Svalbard & Northeast Greenland

ICEBERGS, FJORDS, POLAR BEARS AND ARCTIC WILDLIFE

Arctic / Svalbard & NE Greenland National Park

Svalbard & NE Greenland National Park

This inaugural voyage aboard the Sea Spirit, round trip from Longyearbyen, Svalbard, provides the rare opportunity to explore Northeast Greenland National Park. Ice permitting, we plan to enter the Kaiser Franz Josef & Kong Oscar Fjords for a close look at these scenic wonders, alive with wildlife during the summer months. We’ll look for musk ox, eider ducks, Arctic foxes, and whales. This is expedition cruising at its very best, considering that East Greenland’s northernmost inhabited settlements are far south of our intended destination.

On the Svalbard portion of trip, we explore the island’s legendary northwestern coast, home to dramatic mountain scenery, tidewater glaciers, rich polar history, and some of the Arctic’s best wildlife viewing: polar bears, walrus, seals, whales, and towering cliffs with thousands of nesting seabirds. Our captain and expedition leader aim to provide the best experience possible, so the routing of your voyage may be reversed, taking into consideration weather and sea conditions.

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Why travel with Poseidon Expeditions?

Poseidon Expeditions is one of the leading operators of polar expeditions in the cruise industry. Since 1999, we’ve offered voyages that combine the spirit of adventure with a generous measure of onboard comfort and well-being, along with educational enrichment.

Why travel with us?

M/V Sea Spirit – Tiny but Mighty

With a maximum capacity of just 114 passengers, we usually operate with 100 guests off the ship. It maximizes our travelers' time ashore because there is no need for splitting passengers into groups for landing rotations as required on larger ships.

A real polar expedition

Experience active exploration of the polar regions through a variety of activities. Weather permitting, we schedule up to 3 excursions per day and offer optional kayaking and, in Antarctica, camping. Enrich your polar knowledge in interactive way through Poseidon’s edutainment program.

25 years of polar cruising

Polar cruising is our passion and expertise and over the past 24 years, we’ve gained tremendous experience building a strong team of enthusiastic polar professionals who are all experts in their field. Each cruise is a thoughtfully crafted expedition voyage.

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EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS

SPITSBERGEN, SVALBARD

The northwestern part of Spitsbergen offers myriad opportunities to view the Arctic’s celebrated wildlife. Our itinerary allows for flexibility so that we can quickly take advantage of spontaneous opportunities to pause alongside a pod of feeding whales or use our Zodiac boats to get a better view of a herd of walruses sunning themselves on a sandbar.

EAST GREENLAND

Remote Northeast Greenland National Park offers majestic scenery. Extensive fjord systems provide access to mountainous interiors where tidewater glaciers create colossal icebergs. Coastal plains are home to prehistoric-looking musk oxen and other wildlife. From Ymer Island in Kaiser Franz Josef Fjord, you’ll witness the mesmerizing outlines of Teufelschloss (The Devil’s Castle).

POLAR BEARS

Svalbard boasts one of the Arctic’s highest concentrations of polar bears. They are the world’s largest land carnivores and have become a symbol of the imperiled Arctic wilderness. This is one of the best places in the world to view polar bears in their natural habitat, hunting on pack ice.

Itineraries

GUIDEBOOK

Svalbard Travel Guide

Everything you wanted to know about Svalbard and more: useful travel tips, polar bear safety procedures and human endeavor at the northern realms of our planet. Learn about the glaciers and landscapes of Svalbard and the ways you can actively explore this pristine polar wilderness. The guidebook is complete with a detailed wildlife account and a packing checklist.

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Activities

PHOTOGRAPHY

This voyage offers a wide range of opportunities for photographers of all backgrounds. Our free photography program gives you the chance to learn and practice your photography skills alongside an expert photographer.

In Svalbard, polar bears and other charismatic megafauna abound in dramatic Arctic icescapes. In East Greenland photographers are treated to magnificent white icebergs juxtaposed against towering bluffs of tan and ocher.

Even at night, when the starry firmament becomes a stage upon which aurora borealis performs its otherworldly magic, our expert will be available to help you make the most of this bounty in your viewfinder.

SEA KAYAK CLUB

On this voyage, our optional sea kayaking program is conducted in Svalbard and East Greenland. These are a truly world-class paddling destinations that very few kayakers have had the fortune to experience.

Svalbard delights kayakers with unique marine wildlife and a variety of excellent paddling locations. East Greenland offers the possibility of kayaking amongst enormous icebergs and some of the most amazing scenery in the world.

Kayaking is a fun and interesting way to experience the wildlife and landscapes of these unique environments. If you enjoy sea kayaking, then do not miss your chance to participate in this exciting adventure option.