Svalbard & Spitsbergen.

Norway · The High Arctic

Few places on earth feel as remote, or as alive, as Svalbard. This Arctic archipelago, only a few hundred miles from the North Pole, is the realm of the polar bear, where glaciers calve into ice-strewn fjords beneath a sun that never sets.

Sailing from Longyearbyen in the long polar summer, expedition ships nose along the pack ice in search of bears, walrus hauled out on the floes, and whales feeding in the cold, rich water. Zodiac cruises bring you close to thundering glacier fronts and cliffs packed with seabirds, while landings reveal tundra carpeted in wildflowers and the relics of the old whaling and mining era.

Because the ice dictates the route, no two voyages are ever the same, and the captain and expedition team follow the wildlife wherever it leads. We match you to the right ship and departure, from nimble small vessels to ice-class expedition yachts, and handle the northern-Norway logistics to the very doorstep of the Arctic.

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