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CRUISE NORTH EXPEDITIONS INC. Toronto, Ontario Canada www.cruisenorthexpeditions.com
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Overview

Welcome to Cruise North, the newest member of the First Air/Air Inuit family. With a heritage that reaches back more than 50 years, they pride themselves on their knowledge, respect and commitment to the Canadian north and its native people. All three companies are owned by the Makivik Corporation of Quebec where traditional values are married with innovative operational approaches. Owned wholly by the Inuit, Makivik is a highly successful investment corporation born of the first modern-day Aboriginal land claim settlement agreement in Canada (the JBNQA of 1975).

Under the direction of Dugald Wells, an industry veteran who began his career in the Arctic more than 20 years ago as a research scientist aboard Canadian icebreakers, Cruise North has developed an outstanding program of unique expeditions. In every detail of your travels, you will experience the land’s exceptional scenery, culture and wildlife. With Cruise North, you are considered a privileged visitor to the home of the Inuit, and you experience an Arctic only the Inuit could show you.

Expeditions offer exceptional opportunities to encounter a wide variety of birds and animals in their natural habitats. The sightings are sometimes unpredictable, and can be sudden and dramatic. There’s the collective screech of a half-million thick-billed murres nesting on the cliffs, the silent gliding of white beluga whales, and the humorous cacophony of a walrus colony. Seals poke their heads from the water, and polar bears measuring 11 feet in length – the undisputed monarch of the Arctic – patrol the ice floes and their favorite beaches.

Travel to archaeological sites dating back thousands of years, explore remote outposts, and retrace long forgotten paths of European explorers. Visit Inuit communities and see, first hand, how many residents continue to practice traditional methods of harvesting the land. Relax on deck with a cup of tea and binoculars, and quietly take in the natural splendor of the Arctic.

This is the Cruise North experience. Please join them for an exceptional and authentic journey to catch the spirit of the north.

All reservations and travel arrangements are handled by the experienced staff of The Travel Network of Toronto, Canada. With a full suite of state-of-the-art travel related services, you can rest assured that your booking will be handled professionally and securely from your first phone call to your return home. All participants in Cruise North expeditions are covered by the terms of the Ontario Travel Industry Act.

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