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The advertised price for a fully guided icecap crossing expedition using the standard east-west route INCLUDES the following:-

2 nights Reykjavik guest house accommodation;
 (based on shared rooms but can be upgraded)
Taxi transfers in Iceland between the guest house and Reykjavik airport
Return flight between Reykjavik,Iceland and Kulusuk,Greenland;
Internal helicopter transfer between Kulusuk and Tasiilaq,Greenland;
Up to 3 night's total guest house accommodation in Greenland
 (normally 2 nights Tasiilaq and 1 night Sondre Stromfjord);
Private Helicopter charter flight to the icecap start position, including
Helicopter handling, take-off and landing fees;
Helicopter fuel;
Helicopter heliport standing ground fees;
All airport taxes in Iceland and Greenland;
All passenger fees in Iceland and Greenland;
Outward/return haulage charges for transfer of freight from Tangent Kendal
 store to/from freight shipping terminal at Immingham, UK;
Sea freight of food & equipment from UK port (Immingham) to Iceland;
Air freight of food & equipment from Reykjavik,Iceland to Kulusuk,Greenland;
Air freight of food and equipment from Kulusuk to Tasiilaq,Greenland;
Haulage charges for transfer of freight within Iceland from port to airport;
Freight terminal handling, storage and transfer charges in UK;
Freight terminal handling, storage and transfer charges in Iceland;
Freight terminal handling, storage and transfer charges in Greenland;
All freight customs and export/import documentation charges throughout;
Expedition food;
Customs duty on food imported into Greenland;
Costs of Tangent staff checking and sorting your freight at destination;
Return of above freight from Greenland to UK via Iceland using reverse
 of freight logistics outlined above;
Vehicle collection and transfer from Point 660 on the western edge of the
  icecap to guesthouse accommodation in Sondre Stromfjord, west Greenland;
Air freight of returning equipment from Sondre Stromfjord to Kulusuk;
Schedule flight from Sondre Stromfjord to Kulusuk;
Radio permit;
Expedition permit;
Camping stove fuel (White Gas / Coleman fuel equivalent);
Arrangement of the insurance (the actual policy premium payment is extra);
Arrangement of paperwork involved in the special compulsory insurance
  declaration to the Danish authorities;
Access to our extensive research facilities, including;
  expedition reports database and/or previous expedition summaries/advice,
  all the relevant maps,
  aeronautical flight charts,
Free local map of Reykjavik
Hire of 1.6m length pulk sledges (1 per person for icecap journeys);
Hire of a “distress kit” normally containing;
 two EPIRB satellite linked radio beacons,
 flares (depends on local availability in Tasiilaq at the time)
VHF air band radio;
Walkie Talkie radios for kiting groups
Guides fees;
North Face tent hire (1 per pair usually);
Satellite telephone hire;
Solar recharging system hire for above;
One free meeting at client address including time and travelling expenses;
Free unlimited meetings with Paul Walker at our Kendal office address;
All advice and consultancy fees;
All office, admin and support fees/expenses;
All Tangent expenses in Iceland & Greenland whilst co-ordinating logistics;
Access to Tangent’s 15% expedition equipment discount scheme;
 (for most items except ski equipment 10%)
24 hr back-up consultancy support service whilst on expedition.
Tangent fees.


NOT included in the price:-

International flight from home country to Keflavik (Iceland).                 International flight from Copenhagen (Denmark) to home country.                 Delivery of clients personal equipment to Tangent store in Kendal for
 onward freighting to Iceland, or after arrival back in UK.
Food and meals bought locally in Iceland (breakfast is included).
Food and meals bought locally in Greenland at either Kulusuk, Tasiilaq or
 Sondre Stromfjord airports.
Personal taxi or bus fares in Iceland,
 (other than between the guesthouse and airports for connecting flights)
Personal kit rental (if required).
Ski/boot hire.
Copenhagen accommodation at the end (if required).                         Accommodation upgrades and single room surcharges.
Satellite telephone calls at GBP £3 per minute.
Any additional costs due to delays or extended journey time.
Worldwide Expedition Travel, Rescue and Repatriation Insurance.

Greenland icecap