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Svalbard is famous for its big population of polar bears. It is also famous for its wild arctic scenery and beautiful landscape with many seabirds, seals, walruses, and other marine mammals. For good reasons a number of impressive photo books have been published about Svalbard, but only few tourists come to Svalbard.
How to go to Svalbard?
Tourists to Svalbard go by boat (cruise ships) or by plane. I only have experience with travelling by plane which is a convenient flight from Oslo. Since Svalbard is part of Norway and thus part of the Scandinavian cooperation it is possible to use bonus tickets from Scandinavian Airlines to fly the long distance from another Scandinavian country.
A number of cruise ships go around the Svalbard islands or just make a shorter stop on the way from Norway.
In general, I can recommend boat trips in Svalbard as the countryside is rather difficult to travel and you need plenty of time. But some visitors spend weeks enjoying the spectacular landscape and seascape.
Longyearbyen in Svalbard
We spent some days in the main town Longyearbyen. Longyearbyen is an old miners town and survive now mostly from the tourists coming mainly in summer but also during the dark months of the year. Some mining is still going on in Svalbard.
Much of Svalbard is still virgin countryside and in fact strictly preserved. The Svalbard Archipelago and its surrounding fjords and Arctic Sea are a paradise for photographers and nature lovers. I took some very fine photos and enjoyed perfect weather conditions. It is amazing to enjoy the sun not only in daytime but also during the night in midsummer. It may be a challenge to sleep, but that is a small sacrifice for enjoying the arctic magic.
Wildlife in Svalbard
Living conditions in the arctic are tough. Only few species are able to live in Svalbard, but some like the seabirds live here in huge numbers.
It can be very exciting as a visitor to Svalbard to take photos of all this teaming wildlife during the short but hectic months of the arctic summer. Arctic terns, sandpipers, eiders and skuas nest just in middle of the town with wildlife very close when you stay in Svalbard.
Get more Svalbard travel tips at http://islandvacationtips.com (A resource website for holidays on islands and travel tips in general) by 'Photo Soren - The Travelling Photographer'). Copyright Soren Breiting. Please observe! You are welcome to publish the entire article if you keep all links working and with the author's details and this copyright information complete.
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