Spitsbergen Explorer: Wildlife Capital of the Arctic (2024)
- Best price guaranteed
- No booking fees
- COVID-19protected
- Polar expeditions and cruise
- Young Adults
- Luxury
- Customizable
- duration 12 days
- tour type Group Request as private
- age requirement 18-95 yrs
- max group size 199
- guiding method Fully guided
- Tour Code BM-21632
- Footprint Carbonneutral CO2 emissions resulting from all trips on Bookmundi will be offset via investments in carbon reduction projects.
- Operated in English
- 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
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If there is such a thing as a “classic Arctic” expedition cruise, this is it. Get all the best of Spitsbergen by exploring the western edge of the island and venturing to some northern outlying areas home to Polar bears and walrus. Come across colonies of seabirds numbering into the thousands and watch for whales in the water. Packed with options for snowshoeing and sea-kayaking, this is the perfect expedition for exploring the “wildlife capital of the Arctic".In 2025 this itinerary is 10 days in duration, in 2024 it is 12 days in duration.
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Day 1: Start in Helsinki, Finland
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Day 2: Embarkation Day in Longyearbyen, Svalbard
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Day 3 - 11: Exploring Spitsbergen and the Svalbard Archipelago
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Day 12: Disembark in Longyearbyen and fly to Helsinki
- All accommodation
- Beer and house wine during dinner
- All transport and listed activities
- Mandatory transfer package including return flights between Helsinki and Longyearbyen
- We can include flights from the UK. Please contact us for a quote.
- Tour leader throughout and qualified Expedition Staff
- All meals while on the ship
- Travel insurance
- Single accommodation (available on request)
- Visas or vaccinations
- Personal Itinerary can be tweaked and customized.
- Protected Travel within your own bubble.
- Professional Access our Travel Specialists' insider knowledge.
- Privacy Enjoy a tour focused solely on you or your travel group.
- Earn US$ 350+ in travel credits.
- Best price guaranteed.
- No credit card or booking fees.
- 100% financial protection.
- Carbon neutral tours.
- 25,000+ trip reviews, with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5.
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No additional cancellation fees apply for this Spitsbergen Explorer: Wildlife Capital of the Arctic (2024) tour. You can cancel the tour up to 93 days prior departure and avoid paying the full amount, but your deposit paid is non-refundable. No refund applies for cancellations within 92 days of departure.
PaymentFor any tour departures within 25 July 2024, full payment is required. For tours that depart later than 25 July 2024, a deposit of 25% is required to confirm this tour, and the remaining balance will be charged 92 days before trip departure.
Travel InsuranceSpitsbergen Explorer: Wildlife Capital of the Arctic (2024) tour requires that you have adequate and valid travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, including repatriation costs and emergency evacuation. World Nomads offers travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families.
VisaFor this Spitsbergen Explorer: Wildlife Capital of the Arctic (2024) tour getting the required visa(s) is the responsibility for each individual traveller, as visa requirements vary depending on your nationality. We recommend to check with your local embassies representing the countries that you are traveling to, as part of this itinerary.
COVID-19 Safety MeasuresThis trip incorporates the following COVID-19 measures:
- This tour has received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, which provides travellers with assurance that COVID-19 health and hygiene protocols have been adhered to.
- Group sizes are kept small to maintain a low risk ‘small group bubble’, with an average of 10 guests in each group.
- Hygiene safety measures and distancing will be followed in transportation, accommodation and meal venues.
- Several COVID-19 distancing measures have been adopted on this package tour to keep travellers safe.
- All travellers will be required to be fully vaccinated no less than two weeks prior to travel.