North Pole and Life on Ice (helicopter)

Meeting at Longyearbyen airport. (Spitsbergen, Norway), transfer to hotel, that you booked.

Collection of your polar clothing kit.

Information meeting, where our staff will brief you on the current situation at the Barneo Ice Camp, inform about polar flight departure time, and answer any questions you might have.

Free time.

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Barneo Ice Camp.

Flight from Longyearbyen to Barneo (approx. flight duration: 2 hrs 30 min).

Arrival to Barneo, a cquaintance with Barneo Ice Camp, located at 89 degree North.

Accommodation will be provided in the heated tents of the Ice Camp (each tent comfortably accommodates 10-12 persons).

Full catering during your stay at Barneo Ice Camp.

Free time.

Sleeping in the heated tent at Barneo Ice Camp.

MI-8 helicopter brings you to the geographic North Pole at first chance, depending on weather and ice conditions (approx. flight duration: 40 min).

Celebrating of the arrival to the North Pole. You have an opportunity to make a short phone call to your friends or relatives via satellite phone. We spend about 1-2 hours at the Pole before returning to the base camp by MI-8 helicopter (approx. flight duration - 40 min).

Sleeping in the heated tent at Barneo Ice Camp.

Walks in the Barneo surrounding.

Flight from Barneo to Longyearbyen on the AN-74 aircraft (approx. flight duration 2 h 30 min).

Transfer to hotel.

The North Pole Certificate ceremony. Time and place are to be discussed with expedition participants and announced in advance.

Free time. You have a chance to take part in Svalbard entertainment programmes (for additional costs, advance booking required). Transfer to the airport for your flight home.

End of our service.

Price includes:

Price does not include:

•  Meeting at the Longyearbyen airport ( Spitsbergen , Norway );

•  2 transfers airport-hotel-airport;

•  Aircraft flights Longyearbyen - Barneo - Longyearbyen;

•  Helicopter flights Barneo - North Pole - Barneo;

•  1 satellite phone call from the North Pole (2 min maximum, if battery capacity is sufficient);

•  Using Barneo facilities;

•  Full catering at Barneo Ice Camp;

•  Disposable plates, spoons, forks and cups (2 sets per visiting a mess-tent per person);

•  Accommodation in the heated tents at Barneo (incl. sleeping bag, individual sleeping bag liner and camp-bed);

•  Rent of the safety equipment (communication, navigation aid, weapon);

•  Certificate of the North Pole visit;

•  Festive ceremony at Longyearbyen;

•  Guides' and VICAAR representatives' service;

•  Personal polar clothes kit (boots, trousers, coat, mittens, hat);

•  15 kilos of luggage.

•  Travel costs from your place of residence to Longyearbyen ( Spitsbergen , Norway ) and back;

•  Accommodation in Longyearbyen;

•  Catering in Longyearbyen;

•  Transfers in Longyearbyen (excl. airport-hotel-airport for travel home and hotel-airport-hotel for travel to the North Pole);

•  Activities in Longyearbyen (dog-sledge rides, tours to the glacier, excursion to the coal mine, depending on the weather);

•  Alcohol drinks ;

•  Full medical-evacuation insurance with minimum coverage for evacuation - 50,000 Euro, required;

•  Insurance against full or partial cancellation of the expedition, luggage insurance, life insurance (strongly recommended);

•  Private belongings;

•  All the unforeseen costs related to the flights delays;

•  Souvenirs and postal expenses;

•  Overweight luggage - 20 Euro/kilo.

List of equipment for the North Pole and Life on Ice expedition

You should bring your own:

•  Thin thermal underwear made of Polycolon (so-called thermal underwear): 1 set

•  Fleece jacket and trousers made of Polartec 300 or Polartec 200

•  Mittens or gloves you are usually using during the winter: 1 pair

•  Thick expedition socks: 2 pairs

•  Sunglasses 100% UV & IR: 1

•  Sun protection cream: SPF 40

•  Hygienic lipstick: SPF 40

•  Personal medical kit: medicine, you normally take along with aspirin, plaster, bandage, etc.

•  Large bag or rucksack for your gear: 1 or 2

•  Casual look garment for civilized places

P.S. Polartec 300 or 200 jacket and trousers could be replaced with your usual winter pullovers and long knit pants if worn over the thermal underwear.

Received from us and becomes your property:

•  Winter coat and trousers with Thinsulate insulation: 1 set

•  Expedition footwear: 1 pair

•  Expedition mittens: 1 pair

•  Woolen hat with Windstopper membrane: 1

•  Sleeping bag liner: 1

Free rented from VICAAR:

•  Expedition class (-30 C°) sleeping bag

•  Sleeping mats 40 mm

•  Camp-bed

Other useful things you might bring:

•  Compression bags and stuff sacks

•  Photo and video equipment