Passage from Iceland to Greenland
Aug 18, 2025
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Aug 31, 2025

Passage from Iceland to Greenland

ABOUT THE TOUR

Beginning in Reykjavík, cross the Denmark Strait and begin your expedition to Greenland in the fjords of its eastern coast, the largest National Park in the world and home to countless colonies of seabirds, reindeer grazing on the shore, and walrus. Once the ship rounds Cape Farewell, continue north, eventually crossing the Arctic Circle to explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Disko Bay, with its magnificent calving glaciers and year-round population of beluga whales. Returning south toward Kangerlussuaq, pause along the way to visit Inuit communities that dot the shore. Aboard the ship’s fleet of Zodiacs, explore a wilderness that remains largely unchanged since the time of Erik the Red and call at the site of his settlement in Nuuk, now Greenland’s capital. Throughout this world of ice floes and glaciers, we will encounter countless colonies of seabirds, various species of whales and seals, reindeer, walrus, and if we are fortunate, a polar bear or two.

 

Lowest cabin categories from $13,490 per person, not including airfare.

 

Learn more about the itinerary from our Webinar here: https://youtu.be/-df8c0AaGnQ

 

Travel insurance is available through our trusted partner USI – they can be reached at 800.937.1387 or at USI Travel Insurance.

 

Call us at 800.942.5004 or email travel@wacphila.org for any questions.

 

Once you reserve your tour, consider offsetting the carbon emissions from your international flights. Use this Sustainable Travel International calculator to get started.

YOUR TOUR LEADER

Dr. Nigella Hillgarth

Dr. Nigella Hillgarth

Dr. Nigella Hillgarth is a research scientist and Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels. She was the Executive Director of the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (2002-2014), where she developed one of the first major climate change exhibits in the US. Before that, she led the Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City, collaborating on marine bird conservation in the Galapagos, Peru, and Argentina. From 2014 to 2017, she was the President and CEO of the New England Aquarium, founding the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life and enhancing the Aquarium’s global conservation profile. In 2019, she was the Climate Art Fellow for the Climate Science Alliance, working on climate visualizations with the NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment. Dr. Hillgarth holds a Bachelor’s in Zoology from Oxford and a PhD in Evolutionary Biology, with research on bird behavioral ecology and evolution across various global locations.
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