Svalbard

Svalbard during winter was without question the most surreal and memorable trip of my life. Sure, the weather is treacherous in January (-30C), with windchill of -55C, but this is a small price to pay for the beautiful deep blue that envelopes the wide expanses of snow and sharp peaks during the few hours of sub-horizon daylight. At night you will often see amazing aurora displays, and a wondrous sky so clear that one regularly is able to see man-made satellites with the naked eye. Activiies include snowmobiling, ice-caving and dog-sledding. Its definitely not cheap, but well worth the experience. It is the world's most northerly destination for commercial aircraft, with flights available from Tromso and Oslo.

5 / 5 Review by member SPL77

‘A polar bear encounter in Svalbard’

I spent 2 weeks on an old Russian icebreaker here. on the 4th July we celebrated Independence day on the back of the boat with the American passengers. At ... Read more »

5 / 5 Review by member holler

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