IceBreaker About the Journey
| Wrangel Island & the Bring Strait |
| The Northwest Passage |
| High Arctic: Canada & Greenland |
| The Far Side of Antarctica |
| Antartica's Ross Sea January 21 - February 15, 1998 |
| Join us on a journey of exploration to polar
regions beyond the reach of other expedition
vessels. The icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikoy is five
times more powerful than conventional ships.
And, it's the only tour vessel to offer regular
sightseeing flights and landings by helicopter -
an essential feature of icebreaker operations and
a highlight of our voyages. In addition, our ship
carries a fleet of Zodiac landing craft and an
experienced expedition staff to guide you. |
| Sail with us into spectacular fjords surrounded
by towering mountains and glaciers, and land by
Zodiac at remote island sanctuaries. In the High
Arctic, we visit with some of the world's most northerly peoples and
explore historic sites of early exploration. Be among the few to ever have
visited Wrangel Island, a world famous nature preserve surrounded by the
formidable pack ice of the East Siberian sea. On our Antarctic voyages, we
explore the Far Side - a region on the opposite side of the continent from
the Antarctic Peninsula, calling at Emperor Penguin rookeries and little-
explored coasts. Only a true icebreaker like the Kapitan Kh1ebnikov can
take you there. |
| Beyond the pleasures of wildlife and history, these voyages offer a rare
opportunity to experience an almost untouched world in safety and com-
fort. Carrying just I 1 6 passengers, the atmosphere aboard the Kapitan
Khlebnikov is casual and unregimented. Travelers discover well appointed
cabins, good food and large public areas. |
| Sail with us to a rarely-visited world guarded by the ice - where nature still reigns. |
| ARCTIC EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
• Enjoy exciting hours navigating among ice floes in search of polar bears and walruses. • Thrill at musk oxen, Arctic foxes, caribou and other wildlife in a stunning setting of rugged mountains, snow and ice. • Witness magnificent scenery of glaciers, mountains, quiet fjords and limitless tundra, all illuminated by the 24-hour sun. • Encounter modern cultures of the circumpolar north at remote Arctic communities. • Explore archaeological sites and historic sites of early exploration. • Experience seabird cliffs crowded with puffins, murres, kittiwakes and other Arctic birds. |
| ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
• Experience spectacular sightseeing flights aboard expertly-piloted helicopters, offering a unique perspective on Antarctica. • Enjoy magical encounters with Emperor Penguins, which huddle with their downy chicks in a fairy tale setting of ice - and visits to the world's largest Adelie penguin rookeries. • Marvel at the great historic sites from the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration - and visit modern research stations of diverse nations. • Sail among hundreds of mile-long tabular icebergs and along rarely-visited coasts. • Land by helicopter atop the continent's great 100-foot-high floating ice shelves. • Observe the abundant and varied wildlife of the Subantarctic Islands, with hundreds of thousands of King Penguins, sea lions, fur seals and other abun- dant animals. • Explore remote lands, rarely-visited and accessible only by icebreaker. |
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