Exploring Russia’s Far East and Wrangel Island

13 DAYS FROM $17,830

• Explore Wrangel Island Reserve, known as the “polar bear nursery” of the world. • Observe gray whales in their northern feeding grounds with a team of naturalists. • Document wildlife, from walruses to arctic terns, with a National Geographic photographer.

Expedition Cruise Light or Moderate

DAY 1 I ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, U.S./NOME Fly from Anchorage to Nome and embark our ship. National Geographic Orion or National Geographic Resolution for the entire voyage Meals: 1L, 1D

DAYS 2–4 I PROVIDENIYA, RUSSIA/ CHUKCHI PENINSULA In Provideniya, visit the local museum and witness a cultural dance performance. Round Cape Dezhnev, the easternmost point of the Eurasian continent, and go ashore to visit the Chukchi and Yupik village of Inchoun. Explore Kolyuchin Island and Inlet by Zodiac, or go hiking on shore. Meals: 3B, 3L, 3D

DAYS 5–8 I WRANGEL ISLAND/AT SEA Spend three days exploring the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Wrangel Island Reserve. With the world’s largest population of Pacific walruses and the highest density of ancestral polar bear dens, Wrangel Island offers incredible opportunities for wildlife viewing. It was also the last refuge of woolly mammoths, whose bones and tusks have been discovered amid the island’s riverbeds. As we explore by ship, by Zodiac, and on foot, keep an eye out for gray whales and more than a hundred types of migratory bird species. Meals: 4B, 4L, 4D

DAYS 9–11 I PROVIDENSKY Sail south to the easternmost reaches of Russia and visit Lorino, Chukotka’s largest indigenous village. Explore the coast of Chukotka, a place inhabited by Siberian Yupik people for thousands of years. Meals: 3B, 3L, 3D

DAYS 12–13 I BERING STRAIT/ ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, U.S. Cross the legendary Bering Strait before returning to Anchorage and flying home. Meals: 2B, 2L, 1D

A diverse expedition team, including an Expedition Leader, a photo instructor, and local naturalists will accompany this trip.

Evgenia Arbugaeva National Geographic Photographer Evgenia Arbugaeva was born in the Russian Arctic, and has produced numerous articles about her homeland for National Geographic magazine, including stories on mammoth tusk hunters and nomadic reindeer herders on the Yamal Peninsula. Her work has also appeared in the New Yorker and Le Monde, among other publications.

INFORMATION

This trip is operated in collaboration with Lindblad Expeditions. Dates: This expedition is offered in August. Prices are per person, based on double occupancy, and vary by cabin category. Single supplement applies; please see our website. Airfare is not included in the price. All prices and fares are quoted in U.S. dollars and subject to change. This itinerary is for informational purposes only and is subject to change at any time without notice.