Spitsbergen, lying a mere 600 miles from the North Pole, is the largest island of the Svalbard (meaning "Cold Coast") Archipelago. Although draped in secluded darkness during the northern winter, this frigid land is dramatically transformed into a place of perpetual sunshine during its summer. The sunshine reveals an abundance of iconic Arctic mammals - whales, Walruses, seals, Arctic Fox, Reindeer and Polar Bears, surrounded by towering snow-capped mountains, forbidding glaciers and flower studded tundra; the scenery here is nothing short of breathtaking!
As we pass through this spectacular scenery, we will carefully scan the waters for possible sightings of Humpback, Fin, Minke and Beluga Whale, as well as the rarer White-beaked Dolphin, Narwhal and Bowhead or Greenland Whale. Adding life to the vast skies are avian treats such as the elegant Ivory Gull, the immaculate King Eider and the lovely Red Phalarope, splendid in its brick-red summer plumage. This epic high Arctic journey will circumnavigate Spitsbergen and include some smaller islands within the Svalbard Archipelago.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
- Spitsbergen Circumnavigation - Land of Arctic Dreams: 9 - 19 Aug 2012 (11 days):
from US$7,000 * £4,410 * €5,000 * ZAR48,000 per person sharing (see below)
(Tour price fixed in US Dollars, other rates subject to exchange rate fluctuations)
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