Svalbard Summer Micro Cruise Private 8 Day Tour

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About this activity

We are a micro cruising company. With only 12 guests on board our departures, we have the ability to go where other larger ships do not. This small presence is sustainable and limits disturbance to wildlife and the environment.

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At a glance

Duration: 8 days
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–12
Guide: English
Operated by: Secret Atlas

Ages: Adults (7–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Arrival and Departure Transfers
Included: On-board WiFi: WiFi on board
Included: Alcohol (Beer and wines) with dinner
Included: Lunch
Included: Dinner
Included: All guided landings, zodiac cruises and entrance fees
Included: Much Boots for Landings
Included: Breakfast

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: International and Domestic Flights
Not included: Pre-Night Hotel

Itinerary

Day 1 · Embarkation - Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen

Passing by

Depart Longyearbyen at 4 PM

Sail past striking Fuglefjella (Bird Mountain), a fine example of plateau mountainous landscape, as we leave Longyearbyen.

Overnight on Board

Day 2 · Day 2 - Captain's Choice

Stop 1

4 hours

Sail to Smeerenburg, a former whaling settlement and source of an enduring myth, now home to a walrus colony.

Overnight on Board

Day 3 · Day 3 - Captain's Choice

Stop 1

4 hours

Head north to reach Raudfjorden, with its red sandstone mountains in the east (from which the fjord gets its name), visiting the beautiful bay of Alicehamna and Hamiltonbukta.

Overnight on Board

Day 4 · Day 4 - Captain's Choice

Stop 1

4 hours

Continue back south to explore Signehamna, a scenic bay with a lush green – and very lively – bird cliff.

Take a Zodiac cruise of Lilliehook glacier, in search of calving ice.

Overnight on Board

Day 5 · Day 5 - Captain's Choice

Stop 1

4 hours

Visit Kongsfjord, taking in the stunning Three Crowns mountains and landing to view the remains of the Ny-London mining settlement.

Overnight On Board

Day 6 · Day 6 - Captain's Choice

Stop 1

4 hours

Keep travelling south to Bellsund, its green shoreline framed by high peaks, visiting Snatcherpynten, site of Giævervilla, one of the oldest extant houses in Svalbard.

Overnight on Board

Day 7 · Day 7 - Captain's Choice

Stop 1

4 hours

Head back to Isfjorden to visit the most beautiful ‘home’ glacier for the locals – Nordenskioldbreen – before returning to Longyearbyen.

Overnight On Board

Day 8 · Day 8 - Disembarkation

Longyearbyen

Passing by

Disembark the vessel around 9 AM with included transfers to airport or local hotels

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Funken Lodge
Svalbard Airport
Svalbard Hotell The Vault
Radisson Blu Polar Hotel, Spitsbergen

Our Secret Atlas Staff will meet you at the airport with a sign. The Arrivals area is tiny and it will be impossible to miss us!

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.