Svalbard Adventure

Arrive in Longyearbyen and transfer to your included hotel.

Explore Longyearbyen independently before joining fellow expedition members and guides for lunch. Board the expedition ship in the afternoon and sail through Isfjorden to begin the Arctic journey. Navigation in this remote region relies entirely on ice and weather patterns. Consequently, the exact itinerary adapts to these conditions and wildlife encounters. Expect daily Zodiac cruises and shore landings whenever opportunities arise. Examples of potential visiting sites include:

Prins Karls Forland
This narrow strip of land is covered by a magnificent and snow-covered mountain chain. The island is also home to many seabirds and harbor seals.

Virgohamna, Danskøya
Danskøya was the starting point for two of the most daring attempts to reach the North Pole. The Swedish explorer Andrée made an attempt with a hydrogen balloon and American journalist Wellman started with an airship. Interesting remnants of these Arctic expeditions can still be seen here.

Fantastic Fjords
Svalbard offers the visitor countless spectacular fjords. During your journey, explore a some of them such as:

Liefdefjorden, meaning “The fjord of love”, is lined with snow-covered mountain peaks and here you hope to cruise along the face of the spectacular Monaco Glacier. Many common eiders and pink-footed geese nest in the area and if you are lucky you may see the rare king eider. In Krossfjorden, you enjoy in the beautifully sculpted front of the 14th of July Glacier and are greeted by the large numbers of kittiwakes and Brünnich’s guillemots nesting on the nearby cliffs. Raudfjorden is an area of immense natural beauty – dominated by magnificent glaciers. It is also a favorite spot of seals and the bird cliffs are abuzz with activity. Kongsfjorden is home to the scientific village of Ny-Ålesund. It was from here that Amundsen and Nobile set out on their heroic expeditions to the North Pole.

Sjuøyane
These islands are situated north of Nordaustlandet and it is Svalbard’s northernmost outpost. On one of the islands, Rossøya, Andrée and his companions had one of their depots with supplies in case their, by now legendary, balloon trip in the late 1800s would fail.

North Spitsbergen
North of Spitsbergen, you may come across the edge of the pack ice. Not many ships venture here and you can marvel at the silence and grandeur of this icy landscape. You keep an eye out for the iconic Arctic wildlife.

Southwest Spitsbergen
The grand fjords of Hornsund offer spectacular glaciers and a breathtaking landscape of towering mountain peaks, often rising above the clouds. On a clear day you can see the summit of the highest mountain, Hornsundtind, at 1431 meters. Hornsund is a favorite haunt of some of Svalbard’s polar bears and bearded seals can often be seen resting on the fjord ice.

Arrive in Longyearbyen in the early morning and begin your journey home.

Please note: The itinerary is for guidance only. Your exact route will depend on ice, weather conditions, wildlife, and government regulations. The places mentioned are just examples of some of the many sites Svalbard has to offer. The team always strive to maximize your experience. Please remember that flexibility is the key to a successful expedition!