Svalbard Seasons
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 exactly what the person would like to…
Svalbard Photography Expedition Summer June 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 area and some thorough examination of the ice maps our…
Svalbard Photography Expedition Early Summer May 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 hosting our spring Svalbard expedition onboard the expedition ship MS…
Svalbard Photography Expedition Early Summer April 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, the sun is still low on the sky, which meant…
Svalbard Snowmobile Expedition 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 weather, cold and Polar Bear danger. Camping out in tents…
Svalbard Photography Expedition Late Summer September 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 Spitsbergen for this Svalbard autumn expedition. In ”Forlandsundet” we have…
Svalbard sailing by Arctica II 2017
Into the ice with the sail yacht Arctica II from June 26 to July 07 Every year Arctic Wildlife Tours have done a expedition with this fantastic sail yacht owned by Heinrich Eggenfeller in Longyearbyen….
Svalbard Photography Expedition Early Summer May 2017
Polar Bears and other Svalbard wildlife in May-June 2017 From May 25th to June 3d Arctic Wildlife Tours did the first out of totally six Svalbard photo expeditions this year. We was chartering the vessel…
Svalbard Photography Methods
Svalbard photography – what to expect? Svalbard, or also Spitsbergen, is the most easy accessible place in the High Arctic to travel to. The settlement Longyearbyen have a airport where regular flights is able to…
Svalbard 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…
Svalbard 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…
Svalbard 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…