With limited land and fragile infrastructure, islands are some of the destinations worst affected by mass tourism. View on ...

Svalbard has by far exceeded any expectations ... equal amounts of adventure and coffees in the sunshine. We would hike up Platåfjellet to get the most amazing view over our village, then over ...

Image Among the land-based activities available on Svalbard, glacier hiking and ice climbing are perhaps the most challenging — and rewarding. Just watch where you put your feet and your ice axe.

Later the ship retreated farther south to a Svalbard friendlier to living things. We were promised a hike to a polar willow forest at Sundneset. We landed to the usual scene of beach and tundra ...

On Day 3, after another long hike, they arrived in Reindalen: a lovely, wide-open valley split by a meandering river. Reindalen is a paradise for Svalbard reindeer, also known as Rangifer tarandus ...

And though the polar regions—Svalbard included—have long been the ... protecting travelers from polar bears and other hazards while hiking, backpacking, dog-sledding, snowmobiling, camping ...

From exciting snowmobile tours to cosy cabin retreats, winter is a magical time to visit Svalbard's remote Arctic landscapes. Photograph by Hurtigruten Svalbard ...

If she ever feels like the darkness is becoming suffocating, she goes for a hike and walks beneath a sky full of stars. Longyearbyen, the main town on Svalbard, is a melting pot of more than 50 ...

SVALBARD, Norway — The cruise company’s promotional video starts with a loop of Arctic nature at its most awe-inspiring: a surfacing whale, a lumbering walrus and a polar bear shrouded in mist.