Expedition cruise «On the icebreaker to the top of the planet»

Arrival in Murmansk. The route of our unique cruise begins in this polar city.

Transfer to the hotel in the city center (included in the tour price).

You will have time to explore the largest city in the world, located beyond the Arctic Circle (independent).

Meals on your own.

Accommodation in a hotel

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Breakfast at the hotel (included).

In the afternoon group transfer to the port.

We board the most powerful ship in the world – the nuclear-powered icebreaker «50 Years of Victory». Accommodation in a cabin of the chosen category.

We leave the Big Land and go out to the sea to meet the polar adventures.

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The days on the ship are full of activities – we have a lot to do before to conquer the Pole.

Our polar experts will tell you about the most interesting features of the Arctic. From the open decks you can watch how 75 thousand horsepower of the atomic icebreaker «50 Years of Victory» triumphantly makes its way through the three-meter thick ice. Even the captain's bridge is open for you!

But we will not only explore the Arctic in theory. As soon as weather conditions permit, we will arrange ice landings and helicopter flights over the ice-breaking nuclear submarine and Arctic islands. Just imagine what amazing pictures you can take!

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On the approach to the Pole, the captain begins slow maneuvers to «put» the ship at 90°N – to reach the geographic North Pole. Yay, we are at the «top of the world»!

The North Pole is the point of intersection of the Earth's axis of rotation with its surface in the Northern Hemisphere. All meridians meet here: everywhere you look – everywhere is the South. Any other point on the surface of the Earth in relation to the North Pole is in the south direction.

We can make the shortest circumnavigation of the globe: it is enough to go around 90°N.

Let's make the most northern on the planet photo-session on the ice-breaker background. Let's swim in the Arctic Ocean. There will be polar barbecue and the world's northernmost bathhouse.

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These days we will explore one of the most inaccessible regions of the Arctic – the Franz Josef Land archipelago.

Beyond the Arctic Circle lie the largest northern islands of Eurasia – Franz Josef Land. They are habitats for polar bears and walruses. The territory of Franz Josef Land is part of the Russian Arctic National Park. On the expanses of the islands the polar bears are full owners. We can meet these «masters of the Arctic» at any time in any place of the archipelago. The 24-hour polar day allows us to take every opportunity to observe the unique fauna.

Franz Josef Land is a huge archipelago of 192 islands, located only 10 degrees from the North Pole, with many interesting places to explore. The opportunity to discover the most fascinating pages of the archipelago's history is very attractive.

You will be able to experience the same feelings as the heroes of the legendary story of V. Kaverin «The Two Captains». During expedition to Franz Josef Land, in the attempt to reach the North Pole, Georgy Sedov, the famous polar explorer, died; his grave can be seen on Rudolf Island. Here, at Cape Flora on Northbrook Island, members of A.A. Brusilov's expedition, navigator Albanov and sailor Conrad, survived. The famous Norwegian explorers Nansen and Johansen spent 7 months on Cape Norway of Jackson Island after their unsuccessful attempt to conquer the North Pole. And these are just a few pages from the history book of Franz Josef Land.

One of the most unusual places on Franz Josef Land is Chump Island, located in the heart of the archipelago. Famous for its almost perfectly round stones, in the center of which the remains of mollusk shells are sometimes found. Geologists are still debating about the nature of the formation of this phenomenon.

We plan to visit Tikhaya Bay, known for the well-preserved structures of the first Soviet polar station. The base of the Russian Arctic National Park is also located here. And you will also have the opportunity to send a postcard to your friends from the world's northernmost post office.

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Our icebreaker is heading towards Murmansk.

One of the days we will hold a final photo-presentation – invite you to relive the most impressive moments of the voyage once again.

At the end of the cruise participants are invited to a gala captain's dinner (evening dress code).

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We return to the port of Murmansk, where our journey has began. But a lot has changed in these few days: now you belong to a select group of travelers who managed to look at the whole world from the «top of the planet».

Our journey is over.

After breakfast we will disembark from the ship and transfer to the airport.

Attention! A cruise to the North Pole is a trip to a remote, hard-to-reach region. All activities during the cruise depend on ice and weather conditions and are determined by the expedition leader and the captain. The actual course of the expedition may differs from the declared one. Meetings with the representatives of the animal world are not guaranteed.

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