Greenland Expeditions

Icebergs dot the ocean in many parts of the Arctic, but from the walking trails that wind along the edge of the Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Greenland, the icebergs are so concentrated that they fill the landscape.

As a fully-stabilized ice class Polar Code PC-5 vessel, the new be capable of safely exploring the most adventurous latitudes. On our East Greenland: Wild Shores of the High Arctic itinerary, National Geographic Endurance will land at one of the most remote national parks on Earth—a historic first for Lindblad. We break down this seldom-seen Arctic paradise by the numbers.

Emmett Clarkin, a marine ecologist based in the North West of Ireland and a naturalist and expedition diver with Lindblad, shares some of his top moments from these wild shores—and shows you how the region’s incredible facets keep this place etched on his memory.

Learn more about the unicorn of the sea and their tremendous tusks. 

Geologist, NOAA scientist, and NASA astronaut, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan has had a storied career that has taken her from the far reaches of outer space to the bottom of the world’s oceans. She was also a catalyst in the creation of Lindblad Expeditions’ unique undersea program.

At Brattahlid (“the steep slope”), Erik the Red’s estate in the Viking Eastern Settlement, Erik built the first Christian church on the North American continent. The first Greenlandic parliament was held here, and it is also where Leif Eriksson departed to go on to discover Newfoundland and Labrador.