West Spitsbergen in Luxury

Arrive and transfer to hotel. Spend time today exploring this remote settlement. Be sure to visit the excellent Svalbard museum.

Embark in the afternoon and set sail through Isfjorden. With virtual 24 hour daylight at this time of year, we can already be on the lookout for marine mammals.

This is a true expedition into Arctic wilderness, so our route and exploration opportunities are heavily dependent on weather and ice conditions. We focus heavily on wildlife viewing and hope to see polar bears and other mammals and birds throughout the voyage. The scenery on Spitsbergen is spectacular as we sail into deep fjords and narrow channels; there are sharp mountain peaks and calving glaciers. we look out for polar bears, walrus and seals on the ice floes and reindeer and Arctic fox on the flowering tundra. In open water, there are several species of whale to be spotted and on land the remnants of human habitation in the form of long abandoned whaling, mining and trapping camps.  We visit the only place apart from Longyearbyen with regular human occupation - Ny Alesund is home to an international community of Arctic researchers.

Each day is full of photo opportunities and memories that will last a lifetime.

Disembark and transfer to airport or hotel