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NORTHWEST PASSAGE THE AMUNDSEN ROUTE

What's Included

We know that ensuring a successful polar journey requires fanatical attention to detail. We also understand that when you choose to explore these remote corners of the planet, you want to travel with experts who have thought of everything. Our passionate devotion to comprehensive planning and support is reflected in every facet of the expeditions we create. The rate you pay covers your voyage aboard the Kapitan Khlebnikov or Yamal, from embarkation to disembarkation as indicated in the itinerary. But it also includes a great deal more:

· Air transportation from the staging point to the port of embarkation, as well as your return flight from the port of disembarkation.
 
· Hotel accommodations: 1 night pre-expedition and 1 night post-expedition lodging with breakfast at the hotel named in the itinerary. The number of guests per hotel room is the same as the cabin occupancy you have booked on board the ship. Travelers who reserve a suite on board the ship are accommodated in standard rooms at the hotel. (Please note: Because this brochure is published well in advance of our departure dates, occasionally the hotels listed in the itinerary are not available. In such cases, we arrange for stays at hotels of comparable quality in similar locations.)
 
· All breakfasts, lunches and dinners on board the ship throughout your voyage, including a complimentary glass of house wine with every dinner. (If you have any special dietary requirements, please inform us as far in advance of your expedition departure as possible. Regrettably, the ships' kitchens are not set up for kosher meal preparation.)
 
· All shore landings and excursions by Zodiac according to the daily onboard program.
 
· All helicopter transfers and aerial sightseeing according to each day's onboard program.
 
· Leadership throughout the voyage by our experienced Expedition Leader, including shore landings and other activities arranged by the Expedition Team.
 
· Formal and informal educational presentations by our Expedition Team and guest lecturers as scheduled during the voyage.
 
· An onboard multimedia artist who, in the tradition of early expeditions, will chronicle the voyage and produce for each traveler a remarkable memento of the experience - a digital work on CD combining narrative, photography and video in the artist's individual style.
 
· A specially designed expedition parka that is yours to keep. (To simplify packing, we also lend you a pair of rubber boots for use on landings throughout your voyage aboard the Kapitan Khlebnikov.) Comprehensive pre-departure materials, including a map and an informative Arctic book.
 
· Round-trip transfers between the host hotel and the airport for your flights out of and back to the staging point, and between the ship and the local airport at the port(s) of embarkation and disembarkation - plus all baggage handling aboard ship.
 
· All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program.

Not Included in Expedition Rates Airfares 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; baggage, cancellation and travel insurance (please note that emergency medical insurance is mandatory - see Terms & Conditions); excess baggage charges; laundry, bar, beverage and other charges of a personal nature; telecommunications charges; and the customary gratuity at the end of the voyage for stewards and other service personnel aboard (guidelines will be provided). Any possible helicopter flying time in excess of that offered for the group will be charged at an hourly rate to be announced on board.

Triple Cabin	$11,995	Decks 5/8
Twin Cabin	$14,995	Decks 5/6/7/8
Twin Cabin - single occupancy	$24,965	Decks 5/6/7/8
Suite	$17,995	Decks 6/7
Corner suite	$19,495	Decks 6/7

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