Swan Hellenic

72 73 RUS S I AN FAR EAST Sailing on 2nd August 2022 Duration 19 days Sailing from Nome, Alaska Sailing to Nome, Alaska Ship SH Minerva EASTERN RUSSIA & WRANGEL ISLAND This far north, time really does seem to stand still. Cruise along the edge of pack ice, spotting polar bears and seals along vast, otherworldly landscapes. This is life at the top of the world. Far East Arctic in Depth Provideniya, Russia Aurora in Autumn, Wrangel Island Ice Edge Cruising As you drift past far-flung Russian islands, you'll witness nature flourishing in these harsh surroundings. Frozen seas and tundra provide a backdrop where hundreds of polar bears, walrus, puffins, snow geese and rare spoon- billed sandpipers make their home. Plus, experience the warm welcome of the Siberian Yupik as you share their rich culture. Day Visiting • 1 Nome, Alaska • 2 Provideniya, Russia • 3 Cape Dezhnev & Uelen Village, Russia • 4 Kolyuchin Bay & Kolyuchin Island, Russia • 5 At Sea • 6 Ayon Island, Russia • 7 Medvezhiy Islands, Russia • 8 At Sea • 9 Dmitry Laptev Strait & Lyakhovsky Island, Russia • 10 At Sea • 11 Ice Edge Cruising • 12 Expedition De Long Islands, Russia • 13 At Sea • 14 Ushakova Cape, Wrangel Island • 15 Cape Florens & Cape Blossom, Wrangel Island • 16 Krasin Bay & Cape Waring, Wrangel Island • 17 At Sea • 18 Provideniya, Russia • 19 Nome, Alaska Ice Edge Cruising De Long Islands Medvezhyi Islands Ayon Island Nome Provideniya Cape Dezhnev Uelen Village Kolyuchin Bay Kolyuchin Island Cape Waring Cape Blossom Cape Florens Ushakova Cape Lyakhovsky Island Dmitry Laptev Strait WRANGEL ISLAND INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE RUSSIA ALASKA EAST SIBERIAN SEA Krasin Bay ICE EDGE CRUISING Head out on deck as our polar class ship breaks through the pack ice, and watch for polar bears, walrus and seals among the ice floes in the distance. NOME Excursions include mushing, panning for gold on the beaches and trips to the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. AYON ISLAND Here, the indigenous Chukchi population are reindeer herders. Many live in Ayon Village, a coastal settlement where we are guaranteed a warm welcome. EXPEDITION DE LONG ISLANDS Five islands make up this uninhabited archipelago: find preserved mammoth remains on Zhokhov Island, while Bennett Island boasts a stunning glaciated, volcanic landscape. CAPE FLORENS & CAPE BLOSSOM Named for the colourful flora and wildflowers on the mossy tundra, Cape Florens helped give Wrangel Island its unique status as the northernmost UNESCO World Heritage Site. Itineraries are correct at time of going to print and maybe subject to change.