Day 1: Your Arctic expedition begins in Calgary. Explore this vibrant Western Canadian city—much celebrated for its cowboy culture and Prairie hospitality—on your own before spending the night at your hotel, which is included in the Charter Flight & Hotel Package. Day 2: After an early breakfast at the hotel, guests will transfer to the airport and board a private charter flight to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the harbor for the Zodiac shuttle to your awaiting ship. After a late-afternoon embarkation, we will set sail for the stunning Arctic wilderness. Day 3: As we make our way across the Davis Strait, your Expedition Team will offer a series of polar…
The sailing, in facts
Operator
Quark Expeditions
Ship
Ocean Explorer
Length
16 days
Region
Northwest Passage
Departures
1 listed · 2026-08-31 to 2026-08-31
Day by day
The route as the supplier files it. Ports and stops without a coordinate are still listed — they are calls, not gaps.
Day
Where
Days 1–2
Calgary, AB, Canada
Day 2
Air travel
Day 2
Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
Day 3
Day-at-Sea
Day 4
Qikiqtarjuaq, NU, Canada
Day 5
Sam Ford Fjord, NU, Canada
Day 6
Day-at-Sea
Day 7
Radstock Bay, NU, Canada
Day 8
Beechey Island, Canada
Day 9
Coburg Island, NU, Canada
Day 10
Smith Sound, Canada
Day 11
Qaanaaq, Greenland
Day 12
Day-at-Sea
Day 13
Uummannaq, Greenland
Day 14
Ilulissat, Greenland
Day 15
Sisimiut, Greenland
Day 16
Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
Day 16
Air travel
Days 16–17
Reykjavík, Iceland
Every departure
1 departure of this itinerary in the atlas. Dates come from the supplier feed and are refreshed nightly.
