Riviera Travel Voyage to the Arctic & Svalbard

• Experience the Midnight Sun
• Enjoy fascinating lecture hosted by the ship’s expedition guided
• Take a guided tour of Oslo
• Get the chance to spot reindeer and even polar bears

• Return flights and transfers
• Flights between Oslo and Longyearbyen
• 1nt hotel in Longyearbyen
• 7nts on MS Fram
• 2nts in Oslo
• Selected meals: Breakfast in hotels; full board on MS Fram
• Wine, beer and selected spirits at meals and throughout the day on MS Fram.
• Included experiences including shore landings
• Lectures by expedition team
• Complimentary expedition jacket and water bottles
• Services of an expert tour manager

*Please note the order of activities while on the expedition cruise is dependent on the ever-changing weather, sea and local conditions. The knowledgeable Expedition Team will decide the best possible itinerary on the day.

Day 1: Arrival in Oslo
Fly to Oslo and transfer to the hotel for an overnight stay

Day 2: Oslo & Longyearbyen
This morning, take a city tour of Oslo (dependent on flight time). With a  guide, you’ll see the modern Opera House, the Karl Johans Gate and visit the royal residences. There may also be a short stop at the Holmenkollen Ski Jump. In the afternoon, fly to Longyearbyen on Svalbard.

Day 3: Longyearbyen & Embarkation
After breakfast, there will be free time to explore the town. Following lunch back at the hotel, visit the Svalbard Museum followed by a drive to Camp Barentz, where you’ll meet some huskies and enjoy a drink and snack during a presentation on local life (Excursion in Longyearbyen is subject to change). You’ll then return to Longyearbyen to board MS Fram

Day 4: Hornsund
Today’s journey takes you towards Hornsund, one of Svalbard’s beautiful fjords. As you sail closer, you may get the chance to spot Arctic foxes and reindeer.

Day 5: Bellsund
Cruise through the sound of Bellsund, home to mountains, glaciers and number of bird colonies. As you explore, learn about Svalbard’s first female trapper, Wanny Woldstad.

Days 6-7: Northwest Spitsbergen National Park
Over the next two days, explore the rugged beauty of Northwest Spitsbergen National Park. Sail through Magdalenefjorden’s tranquil waters, past towering cliffs and glistening glaciers, and navigate Sørgattet into pristine Smeerenburgfjord. As the midnight sun bathes the landscape, immerse yourself in stunning vistas and diverse wildlife. Keep watch for seals on ice floes, walruses on rocky shores, and reindeer roaming the tundra, offering unforgettable glimpses of Arctic life.

Day 8: Ice Edge Attempt
Depending on the conditions, you may get the chance to cross the 80^th parallel, where the sea is filled with drifting pace ice. You may also get the chance to attempt to visit the ice edge where the ice cap meets the open ocean. It’s not a fixed location, so visiting is not guaranteed.

Day 9: Ny-Ålesund
Visit the northernmost settlement of Ny-Alesund today. Here you’ll find scientific stations as well as a post office and ship. You’ll then venture to Kongsfjord, a former mining town to learn about its history.

Day 10: Return to Longyearbyen
Disembark MS Fram and transfer to the airport for your flight back to Oslo. On arrival, check into your hotel for an overnight stay, with the rest of the day at leisure.

Day 11: Return home
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home.

MS Fram

Fact File

• Currency: Norwegian Krone
• Flight time: Approx. 2 hrs
• Language: Norwegian
• Time zone: GMT+1
• Country: Norway

*All transfer times listed here are approximate and dependent on traffic