All icebreaker expeditions include:
• Shipboard accommodation with daily housekeeping.
• All breakfasts, lunches and dinners on board throughout your voyage. (Please inform us of any dietary requirements as far in advance as possible. Unfortunately, the ships’ galleys cannot prepare kosher meals.)
• All shore landings and Zodiac excursions per the daily program.
• All helicopter transfers and aerial sightseeing according to each day’s program.
• Leadership throughout the voyage by our experienced Expedition Leader, including shore landings and other activities.
• Formal and informal presentations by our Expedition Team and guest speakers as scheduled.
• Photographic Journal on DVD.
• Our Polar Arts Program featuring a resident who conducts workshops in digital photography or traditional media (e.g. pastel, watercolour, oils, pen and ink).
• A pair of rubber expedition boots on loan for shore landings (so you don’t have to pack any).
• Hair dryer in every cabin.
• A Quark Expeditions parka to keep.
• Coffee, tea, cocoa and bottled water available around the clock.
• Comprehensive pre-departure materials, including a map and an informative Reader.
• All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program.
What's not included:
Airfare to or from the gateway city, whether on scheduled or charter flights; passport and visa expenses; government arrival and departure taxes; any meals ashore with the exception of breakfast at the host hotel before embarkation; baggage, cancellation and travel insurance; excess baggage charges; laundry, bar, beverage and other personal charges; telecommunications charges; and the customary gratuity at the end of the voyage for stewards and other service personnel (guidelines will be provided). Private helicopter flying time in excess of that offered for the group is possible at an additional hourly charge, which will be announced on board.
Please note that emergency medical evacuation insurance is mandatory – see Terms & Conditions of Sale.