As the long Arctic night comes to an end and new flight connections begin, ... the dramatic Arctic outpost of Spitsbergen. ... can organise activities such as hiking, climbing and husky sledging.

LONGYEARBYEN, Spitsbergen – If you come to this remote Arctic outpost, where there are more polar bears (3,000) than humans (2,500) and the sun doesn’t set from mid-April to late August, get ...

WHY IT RATES: This adventure company is offering new once-in-a-lifetime expeditions in 2019.-Codie Richards, TravelPulse Associate Editor The leader in polar adventures, Quark Expeditions, has ...

On the "Greenland Adventure" itinerary, helicopter-supported adventures include heli-hiking, ... Wildlife Capital of the Arctic (12 days) Spitsbergen In Depth: Big Islands, Big Adventure ...

HX Expeditions—the world’s first and longest-running expedition cruise company—has completed a multimillion-euro ...

With the Arctic warming three times faster than the rest of the planet, can travel to the region ever be sustainable? Select tours to Svalbard suggest small group trips may be a force for good.

Visitors in Spitsbergen can enjoy exotic outdoor activities such as arctic kayaking, hiking through glacier caves, and dog-sled safaris. Related articles Beautiful but remote island just as pretty ...

Oceanwide Expeditions has announced that it its vessels m/v Ortelius and m/v Plancius were the first to circumnavigate Spitsbergen this season. The company offers several voyages to polar climates ...

An even longer, two-week "Extremes of the Arctic" itinerary available each year in August and September features stops in Spitsbergen, Iceland and Greenland. It starts at $7,206 per person.

Then, halfway through my voyage around the High Arctic island of Spitsbergen, came the most exciting sighting of all: 10 o’clock, blue whale (announced over the Tannoy just before 7am).

Charlie Sandmo is an Arctic adventure guide with Spitsbergen Travel in Svalbard, northern Norway. Her job involves taking tourists out on trips to experience the Arctic wilderness. Charlie has ...

A research team from ETH Zurich and WSL traveled to Spitsbergen this summer to take a closer look at the phenomenon of Arctic greening. Project manager Sebastian Dötterl discusses research in the ...