About Svalbard Polar Bear Tour
A guide for your days in polar bear country
Svalbard Polar Bear Tour is an independent guide for everyone who travels to Svalbard hoping to see a polar bear. Here you will find how many bears live there, which trips go where, when to travel, what a tour costs, how to photograph wildlife, and the rules that keep people and bears safe.
The site is available in English and five additional languages. It is written first in English.
How we research
Every number on our pages comes from a source that we link to at the bottom of the page: research and public bodies such as the Norwegian Polar Institute and the Governor of Svalbard, Visit Svalbard, peer-reviewed studies, and the climate data from NOAA. Information on tours, that is duration, languages, inclusions, and starting prices, is taken from the offers on GetYourGuide. If a source does not provide something, we do not write it.
Polar bears cannot be ordered, and no tour on Svalbard sets out to find one. That is why we tell you plainly what the odds are and what the rules say.
How we make money
Svalbard Polar Bear Tour is funded through the GetYourGuide affiliate program. When you book through one of our links, we receive a commission; your price remains the same. There are no advertising banners here, and we do not sell your data.
Who is behind it
Svalbard Polar Bear Tour is run by Lukas Weber from München. You will find all details about the provider in the legal notice. The easiest way to send questions, comments, or corrections is to email [email protected].
