Walruses, Arctic fjords
SMALL SHIP ADVENTURES
Zodiac, Svalbard Glacier, Hornsund, Svalbard
Itinerary
DAY 1 • Depart U. S. Depart on your overnight flight to Oslo, Norway.
DAY 2 • Oslo, Norway Arrive in Oslo and meet your fellow travelers, including those who took our Reykjavik & Iceland’ s Natural Wonders pre-trip extension. Hotel in Oslo or similar
DAY 3 • Oslo • Vigeland Park Visit Vigeland Park, an open-air gallery featuring bold depictions of the human form, which you’ ll witness during a walking tour through the exhibit. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Dinner. Meals: B, D | Hotel in Oslo or similar
DAY 4 • Oslo Depart by tram for an urban hike of Oslo, featuring a stroll along the Aker River. Meals: B, L | Hotel in Oslo or similar
DAY 5 • Oslo • Longyearbyen • Embark ship Fly to Longyearbyen for a tour of this Arctic coal mining town in the Svalbard archipelago. Later, board the 172-passenger M / V World Voyager, your expedition ship for the next eleven nights. Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 6 • Svalbard Weather permitting, we may board Zodiacs to go ashore at Ny Alesund, the world’ s most northerly settlement, where Roald Amundsen set off on his 1926 flight to the North Pole. Afterwards, we will set sail among the towering mountains and expansive fjords. Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 7 • Svalbard If conditions allow, embark on a Zodiac cruise somewhere along Spitzbergen’ s rugged west coast and at the foot of sprawling glaciers. This remote region once served as a base for whale hunting in the 17th century. Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 8 • Svalbard We may cruise by a vast expanse of sea ice. Keep an eye out for polar bears as they hunt for seals and native birds such as kittiwakes. Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 9 • Svalbard Weather permitting, we’ ll attempt Zodiac landings on nearby islands and hike among the vast unspoiled landscape. Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 10 • Svalbard We’ ll attempt to visit cliffs that are home to Brünnich’ s guillemots, gulls, and kittiwakes. If we’ re fortunate, we may be able to spot an Arctic fox scavenging for food along the coastline. Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
DAY 11 • Svalbard If conditions allow, we may go ashore and come across a walrus haul-out. Walruses swim long distances to congregate together on land and can amass in the hundreds. Meals: B, L, D | M / V World Voyager
Adventure Highlight
Attempt total circumnavigation of the archipelago of Svalbard— the only way to see polar bears— on an 11-night cruise aboard the M / V World Voyager.
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