Reasons to Cruise the Northwest Passage
Few voyages capture the imagination quite like the Northwest Passage. Spanning almost 1,700 nautical miles from Canada’s Baffin Island in the east, to Alaska’s Beaufort Sea in the west, traversing this isolated and wild sea route is an adventure like no other.
It’s only possible to sail the Northwest Passage during the brief summer of just a few weeks when the ice conditions become more favourable. Hurtigruten’s nautical expertise in extreme polar waters means we’re one of the few companies to offer crossing attempts.
Northwest Passage Activities
The epic Northwest Passage is bucket-list worthy, especially as only an intrepid few have sailed or set foot there. With sea ice and weather conditions hopefully in our favour, this notoriously challenging sea route is potentially navigable for just a few weeks of the year.
As conditions allow, the Expedition Team will navigate the ice floes and take you ashore to visit historic trading posts, local settlements, archaeological sites and natural habitats. You may even find yourself visiting pre-historic Inuit dwelling sites with an archaeologist or spotting pods of narwhal with a wildlife specialist.
Activities and lectures in the Northwest Passage
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