50 Degrees North offers independent Greenland voyages in new Summer Brochure

Travel operator and Nordic specialist 50 Degrees North has just released its ‘Midnight Sun & Summer Holidays’ brochure, with a new range of independent tours and voyages in Greenland. This 90-page brochure is the most exciting and comprehensive brochure for the Nordic, Russian & Arctic regions found here in the Australian market and brings new life to Scandinavian, Greenland and Northern European travel options.

New for 2013 are the independent voyages and itineraries for Greenland. With our local knowledge and passion, we have created the Icebergs and Whales of Greenland, an 8 day tour of Greenland, which lets you experience a modern Greenlandic town north of the Polar Circle, the unique Disko Bay and the wildlife in the area. See majestic icebergs float in the fiord right outside the town and experience at close range the impressive glacier of Eqi. This tour is designed and executed by 50 Degrees North, run from mid June to late August, priced at AUD$3270 per person, $1190 single supplement.

The West Greenland Coastal Voyage allows you to travel like the locals do, boarding the coastal ferry travelling south from Ilulissat. You stop at several towns along the way to Narsaq, a great way to mingle with the locals. Seafaring plays a very important role in the Greenlandic infrastructure and a cruise along the West Coast of Greenland is a fabulous way of experiencing this beautiful and varied region. Designed and run by 50 Degrees North, this coastal voyage offers you a unique way to see the ‘real’ Greenland. The 12-day voyage runs between June and late August, priced at AUD$5300 per person, $3300 single supplement.

In addition, the new Summer Brochure contains a number of other new Greenland trekking and cruising options.

Visit www.fiftydegreesnorth.com for more information, or to get a free copy e-mail: info@fiftydegreesnorth.com

50 Degrees North brings Antarctica closer to you: iBook Application

 

During a recent visit to Antarctica, Esbjörn Torstensson of 50 Degrees North has created a practical and innovative iBook. Designed to enable future Antarctica travellers to get a good sense of the destination, the beauty of Antarctica is captured in its videos and pictures. It is not a comprehensive guide to Antarctica, it’s been put together to give future travellers an idea of the sights and sounds that they would experience visiting Antarctica.

If you have an iPad and want to do a bit of couch travelling, download our free iBook on Antarctica, http://bit.ly/Hox7Ts. The free iBook is available for download on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iBooks and on your computer with iTunes. Books must be read on an iOS device.

Recent reviews of the iBook: “This iBook presents a unique view of a unique place. Fully interactive, beautiful photography and imagery combined with good commentary provide insight to this wonderful place.”

If you have any questions or would like more info, email us any time on info@fiftydegreesnorth.com or call us on 1300 422 821, if outside Australia, +61 3 8682 8905

About 50 Degrees North:

50 Degrees North Pty Ltd is a wholesale travel operator specialising on the area north of the 50th parallel north, as well as Antarctica (50 degrees south). The company is fully licensed, and a full member of the Travel Compensation Fund.

50 Degrees North Releases Unique Small Ship Exploring West Coast of Greenland - S/V 'Rembrandt van Rijn'

Travel operator and Nordic specialist 50 Degrees North has just released new Greenland West Coast voyages on board a newly fitted 34 passenger sailing vessel. S/V 'Rembrandt van Rijn' was built as a herring lugger early last century and has undergone a complete rebuilding and refurbishment program in 2011. It will be introduced to Greenland for the Arctic summer of 2012, providing a much needed small expedition vessel for this region.

Highlights of the voyages in Greenland include whale safaris with possible sightings of narwhals, icebergs, hot springs, incredibly birdlife and an insight into the Inuit culture. An 8 day voyage on the S/V 'Rembrandt van Rijn' is priced from AU$ 2230 for twin share private cabins with portholes.

S/V 'Rembrandt van Rijn' was rebuilt as a three-mast passenger sailing schooner in The Netherlands in 1994 and sailed in Spitsbergen (1994 – 1996) and in Galapagos (1998 - 2001). The vessel underwent a complete rebuilding and refurbishment program in 2011. The communication and navigation equipment has been completely revamped according to the latest SOLAS regulations.

The 'Rembrandt' measures 56 meters in length (168 ft.), 7 meters in width and has a draft of 2, 5 meters. The maximum engine speed is 9 knots. She has an experienced crew of 10 on board including two expedition guides. The vessel can accommodate a maximum of 34 passengers in 17 twin cabins (1 twin cabin with porthole - shared shower and toilet), 6 twin private inside cabins (with shower and toilet, no porthole), 10 twin private cabins (with shower, toilet and porthole). A spacious restaurant on board the vessel allows all passengers to have their meals at the same time. The vessel furthermore consists of a separate bar including a reading table. The ship is well suited for expedition cruising among small islands and offers good open deck viewing areas, even when under sail. The inflatable rubber crafts (zodiacs) enable landing and wildlife viewing opportunities in otherwise inaccessible areas.

Small ship expedition cruising and wildlife fans can visit www.fiftydegreesnorth.com for more information. For more details, contact 50 Degrees North - brochure e-mail: info@fiftydegreesnorth.com.

About 50 Degrees North:

50 Degrees North Pty Ltd is a wholesale travel operator specialising on the area north of the 50th parallel north, as well as Antarctica (50 degrees south). The company is fully licensed, and a full member of the Travel Compensation Fund.

Jerry Hall Cruises The Kimberley Coast on The True North

Well known actress and model, Jerry Hall was on board Australia's own luxury adventure cruise, The True North last week where she and her partner enjoyed a one-week Kimberley cruise.

"The Kimberley is one of the last true wildernesses: it has not been spoilt by tourism or pollution and the best way to explore this ancient region is by cruising along its coast. For someone like me there is no better ship than the TRUE NORTH. It is a small luxury liner with just 18 cabins – serving delicious gourmet food and wine with a staff of 20 young, attractive and extremely efficient crew members. It is a top class operation whether you enjoy hiking through wilderness with their biologists, admiring the plants and birds or fishing for giant barramundi. Cruising along the Kimberley coast on the TRUE NORTH is the trip of a lifetime," said Jerry Hall.

Ms Hall is travelling with her partner, Perth millionaire Warwick Hensley, who is on assignment for the London Times. She will report on her travels when she returns home and the likely front-page exposure will hopefully be a major bonus for all tourism operators in the Kimberley.

The appeal of this gleaming adventure-platform complete with helicopter and multiple expedition boats was always bound to attract the attention of discerning overseas travelers and, according to North Star Cruises' general manager, Peter Trembath, the tide has begun to turn.

"In the past year we have attracted strong attention from both North America and Europe. And this interest is all the more pleasing when you consider that we are still up against uncertain world economics and adverse exchange rates. The reputation of the TRUE NORTH is so strong; we are managing to buck the negative trends," said Peter Trembath.

Offering activity-based itineraries all around the Australian coastline and adjacent to the remote jungles of West Papua and Papua New Guinea, the TRUE NORTH has become a firm favourite with Australia's travelling elite. Even today, most of the guests onboard the TRUE NORTH are well-qualified Australian adventurers lapping-up the personal attention of the ship's enthusiastic and also very Australian crew.

Over 25 years the adventure-cruise ship TRUE NORTH has developed one of Australia's most revered holiday reputations.  The multi-award winning adventure-cruise ship, True North, allows discerning guests to experience wilderness in surroundings more akin to one of the world's most exclusive hotels.

Launch of New Travel Wholesaler 50 Degrees North Pty Ltd

The newly established travel wholesaler 50 Degrees North Pty Ltd launched with a glamorous and well attended evening at Denmark House in Melbourne CBD.

After a serve of 'snapas' and canapes Consul General for Norway, Tomm Paulsen cut the ribbon to unveil the 36 page 50 Degrees North brochure with a rich and fresh range of tours, voyages and expeditions specialising on the Nordic, Polar and Russian regions.

Present at the launch was also Consul General of Denmark, Jan Ravnholt, representatives for airlines Finnair, SAS, Thai and LAN, as well as Norwegian Coastal Voyage Company Hurtigruten and a number of travel agents.

Scandinavian founder and owner Tietse Stelma, accompanied by co-founder Jayde Kincaid bring new insight and expertise to the Australian wholesale market with travel offers to this exciting 'last frontier' of the world.

The product ranges from coastal voyages along the Norwegian coast onboard the Hurtigruten fleet; to tours, treks and adventures in Iceland, Greenland and the islands of the North Atlantic.

The fleet of expedition ships used for voyages in the Arctic includes the two masted schooner SV Noorderlicht, which in winter lies frozen in the Svalbard ice taking guest arriving on snow scooters and dogsleds. The 84-berth and ice strengthened MV Antarctic Dream voyages the North Atlantic Islands, around Spitsbergen, and along the Northeast Greenland Coast, as does the 114-berth former Dutch navy vessel MV Plancius.

Russia is covered from St Petersburg in the west to the volcanos of Kamchatka in the far-east. Product in Japan includes a combination culture & ski trip and a Real Food tour, while Mongolia is represented with an all encompassing Mongolian odyssey, a horse riding adventure and a camel trek in the near Gobi.

In addition, and in the footsteps of fellow Norwegian and polar explorer Roald Amundsen, the company has included voyages to the Antarctic, as well as a range of adventures and expeditions to the Antarctic Interior.

Interested travellers can get a free brochure by e-mailing info@fiftydegreesnorth.com.
Visit www.fiftydegreesnorth.com for more information.


About 50 Degrees North:
50 Degrees North Pty Ltd is a newly established wholesale travel operator specialising on the area north of the 50th parallel north, as well as Antarctica (50 degrees south). The company is fully licensed, and a full member of the Travel Compensation Fund.