From Pole to Pole
Agency "VICAAR" Ltd.
International Projects and Expeditions

Program:

North Pole Exclusive
(Ski to the North Pole in 3 days)

Code: NP- S3/1

Day 1

Transfer from your hotel in Longyearbyen (on request we can book your accommodation in Longyearbyen) to the airport. Our representative will inform you in advance about the time of departure.

You will get aboard of AN-74 plane and fly to the Ice Camp "Borneo". Flight duration is 2,5 hours. Ice Camp is situated at about 89 degrees North latitude. In the Camp our coordinator will meet you and shows you to the mess tent. After that you will get equipment (see section "equipment") and food for your 3–days trip to the Pole. As soon as the team is ready you will fly with a helicopter to the starting point of the trip in 18-20 km from the Pole. This day we will travel for two hours and set a camp. Overnight in the expedition tents.

Day 2

Get up at 7 a.m. Breakfast. Around 9 a.m. we will start skiing and ski for 7 hours to the North Pole. Should weather and ice conditions permit we arrive to the Pole on the same day and set our camp at the North Pole. In case of bad weather and ice we will sleep one more night on the way to the Pole. Overnight in the expedition tents.

Day 3

Get up at 7 a.m. Breakfast. Around 9 a.m. we will start skiing. Today we will come to the Pole and celebrate our achievement. We also make a round the world trip. It does not take long because all meridians come together at the North Pole.

Then a helicopter comes and brings us back to the ice camp "Borneo". At the camp you will have a dinner with caviar and champagne and get a specials "North Pole Diplomas". You can also buy some Arctic souvenirs here. In the evening you fly back to Longyearbyen. Transfer to your hotel.

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