Svalbard yacht charters

It’s easy. Just get in touch with us about your idea – where you want to go, who you want to go with, what you want to do – and we’ll work with you to make your dream a reality. If you’re in need of inspiration, let our polar travel specialists plot an experience for you.

Our Svalbard yacht charters are offered on an all-inclusive basis. All meals are included on Secret Atlas private charters, freshly cooked each day by our superb chefs. Safety equipment, fuel, guides, and crew are all included in the price.  

Additional fees for activities such as museum visits are not included. Nor are tips for the crew or flights to and from the embarkation/disembarkation point for your Svalbard private expedition.

That depends on what you want to see and do during your Svalbard yacht charter. Because the difference between seasons in Svalbard is night and day. Literally. 

In the sunny winter (March–mid-may), Svalbard is a frozen fairytale, a playground for snowsports enthusiasts and landscape photographers. Animal lovers will want to arrive in the polar summer (mid-May–September), when the midnight sun doesn’t set and Svalbard’s iconic wildlife wakes up. 

When the sun finally goes down again in the northern lights winter (October–February), the aurora borealis lights up this magical archipelago.

Check out this Explorer’s Handbook article, detailing Svalbard month-to-month.

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Accessibility across the archipelago changes with the seasons and conditions. We will work with you to create a bespoke itinerary based on your expedition goals and the possibilities of your season of travel. 

More northerly places of interest, such as the Austfonna ice cap and Alkefjellet bird cliff, are not accessible until later in the season. All Svalbard yacht charters will begin and end in Longyearbyen, the most northerly town on Earth, and involve explorations of Isfjorden, a vast fjord system cutting deep into the Spitsbergen, a haven for wildlife.

Our fleet of ice-breaking expedition-style ships are perfect for adventures in Svalbard. They can go deep into the pack ice, reach remote beaches where walruses haul out, and, when conditions permit, get right up to northerly points of interest, such as Austfonna and Alkefjellet. 

They are agile, go-anywhere ships designed for ultimate safety in the remotest environments on Earth.

Some locations have restrictions or require permits – but we take care of all this for you. 

A Svalbard yacht charter will typically last between eight and 12 days, although we can plan longer trips if you wish.