Ponant

Arctic Svalbard/Spitsbergen Fjords & glaciers

Duration8 days, 7 nights

WhereArctic

From, per personRM 44,850

Overview

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The largest island in the Svalbard archipelago.

✅ Outings and shore visits in zodiac inflatables with a team of experienced naturalist guides.
✅ Hiking opportunity.
✅ The largest island in the Svalbard archipelago.
✅ Discover the Arctic Majesty, Svalbard's Polar Bear Paradise
✅ A cruise to discover the countless riches of Svalbard.
✅ Enjoy intense sailing experiences in the search for pack ice.
✅ Sailing in Spitsbergen’s fjords and towards the ice floe.
✅ Landscapes: ice floes, jagged mountains, icebergs, ice caps, steep-sided valleys, sheer cliffs, huge glaciers.
✅ Wildlife: polar bears, walruses, Arctic foxes, Svalbard reindeer, cetaceans, sea birds.

Itinerary

Day 1ARRIVE PARIS - LONGYEARBYEN, SPITSBERGEN

Breakfast on own expense. Group transfer to the airport

terminal, check-in of flight selected by PONANT.

Longyearbyen is the capital of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, located on Svalbard’s main island, and is the northernmost territorial capital on the planet. With winter temperatures dropping to below 40°C, the landscapes of this mining town are simply breathtaking. The glaciers, the mountains stretching as far as the eye can see and the untouched nature, make you feel like you’re in completely unexplored territory. Embarkation 4pm – 5pm.
Days 2 to 3SOUTH-WEST REGION OF SPITSBERGEN

Set sail for southwest Spitsbergen, immerse yourself in this environment unlike any other and explore its unexpected riches. In this natural sanctuary, the polar light combines with the changing weather of the Arctic, a big blue sky, the horizon scattered with clouds, the enveloping mist erasing the border between the land and the sea.
Day 4SAILING TOWARD THE ICE FLOES

Your captain will sail right up to the limit of the ice, to the edge of the ice floe. Weather conditions and state of the ice allowing, you will be able to go out in a zodiac dinghy for a unique experience in the middle of these floating slabs of ice. In addition to this grandiose journey through the middle of these floes with their cut and blue-tinged edges, sometimes over 2 metres thick, it is also often an opportunity to see a particular kind of fauna, totally dependent on the ice floe: birds, seals and polar bears.
Days 5 to 6NORTH-WEST REGION OF SPITSBERGEN

During your cruise, discover Ny-Ålesund, a former mining town that has been transformed into a scientific base. A kingdom of contrasts and natural marvels dotted with islands and peninsulas, northwest Spitsbergen fascinates with its preserved beauty. On these pristine lands, infinity unveils itself, treating the eyes to beauty sculpted by nature and enhanced by the changing light.
Day 7NY-ALESUND, NORTH-WEST SPITSBERGEN

During your cruise, discover Ny-Ålesund, a former mining town that has been transformed into a scientific base. A kingdom of contrasts and natural marvels dotted with islands and peninsulas, northwest Spitsbergen fascinates with its preserved beauty. On these pristine lands, infinity unveils itself, treating the eyes to beauty sculpted by nature and enhanced by the changing light. The fjords bathed by icy waters, the jagged mountains and the imposing glaciers stand majestically before you, like monumental sculptures. In these lands, where souls are filled with deep serenity, only the murmur of broken ice, bearing mysteries and legends, disturbs the calmness. Aboard our Zodiacs and in the company of naturalist-guides, get as close as possible to this unique fauna and discover this centre for scientific expedition departures
Day 8LONGYEARBYEN,SPITSBERGEN

After breakfast, get transfer to airport and return to Paris. – Disembarkation

Rates and dates

Current sailings only, in Malaysian Ringgit per person.

Sailing	Ship	From, per person
12 Jun - 19 Jun 2027	Le Lyrial Ship	RM 46,980
19 Jun - 26 Jun 2027 [SPECIAL OFFER]	Le Lyrial Ship	RM 47,460
10 Jul - 17 Jul 2027	Le Lyrial Ship	RM 44,850
17 Jul - 24 Jul 2027	Le Lyrial Ship	RM 59,460
09 Jun - 16 Jun 2028	Le Lyrial Ship	RM 47,310
16 Jun - 23 Jun 2028	Le Lyrial Ship	RM 47,310
23 Jun - 30 Jun 2028	Le Lyrial Ship	RM 47,310

Included

1 night hotel in Paris (add on included)
7 nights shipboard on Ponant luxury Cruise
Return air ticket Paris/Longyearbyen v.v
24 hour room service (special selection)
Butler service (special selection cabin)
Free unlimited WIFI onboard
Evening entertainment and events

Not included

International air ticket
Airport transfer
Gratuities

Good to know

Ship: Le Lyrial Ship
Route: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen to Ny-Alesund, Spitsbergen to North-West region of Spitsbergen to Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve to Soraust Svalbard Nature Reserve to North-West region of Spitsbergen to Longyearbyen
Suites: Superior Stateroom (pperson) (226 sqft) · Deluxe stateroom (pperson) (193 sqft) · Prestige Stateroom (pperson) (193 sqft) · Deluxe Suite (pperson) (290 sqft)