Glacier Safari to Tempelfjorden and Tunabreen onboard Kvitbjørn
Your guide will collect you from your hotel and take you to the harbour in Longyearbyen, where the enclosed speedboat Kvitbjørn awaits. This 14.9-metre vessel features a sleek, modern design, comfortable seating, and can accommodate up to 12 passengers.
The trip begins by rounding Revneset, the headland north of Longyearbyen, before heading east. Along the way, we stop at the stunning bird cliff, Diabas, where we get close to the bustling birds nesting there. We then pass Villa Fredheim, the historic hunting base of the legendary trapper Hilmar Nøis. In the distance, the imposing glacier front of Tunabreen gradually comes into view. After approximately one hour, we find ourselves in Tempelfjorden. At the glacier, we have a unique opportunity to experience nature up close, all from the safety of the boat.
Tunabreen has a breathtaking glacier front. Its light blue colour makes a gorgeous contrast to the otherwise brownish mountain landscape. Tunabreen is one of the glaciers on Svalbard that are in surge, so if you are lucky you can witness large masses of ice detaching and falling into the sea. Followed by a big bang and a few waves, this is an impressive experience. If the glacier has calved a lot in the last 24 hours, there will also be a lot of ice floating in the water in front of the glacier. From these ice chunks, we can hear popping sounds from thousand-year-old air bubbles bursting.
We will stay on the boat throughout the tour, but spend plenty of time outside on the aft deck. Here, you really get close to nature. After some hot drinks and freshly baked buns, we set course back to Longyearbyen again.