This is the kind of trip you experience once in a lifetime ... That's what Mia Surakka thought when she decided to join a friend to Svalbard last June with Vega Expeditions. The pictures she had seen focussed on landscapes…
Spring of 2022 marked the first Vega trip for Pieter-Jan D’Hondt. As a biologist, photographer, and nature guide, he specialises in biodiversity and ecology, with Arctic biology as one of his most beloved subjects. The perfect companion to tell you…
We are delighted to welcome Celina Fester to our team! Celina is a well-travelled and highly trained Arctic Nature guide. Stationed in Longyearbyen, she is possibly our biggest Svalbard fan! Her passion for the wild and her sporting aptitude make…
Oscar Westman was always at sea. As one of the founders of Vega, he comes from a seafaring family. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were sailors, and he's been sailing for as long as he can remember. With history, nature…
Vera Simonsson is one of the founders of Vega Expeditions. As a certified Arctic guide, glacier instructor and captain, she has led expeditions and trips worldwide. The perfect companion to navigate you safely through the pack ice! Vera spends most…
This year I spent September travelling and guiding in Greenland in Scoresby Sund, the biggest fjord system on earth. Along the eastern coast, these fjords are home to spectacular icebergs similar in size to those in Antarctica. Wildlife and icebergs…
Yves Adams is a passionate nature and Arctic guide and renowned photographer. Years of experience have brought him to a subtle understanding of Svalbard and the Arctic region. We are proud to have him aboard as a core team member!…
It was late May when we boarded our expedition ship Freya, the earliest summer days in Svalbard. Traveling this early in the season meant we would meet few other ships, see lots of fjord ice and find late winter snow…