ITINERARY FOR 2010 EAST-WEST ICECAP CROSSING

 

SAT 01 MAY Fly from home country to Keflavik, Iceland.

                    Coach transfer to Reykjavik. Taxi to guest house. Overnight.

SUN 02 MAY  Free day in Iceland.

MON 03 MAY Taxi to Reykjavik domestic airport.

                      Fly to Kulusuk, east Greenland. Helicopter transfer to Tasiilaq.

                      Locate freight at guest house. Overnight at guest house.

TUE 04 MAY  Sort out equipment, food and freight. Pack for expedition.

                      Private helicopter charter flight to icecap start position.

WED 05 MAY Start journey.

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WED 19 MAY Arrive at highest point of icecap.

                     (Day 15 of travel).

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TUE 01 JUN   Arrive point 660 finish point on western edge of icecap.

                     (Day 28 of travel).

                     4 wheel drive vehicle transfer to guest house accommodation.

                     Celebration meal !!

WED 02 JUN Rest and packing up day.

                    (Contingency travel day).

THU 03 JUN  Final packing and delivery of return freight to airline.

                    (Contingency travel day).

FRI 04 JUN   Fly Kangerlussuaq to Copenhagen, Denmark.

           Overnight at airport hotel (if required).

SAT 05 JUN  Fly Copenhagen to home country. 

 

The above itinerary allows 28 days for the crossing itself plus 2 contingency days. This is a good compromise to allow maximum time to succeed with the journey. Shorter journey times have been achieved but these are normally with pairs and often using kites. We believe 28 days is the ideal duration for a guided team consisting of 4-6 people. A more detailed itinerary will be sent to all clients well before the start of the expedition.

Advertised dates are initially flexible so as to be arranged to best suit the group or first few people to book.

The itinerary must only be used as a rough outline of the schedule because weather and other factors in Greenland can change plans at short notice. It should be understood that the expedition could take longer than anticipated and all such related additional costs will be the client's responsibility.