Set sail on Svalbard In Depth, a 15-day expedition that starts and ends in Oslo, offering extra time in the high Arctic to follow ice, wildlife, and wonder where others only glimpse it. Explore the archipelago under 24-hour daylight, where glacier cliffs shimmer in the sun, and landscapes both raw and intimate unfold with every hour.
Fly to Longyearbyen to begin: fjords echoing with calving ice, tundra splashed with wildflowers, and quiet bays where walruses haul out. Venture further north—toward Nordaustlandet and the icy reaches where pack ice becomes home to polar bears. Drift into remote corners like Barentsøya and Edgeøya via the Hinlopen Strait, where seabirds thrum and historical whaling or hunting camps huddle in the shadows of glacier fronts.
Days are filled with guided hikes across tundra, Zodiac cruises close to ice edges, immersive outings where your guides linger in quiet bays for wildlife sightings—arctic foxes, reindeer, beluga whales, and ivory gulls among them. Glacier walls loom, fjords deepen, and moments of silence beneath soaring peaks etch themselves into memory.
Not sure if this is your ideal Arctic match? Explore our Destination Arctic overview for insights on the best seasons, routes, expedition styles, pricing, and how you can tailor this journey to match your sense of adventure.
And don’t let it end there—extend with pre- or post-voyage escapes in Mexico, Panama, or the legendary Cuba via North South Journeys to make this voyage part of something truly epic.
