15-Day Greenland, the Torngat Mountains & Labrador Coast

Overview

A 15-night voyage aboard Seabourn Venture, departing Reykjavik, Iceland on 31 May 2028 and arriving in St John, Canada, calling at 12 destinations along the way.

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   Day 1 ·Reykjavik, IcelandEmbark

   31 May 2028

   Depart 17:00

   Warmed by the Gulf Stream as well as by highly active thermal hot springs and volcanoes, Iceland is somewhat misnamed. While it is a stark and barren country with three huge areas of glaciers, one theory is that early Norsemen sought to mislead other potential settlers by giving a pleasant name to fierce, inhospitable Greenland, and a forbidding name to the imminently habitable Iceland. Irish monks and hermits established themselves here in the 8th century, but left a century later when the pagan Norsemen arrived. Europe's first Parliament of General Assembly, the Althing, was established in the year 930 and still functions as the legislative body, although it was suspended by the Danes at the end of the 18th century and not reconvened until 1843. Reykjavik was the site picked by the island's first permanent resident, Ingolfur Arnarson in 874, and is home to more than half of the island's total population. The world's northernmost capital, Reykjavik is proud of its virtual lack of air pollution. Both electrical power and home heating are derived from the geothermal activity on the island. The city's large swimming pools are always warm, and in the countryside exotic fruits such as grapes and bananas are cultivated in greenhouses made cozy with the help of underground hot springs.
2. 2

   Day 2 ·Exploring The Outer Islands of Heimaey

   1 Jun 2028

   Arrive 07:00Depart 11:00
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   Day 3 ·Heimaey, Westman Islands, Iceland

   1 Jun 2028

   Arrive 12:00Depart 19:00
4. 3

   Day 3 ·At Sea

   2 Jun 2028
5. 4

   Day 4 ·At Sea

   3 Jun 2028
6. 5

   Day 5 ·Kangikitsok, Greenland

   4 Jun 2028

   Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00
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   Day 6 ·Prins Christian Sund, Greenland

   4 Jun 2028

   Arrive 13:00Depart 18:00
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   Day 6 ·Qaqortoq, Greenland

   5 Jun 2028

   Arrive 08:00Depart 14:00

   The largest town in South Greenland with over 3,500 citizens, Qaqortoq was founded in 1775 and still reveals some examples of colonial-period architecture. There is not infrastructure to support shore excursions here, but guests can explore the town and its museum, or possibly arrange a visit to a nearby hot springs. Like other towns in Greenland, there are also possibilities to buy examples of traditional Inuit arts and crafts, including items crafted of bone, soapstone and wild-harvested furs.
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   Day 7 ·Hvalsey, Greenland

   5 Jun 2028

   Arrive 15:00Depart 20:00

   Twelve miles by Zodiac up the Hvalseyjarfjord from Qaqortoq, the largest community in South Greenland, lies the most prominent Norse archaeological site in Greenland. The so-called Eastern Settlement lasted from the 10th until the mid-15th century. Your expedition team archaeologist can interpret for you the ruins of the great halls and church at Hvalsey that hint of a prospering medieval farmstead. The site evokes an era when the Norse were trading with the indigenous Thule people of the area for furs and ivory, which were a prized commodities in Europe. A wedding held in the church in 1408 comprises the last written record of the Norse adventure in Greenland. Within a few years, Hvalsey and the rest of other Norse communities of Greenland withered as immigrants returned to the more established communities in Iceland and Norway. The site’s meadows of wildflowers sloping up from the fjord give a sense of the peaceful community that existed here in that long-ago summer.
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    Day 7 ·Brattahlid (Qassiarsuk), Greenland

    6 Jun 2028

    Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00
11. 8

    Day 8 ·At Sea

    7 Jun 2028
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    Day 9 ·Nain, Labrador, Canada

    8 Jun 2028

    Arrive 08:00Depart 17:00
13. 10

    Day 10 ·Nachvak Fiord, Torngat Mts, Canada

    9 Jun 2028

    Arrive 10:00Depart 18:00
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    Day 11 ·Saglek Fjord, Labrador, Canada

    10 Jun 2028

    Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00
15. 13

    Day 13 ·Hopedale, Labrador, Canada

    11 Jun 2028

    Arrive 12:00Depart 19:00
16. 13

    Day 13 ·Indian Harbour, NL, Canada

    12 Jun 2028

    Arrive 07:00Depart 16:00
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    Day 14 ·L Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada

    13 Jun 2028

    Arrive 08:00Depart 18:00

    Located at the most northerly tip of Newfoundland, L'Anse aux Meadows is nestled near the fishing village of St. Anthony. It is the site of the first European settlement in the New World, approximately 500 years before Columbus' arrival. Other Norse groups had relocated from their homelands to the New World. In 1961, explorer and writer Helge Instad discovered a group of large mounds in the countryside. These mounds were excavated revealing the remains of a Norse settlement. This site became L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park in 1977 and is noted on the UNESCO World Heritage List of important cultural properties. The site at L'Anse aux Meadows has been completely excavated allowing visitors to see the remains of the homes, a smithy, and various worksheds. The park's interpretive center displays Norse artifacts from the excavation which include iron rivets, a flywheel and the floorboard of a boat. Researchers still debate as to whether the site at L'Anse aux Meadows is Leif Eriksson's 'Vinland,' a lush, beautiful area where he settled in for the winter around the year 1000.
    
    Parks Canada will greet you on disembarking the ship and you may explore at leisure this first settlement of the New World.
    
18. 15

    Day 15 ·At Sea

    14 Jun 2028
19. 16

    Day 16 ·St Johns, Newfoundland, CanadaDisembark

    15 Jun 2028

    Arrive 07:00

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