Heart of the Arctic: An Expedition to Northern Canada & Greenland

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

PLEASE NOTE: Adventure Canada requires all participants to complete an online profile which includes Adventure Canada's Terms & Conditions & Personal Information which includes medical questions & asks for boot & jacket sizes. Jacket Information and sizes can be found at the end of this packet. You should do this as soon as you receive an e-mail directly from Adventure Canada stating: Submit your traveller details and complete the Terms & Conditions for your 2025 expedition in the subject line. This e-mail should be coming from guest@adventurecanada.com . Please do not delete or ignore this e-mail. Failure to complete the online profile & Terms & Conditions could jeopardize your ability to board the ship.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on July 23, 2025

Meet the group at Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport in Toronto

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 6:00 p.m. Orientation & Dinner

Getting to the site: The Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto is located in the airport. Participants can walk to the hotel via a climate controlled walkway in Terminal 3.

Your trip ends on: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 in Ottawa at The Westin Ottawa

End of Trip: After breakfast; 12:00 p.m. hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: Participants that arranged their airfare through Road Scholar, and are departing on the designated departure date of the program will receive a departure transfer. Please note, if you did not book your air through Road Scholar, you will NOT be able to join a transfer. Independent travelers may take a taxi directly to the Ottawa airport.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.