Wildlife and Glacier Cruise - Hurtigruten Svalbard

Type:Boat trips

P.O.Box 548, 9171, Longyearbyen

Tel: +47 79 02 61 00

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A person on board MS Bard looking out across the sea through a pair of binoculars
  • A person on board MS Bard looking out across the sea through a pair of binoculars
  • Guests on board MS Bard looking out across the sea
  • MS Bard sailing alongside the edge of an ice sheet
  • Two persons on board MS Bard looking towards a glacier
  • A view towards the glacier Nordenskiöldbreen from on board MS Bard
  • The glacier Nordenskiöldbreen seen in the distance from on board MS Bard
  • Mountains along a fjord

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Available

Season (31 May 2023 - 31 Oct 2023)
DayTimes
Monday - Sunday08:15 - 15:00

About

Join Hurtigruten Svalbard on a boat tour with a hybrid-electric catamaran. With this new vessel, an exciting and more environmentally friendly boat trip awaits you. The tour takes you through breathtaking landscapes, to Billefjorden and the glacier Nordenskiöldbreen.

Please note: At the moment, this trip focuses mainly on nature experiences on the way to and around Pyramiden. The boat does not dock. We reserve the right to change this with short notice.

 

Information regarding tours with any form of connection to Russian state-owned companies in Svalbard
Owing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the related violations of international law and human rights, an extraordinary general meeting in Visit Svalbard has decided that all products, tours, services or other offers with any form of connection to the Russian state-owned companies in Svalbard, will be removed from Visit Svalbard’s platforms.
This specific activity does not have any economic ties to Russian state-owned companies in Svalbard, and is therefore still available on visitsvalbard.com.
For more information, see the media release from Svalbard Tourism Council and Visit Svalbard: https://en.visitsvalbard.com/visitor-information/news/trust-arcticugol-excluded-from-the-svalbard-tourism-council

 

Close to nature in an environmentally friendly way
The boat MS Bard has the greenest technology available on the market. Svalbard is known for its “Arctic silence”, and with the silent hybrid-electric catamaran you will experience this in the best possible way. The boat is emission-free when it runs on electricity, and we are very proud to be able to introduce this type of transport here in the Arctic waters.

Unique nature experiences
The conditions in Svalbard change a lot throughout the year, and a trip under the midnight sun in May will be different from when the polar night approaches in October. Whatever the season, you can expect unique experiences in beautiful Svalbard nature. Early in the season, parts of the Billefjord may still be covered in ice. By the use of only the electric motor, we will then silently follow the ice edge where the opportunity to see wildlife is great! Here we will also enjoy the beautiful glacier front of Nordenskiöldbreen. In addition, we will see the ghost town Pyramiden from a distance, and drive by the bay Skansbukta.

Included
- Transfer to/from the harbour in Longyearbyen
- Boat trip with a guide on board
- Light dish (Soup from Restaurant Nansen)
- All necessary safety equipment

Facilities

Grading

  • 2 - Suitable for most

Facilities

Symbols

  • Closed boat
  • Environmentally-friendly company
  • Sightseeing and lectures
  • Toilet

Suggested prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Children under 14 yearsNOK1,295.00 per person
AdultsNOK2,395.00 per person

Prices may be subject to change.

Facilities

Duration

  • 1 day - Full day trip
  • 7 hours

Grading

  • 2 - Suitable for most

Season

  • Polar summer

Symbols

  • Closed boat
  • Environmentally-friendly company
  • Sightseeing and lectures
  • Toilet

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Awards

  • ISO ISO-14001

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