2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition

In order to make the logistics work for this cruise, we planned our flights with a two night layover in Oslo. That worked out really well and we loved the city. We were blessed… Read more

We actually had about one an a half days in Longyearbyen, but Aurora Expeditions hosted us on the embarkation day. These first few pictures are actually outside our hotel at about 10:30 at night,… Read more

This was the first excursion on the zodiacs of the cruise, and to be honest I wasn’t sure that expedition cruising and zodiac cruises were a good fit for me. My mind was completely… Read more

While we didn’t go ashore that evening for the Whaler’s site ruins, we did spot a blue whale and got to watch it for quite some time that evening.

What a treat this day was. We started off with a tour of a trapper’s cabin and bird cliffs, but the landing was especially exciting when an arctic fox vixen and her two kits… Read more

Hard to say which we enjoyed more, the sunny days at the glaciers or the foggy ones, but this day was truly spectacular with lots of icebugs in the fog and mist. Not to… Read more

This landing sight offered us a full array of wildlife, from playful and lazy walrus to surprise reindeer appearances. We even had a couple people who got stuck up to the top of their… Read more

The previous day we had sailed around the glaciers and icebergs on a beautiful sunny day, but our day sailing around Negrilbreen was on a foggy day and was equally as breath taking. No… Read more

This was a pretty mellow day. We didn’t even go ashore and the morning Zodiac cruise as it was quite foggy. So that is a little tip that I will give my fellow expedition… Read more

This was an evening where once the fog of the earlier part of the day lifted we spent the evening on the observation deck looking for wild life. That little white dot on that… Read more

This morning’s zodiac rides was one of the most unique as we traveled through a narrow channel called Ormholet, or Wormhole. It was quite interesting to see the bird cliffs, waterfalls and the changing… Read more

With the fog coming back into the area, we couldn’t do our planned afternoon landing, but even had a better treat, a very relaxed bear resting with her carcass of some animal on which… Read more