Under The Northern Lights – Exploring Iceland and East Greenland
Quark Expeditions · Ultramarine · 13 days
Day 1: Arrive in the Icelandic capital in the morning and make your way to your included hotel. You will have the day to explore the city on your own. Day 2: This afternoon, you'll board your vessel and begin your expedition. Get ready for a great adventure ahead! Day 3: Each region of Iceland has its own appeal for nature, bird, and history lovers, and the little-visited Westfjords, where the land meets the sea in the most dramatic fashion, is no exception. Often referred to as 'Iceland's best-kept secret', this rugged peninsula at the country's remote northwestern tip is rife with fjords and mountains sloping down to the sea in impossibly beautiful ways. We spend the day exploring the…
The sailing, in facts
Operator
Quark Expeditions
Ship
Ultramarine
Length
13 days
Region
Arctic
Departures
1 listed · 2026-09-19 to 2026-09-19
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
Reykjavík, Iceland
Day 3
Westfjords, Iceland
Day 4
Day-at-Sea
Day 5
Frederiksdal, Denmark, Greenland
Day 6
Kap Sud, Greenland
Day 7
Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
Day 8
Røde Island, Greenland, Denmark, Greenland
Day 9
Kong Oscar Fjord, Greenland
Day 10
Ella Island, Greenland
Day 11
Botanikerbugt, Ymer Island, Greenland, Denmark, Greenland
Day 12
Captain's Choice
Day 13
Day-at-Sea
Day 14
Reykjavík, Iceland
Every departure
1 departure of this itinerary in the atlas. Dates come from the supplier feed and are refreshed nightly.
