Faroes, Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen: Whale Safari
Oban to Longyearbyen
Aboard MV Plancius
This voyage sails north from the temperate Scottish Islands to the High Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen. Along the way we call in at some of the most isolated North Atlantic islands. We visit North Rona, an exposed island which supports a large breeding colony of seals. At Mykines in the Faroes, the seabird population is very dense and the seas teem with whales and dolphins. Continuing north, we stop at the island of Jan Mayen, home to thousands of Arctic seabirds. Dominated by the volcanic cone of Mt Beerenberg its rocky shores are littered with remains of the 17th century whaling epoch. There is a high probality of spotting large whales before we reach the rim of the pack ice and our first views of Spitsbergen.
Entering Hornsund with its huge colonies of High-Arctic seabirds there are good chances of seeing Polar bears and seals.
