OSLO, LONGYEARBYEN, SNOWMOBILE SAFARI, OSLO - Enjoy a 9-day Spitsbergen adventure including a 4-day winter snowmobile safari starting at $5,499.

Enjoy the sights of Spitsbergen on this 9-day adventure that includes an exciting 4-day snowmobile safari and tour of Spitsbergen's top attractions. Enjoy a journey from the Fridtjovbreen and Nordenskiold glaciers to the Reindalen valley and the Van Mijenfjord. Stay in the Russian mining town Barentsburg and the Spitsbergen Expedition Lodge, before heading back to Longyearbyen for a farewell dinner.

Depart on your transatlantic flight to Norway.

Arrive in Oslo, Norway's cosmopolitan capital city. Transfer to downtown Oslo. Stay overnight in Oslo. [B]

Transfer to airport for your flight to Longyearbyen, capital of Svalbard-the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway-with arrival after midnight. Stay overnight at Spitsbergen Hotel. [B]

Snowmobile to Barentsburg. Enjoy lunch on the way to Varsolbukta, located at the mouth of the Van Mijenfjord. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay in a Barentsburg hotel. [B/L/D]

Snowmobile to the Van Mijenfjord. Stay overnight at Spitsbergen Expedition Lodge. [B/L/D]

Snowmobile safari to the Tempelfjord. Stay overnight at Spitsbergen Expedition Lodge in Brentskardet.

Snowmobile back to Longyearbyen. Explore Svalbard's capital in more depth. Embark on an optional shore excursions. Stay overnight at the Spitsbergen Hotel. [B/L/D]

Return flight to Oslo. Transfer to your hotel. Take in top sights such as Oslo City Hall, Akershus Fortress, or the Nobel Peace Center. Or treat yourself to a performance at the city's new, ultramodern national opera house. Overnight in Oslo.[B]

Transfer to airport for your return flight to the U.S. [B]

Single room supplement and snowmobile supplement $850
Single snowmobile supplement $540

No experience handling a snowmobile is necessary but participants must be confident drivers in possession of valid drivers' licenses, reasonably fit, and prepared for extreme temperatures. Participants are expected to help prepare for each trip.

*USD per person, based on double occupancy in hotel and on snowmobile for select 2009 departures; other departures priced higher. Prices valid for North American residents, capacity controlled, and subject to change without notice. Prices include air from New York (JFK)/Newark. Air fuel surcharges, air taxes, and ticketing fees are additional. Tour itinerary subject to change due to ice and weather conditions.

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