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Seward / Anchorage (Alaska, USA)
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The harbour town of Seward lies framed by the Kenai Mountains on the south coast of Alaska. The attractions of this small town include Kenai Fjords National Park and the nearby Exit glacier as well as a huge number of wild animals, such as sea otters, orcas, white-headed sea eagles and puffins. Other attractions for visitors include the fishing harbour, St. Peter's Church, the Alaska Sea Life Center - where you can even watch ocean dwellers below the surface - and the Seward Museum.
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At Sea
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Chignik (Alaska, USA)
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Aleutian Islands (Alaska, USA)
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Unalaska Island (Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA)
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St. Paul (Pribilofs, Alaska, USA)
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At Sea
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Nome (Alaska, USA)
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The city by the Bering Sea is famous for two things: first, in the context of the Gold Rush with many relicts from that time bearing silent witness to the era. One very interesting destination is the Inuit village of Teller, where many artefacts dating from the time of the Gold Rush have been preserved. Second, Nome has gained importance in connection with the famous sled-dog race "Iditarod", since it is here that the winner crosses the finishing line with his team of dogs, following around nine or ten days racing. As soon as the winner draws near to the finishing line, a bell rings and all of the town's residents rush out to greet the victor. More than 50 teams of dogs from all over the world take part in the race from Anchorage to Nome.
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At Sea
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At Sea
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Beaufort Sea (Canada)
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Beaufort Sea (Canada)
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Herschel Island (Yukon Territory, Canada)
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Smoking Hills (Northwest Territories, Canada)
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Victoria Island (Nunavut, Canada)
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Jenny Lind Island (Nunavut, Canada)
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At Sea
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At Sea
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Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut, Canada)
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At Sea
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Beechey Island (Nunavut, Canada)
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Beechey Island (Nunavut, Canada)
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At Sea
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Devon Island (Nunavut, Canada)
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Devon Island (Nunavut, Canada)
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At Sea
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Uummannaq (Greenland)
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Ilulissat / Jakobshavn (Greenland)
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Jakobshavn - or Ilulissat as it is called in Greenlandic - lies at 68 degrees North latitude and 51 degrees West longitude, around 290 kilometres North of Arctic Circle in the Disko bay on the West coast of Greenland. The town has a population of around 4,300; the number of dogs here is far greater - 6,000 in total, and all of them sled dogs. There are hardly any cars, and the few cars here are mainly taxis that travel the small number of roads - but not for any great distance, since the metalled roads end just behind the last houses. The dog sleds have right of way during the winter months in any case. A mere two kilometres behind the last houses of Ilulissat, a huge glacier constantly pushes new icebergs into Disko bay. It is these ephemeral creations that gave the burgeoning small town its name:
Ilulissat means "Cliffs of Ice".
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Sisimiut / Holsteinborg (Greenland)
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With a population of 5,000, Sisimiut is the second-largest town in Greenland. The Greenlandic name, Sisimiut, means "foxhole inhabitant". The town has the most northerly port that remains ice-free all year. Accordingly, the fishing industry and the export of prawns are booming. The town is proud to be home to the most modern shrimp factory in the world. Sisimiut is also the first settlement North of the Arctic Circle where the Inuit kept sled dogs for use in the Winter. The museum and the old town with the oldest wooden church in Greenland, which dates from 1775, are particularly worth seeing.
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Kangerlussuaq / Søndre Strømfjord (Greenland)
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Kangerlussuaq, also known by its Danish name, 'Søndre Strømfjord', lies at the end of the 170 km long Fjord of the same name in Greenland. It is home to the largest airport in the country and the starting point for exploratory and adventure expeditions. The town has been dominated by the American presence since 1941, as Kangerlussuaq was one of the most important stopovers for airforce manoeuvres during World War II. The surrounding area of this town in western Greenland is home to around 4,000 musk oxes - the largest herd living in the wild, and visitors are also likely to see reindeers.
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Flight with Charter
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Arrival in Zurich *
*Additional airports available
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