Magic of the Arctic

On arrival at Longyearbyen airport, and shuttle transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, explore the small town of Longyearbyen. We recommend dinner at one of the excellent restaurants in town (not included/should be booked in advance).

Your guide taking you to Isfjord Radio will meet you in the reception of your hotel early afternoon. You will get information about the trip, equipment and outfit details. Transport to the quay, where Polar-Ekspressen closed boat is ready to start the safari tour towards Isfjord Radio. On the way, we have time to enjoy the fantastic fjord scenery, animal wildlife and Arctic seabirds.

Your hosts will warmly welcome you upon arrival at Isfjord Radio and invite you for a walk of the station where you will learn more about the fascinating history of this unique destination. Enjoy your spare time in the afternoon by exploring the library, warm up in the sauna or simply appreciate the living room view.

In the evening enjoy a a 4-course dinner. Accommodation in comfortable double rooms at Isfjord Radio.

Breakfast is served from 8.00 am. After the breakfast board the boat for an exciting safari to the west side of the fjord. The route will go towards east along the coastline before crossing Isfjorden at Kapp Starostin and go straight to the mighty bird cliffs of Alkehornet with thousands of nesting birds. In Trygghamna you go ashore and enjoy expedition lunch on the beach. After lunch, explore the area before heading to the fantastic Esmark Glacier in Ymerbukta. If you are lucky, you might observe whales, seals or even get a glimpse of “king of the Artic”, the polar bear.

In the evening a 4-course dinner is served at the restaurant at the Isfjord Radio. Accommodation in double rooms.

Enjoy breakfast before heading out on a new adventure. Join your Isfjord Radio guide on one of our favourite tracks along the old radio poles of the station given three optional route and activity alternatives. The hike will be approximately 10-16 km long depending on route.

The first choice of route is hiking to Linné Lake where canoes lie ready to take you out onto this beautiful part of Nordenskiøld Land. We will paddle or walk along the shoreline surrounded by stunning geological grounds. Around the lake you can often spot the Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan and the Arctic Fox in its summer coat. If we reach the area of Kongressen, we are in a nice place to search for fossils and stop for lunch. Mountains surround you and it feels like you are in a magical world. A more stunning setting for a picnic is hard to come by!

Another choice of route is to follow the coast south towards Båtodden. You will walk by beautiful Greig mountain and looking out on the ocean your view is towards Greenland. You will stop by big whale bones and a small trappers hut for lunch before reaching a beach where there potentially is a walrus colony. They have returned to this Nordenskiold Coast for the last few summers, and fingers crossed, they are there waiting for you.

Afternoon embarking the Isfjord-Ekspressen back to Longyearbyen.

Depart or stay a few extra nights to fully explore Svalbard on land:

• Dogsledding
• Boat trip to Pyramiden (old Russian settlement)
• Kayak among the birs at Fuglefjella (Bird mountain)
• Guided hiking tours
• Hiking with the huskies
• E-bike adventure in Adventsdalen
• Visit the old coal mine - Mine 3
• Fossil hunting at Deltaneset