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Bird Cliffs of SpitsbergenA boat trip to Fuglefjellet with Hurtigruten Svalbard (formerly Spitsbergen Travel)
Seeing nature in
the raw is a big
reason for visiting Spitsbergen and the other islands of the Svalbard
archipelago. Using the main town of Longyearbyen
as your base, you can enjoy Arctic wilderness excursions via skis, dogsled, snowmobile, and--in
summer--by boat or cruise ship.
Hurtigruten Svalbard (formerly Spitsbergen Travel), the area's largest expedition outfitter, offers a whole
slew of trips from Longyearbyen--among them, a three-hour "Isfjord Safari" by
open boat to Fuglefjellet, the cliffs where thousands of sea birds nest and
breed during July and August. A few years ago, I joined a
group that was booked on the Isfjord Safari. The captioned pictures on the
following pages show what we did and saw during the boat tour. Next page: "Isfjord Safari" photo diary
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