Dates & Rates - Spitsbergen Explorer
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Check out Spitsbergen Snowshoeing - June 9 - 19, 2012 starting at $4,590
Add flights or extend your Spitsbergen Explorer cruise dates
We can easily add flights to and from your hometown when you book your Spitsbergen adventure with Quark. If you'd like to extend your stay, either before or after your cruise, we can arrange that as well. Contact our friendly Polar Travel Advisers via email, live chat, or by calling (1-888-892-0344 or +1-802-735-1536). More details at Essential Extras.
| Start - End Date | Duration (days) | Ship | Price Range (per person) | Adventure Options | Select a departure below to check cabin availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 01 - Jul 11, 2012 | 11 | - | Akademik Sergey Vavilov | $4,990 - $9,490 | Select departure | |
| Jul 23 - Aug 02, 2012 | 11 | - | Akademik Sergey Vavilov | $4,990 - $9,490 | Select departure |
 Camping |  Kayaking |  Mountaineering |  Cross Country Skiing |  Special Departure |
This expedition includes
- Shipboard accommodation with daily housekeeping.
- All breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks on board throughout your voyage.
- All shore landings per the daily program.
- Leadership throughout the voyage by our experienced Expedition Leader.
- All Zodiac transfers and cruising per the daily program.
- Formal & informal presentations by our Expedition Team and Special Guests as scheduled.
- Photographic Journal on DVD, documenting the voyage.
- A pair of waterproof expedition boots on loan for shore landings.
- An official Quark Expeditions parka to keep.
- Coffee, tea and cocoa.
- Hair dryer and bathrobe in every cabin.
- Comprehensive pre-departure materials, including a map and an informative Arctic Reader.
- All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program.
- All luggage handling aboard ship.
- Disembarkation day, group transfer from the ship to the airport.
- Emergency Evacuation Insurance for all passengers to a maximum benefit of USD $100,000 per person
This expedition excludes
- International airfare.
- Passport and any applicable visa expenses.
- Government arrival and departure taxes.
- Meals ashore with the exception of breakfast at the host hotel before embarkation when applicable
- Baggage, cancellation, interruption, and medical travel insurance.
- Excess baggage charges.
- Bar and beverage charges.
- Laundry and other personal charges.
- Telecommunications charges.
- The voluntary gratuity at the end of the voyage for shipboard staff and crew.
Reviews for this expedition
- Very good - we'll be recommending you to our friends!
"The whole trip form start (delayed with an overnight in Oslo due to extreme fog!)to finish. The small-ish size of the ship and all the people onboard. Neatless to say the highlight was my bermuda …"
Brendan Dixon, August 2008
- Very good - we'll be recommending you to our friends!
"Going through the unbroken ice was a thrill I had not anticipated. "
Suzanne Anderson, June 2009
- Very good - we'll be recommending you to our friends!
"The sea-kayaking was a most brilliant addition to the trip. We had beluga whales dive under the canoes, spotted a polar bear meandering along the shore that we were kayaking and got to immerse …"
Alisa Fiddes, July 2009