Posts by Svein Wik
Gallery Svalbard Winter
Winter images from Svalbard Since 2011 we have done at least one expedition every year to Svalbard in winter. Winter-time in the high Arctic is about an experience that is difficult to describe in words and pictures. In this gallery you will find images and videos from some of the situations it is possible to…
Read MoreSvalbard Photography Expedition Summer August 2015
Svalbard photo tours – one story. In mid August 2015 Arctic Wildlife Tours did a photo expedition for Chinese customers around Spitsbergen and up to the Seven Islands, sailing with the MS Malmö. We were 12 passengers, myself as a travel leader, one extra guide and two travel leaders from China. Interesting ice conditions and good weather…
Read MoreSvalbard Photography Expedition Winter 2014
Svalbard Winter expedition story. In 2014 I did the first arranged Svalbard winter expedition by using snowmobiles and camping out in the Svalbard Arctic nature. This is considered as a more extreme activity and I was excited about how it would work out. We cooperate with operators in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, that have many years of…
Read MoreSvalbard Photography Expedition Mid Summer July 2016
A story from Svalbard expedition 2016 In mid summer, from 15th of July, Arctic Wildlife Tours did a 14 day long Svalbard expedition 2016, sailing with the yacht Arctica II. We were 8 passengers, myself as a travel leader and two skippers and guides. The plan was to sail up along the west coast of Spitsbergen…
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