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polar bear behaviour

Polar Bear behaviour

25. July 2024

Polar Bear behaviour Polar Bears are extraordinary animals. Almost nothing looks like it is normal about them; nothing the same as other animals on this…

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Seasons and Light on Svalbard

18. January 2024

Seasons and Light on Svalbard is something we often are asked about from our travelers. During the 6 months our expeditions range over, from April to october, we see large changes in the type of sunlight, weather conditions and wildlife migratory patterns.

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National Geographic photographer Stefano Unterthiner

24. January 2023

Stefano Unterthiner join us regularly for doing workshops we now have named Masterclass onboard. Stefano recently gave out his book about climate changes on Svalbard….

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The return of the Walrus on Svalbard

26. December 2022

The Walrus on Svalbard is one of the species we see more and more in Svalbard. The populations are growing after being almost exterminated back…

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arctic expeditions

Photographer Ömer Acar on photographing polar bears and swimming in polar water

8. November 2022

With a love for spending time in nature, and wanting to photograph wildlife in the arctic circles, Ömer Acar booked a trip to exotic Svalbard through Arctic Wildlife Tours AS.

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Svalbard polar bears

28. April 2020

Svalbard polar bears and plastic garbage During our expeditions on Svalbard we have seen Svalbard Polar Bears eating plastic several times. Where they have been…

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svalbard seasons

Svalbard Seasons

14. April 2020

Svalbard seasons timing We are often asked the questions, “When should I go to Svalbard?” and “When is the best time up there?”. Depending on…

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arctic expeditions

Svalbard Photography Expedition Summer June 2018

20. July 2018

Arctic Expedition June 2018 Aboard MS Freya we was lucky to explore the waters of Svalbard once again. After over 40 expeditions in the Svalbard…

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Svalbard Photography Expedition Early Summer May 2018

2. June 2018

Svalbard wildlife photography expedition in May 2018 Once again Arctic Wildlife Tours could bring the Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen as one of the photo guides…

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Svalbard Photography Expedition Early Summer April 2018

21. May 2018

Arctic Expedition April 2018 This year we decided to do an expedition while we still had some of the winter light conditions. In late April,…

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svalbard winter expedition

Svalbard Snowmobile Expedition 2018

15. February 2018

Svalbard photographic adventures Svalbard winter expedition logistics Driving by snowmobile in the Svalbard wilderness is and adventure. Its also a challenging task because of changing…

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svalbard autumn

Svalbard Photography Expedition Late September 2017

12. October 2017

Svalbard Autumn Expedition Leaving Longyearbyen at 16.30 September 19th 2017 and sailed out Isfjorden on-board expedition ship MS Malmö, heading for the north-west corner of…

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