Not only a frozen wilderness, Svalbard is a place of precarious beauty and a stronghold of endangered Arctic wildlife.
Embarkation: June 08, Longyearbyen (Svalbard)
Disembarkation: June 16, Longyearbyen (Svalbard)
Program duration: 10 days
Cruise duration: 9 days
Our Svalbard expedition departs from the far northern settlement of Longyearbyen on the Norwegian Arctic island of Spitsbergen in the famed Svalbard archipelago. We explore the island’s northwestern coast, home to dramatic mountain scenery, tidewater glaciers and some of the Arctic’s best wildlife viewing opportunities.
On this Arctic wildlife cruise, we also venture to the jumbled edge of the north-polar ice cap in search of polar bears stalking their prey. Here, at the dynamic boundary between implacable ice and bountiful sea, the wildlife cruise presents the rare opportunity to experience raw nature and incredible events hardly ever seen. Whether it’s a calving iceberg, an incomparable sunrise or the otherworldly hush of a land where man is an infrequent visitor, a Svalbard cruise is one that you’ll remember — and savor — for a lifetime.
ITINERARY:West Svalbard & Polar Ice Edge Day 1 (June 7): Arrival in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (hotel night) Day 2 (June 8): Welcome Aboard! Day 3-9 (June 9 - June 15): West Svalbard and Polar Ice Edge Day 10 (June 16): Disembarkation in Longyearbyen, Svalbard