After the success of its first edition in Greenland in 2025, PONANT Explorations and SEDNA are offering two new departures in Spring 2027. These journeys are special because it is the residents of the Kullorsuaq, a village in Greenland, who created the cultural immersion offerings together with polar expertise agency, SEDNA.
Dog sledding, kayaking, ice fishing, ski touring with a pulka, overnight stays in traditional houses or bivouacs on the pack ice: it’s the Greenlanders themselves who design and run these activities alongside the guests.
A Partnership Based on Shared Values
Respect for local populations, their way of life and their expectations of visitors, respect for the environment and controlled impact on the natural environment and wildlife: these are the founding values of the polar exploration cruises launched by PONANT EXPLORATIONS over 30 years ago.
Nicolas Dubreuil, co-founder of SEDNA and member of The Explorers Club, has been exploring the Arctic and the Antarctic on foot, sledge, skis, kayak and underwater for over 30 years. Nicolas works closely with his Inuit friends, whose daily lives he shares for several weeks a year, to design tailor-made expeditions that pay tribute to the environment and inspiring characters of these far-flung lands.
Exclusive Activities Co-constructed with Inuit Communities
To help people discover their traditions, understand the challenges they face and share their daily lives, the inhabitants of the village of Kullorsuaq have worked with Nicolas Dubreuil and SEDNA to devise a series of exclusive experiences.
These include a night in a traditional Inuit tent on the sacred site of Nunanutaat, after a dogsled journey into the heart of the vast polar wilderness, punctuated by evenings spent listening to stories and legends passed down by Inuit hunters.
Guests will also be able to spend a night in an expedition tent in a scientific camp set up on the pack ice, alongside researchers working on marine biology, glaciology and climatology.
Le Commandant Charcot
Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s only luxury icebreaker, is the only one in its class able to access the coasts of Greenland’s High Arctic at this time of year, when pack ice and sea ice make them inaccessible to conventional ships. With a PC2 polar-class hull, hybrid electric and liquefied natural gas propulsion, and an experienced crew trained in ice navigation, this remarkable technological marvel safely transports guests to the farthest reaches of the known world.
Information and pricing
“Encounter with the Last Guardians of the North Pole” in partnership with SEDNA
Nuuk-Nuuk, from 4 to 16 April 2027, departure aboard Le Commandant Charcot, 13 days/12 nights.
From €16,780.
“Beyond the Inhabited World” in partnership with SEDNA and The Explorers Club
Nuuk-Nuuk, from 16 to 28 April 2027, departure aboard Le Commandant Charcot, 13 days/12 nights.
From €20,326.
The two departures can be booked back-to-back.
