Tour
Svalbard: In Search of Iconic Arctic Wildlife
Inside Søraust-Svalbardby Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic
A 10-day polar bear-focused circuit of Svalbard on National Geographic Endurance from Longyearbyen in spring and early summer, with a National Geographic photographer and certified photo instructors on board.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Rich Reid
- Route
- Starts and ends in Longyearbyen
- Visits
- Edgeoya and Svalbard archipelago
- Length
- 10 days
- Group size
- Up to 138 people
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, open
- May, open
- June, open
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Apr, May, Jun
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Oslo time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | None: it stays dark all day | 0h0 hpolar night | −9° | |
| Feb | None: the sun only just clears the horizon | 2h 12m2 h 12 min | 0.2° | |
| Mar | 06:18– | 14:56– | 11h 16m11 h 16 min | 10° |
| AprIn season | 03:02– | 19:42– | 20h 3m20 h 3 min | 22° |
| MayIn season | None: the sun stays high all night | 24h24 hmidnight sun | 31° | |
| JunIn season | None: the sun stays high all night | 24h24 hmidnight sun | 36° | |
| Jul | None: the sun stays high all night | 24h24 hmidnight sun | 34° | |
| Aug | until 03:53 | from 21:10 | 24h24 hmidnight sun | 26° |
| Sep | 05:29– | 17:24– | 14h 22m14 h 22 min | 15° |
| Oct | Low sun all day: 09:11–15:18 | 6h 49m6 h 49 min | 4° | |
| Nov | None: it stays dark all day | 0h0 hpolar night | −6° | |
| Dec | None: it stays dark all day | 0h0 hpolar night | −11° | |
- Midnight sun: the sun does not set on 15 May, 15 June, 15 July and 15 August.
- Polar night: the sun does not rise on 15 January, 15 November and 15 December.