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7-NIGHTS OF POLAR ADVENTURE IN THE ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO OF SVALBARD, MULTI-DAY DOG SLEDDING, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST REMOTE CABINS, SNOW-MOBILING ADVENTURES AND MORE...

Your incredible trip includes some of the most exciting adventure to be savoured in the high Arctic region. From traditional trappers cabin accommodation, to the world's most northern modern day commercial cabin - you will be travelling across frozen Arctic wilderness by a mix of means.

Looking after and driving your own team of enthusiastic Alaskan Husky Sled-Dogs, the trip includes a 5-day multi-day dog-sledding expedition to a WWII radio station as well as wilderness camping. Another highlight of the trip is of course, a superb snow-scooter adventure heading north within the island of Spitsbergen. Marvel at the fjords, frozen in it's winter blacket of ice with the glaciers across the way from your sancturary.

Having completed this trip ourselves, we have every confidence that you will have one of the best trips of your life embarking on this Polar adventure of dreams! Discover a true wilderness, a last frontier teeming with interesting wildlife and incredible geology. If you are lucky, the Northern Lights will dazzle you by night above your tents, cabins and hotels! 

Dates: 22nd April to 29th April 2020.

ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS:

  • REAL CHANCE OF NORTHERN LIGHTS VIEWING
  • MULTI-DAY HUSKY DOG-SLEDDING ADVENTURE
  • WORLD'S MOST NORTHERN TOWN / PUB
  • AUTHENTIC TRAPPERS CABIN ACCOMMODATION
  • SNOW-MOBILING ADVENTURE
  • WILDERNESS CAMPING IN ARCTIC TUNDRA
  • PROFESSIONAL NORWEGIAN POLAR GUIDES THOUGHOUT 
  •  24-HR SUPPORT AND LOGISTICAL HELP
Day 1

Day 1: Arrival into Arctic Svalbard - Longyearbyen

Arrive into Longyearbyen where you will be met in the airport terminal by your driver. He or she will take you the short 5-minute drive into Longyearbyen town centre where you will be dropped off at your incredible hotel. On arrival at the hotel, check-in and get settled...

Arrive into Longyearbyen where you will be met in the airport terminal by your driver. He or she will take you the short 5-minute drive into Longyearbyen town centre where you will be dropped off at your incredible hotel. On arrival at the hotel, check-in and get settled in to your authentic rooms. We recommend tonight getting wrapped up and taking a wee stroll around this captivating frontier town. Grab some delicious dinner next door to the hotel in Kroa Restaurant and Bar before heading for a good nights sleep in your comfortable cabin style room. 

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Day 2

Day 2 : Dog-Sledding Adventure Begins!

This morning you will wake up and enjoy an incredible breakfast at your hotel. Tuck in and fuel up for the cold allows you to feast on hearty Norwegian foods first thing!

You will be meeting your guide in the reception of the hotel at 10am this morning....

This morning you will wake up and enjoy an incredible breakfast at your hotel. Tuck in and fuel up for the cold allows you to feast on hearty Norwegian foods first thing!

You will be meeting your guide in the reception of the hotel at 10am this morning. After checking that you have all equipment needed for the adventure ahead (and popping down to the store rooms to borrow anything you may need) you will head straight to the dog-yard situated 10kms out of town in Bolterdalen.

Here you will meet around 100 very happy Alaskan Huskies eager to get on the trip. 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.

After harnessing the dogs the teams for the first time you will head out into Bolterdalen towards Isfjord.

Lunch will be enjoyed in the wild. This first day on the adventure will see you drive through valleys and pass some majestic mountains. After a long first day of dog-sledging, you will set camp approx. half way to Isfjord.

When you have looked after your team, it is time to enjoy a nice meal in the tent, before your first night outside. 

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Day 3

Day 3: Across the Arctic Tundra

Breakfast for animals and people before preparations are made for a new fairy-tale day with the dogs.

The complete silence is only broken by the panting of the dogs and the scraping of the sled runners against the snow.

Dog sledging on Svalbard is an experience that...

Breakfast for animals and people before preparations are made for a new fairy-tale day with the dogs.

The complete silence is only broken by the panting of the dogs and the scraping of the sled runners against the snow.

Dog sledging on Svalbard is an experience that touches your soul. Lunch will be served out in the field. Today you will arrive into Isfjord after a long and exhilerating day. At your incredible accommodation boarding on the luxury, your wonderful Norwegian hosts will welcome you. This evening enjoy a fantastic 3-course dinner which willl be served in the convivial dinning room.

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Day 4

Day 4: Isfjord & Surrounds

After a solid breakfast at your luxurious and isolated home from home, you will get suited and booted for a day in the wilderness. Today you will go for a short dog sledge trip before you return to the station for a warm lunch. Your hosts will give you...

After a solid breakfast at your luxurious and isolated home from home, you will get suited and booted for a day in the wilderness. Today you will go for a short dog sledge trip before you return to the station for a warm lunch. Your hosts will give you a guided tour around the station area explaining the history, geology and wildlife encounters that are regular. How about a bath in the Arctic sea before a session in the sauna?  This evening again, an amazing 3-course dinner will be served, prepared by the chef who is a hunter in his spare time. 

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Day 5

Day 5: Homeward Bound - Across the Tundra

After breakfast it is time for packing of your expedition gear, once ready it will be a case of harnessing the dogs for your second half of this epic adventure. You will start the trip back to civilization today. Along the route today the guides have some interesting stops planned taking...

After breakfast it is time for packing of your expedition gear, once ready it will be a case of harnessing the dogs for your second half of this epic adventure. You will start the trip back to civilization today. Along the route today the guides have some interesting stops planned taking into consideration history, geology and wildlife as well as stunning landscapes. The conditions can be demanding today but the trip will give you a fantastic adventure in the majestic Svalbard nature.

By mid afternoon, you will being calling the travel to a close and start to set up your camp. Once the dogs are looked after it will be time to make dinner and rest.

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Day 6

Day 6: Into Longyearbyen

The last day out in the wild for you and the dogs,. Today you will get up early so you are able to make the most out of the day.

Heading back for Longyearbyen on your sledge with your team will be a special experience. By now you've...

The last day out in the wild for you and the dogs,. Today you will get up early so you are able to make the most out of the day.

Heading back for Longyearbyen on your sledge with your team will be a special experience. By now you've really formed a great bond with your dogs and worked out each of their own personalities. An expedition lunch will be served on the way as per usual on the trip. Back at the dog yard and trapper’s station, your guides and you will take care of tired dogs – your new friends – before you will return to Longyearbyen by a short road transfer.

Arriving into Longyearbyen during the afternoon the day will be yours to rest, relax and enjoy exploring this remarkable Polar town. 


 

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Day 7

Day 7: Snow-mobile Adventure Begins

Meeting in the reception at your hotel at 10am, here you will meet your guide and have a short briefing about winter clothing, snowmobiling and the program for next few days.

Based on current weather and snow conditions, the guide will pick the best route for you...

Meeting in the reception at your hotel at 10am, here you will meet your guide and have a short briefing about winter clothing, snowmobiling and the program for next few days.

Based on current weather and snow conditions, the guide will pick the best route for you to enjoy and will explain the routing in full with a detailed map. 

Once you're ready to go, you will drive through unspoiled nature and have many exciting stops along the way. Much like the dog-sleding, you will enjoy expedition lunches on the way.

Today you will most likely cross the frozen Tempelfjorden and pass the mighty Temple Mountain before you drive further north towards the glaciers in Olav V Land.

 Make sure you also find the time today to just enjoy the beautiful scenery around you - this is a remarkable place to visit and the snow-scooters are a really fun way to explore!

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Day 8

Day 8: Final Day in Longyearbyen

Today you will be enjoying your final few hours in this incredible Polar town. If you have not already made it down to the Svalbard Musesum we recommend you head down there. Enjoy a final turn around the town and visit any quirkie shops you might have earmarked...

Today you will be enjoying your final few hours in this incredible Polar town. If you have not already made it down to the Svalbard Musesum we recommend you head down there. Enjoy a final turn around the town and visit any quirkie shops you might have earmarked before your transfer is arranged to take you back to the airport. 

Departing Longyearbyen you will see this amazing landscape from the air with new perspective. Enjoy the views as the plane pulls up and away heading south to the 'real world'. 

Thank you for travelling with Sandgrouse Travel & Expeditions. 

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Basecamp Hotel

A MODERN DAY LUXURIOUS TRAPPER'S CABIN At the heart of Longyearbyen, the northernmost town in the world, lies the home of the...

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Isfjord Radio

A HOTEL AT THE END OF THE WORLD After a gratifying day of gliding over the glaciers, mountains, and frozen fjords...

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Arctic Camping

THE TRUE POLAR EXPLORER EXPERIENCE  Four-season expedition tents (Hilleberg - Keron 4 GT - 4-person tent), or alternative fully geodysic expeditions...

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Recommended clothing in the Arctic:

Woolen underwear as the base layer, warm wool or flees trousers & sweater on the top, two layers of socks (thin & thick woolen socks), windproof layer on the top (Spacious clothing is recommended since air is the best insulation), gloves (wool is recommended), warm hat (wind proof), scarf or flees- tube.

Good to have with you:

Indoor shoes or extra woolen socks, indoor leisure wear/ casual clothing for dinner, toilet articles, Sunglasses, sunscreen (not water based), binoculars, camera, contact lenses (for those using glasses), small bag/ backpack for personal equipment during the trip. The rest of your belongings you can leave at Basecamp Hotel.

Dog Sledding

This is the traditional way of travelling in the Arctic that can hardly be surpassed in terms of a beautiful, intense and romantic nature experience. A few days of dog sledding, from hut to hut or camp to camp sleeping in tents, will give you a more unfiltered Arctic experience. 

Sandgrouse Travel & Expeditions can create and arrange several-day-long tours and journeys for the adventurous. Long dog sledding expeditions are certainly less comfortable than a cruise on board a large ship, but if you are willing to accept this you will be richly rewarded. 

Dog sledding is also extremely enviromentally friendly. The industry on Svalbard creates jobs where they are desperately needed in remote places. It is now estimated that there are between 600 and 700 working dogs on the island of Spitsbergen. 

 

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