Spitsbergen : Kayak Camp

Svalbard Ultimate Adventure Holiday - Kayaking tours in Spitsbergen's Spectacular Northwest Regions

Experience our extraordinary kayaking tours within the magnificently beautiful district of Spitsbergen. Our kayaking holidays will reveal the island’s striking landscape including the Svalbard archipelago’s stark and formidable peaks and majestic ice-bound fjords. The breathtaking scenery combined with spectacular wildlife makes Spitsbergen the ideal destination for kayaking tours. Travelling northbound aboard the MS Nordstjernen, we follow the western coastline of Spitsbergen, up to MoffenIsland, past an intricate network of bays, glaciers and coastal settlements before jumping ship to explore these rich and beautiful regions more intimately on foot or by kayak. Note, the kayaking tours are active adventure holidays and participants must be physically fit.

Adventurers on Land and Sea

Beginning in Longyearbyen we have time to explore something of its historic and natural attractions before setting sail. Passing through the mining settlement of Barentsburg we head into the spectacular Icefjord and along the coast of Prins Karl’s Forland. Reaching the magnificent Monaco Glacier, Magdalenefjord and Woodfjord, enroute to Moffen Island, there is every chance that we will see whales and polar bears. Overhead the skies can become a swirling mass of guillemots and puffins, before we head to Ny-Ålesund, the most northerly permanently inhabited settlement. The trekking and kayaking sections of our itineraries take place on our return journey, before rejoining the ship to head back into Longyearbyen.

Spitsbergen Kayak Camp

After three days on board the MS Nordstjernen, we disembark on the northern side of the Kongsfjorden, where we camp close to the Blomstrandbreen Glacier, surrounded by towering peaks and imposing glaciers. We spend a day exploring the coastline on foot and by kayak, visiting abandoned trappers huts and the old marble mine of Ny-London. Over the next two days we explore Krossfjorden in more depth, kayaking through a landscape of regal mountains and huge calving glaciers and negotiating our way through the sea, where seals and seabirds are our constant companions. All trips are guided throughout, but participants should be fit and confident in a kayak.