Ship In The Ice Luxury Expedition View Full Screen Itinerary

Today you arrive in Longyearbyen in Svalbard. You will be met at the airport by a respresentative who will transport you by private car to your accommodation in town. Here you are warmly welcomed and shown around the hotel and to your room. This afternoon you have to yourselves to enjoy exploring the town and relaxing. Tomorrow you adventure begins! 

This morning your guide will meet you in the reception at your hotel at 10 am. There you will have a briefing before packing your personal items and heading towards the dog yard in Bolterdalen.

Once at the dog yard will meet all the 80 happy Alaskan Huskies that live there, they will all be eager to get on the trip and out into the wilderness. The guide will show you how to harness dogs and how to mush your own team. Everyone will take care of their own team with guidance from the guide. You will harness, feed and look after your own dogs throughout the trip and develop a bond with your team. After the training it is time to head out to the wilderness. On leaving the dog yard you will drive through the vast valleys all the way to Tempelfjorden where 'Ship In The Ice' based. 

After breakfast, you will harness you team and start the second expedition day. While standing on the frozen fjord the dogs are eager to lead you even further into the arctic tundra. Before the evening falls you will draw closer to the magnificent Nordenskiöld glacier located right next to the Nordenskiöld Lodge. Here at the glacier moraine you will fasten your team safely for the night. After feeding the dogs, you can prepare your well-earned dinner. Now you can relax, enjoy the wonderful dinner and the magnificent view over to the glacier.

In the morning when the dogs start to get restless, it is the cue to head out to the wilderness.

If the ice in the fjord is strong enough you will make a daytrip to Pyramiden, the abandoned Russian mining town which is a fascinating visit. Once in the ghost town you will take a tour with your expert guide around the old buildings and enjoy an expedition lunch before returning back to the lodge. After a long day outside you can warm up in the sauna and enjoy good hearty dinner.

This morning you will make a tasty expedition breakfast both for the dogs and yourself, then it's all systems go and time to say goodbye to your faithful dog teams and the Nordenskiöld Lodge. 

You will be taking a boat transfer back to Longyearbyen and to the civilization for a final night on Spitsbergen. From here you can collect your luggage and relax in the hotel or enjoy a final wonder around the town for any last minute souvenir shopping. You will then be taken to the airport for your return flights home.