| 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.
End of the services.
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