SPITSBERGEN with Oceanwide Expeditions
Summer in the High Arctic is frantic! All of nature is making the most of 24-hour daylight during the 2 months that count as ‘summer’ before the ice and snow return.
There are no roads in Spitsbergen so the best way to explore during the summer is by boat. These voyages are run by our friends, Oceanwide Expeditions. We like them because their voyages are truly wildlife-focused and place great emphasis on spending time as possible ashore. In Spitsbergen, under the Midnight Sun, you have excellent chances of seeing walrus, reindeer, whales, seals, thousands of birds and polar bears.
These ‘small ship’ expedition voyages (max 110 passengers) are led by an exceptional team of guides and have won multiple awards. They are more comfortable than our sailing expeditions but are definitely not luxury ’cruises’ and some offer guests the chance to camp, kayak, snow-shoe and hike.
- Have a good look at Oceanwide Expedition’s website.
- Come back to us to BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY and claim your Polar People Discount: 10% OFF all voyages.
Polar People guide Jim Mayer is very excited to be guiding on 4 of Oceanwide’s expeditions this summer and he’d love you to join him:
- PLA06 (22nd – 29th June) This expedition has some snow-shoe hikes
- PLA07 (29th June – 8th July)
- PLA08 (8th – 17th July)
- PLA11 (3rd – 13th August. German Speaking voyage)
“Exceptional guide service from Jim Mayer - knowledgeable, enthusiastic, professional and engaging” - guest comment from Oceanwide Antarctic voyage March 2011
If you are looking for a more adventurous expedition with hands-on sailing and proper long hikes, you might enjoy Sailing & Hiking in Spitsbergen with Olivier.
Artistic adventurers might prefer the specific art focus and measured pace of Spitsbergen: An Artistic Odyssey
To enquire about any of these holidays, please get in touch:
On your holiday in Spitsbergen (known as Svalbard by the Norwegians) you could spot: arctic foxes, arctic hares, walrus, svalbard reindeer, polar bears, bearded seals, common seals, beluga whales, fin whales, dolphins, porpoises, ivory gulls, fulmars, arctic skuas, artic terns, barnacle geese, little auks, puffins, guillemots, kittiwakes and many more – we can’t promise but we’ll do our best!
