Svalbard winter photography expedition

Svalbard Winter photography expedition April 12 - 20 2025

Svalbard winter photography expedition

We are doing a early Svalbard winter photography expedition on Svalbard in 2025 and welcome you to join us. Expect it to be cold but you will be able to enjoy the great light the winter on Svalbard can offer. It is daylight almost 24 hours a day but the light will be pink, violet, bluish and red, depending on the time of the day or the night.

Nature in the High Arctic constantly changes. On Svalbard, every day is different, and every year is different. Arctic Wildlife Tours guides leads this expedition to Svalbard, a remote area we know and love. The weather situation and the ice conditions is always important factors for any expedition we do and on this trip we hope we will have some of the best conditions.

We will experience wildlife encounters in picture-perfect icy conditions on this Svalbard winter photography expedition. Wildlife like polar bears, walruses, bearded seals, arctic foxes and svalbard reindeers is possible to see, along with some migratory bird species arriving early. The light and landscapes with the wildlife in it will be our main goal. We also expect some close encounters with wildlife. We will try to do a few landings for Walrus photography, depending on the snow and ice conditions. This is an exclusive tour with maximum 12 guests onboard the MV Kinfish.

This is a beautiful time to go. You will experience the Arctic silence while we anchor in the ice floe during a cold night. maybe an Arctic fox passes on its evening hunt or a polar bear passes on the same route. Swimming walruses can visit the ship where we silently stay in this beautiful environment during the night.

We also invite you for a couple of days prior to the trip to photograph Arctic Foxes nearby Longyearbyen. Wondering what to expect? Please get in touch for more information and to talk about what you can expect on email: contact@arcticwildlifetours.com

Details

Dates: 12. Apr 2025 - 20. Apr 2025

Duration: 8 nights/9 days

Available: 8 SPOTS

Embark: Longyearbyen, April 12, 16:00

Disembark: Longyearbyen, April 20, 09:00

Double cabins, private facilities

EUR 8 750 pr. pax.

Available spots might not be updated at all times. Please ask for update on how many cabins that still are available and which type of cabins by sending us an inquiry. The cabins are double shared cabins with private facilities. In case you would like to book one of our double cabins as a single occupancy please ask us for the price..

Practical information

Estimated travel route during this photo tour

Itinerary

This Svalbard winter photography tour and itinerary will be planned in accordance with prevailing weather and ice conditions. The ice is still solid frozen in winter and we will adapt to these conditions. The sailing route will be along the west coast of Spitzbergen down south to Hornsund and as far north as possible.

Day 0 We always recommend to arrive Longyearbyen at least one day and night in advance.

Day 1 Departure from Longyearbyen throughout Isfjorden. Heading north or south, depending on the drift ice situation, into the drifting ice. We also search in the fjords we find interesting.

Day 1-7 We set course for the areas where we know we will meet the drift ice. No matter if we sail north or south this will be the focus. Some of the fjords and islands will be interesting to visit and we will search systematically for wildlife wherever we go. The fjords will still be frozen in this time of the year and we will see wildlife in these areas.

The route is just a estimate for where we can sail. This can, and probably will, be changed as we know this from our earlier expeditions.

Day 8 Leaving the ship after breakfast and prepare the travel home.

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