Svalbard Explored

Admire the striking scenery on a voyage around Norway’s outlying Svalbard archipelago where only a few intrepid adventurers and explorers have been before.


Svalbard
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Duration: 8 days
Starts: Longyearbyen, Norway
Ends: Longyearbyen, Norway
Language: English speaking voyage


Included


These remote islands of Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya reveal their secrets as you come ashore to rugged landscapes bordered by tundra where wildflowers blossom under the midnight sun. Polar bears prowl the icy wilderness for hapless walrus, beluga whales swim along and expect to see black-legged kittiwakes swooping overhead as we cruise through icy fjords and past towering glaciers. Our journey to and from the world’s most northerly town will leave you feeling on top of the world.

Itinerary

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Day 1: LONGYEARBYEN
Longyearbyen is the world’s most northerly town and with it comes the world’s most northerly high street and pub. On Spitsbergen, Svalbard’s largest island, Longyearbyen is home to The North Pole Expeditions Museum which chronicles early efforts to reach the pole by air. The nearby Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserves duplicates of seeds held in gene banks worldwide. The surrounding Arctic waters are populated by whales including bowheads and narwhals, while walruses are regularly seen hauling.


Day 2-7: SVALBARD
Located deep inside the Arctic Circle, approaching the Svalbard archipelago feels a lot like sailing towards the edge of the world. Known as the kingdom of the polar bears, we’ll be hoping to spot some of its subjects as we explore some of the most varied polar landscapes in the Arctic. Down in our Zodiac boats, we’ll get close to the gargantuan glaciers, rapidly retreating from the oceans that they feed. In the north of the archipelago, past the magnificent fjords, the remaining sea ice offers the perfect hunting ground for polar bears. Closer to Longyearbyen, the landscape is punctuated with large areas devoid of snow and ice alongside vast tundra and exposed beaches. Alongside Svalbard’s 3,000 polar bears, this Arctic wildlife hotspot is also home to walrus, Svalbard reindeer, ringed seal, the arctic fox and many species of marine mammals and seabirds.

Day 8: LONGYEARBYEN
Longyearbyen is the world’s most northerly town and with it comes the world’s most northerly high street and pub. On Spitsbergen, Svalbard’s largest island, Longyearbyen is home to The North Pole Expeditions Museum which chronicles early efforts to reach the pole by air. The nearby Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserves duplicates of seeds held in gene banks worldwide. The surrounding Arctic waters are populated by whales including bowheads and narwhals, while walruses are regularly seen hauling.

Itinerary

Day 1: LONGYEARBYEN
Longyearbyen is the world’s most northerly town and with it comes the world’s most northerly high street and pub. On Spitsbergen, Svalbard’s largest island, Longyearbyen is home to The North Pole Expeditions Museum which chronicles early efforts to reach the pole by air. The nearby Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserves duplicates of seeds held in gene banks worldwide. The surrounding Arctic waters are populated by whales including bowheads and narwhals, while walruses are regularly seen hauling.


Day 2-7: SVALBARD
Located deep inside the Arctic Circle, approaching the Svalbard archipelago feels a lot like sailing towards the edge of the world. Known as the kingdom of the polar bears, we’ll be hoping to spot some of its subjects as we explore some of the most varied polar landscapes in the Arctic. Down in our Zodiac boats, we’ll get close to the gargantuan glaciers, rapidly retreating from the oceans that they feed. In the north of the archipelago, past the magnificent fjords, the remaining sea ice offers the perfect hunting ground for polar bears. Closer to Longyearbyen, the landscape is punctuated with large areas devoid of snow and ice alongside vast tundra and exposed beaches. Alongside Svalbard’s 3,000 polar bears, this Arctic wildlife hotspot is also home to walrus, Svalbard reindeer, ringed seal, the arctic fox and many species of marine mammals and seabirds.

Day 8: LONGYEARBYEN
Longyearbyen is the world’s most northerly town and with it comes the world’s most northerly high street and pub. On Spitsbergen, Svalbard’s largest island, Longyearbyen is home to The North Pole Expeditions Museum which chronicles early efforts to reach the pole by air. The nearby Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserves duplicates of seeds held in gene banks worldwide. The surrounding Arctic waters are populated by whales including bowheads and narwhals, while walruses are regularly seen hauling.


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INCLUSIONS

-Return regional flights to the port of embarkation and/or disembarkation (where specified)
-Group return transfers from the airport to the cruise port (via our included accommodation where applicable)
-One night pre-cruise accommodation with breakfast in a 4/5-star hotel or onboard
-All meals onboard
-Onboard accommodation in a stateroom selected category
-24-hour room service
-Coffee, tea, soft drinks and selected alcoholic beverages available 24-hours per day
-Lecture programmes by our experienced expedition team and guest speakers
-One selected shore excursion/expedition activities per port of call
-Expedition parka and use of rubber boots in Polar Regions
-Standard WiFi
-Onboard gratuities & port taxes

EXCLUSIONS

Any other item not specified in the itinerary


Dates & Rates


Ship: SH Vega | Date: 07 Jul 2024 - 14 Jul 2024 (2599)
Oceanview D4
$11,138
Oceanview M4
$11,585
Balcony D5
$12,576
Balcony M5
$13,098
Balcony D6
$14,258
Suite
$16,306
Premium Suite
$18,714
Ship: SH Vega | Date: 14 Jul 2024 - 21 Jul 2024 (2588)
Oceanview D4
$11,138
Oceanview M4
$11,585
Balcony D5
$12,576
Balcony M5
$13,098
Balcony D6
$14,258
Suite
$16,306
Premium Suite
$18,714
Ship: SH Vega | Date: 21 Jul 2024 - 28 Jul 2024 (2589)
Oceanview D4
$11,138
Oceanview M4
$11,585
Balcony D5
$12,576
Balcony M5
$13,098
Balcony D6
$14,258
Suite
$16,306
Premium Suite
$18,714
Ship: SH Vega | Date: 23 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 (2846)
Oceanview D4
$7,380
Oceanview M4
$7,780
Balcony D5
$9,580
Balcony M5
$10,080
Balcony D6
$10,580
Suite
$13,480
Premium Suite
$14,780

* The prices are per person in US Dollars, unless expressly specified in a different currency. In that case, payment will be in US dollars at the exchange rate of the day.
** All prices will be re-confirmed by email at the time of booking.
NOTE: Embracing the unexpected is part of the legacy—and excitement—of expedition travel. When traveling in extremely remote regions, your expedition staff must allow the sea, the ice and the weather to guide route and itinerary details. This itinerary is a tentative outline of what you’ll experience on this voyage; please be aware that no specific itinerary can be guaranteed.

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