Svein Wik - Nature Photographer

23/10/2025

Join us for one of our expeditions next early spring on Svalbard. We have a few spots left.

Arctic Wildlife Tours have chartered the MS Virgo for an early may expedition in 2025. Virgo is a efficient platform for photo expeditions.

11/03/2025

Drift ice extreme expedition with our new expedition ship M/S Kvitungen. More flexibility for staying in the drift ice.

23/08/2024

Jeg var litt i tvil der jeg og Jens Jens Wikström - Wildlife Photography fikk tatt bilder av denne fuglen på Svalbard. 82.20 grader N, rett nord for Sjuøyane. Langt oppe i drivisen. Jens er større ekspert enn meg på dette og vi konkluderte med ungfugl sabinemåke. Men etter å ha sendt bildet til Georg Bangjord som gjerne vil høre alt om fuglearter som er "spesielle" observasjoner rundt på Svalbard så er det en årsunge rosenmåke. Det kan tyde på hekking på Svalbard sier Bangjord. Artig observasjon som nå trolig har havnet i artsobs med hjelp av Georg. Ikke det store bildet som ble tatt i all hasta der fuglen kretset rundt Origo et par ganger.

20/08/2024

A update from the drift ice north of Svalbard. We have been there at around 82 degrees north for three days now and had some nice encounters with Polar Bears. As usual the drift ice is beautiful, varying from dense fog to clear evenings with red colours on the sky from the sun. If its to windy we escape out of the ice and do something else, and come back as soon as it is possible. Long hours of waiting it will be but lots of action in between. Like in this situation where a bear came out of the fog and stayed in the area long enough to also get pictures of it without the fog. People onboard love this trip. Heading vest now and will in a couple days start our journey back down to the Svalbard archipelago. Next year we will do a lot more of this, in addition to beautiful landscapes and wildlife encounters with Walruses, Birds, Whales, Bearded Seals and other wildlife near the Svalbard islands. Still some spots available for booking!

23/06/2024

Due to health issues for one of our customers we suddenly have one spot available for this August expedition in 2024.

Arctic Wildlife Tours creates expeditions specifically made for photography of close encounters with Svalbard wildlife and nature

29/05/2024

I am thinking about all the hundreds, maybe more than thousand, encounters I have had on Svalbard with polar bears :) These powerful animals which so many people fear and say they are so dangerous. For me it has been the best experiences in my life. We have never disturbed them. Mostly they have been sleeping half of the time. We never ended up in any dangerous situations. Mostly because we never wanted to go on land risking meeting one there. Personally I have learned a lot about wildlife and polar bears by doing this. We have never seen any aggressive polar bears trying to come closer to us during all the years. None of the 1000 polar bears tried to climb onboard our ship(because that is impossible). And none of them hunted us.
I will not say I am an expert on polar bears but I have for sure observed many of them and felt their presence. I look at that as some important knowledge about the animal.
This bear was seen in late April on its walk up north on Svalbard.
We are continuing doing trips and we will be able to see polar bears also in the future.

02/03/2023

We are looking forward to this expedition from Svalbard to North-East Greenland in August. We believe this will be a unforgettable journey onboard a smaller expedition vessel with high ice class.
Send us an inquiry or an email for a chat about this expedition.

North East Greenland Ice Cap is home to some of the most scenically spectacular landscapes anywhere. The journey begin on Svalbard.