Wild Earth

Crossing the Davis Strait, we will have a day at sea, where there is time to catch up with new friends, learn about the region through the onboard lecture series, and keep our eyes out for the marine life.  Arriving in Nunavut we'll visit the thriving community of Pond Inlet, with opportunities to partake in a community barbeque or shop for Inuit art. From here we'll sail into the famed Northwest Passage, looking for narwhal and bowhead whales in Navy Board Inlet before landing on Devon Island, with spectacular Croker Bay and the Dundas Harbour RCMP historical site.  Arriving at Beechey Island, we'll visit the chilling site of the lost Franklin Expedition, and see the signs of their struggle against the harsh Arctic winter. Sailing down the coast of Somerset Island, we enter Bellot Strait and pass from the Atlantic Tidal system to the Pacific. Making landfall in Gjøa Haven, where Amundsen wintered aboard the Gjoa our adventurers will visit the historic Northwest Passage Museum. Voyaging from here into Queen Maud Gulf, we pass through a series of narrow channels that define this portion of the NW Passage. Our visit to Bathurst Inlet promises to be a highlight of this expedition, with excellent chances to spot Arctic wildlife and explore a verdant tundra landscape. At the journeys conclusion we arrive in the community of Kugluktuk at the mouth of the Coppermine River for a community visit before joining our flights home.