Tours of a Lifetime

Embark on a Journey of a Lifetime in the High Arctic with Adventure Canada

Family-owned and operated, expedition cruise company Adventure Canada likes to connect its guests to the people and places it visits in a way that inspires those travellers to protect the many wonders of our planet.

Offering a comprehensive range of small-ship expedition cruises in the polar regions, Atlantic Canada, Europe, and along the Pacific Northwest, it pairs it extraordinary itineraries with an amazing roster of special guests – experts in their chosen fields who are there to enhance each journey through their presence, knowledge, and craft.

This includes Researchers-in-Residence who specialize in marine biology and geography, and the like, an Inuit master carver, and even revered Canadian author Margaret Atwood, who is one of Adventure Canada’s longest-standing special guests, having sailed on over 12 expeditions.

In fact, on the August 2024 departure, Atwood will join Adventure Canada on its Greenland and Arctic Canada: High Arctic Explorer expedition, a 13-day adventure that promises to be a journey of a lifetime.

Offering travellers a rare and unique opportunity to be immersed in the extraordinary landscape, history, and culture of Earth’s northernmost regions, on this itinerary, guests visit Inuit communities, get up close to glaciers and icebergs, search for the remarkable wildlife that call the High Arctic home, and spend time onboard learning from experts.

It starts with a charter flight from Ottawa, Ontario, to Quasuittuq (Resolute), Nunavut – home to just under 250 people and an important staging point for High Arctic research and tourism – where guests transfer to the Ocean Endeavour by Zodiac to set sail on this epic adventure.

There’s a stop at the Franklin Expedition Historical Site on Beechey Island, where guests learn the compelling history of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror’s doomed attempts to sail through the Northwest Passage. Boarding Zodiacs, they will search for whales, seabirds, and polar bears as they explore Tallurutiup Imanga (Lancaster Sound), one of Canada’s newest National Marine Conservation Areas. On Devon Island, they will learn about its unique geological character, with its flat-topped mountains, glacial valleys, and substantial ice cap.

At Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Inuit culture and traditions are on full display in this busy and vibrant Arctic community, with experiences that include drum dancing, storytelling, and throat singing.

The last few days include a day at sea highlighted by workshops and presentations as the ship crosses the Davis Strait towards Greenland, a hike along the Tundra on Greenland’s stunning west coast, a visit to the town of Ilulissat, and a stop to explore colourful Sisimiut, Greenland’s second largest city, before ending the trip with a journey up the 190-kilometre-long Kangerlussuaq Fjord and across the Arctic Circle one last time.

For more information on this cruise, visit: AdventureCanada.com