Svalbard Explorer - 8 Days
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- Longyearbyen - begin your adventure in the capital of Svalbard which is also the most northern town in the world
- Svalbard pack ice - look out for polar bears on the floating ice floes and weave amongst the pack ice on a Zodiac cruise (weather permitting)
- Smeerenburg - visit this abandoned whaling station where more than 200 hardy men once lived - and often died in the process of blubber production
- Blomstrand Peninsula - climb to the top of Irgensfjellet Mountain for incredible views over the archipelago as far as Ny Alesund
- Ny Alesund - stroll around this tiny scientific station which is further north than Longyearbyen but doesn't count as a town
- Monacobreen Glacier - pass along the front of this impressive wall of ice and watch icebergs calve from the glacier
- Fuglesongen - watch the largest colony of Little auks on Svalbard swooping over the cliffs and spot Arctic foxes stalking the birds
- Calypsobyen - see abandoned buildings where mining communities once thrived and explore the wintry tundra environment
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- Charter flight Oslo - Longyearbyen - Oslo
- 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 7 dinners
- 7 nights aboard the Ocean Atlantic expedition cruise ship in a shared outside double cabin with private facilities
- Services of the ship captain and crew and an English-speaking expedition team
- All guided sightseeing and excursions as per itinerary
- Full board on the ship, afternoon snacks, free tea and coffee daily
- Lectures from the expedition team onboard
- Special photo workshop and a digital visual journey to remember your trip
- Welcome and farewell cocktails
- Taxes and port fees
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Itinerary
Sunday. Oslo - Longyearbyen. Included flight from Oslo to Longyearbyen, the capital of Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago which lies midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. Our expedition cruise ship, the Ocean Atlantic, is docked in the capital of Svalba...
Longyearbyen - Ny Alesund. During the Arctic summer, the sun never sets. Sailing through the bright night, we reach the Kongsfjord, where floating winter ice may still block many of the waterways. Keep your eyes peeled for polar bears on the ice. Svalbard is one of th...
Ny Alesund - Smeerenburg - Fuglesongen. Today we reach the northwest reaches of Svalbard. The unforgiving conditions here mean our itinerary must be flexible, but projected activities include a Zodiac (small boat) cruise to search for seals and of course their ever-pr...
Fuglesongen - Svalbard pack ice. Today we reach the northernmost location of our expedition. How far north we go depends on the extent of the ice, but we aim to get to the edge of the pack ice. This is prime polar bear territory. The bears ride the ice floes up north ...
Svalbard pack ice - Monacobreen Glacier. Leaving the pack ice behind, we head east aboard the Ocean Atlantic. Our route may still be restricted by the ice but we will travel as far east as the conditions allow. We may enjoy a Zodiac excursion around bird-rich Andoya a...
Monacobreen Glacier - Blomstrand - Lilliehook Glacier. Today we begin our return journey to Longyearbyen, heading west along the coast of Spitsbergen. We anchor on the Blomstrand Peninsula, now an island due to the continued retreat of the Blomstrand Glacier. We'll cr...
Lilliehook Glacier - Bellsund - Calypsobyen. The west coast of Svalbard enjoys warmer water than the rest of the archipelago, meaning there will be no more ice to navigate. This allows us to enter the fjord of Bellsund, once an important coal mining community. We'll m...
Calypsobyen - Longyearbyen - Oslo. Today our expedition cruise comes to an end as we return to Longyearbyen. Enjoy a final breakfast onboard before you disembark the Ocean Atlantic. You'll be transferred to the airport for your charter flight back to Oslo where arrangements end.
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