Bearded seal
Some nights onboard the ship at anchor, we can hear the bearded seals sing from the deep.
Bearded seals are the largest of the northern phocid seals. They have an extremely elaborate, long set of whiskers that tend to curl when they are dry. It is these whiskers that give the species its name.
Bearded seals have a patchy distribution throughout the circumpolar Arctic. Their preferred habitat is drifting pack ice in areas over shallow water shelves. Juvenile animals wander quite broadly, but adult animals tend to have quite small home ranges, remaining in coastal waters much of the year.
Bearded seals are found at low densities in all of Svalbard’s fjords on a year-round basis, and in coastal regions wherever there is drifting ice.
Upcoming Bearded seal tours
Svalbard
Main Wildlife season
06. Aug 2024 - 16. Aug 2024
Arctic wildlife photography in late summer will already then give us some nice sunsets and sunrises. We will search for wildlife in the drift ice and also enjoy the landscapes of Svalbard.
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2 SPOTS
Season
Autum season, Main season
Duration
10 nights/11 days
Svalbard
Svalbard September Expedition
16. Sep 2024 - 26. Sep 2024
This Svalbard photography adventure in late autumn will bring us up into the drift ice. We are heading north and east towards Kvitøya. Winter is returning to Svalbard during this time of the year.
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4 SPOTS
Season
Autum season
Duration
10 nights/11 days
Svalbard
Frozen Svalbard expedition
28. Mar 2025 - 04. Apr 2025
This early winter expedition will give you some unique experiences with winter landscapes on Svalbard and the wildlife. We want to spend time in the field exploring and capturing the Arctic landscapes and wildlife before the spring sets in.
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10 SPOTS
Season
Winter season
Duration
7 nights/8 days
New!
Svalbard
Peak Wildlife season
01. Jun 2025 - 10. Jun 2025
Svalbard wildlife expeditions now with high focus on searching for marine wildlife in the drift ice north of Svalbard islands. Our small ship expeditions in early summer will give you some unique opportunities to see Svalbard's wildlife and the amazing experience it is to be up in the drift ice.
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10 SPOTS
Season
Peak season
Duration
9 nights/10 days
Svalbard
Peak Wildlife season Svalbard
10. Jun 2025 - 19. Jun 2025
Svalbard photo tour onboard a small ship in early summer to enjoy the wildlife in typically lot of drift ice and lengthy daylight hours, providing more opportunities to see Svalbard's unique landscapes and wildlife.
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8 SPOTS
Season
Peak season
Duration
9 nights/10 days
New!
Svalbard
Peak Wildlife season
19. Jun 2025 - 28. Jun 2025
We are heading for the drift ice again on this photo safari Svalbard. Our main goals is to find marine mammals in the drift ice. We also visit bird cliffs and Walrus haul-out places.
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12 SPOTS
Season
Main season, Peak season
Duration
9 nights/10 days
New!
Svalbard
Into the drift ice
27. Jul 2025 - 06. Aug 2025
In mid summer a lot of the snow has melted, but still areas covered by drift ice is left around Svalbard. We are sailing up into the drift ice searching for polar bears, bowhead whales, seals and ivory gulls.
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9 SPOTS
Season
Main season
Duration
10 nights/11 days
New!
Svalbard
Into the drift ice
10. Aug 2025 - 20. Aug 2025
We are heading for the drift ice again on this photo safari Svalbard. Our main goals is to find marine mammals in the drift ice. We also visit bird cliffs and Walrus haul-out places around Svalbard
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12 SPOTS
Season
Autum season, Main season
Duration
11 days
New!
Svalbard
Svalbard Autumn ice Expedition
26. Sep 2025 - 04. Oct 2025
This Svalbard photography adventure in late autumn will bring us up into the drift ice. September and October will give you the greatest light you can imaging.
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12 SPOTS
Season
Autum season, Winter season
Duration
9 nights/10 days