Svalbard In Depth - M/V Sylvia Earle
Overview
Highlights
- Venture close to 80° north - searching for polar bears on pack ice
- Discover the thrill of seeing Arctic wildlife up close - walrus, seals, whales, guillemots and puffins ti name a few
- Cruise along blue glacier fronts - through stunning fjords
- Enjoy tundra hikes - amid stunningly beautiful scenery
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Itinerary
Arrive into Oslo (OSL) where you will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. Upon arrival, please visit the Expeditions hospitality desk to collect your luggage cabin tags. Enjoy free time at your leisure.
Meals Provided : None
This morning, please ensure your cabin luggage is fitted with cabin tags clearly labelled with your name and cabin number. Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before transferring to the airport for our charter flight to Longyearbyen for embarkation. Any valuables or personal...
Over the next twelve days, the Svalbard Archipelago is yours to explore. Our experienced expedition team, who have made countless journeys to this area, will use their expertise to design our voyage from day to day. This allows us to make best use of the prevailing we...
Phenomenal fjords, magnificent mountains ranges and a polar desert rich in fossils set the stage for heroic tales of early exploration. See walrus hauled-out on sea ice or on beaches. On land, stretch your legs on walks across tundra, dotted with brightly-coloured wil...
With more time than on our classic Svalbard voyages we plan to reach further afield, we will attempt to explore the two largest islands in the archipelago; Spitsbergen and Nordauslandet. We may enjoy the delights around Barentsoya and Edgeoya that are located in the Hinlopen Strait, a known polar bear migration route.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
We plan to visit the remains of old whaling settlements, old pomor sites, and enjoy early morning Zodiac cruises. We will encounter glittering glaciers, keep watch for beluga whales and watch for ivory gulls.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
We visit towering cliffs, noisy with nesting guillemot and puffin, and scree slopes that hold Svalbard's largest little auk colonies.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Most memorable are encounters with the majestic polar bear. We may encounter the mighty polar bear in its element, in the pack ice. Your expedition team is just as keen as you are to find them and we will be on constant watch to spot these magnificent creatures.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Rounding Spitsbergen's northwest coast, we enter the Arctic Ocean and the world of pack ice. Ghostly beluga whale rise up in open leads and polar bear stalk ringed, bearded and harp seal. Offshore, walrus feed on clam or haul out onto beaches, especially on Moffen Isl...
Weather and ice permitting we may sail along the most northerly point of the Svalbard archipelago, a favoured spot to a large colony of walruses.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
During shore excursions, we hope to spot eider ducs, Arctic fox and the elusive Svalbard ptarmigan. As we pass Barentsoya and Edgeoya islands, we cross polar bear migration routes and hopefully have a chance to spot polar bear.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
This is true expedition cruising, where plans are dictated by ice conditions and our desire to explore. If pack ice allows, we round South Cape, returning to the world of open water and rugged coastal mountains and sail north toward Hornsund and Bellsund, deep fjords with remarkable glaciers and wildlife.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
If ice stops us on the east side, we will adjust our itinerary, backtrack and delve deeper into the wonders of Spitsbergen's north and west coasts, including a visit to colonies where hundreds of thousands of little auk nest, darkening the sky as they commute to their fishing grounds.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
A midnight cruise of glorious Isfjorden returns us to Longyearbyen where we end our voyage.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
You will disembark after breakfast. A transfer is included into town, where there is free time before heading to the airport for your charter flight to Oslo.
Meals Provided : Breakfast
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