Ngaphezulu kwekhulu leminyaka, i-Hurtigruten izenzele igama ngohambo lwayo olumangalisayo lwe-Polar, kodwa ngoku iihorizons zayo ziyanda zibandakanya indawo edumileyo yoluhlu lwamabhakethi: Iziqithi zeGalapagos.

Ukuqala ngoJanuwari 5, 2022, abahambi abafuna ukukhangela imimangaliso yendalo yeGalapagos banokuqalisa uhambo lweentsuku ezili-9 ngeHurtigruten Expeditions. Uhambo luqala ngeentsuku ezimbini eQuito, idolophu elikomkhulu lase-Ecuador, kutyelelo lwemihla yonke eCotopaxi National Park, ikhaya leyona ntaba-mlilo iphakamileyo eMzantsi Melika. Abahambi banokuqala ukhenketho lwabo ngokuzikhethela uhambo lweentsuku ezine, uhambo lwangaphambi kohambo eMachu Picchu.

Emva koko, abahambi baya kuqala iindwendwe ezingama-90 I-MS Santa Cruz II Ukuhamba ngenqanawa iintsuku ezintandathu eGalapagos.

Ukwamkela iindwendwe kuhambo lwayo olutsha, inqanawa ikwafumana ugcino, kunye nokuphuculwa kwazo zonke ii-suites kunye neekhabhathi, indawo yokuhlala yokuhlola, igumbi lokutyela, ibha, kunye nazo zonke ezinye iindawo zikawonkewonke. I-Hurtigruten Expeditions yaziwa ngokuba yiNdawo yeSayensi kwezinye iinqanawa, ke enye iya kongezwa kwi I-MS Santa Cruz II ukunika abahambi ukuqonda okunzulu ngeeGalapagos & apos; Iintyatyambo ezizodwa kunye nezilwanyana, kunye nezilwanyana zasendle ezimibalabala.

Ukuqhubela phambili ukuphucula amava eendwendwe, i-Hurtigruten ikwasebenzisane ne-Ecuador esekwe kwiMetropolitan Touring, inkampani yokuhamba enamava eminyaka yokuhambisa amaqela ukuya eGalapagos.

'IGalapagos iye yanika umdla abahambi abanomdla kangangamakhulu eminyaka, kwaye yenye yezona ndawo zokugqibela zokuhamba ngenqanawa,' utshilo uDaniel Skjeldam, u-CEO weQela leHurtigruten. Ukuhamba + Ukuzonwabisa. 'Kithina, ibilinyathelo lezendalo elilandelayo kulwandiso lomnikelo wethu wehlabathi.'

Amagqabantshintshi ohambo lwaselwandle lweGalapagos kunye neHurtigruten Expeditions kubandakanya ukujonga indawo yokuzalela uFudo, ukusondela kwiingonyama zolwandle kunye nomhlaba iiguana, ukubukela iintaka iintlobo ezininzi ezinqabileyo ezihlala kule ndawo, i-kayaking kunye ne-snorkeling. Iindwendwe ziya kuthi ziphathwe kwiintetho zemihla ngemihla eziyilelwe ukubanceda baqonde ngcono iziqithi, imbali yabo, kunye nezilwanyana zasendle emhlabeni nasemanzini.

Kwifashoni yokwenyani ye-Hurtigruten, inkampani ibeka uzinzo kwindawo ephambili njengoko ezi hambo ziya kuba zingathathi hlangothi ngokupheleleyo.

Ingonyama yolwandle yaseGalapagos kunxweme lolwandle lwase-Espanola Ityala: UGuenter Guni / Getty Izithombe / ngoncedo lweHurigrig Expeditions

'NgeGalapagos ikwayenye yezona ndawo zicocekileyo nezikhuselekileyo kwihlabathi, bekubaluleke kakhulu ukufumana iqabane elililo, ebesilenza ngeMetropolitan Touring, utshilo uSkjeldam. 'Yayiluthando lokwenene ukuqala kokubona phakathi kweenkampani zethu ezimbini-ngendlela esisebenza ngayo, ukugxila kuzinzo, kunye nendlela yethu yokuziphatha kwindawo esisebenza kuzo.'

Amaxabiso ohambo lweGalapagos aqala ngo- $ 10,723 umntu ngamnye, kodwa okwangoku athengiswa ngesaphulelo sama-22%. Ngolwazi oluthe kratya kunye nokubhukisha ndwendwela Iwebhusayithi yeHurigrig Expeditions .

UJessica Poitevien ngumnikeli woKhenketho + wokuzonwabisa okwangoku osekwe eMzantsi Florida, kodwa uhlala ejonge kwi-adventure elandelayo. Ngaphandle kohambo, uyakuthanda ukubhaka, ukuthetha nabantu angabaziyo, kunye nokuthatha uhambo olude elunxwemeni. Landela uhambo lwakhe I-Instagram .