Quark Expeditions made history twenty years ago as the first operator to bring passengers to Antarctica to witness a total solar eclipse, providing 100 explorers from 17 countries with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view the celestial event from the seventh continent. Honoring the company’s umbraphile roots and fueled by exceptional demand for the previously announced Iceland to Greenland: Total Solar Eclipse, Quark Expeditions is thrilled to introduce a second solar eclipse voyage, now aboard the state-of-the-art Ocean Explorer.
Departing Reykjavik on August 3, 2026, this 17-day journey will transport guests to East Greenland’s High Arctic, positioning them at the optimal point of totality to witness the world’s longest eclipse duration: 2 minutes and 17.2 seconds.
In addition to phenomenal eclipse viewing in the High Arctic of East Greenland, guests will venture to Möngufoss, one of Iceland’s most remote and beautiful waterfalls. They’ll discover Northeast Greenland National Park, the largest national park in the world, and cruise the 110-kilometer Kong Oscar Fjord. Guests will explore Blomsterbugten, or the Bay of Flowers, with its colorful fall foliage and unique flora, and take in the rugged beauty of Hofman Halvø, home to muskoxen and abundant bird population, including wheatears, snow buntings and northern divers. Guests will also sail across the Denmark Straight and have the opportunity to visit two of the world’s most northern cities, Reykjavik and Nuuk.