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Greenland sled dog puppy asleep nestled in white fur at Tasiilaq, East Greenland, photographed on a PONANT Greenland expedition cruise

Ponant · L’Austral, Le Lyrial and Le Boréal · 13 nights

Expedition to the Edge of the Ice Sheet

Reykjavík to Greenland aboard a Ponant sister ship: Tasiilaq and the east coast, Prins Christian Sund, the Norse ruins of the south, Nuuk, Disko Bay and the Eqi glacier. Four sailings across 2027 and 2028, the Greenland to Paris flight included. From A$18,810 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

The Sun Voyager steel sculpture on the Reykjavik waterfront against a blue sky, Iceland, visited on a PONANT Iceland expedition cruise

13 nights, Reykjavík to Greenland

Greenland, from the east coast to Disko Bay

No other thirteen nights show as much of Greenland. From Reykjavík the ship crosses the Denmark Strait to Tasiilaq and the Sermilik fjord, where the icebergs come straight off the ice sheet, then follows the wild east coast south to Skjoldungen before threading Prins Christian Sund, a hundred kilometres of fjord under glaciers and 1,500-metre walls. The south brings the Norse: the church at Hvalsey, the bishop’s seat at Igaliku and the strange ikaite columns of the Ikka fjord. Then the west coast, Nuuk and Sisimiut, the Eqi glacier from the Base Paul-Émile Victor, and Disko Bay, where the Ilulissat icefjord pushes out the largest icebergs in the northern hemisphere. The 2027 sailing on L’Austral ends in Kangerlussuaq with the flight to Paris included. The sailings on Le Lyrial and Le Boréal end in Nuuk.

We have sailed the Greenland coast and we know how different the east and the west feel from the deck. Tell us when you can travel and which of the three ships you have in mind, and we tell you which sailing and which stateroom we would choose, then build the rest: flights from Australia to Reykjavík, the nights in Iceland before you board, the Paris connection home and the offers we hold for Arctic Cruise guests. One Australian specialist, from the first conversation until you are home.

  • Reykjavík to Kangerlussuaq or Nuuk
  • Three coasts of Greenland
  • 13 nights

Signature moments

Five moments that make the voyage

Three coasts of Greenland in thirteen nights, with the ice sheet never far from the rail. These are the moments the voyage is built around.

Close-up of two fluffy white Greenland sled dog puppies at Tasiilaq, East Greenland, photographed on a PONANT Greenland expedition cruise

Tasiilaq and Sermilik

The largest town on the east coast and the fjord beside it, where the ice sheet calves directly into the sea.

Day by day

Thirteen nights, in outline

The outline below is the plan for the L’Austral sailing of July 2027. The Le Lyrial and Le Boréal sailings end in Nuuk and run the west coast in the opposite order. The captain and expedition leader reshape every day around the ice and the weather, and the full programme comes with the proposal we write for you.

Embarkation in the late afternoon. We arrange your flights from Australia and a night in Reykjavík beforehand.

Aboard L’Austral, Le Lyrial or Le Boréal

The three sister ships that sail this route are built to the same plan: 132 staterooms and suites for 264 guests on L’Austral and Le Boréal, 122 for 245 guests on Le Lyrial, every one with a balcony or terrace, an Ice 1C hull, French restaurants with wines in the open bar, a spa, a pool and a fleet of eleven Zodiacs. Each has its own page, and we tell you honestly which stateroom we would choose on each.

L’Austral
A Ponant ship near rocky landscapes with icebergs in the background

Celebrating the treasures of nature

A woman standing on the deck of a cruise ship

Open to the horizon

The inside of a suite on Ponant's L'Austral ship

Refined and elegant furnishings

A woman standing on the deck of Ponant's L'Austral cruise ship.

Eleven Zodiacs

A table setting on board Le Lyrial, a Ponant ship sailing to Antarctica.

French gastronomy

We want to make your journey as easy as possible

Thirteen nights aboard the ship, the flight from Greenland to Paris with transfers, all meals and 24-hour room service, open bar and in-room minibar, Zodiac outings, landings and hikes led by the expedition team, the lecture programme, Wi-Fi, gratuities, port taxes and the polar parka to keep.

Flights from Australia to Reykjavík and home from Paris, hotel nights in Reykjavík and Paris, kayaking on selected outings, travel insurance, spa treatments and personal expenses.

Ponant includes the flight from Kangerlussuaq or Nuuk to Paris at the end of the voyage. We arrange your flights from Australia to Reykjavík, the night in Iceland before you board, and the journey home from Paris, so the whole journey is one booking.


Further Exploration

Other Arctic itineraries

The same sister ships sail on to the Thule region and through the Northwest Passage, and Le Lyrial returns to Disko Bay in September. Each has its own page, and we are happy to tell you which suits you.

All expeditions
13 Nights
Ponant
From A$20,900

From Svalbard to Iceland

Longyearbyen to Reykjavík aboard Le Lyrial, by way of the north-west fjords of Spitsbergen, Jan Mayen and Scoresby Sund in East Greenland. One sailing, 4 to 17 August 2028, with the Paris to Longyearbyen charter flight included. From A$20,900 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

16 Nights
Ponant
From A$30,100

Expedition to the Thule Region

Greenland to Greenland aboard a Ponant sister ship, north along the west coast past Disko Bay and the Karrat fjord to Savissivik and Thule, then across Baffin Bay to Pond Inlet. One sailing in August 2027, one in August 2028, return flights from Paris included. From A$30,100 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

7 Nights
Ponant
From A$17,120

Disko Bay and Inuit Villages

Nuuk to Nuuk aboard Le Lyrial: the Eternity fjord, Disko Island, the Eqi glacier, the Karrat fjord, Uummannaq and the icebergs of Ilulissat in a single week. One sailing in September 2027, one in August 2028, return flights from Paris included. From A$17,120 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

16 Nights
Ponant
From A$53,550

In the Ice of the Arctic: Svalbard and Greenland

Reykjavík to Longyearbyen in June, or Longyearbyen to Reykjavík. Sailings in 2027, with 2028 to follow. Paris charter flight included. From A$53,550 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

12 Nights
Ponant
From A$29,280

Encounter with the Last Guardians of the North Pole

Nuuk to Nuuk, 4 to 16 April 2027, with 2028 to follow. From A$29,280 per person, Paris charter flights included, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

10 Nights
Aurora Expeditions
From A$19,812

Iceland and East Greenland, Under the Northern Lights

Reykjavík to Reykjavík in September, with a hotel night in Reykjavík included. Sailings in 2027 and 2028, with 2029 to follow. From A$19,812 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

Seabirds flying low over the water past icebergs at dusk near Savissivik, North West Greenland, on a PONANT Greenland expedition cruise

Dates & prices

Departures, 2027 and 2028

Thirteen nights from Reykjavík to Greenland. Fares are per person, twin share, in Australian dollars, with Ponant’s flight from Greenland to Paris included. Ask us before you compare: our offers for Arctic Cruise guests come on top, and we tell you which sailing is the best value for the way you want to travel.

Reykjavík to Kangerlussuaq. The high-summer sailing, with the longest days on the east coast and the flight from Kangerlussuaq to Paris included.

Reykjavík to Nuuk. Late-summer light on the east coast and the first nights dark enough for the aurora over Disko Bay.

Reykjavík to Nuuk. The 2028 high-summer sailing, released early and priced accordingly.

Reykjavík to Nuuk. The lowest fare on the route, in the last fortnight of the Greenland summer.

Made to measure

Tell us your Arctic, we build the rest

Every guest sails differently. Tell us what you are hoping for, the ice, the wildlife, the light, who you are travelling with, and we match it to the right sailing, the right stateroom and the right year, with flights from Australia and our own offers included. One Arctic Cruise specialist stays with you from the first call until you are home.