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My journey began in Cape Town, South Africa, from where we flew to Oslo, Norway, and then onward to Longyearbyen – the gateway to the Arctic. We spent our first night at the Radisson Blu Polar Hotel, savouring the anticipation of the days to come. The following morning, our Svalbard Winter Expedition officially began. Boarding ... Read more

An Arctic Adventure of a Lifetime For multiple repeat guest and good friend, we embarked on an adventure to the northernmost part of our planet, to experience the pristine, silent world of Svalbard in peak winter. Our previous visit to this remote archipelago was in August 2024, but the allure of its frozen beauty called ... Read more

ORYX guests, alongside Marius Coetzee and Daniel Bailey, departed from the world's northernmost settlement, Longyearbyen, and embarked aboard the MS Virgo, with our travel partners WildPhoto commencing the Svalbard - Classic Photo Expedition III. Svalbard is the largest Norwegian Archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean partway between Norway and the North Pole. With towering snowcapped ... Read more