs and
pack ice - thin or thick, flat or pronounced - as far as the eye can see, Blosseville Coast is a wild and distant place to
which very few people have access. Exploring it means a slow immersion into the heart of a frozen, almost unreal
desert, where the variations in light transform one’s perception of the landscape. In the kingdom of the polar bears,
Le Commandant Charcot, a silent ship open to the exterior, will offer exceptional moments observing Arctic wildlife,
through a series of encounters.
SAILING THROUGH THE DENMARK STRAIT
Arrival 6/6/2025
Departure 6/6/2025
Lying between Greenland and Iceland, the Denmark Strait was crossed for the first time by theVikings in the late 10th
century, during Erik the Red’s expeditions. In the Second World War, its waters were the theatre of a battle between
the Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy, on 24 May 1941. In the wintertime, extremely dense pack ice forms along the
Greenlandic coasts and while the Transpolar Drift sweeps icebergs along throughout the year, the strait is generally
clear of ice during the summer. In the depths of the strait lies the world’s largest waterfall, an undersea cataract
formed by the difference in temperature between the cold waters of the Greenland Sea and the warmer waters of
the Irminger Sea. Numerous cetacean species thrive in this rich ecosystem.
Arrival 7/6/2025 early morning
Disembarkation 7/6/2025 at 8:00 am
Iceland’s capital stretches along the edge of a vast bay in the west of the country. Perlan, the “Pearl of Reykjavík”, a
museum located on ’Oskjuhlið hill, offers a panoramic view of the lush, green landscapes. A little further, one can
easily spot the signpost showing the way to the evangelical Hallgrímskirkja church, and to the historical centre where
one can stroll along the Skólavördustígur and the Laugavegur, two lively streets with charming small shops. For some
relaxation just outside of the city, visitors have the opportunity to visit the Reykjanes peninsula and its famous
thermal lagoons of the Blue Lagoon.
