By 101 Holidays newsdesk
Departing on September 24, Hurtigruten is offering a unique voyage from Copenhagen to Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland and New York in the company of one of the world’s leading experts in Viking history.
Back in the ‘60s, the young Benedicte Ingstad accompanied her explorer parents, Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine, on the expedition to Newfoundland when they discovered the ‘Vinland settlement’ of the noted Norseman, Leif Eriksson, from circa AD 1000. Believed to be the only known Norse settlement in North America, it is generally acknowledged as proof that North America was discovered and inhabited by Europeans 500 years before Christopher Columbus landed on its shores.
Now a Professor in Medical Anthropology at the University of Oslo, on-board lecturer Benedicte Ingstad will share with passengers her personal experiences, unique knowledge, films and images of the original excavations, Viking history and Greenland’s culture and traditions.
The 16-day cruise takes in no fewer than 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (l’Anse aux Meadows, Red Bay and Gros Morne National Park) and finishes with a night in New York. It costs from £6,175 pp full-board; flights from London to Copenhagen and back from New York plus one night in New York cost an additional £850 pp.
Find out more about the In the Wake of the Vikings cruise. For those interested in Greenland with less time (and money) to spare, Hurtigruten is currently offering 2 for the price of 1 on selected July and September departures on its 8-day Glaciers & Icebergs of Greenland cruise.
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