Nine days is the whole summer story in one trip: from the streets of Longyearbyen out through the fjords and across open water to the edge of the pack ice, then back again. It is the longest summer package we run, and the only one that reaches the drift ice where polar bears live.
You begin near town, building from sheltered fjords and glacier fronts to longer crossings on open Arctic water. The extra days are what make the ice edge possible at all: it sits far beyond a day boat’s range, and getting there safely takes time and the right weather window.
What the distance gives you
Reaching the pack ice changes the trip entirely. The fjord wildlife is still here (walrus, whales, seabirds and glacier ice), but beyond it lies the country of seals and polar bears, watched only from a distance and from the water. This far out, the odds of a bear are at their summer best.
Higher odds, not a promise
Polar bears are never guaranteed, even at the ice edge. They range across enormous distances and the ice moves daily, so what we offer is the right place at the right time of year and guides who read it carefully. We watch from far off, we keep the animals undisturbed, and we tell you honestly what’s likely rather than what sells.
