Total Sun Eclipse in the North-East Greenland National Park

On board the polar yacht Le Grand Exploreur

• Within the largest park in the world in the exceptional setting of the Greenland ice cap and the iceberg parades.
• In the largest fjord in the world, experience the total eclipse of the sun on August 12, 2026.
• In the land of musk oxen and polar bears, visit the village of Ittoqqortoormiit.

Grands Espaces

• An expedition cruise on one of the smallest expedition boats.
• 25 years of Polar expertise, a route completely oriented towards wildlife observation and the discovery of the polar environment
• A 100% French-speaking cruise (passengers and team)
• Outings and conferences supervised by our team of naturalist guides

Your program

DAY 1 | Reykjavik (Iceland) > Constable Point

(Greenland)Departing from Iceland, a private plane will fly over the east coast to land on the runway at Constable Point. Boarding around 3 PM.

DAY 2 | Ittoqqortoormit

Visit of the Inuit village of Ittoqqortoormiit with its church, its museum, its memorials to explorers, its sled dogs and its 200 houses.

DAY 3 | Solar Eclipse

According to the weather forecast, positioning either towards the entrance of the bay of Scoresby Sund, or towards the red island, in the Ofjord, or finally towards another site, nestled inland, for the clearest possible sky.

DAY 4 to 8 | King Oscar fjords and Emperor Franz Joseph fjord

5 days of sailing in the jagged landscapes of the Liverpool and Stauning Alps, between walls colored by geological times, rich tundras of musk oxen, in search of polar bears, seals…

DAY 6 | Fjord of the Emperor Francis Joseph

The navigations will take you to the most spectacular sites of the majestic fjords of the North-East Greenland National Park, with their icebergs’ parades, the ice fronts that flow from the central cap.

DAY 9 | Constable Point – Reykjavik (Iceland)

Private flight to Iceland and its capital Reykjavik.

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LE GRAND EXPLOREUR

✔ This very comfortable polar yacht has been designed for scientific teams, media and passengers

✔ 12 passengers maximum

✔ Privatized flights on certain cruises

✔ Two large lounges, sauna and jacuzzi, wifi on board

✔ Restored in 2020-2021, ice class A1, Grands Espaces boat

Built in 1994 by the Danish state for oceanographic work in Greenland, this robust polar yacht of ice class A1 has an outstanding maneuverability. With a length of 46.5 meters, 10.5 meters wide, it was completely refurbished in 2020-2021 to minimize its impact on the environment and offer a high-quality service that its vast spaces allow it. It thus combines the unrivalled experience of polar expert Christian Kempf and naval architect Marco Coppola, who specializes in exploration yachts.