Spitsbergen Explorer: Wildlife Capital of the Arctic (2024)

Highlights

• Sail beyond the Arctic Circle to 80° north
• Zodiac and shore excursions to discover the icy wilderness
• Arctic fox, whales, walrus and huge 200,000 strong colonies of Little auk
• Polar bears often seen hunting on ice floes
• Travel in a small expedition vessel
• Accompanied by extremely qualified Expedition Staff

Included in Price

• All meals while on the ship included. Typical Meals The ships galley offers good quality service and cuisine throughout, with excellent chefs preparing international menus including vegetarian dishes, accompanied by a wide variety of drinks from around the world on sale. Breakfast: Buffet style – unlimited tea and coffee, a selection of fruit juices, hot options including bacon and eggs or omelettes, a selection of bread and toast and jam/honey/marmalade, fruit and cereal. Lunch: Three course set meal or buffet, or the occasional BBQ. Dinner: Three or four courses with a starter of soup and/or salad, a choice of mains with at least one vegetarian option and a dessert, with tea and coffee. Vegetarians and vegans can be well catered for on this holiday - please do inform us before departure of any special dietary requests so that our local team can be well prepared.
• All meals while on the ship
• Beer and house wine during dinner
• All accommodation
• All transport and listed activities
• Tour leader throughout and qualified Expedition Staff
• Mandatory transfer package including return flights between Helsinki and Longyearbyen
• We can include flights from the UK. Please contact us for a quote.

NOT included in price

• Travel insurance
• Single accommodation (available on request)
• Visas or vaccinations

Travel Package

This is an Organised Group Tour: the itinerary has been predefined by the tour operator. The tour destinations, duration, accommodations, departure dates and the price are fix. You can join, enjoy and meet other people.

Tour Variations

Spitsbergen Highlights: Expedition in Brief (7 Days)

Pack in all the excitement of an epic long Arctic cruise into only seven days!

Next Departure: 19-May-2025
Starting at: ± EUR 5,581.00

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Spitsbergen Circumnavigation: A Rite of Passage (14 Days)

An extended expedition encompasing Spitsbergen and smaller outlying islands

Next Departure: 25-Jun-2025
Starting at: ± EUR 11,387.00

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