Svalbard & the Arctic Circle: Southern Fjords Route (7 Nights)
The southern of the two Longyearbyen loops: the peaks and glaciers of Liefdefjorden and Raudfjord, the old mining station of Calypsobyen, small-ship-only Van Keulenfjorden, the famous trapper’s cabin at Gnålodden, and the twin tidewater glaciers of Burgerbukta.
- Operated by: Aqua Expeditions
- Ship: Aqua Lares
- Length: 7 nights
- Regions: Arctic, Europe
- Wildlife: Walrus and bearded seals in the fjord ice, Svalbard reindeer and Arctic foxes ashore, seabird cliffs above the trapper coast
- Season: Jun-Sep Arctic season · alternates with the Hinlopen route
- Route: Longyearbyen → Liefdefjorden → Raudfjord → Calypsobyen → Van Keulenfjorden → Gnålodden → Burgerbukta → Longyearbyen
The ship
- Aqua Lares: 30 guests, built 1974
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