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Akureyri
Board at the head of the fjord
Board in Akureyri at the head of Eyjafjörður, Iceland's longest fjord, and cruise out in the evening light.
- Akureyri
- An evening cruise
- Welcome dinner
Whales and waterfalls · 7 nights · Akureyri to Akureyri
Iceland's wild north from Akureyri
Humpbacks in Eyjafjörður, the sea baths at Húsavík, Dettifoss, puffins on the Arctic Circle at Grímsey and Icelandic horses in Skagafjörður.
- June - August
- 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Akureyri to Akureyri
- 8 days, 7 stops
- Family & friends, Kid friendly, Adventure
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Eyjafjörður and Hrísey
Eyjafjörður, Hrísey · Humpbacks and terns
Humpbacks in the fjord in the morning, then a walk on Hrísey, the pearl of the fjord, with its nesting Arctic terns.
- Humpback whales
- Hrísey
- Arctic terns
The idea of the week
Whales, puffins, lava fields and the most powerful waterfall in Europe, all from Akureyri, the capital of the north. It is the most varied week in the programme: a humpback in the morning, a geothermal pool in the afternoon, a horse ride through Skagafjörður on the last day.
The one we suggest to families who want Iceland without the coach tours.
The days are the route we would suggest. On board, the captain sets the final one around the ice, the weather and the wildlife, and every week can be reshaped around your group.
- Whales
- Families
- Waterfalls
- Puffins
What the week costs
The yacht's published weekly rate, plus an Advance Provisioning Allowance, customarily 30 percent, for fuel, food, drink and berths, plus local VAT where it applies. Every listing shows its rate.
How charter pricing worksAlso on this coast
Everything we know about Northern Europe: when to go, where the fleet is and the other weeks we have planned.
Open Northern EuropeWoven into the week
What the crew arrange along the way
The parts of the week that need a phone call before you arrive: tables, guides, instructors and the toys on deck.
The tender fleet
ARCTIC carries one of the largest tender fleets in charter: Zodiacs and RIBs for the glacier fronts and the whales, kayaks and paddleboards for the still mornings, dive gear and room for an ROV. Wherever she anchors, there is a way onto the water or the ice.
The polar plunge, then the hot tub
Someone always goes first. A swim in the fjord or among the ice, straight into the Jacuzzi on deck or the sauna, and a story you will tell for years.
The helideck
A helicopter on board turns a glacier into a lunch stop. Landings on the ice, flights over the peaks, a dinner reached by air. Where it can fly depends on local permits, which we arrange before the charter.
- Glacier landings
- Flightseeing over the peaks and the ice
- Dinner reached by air
- Subject to local permits
A polar guide on board
We always recommend it. A full-time guide is what opens the doors: the orca days, the Sámi families, the farm dinners, the hidden beaches the guidebooks do not have. It is the Explorer level on ARCTIC's listing, and where we start every plan.
- A full-time polar guide for the week
- Local hosts, skippers and restaurants
- The Explorer level on ARCTIC's listing
More nights
Every week here is seven nights because that is how ARCTIC's programme runs, but any of them can grow. Two regions back to back is the trip of a lifetime: the fjords then the Arctic Circle, or Iceland then East Greenland.
- Add nights to any route
- Join two routes into one voyage
- Ask us which regions she is in which month
Yachts
Yachts available in Northern Europe right now
Live from our charter list, in a different order every visit so you see the range. Every rate is the real weekly figure from the listing.
The live list for Northern Europe is a tap away.
Every yacht available here, with its published weekly rate.
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The other weeks we have planned on this coast, and when to go.