“North Pole Champagne Flight”
This item appears on page 80 of the November 2008 issue.
4 days/3 nights, April 9-12, 2009. Highlights: From Longyearbyen, NORWAY, fly (weather permitting) to Barneo research station, 89 degrees north/helicopter to geographic North Pole. Champagne!/from Spitzbergen island, Norway, guided dogsled or ski-doo tour of tundra, glaciers, outposts. €12,500 (near $18,364) from Longyearbyen. PolarExplorers (Wilmette, IL; 800/732-7328, www.polarexplorers.com).