Fogo Island Inn Post-Voyage Extension

Day 1 - Disembark Ship / Fogo Island

Disembark National Geographic Explorer in the morning and make your way up to Fogo Island, sitting at the eastern shore of Newfoundland and the largest island offshore island of Newfoundland and Labrador. With a long maritime history, the island is a unique blend of coastal footpaths, bright-colored clapboard houses, and warm hospitality. Check in to the Fogo Island Inn and enjoy the view from your suite's floor-to-ceiling windows. After a delicious lunch and an orientation, head out with a culinary guide on a berry-picking excursion to discover the 20 types of edible berries flourishing on the island. Then return to the inn with your bounty and participate in a pie/jam-making class. During cocktail hour learn how to make infusions with the bartender and end the day with an outdoor Newfoundland 'boil-up'—local cuisine cooked over an open flame. (B,L,D)

Day 2 - Fogo Island

Wake up to a special little surprise just outside your door: an early morning "Tackle Box" with fresh juice, tea/coffee and pastries. After a more leisurely breakfast in the main dining room, board the M/V Ketanja* for a half-day tour of some of the outlying islands and abandoned settlements around Fogo. Enjoy a picnic lunch on Little Fogo Island and take a short walk up to St. Anne’s Catholic Church, a beautifully restored heritage site. After the boat tour, meet up with a local artist guide to see the sculpture of the extinct Great Auk and to tour the Long Studio, a solitary off-the-grid studio, designed by architect Todd Saunders, which hovers on a series of stilts that lifts the structure above the ground to frame a spectacular view of the North Atlantic Ocean. This evening’s dinner will be a three-course meal followed by time to unwind in the wood-fired sauna or in the rooftop hot tubs, enjoying the dazzling night sky. (B,L,D)

*All outdoor activities are subject to weather conditions and will be adjusted as such.

Day 3 - Fogo Island

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast and then choose from two different length hikes with local geologists. Both will explore the subarctic type of ecosystem and view the 420 million year old rocks on Fogo Island. After a picnic lunch there are two planned activities: a visit to a boat-building shop followed by a tour of the Fogo Island Furniture Shop and workshop where you will meet the talented carpenters behind these distinctive pieces of furniture. Dinner will be served family-style for a relaxing and open evening. (B,L.D)

Day 4 - Fogo Island/St. John's

After breakfast, depart Fogo Island, make your way back to St. John's, and check into the Sheraton Hotel for an overnight stay. Dinner is served in the hotel this evening as you prepare for homeward travel the following day. (B,L,D)

Day 5 - Depart for home

After a leisurely breakfast in the hotel, transfer to the airport for flights home. (B)

Cost Includes:

Accommodations, meals as indicated, charter flights between St. John’s and Fogo Island, transfers to and from group flights, ferry fee.

Not included:

International airfare, personal items.