Longyearbyen Spitsbergen, Svalbard Norway
Norway
275
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Atlas Ocean Voyages (17 Cruises)
Aurora Expeditions (10 Cruises)
Hurtigruten (88 Cruises)
MS Midnatsol
27 Cruises
| 25 August | 15 days | Round-trip from Bergen, Norway |
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| 25 August | 8 days | One-way from Bergen to Longyearbyen |
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MS Trollfjord
61 Cruises
HX Expeditions (13 Cruises)
MS Spitsbergen
12 Cruises
| 16 May | 15 days | One-way from Bergen to Oslo |
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| 29 May | 9 days | Round-trip from Oslo, Norway |
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| 5 June | 9 days | Round-trip from Oslo, Norway |
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| 12 June | 11 days | Round-trip from Oslo, Norway |
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| 21 June | 14 days | Round-trip from Oslo, Norway |
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| 3 July | 11 days | Round-trip from Oslo, Norway |
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| 24 July | 11 days | Round-trip from Oslo, Norway |
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Lindblad Expeditions (32 Cruises)
Greg mortimer
4 Cruises
National Geographic Endurance
28 Cruises
MSC Cruises (4 Cruises)
Ponant (48 Cruises)
Le Commandant Charcot
28 Cruises
| 8 June | 17 days | One-way from Reykjavik to Longyearbyen |
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| 24 June | 17 days | One-way from Longyearbyen to Reykjavik |
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| 10 July | 18 days | One-way from Reykjavik to Longyearbyen |
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| 27 July | 13 days | Round-trip from Longyearbyen, Norway |
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Le Lyrial
20 Cruises
Scenic Cruises (24 Cruises)
Scenic Eclipse
12 Cruises
Scenic Eclipse II
12 Cruises
Seabourn Cruise Line (12 Cruises)
Seabourn Pursuit
12 Cruises
| 23 May | 63 days | One-way from Genoa to Reykjavik |
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| 23 May | 51 days | One-way from Genoa to Reykjavik |
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Silversea Cruises (14 Cruises)
Silver Endeavour
14 Cruises
Viking Ocean Cruises (13 Cruises)
Viking Mars
8 Cruises
Viking Vela
5 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
No, it is about two kilometres away. You can walk it in around thirty minutes, or take the shuttle. Along the way, wooden pylons from the old coal cableways and mine entrances clinging to the slopes tell you how the place began.
No. A well-known sign marks the edge of the settlement: a polar bear on a triangular field. Beyond it you do not go without a firearm and a guide. Every excursion runs under the responsibility of armed guides, and that is local reality, not theatre.
The Svalbard Museum first, the best possible introduction to the archipelago, then the handful of streets in the centre, the gallery and the expedition outfitters. Guided tundra walks or boat trips to a glacier take the whole half day.
Polar bears, walruses, reindeer and Arctic foxes, alongside the saga of the whalers and trappers who wintered in wooden huts. You learn how life clings to permafrost and why these islands are administered by Norway under an international treaty signed in 1920.
No, the interior is closed to visitors. You only glimpse its concrete entrance on the airport road, buried in the mountain to safeguard the world's seeds. The silhouette of that botanical strongroom is enough to keep the conversation going all the way home.
Yes, the northernmost on the planet, further up the slope, and it stays open to walkers. Its pale wooden interior, with coffee and armchairs, feels more like a refuge than a sanctuary.
As you would for a cold November day: even in July the thermometer rarely passes 10 °C. A wool hat, gloves and a windproof shell are part of the shore kit, as much as the camera. The expedition shops in town sell what you are missing.
Reindeer, often, grazing beside the path without a glance at passers-by, and terns. The polar bear is not something you see from the village: that is precisely why the triangular sign exists.
None at all. No tree, no hedge: brown mountains streaked with snow even in July, framing a handful of houses painted red, yellow and blue. It is a landscape without transitions, and the silence is broken only by birds.
Because you are at 78 degrees north. In summer the sun circles the sky without ever touching the horizon and simply refuses to go out. It is in that strange brightness that the ship sails up the Isfjorden and then the Adventfjorden.
