Top of the Arctic food chain and the main attraction for so many visitors, the High Arctic is the realm of the Polar Bear. Roaming the ice majestically in search of its next meal, the bear’s primary food source is the seal which can be spotted lazing on ice floes. As polar bear cubs stay with their mother for two years, you’ll have the chance to see both younger and older cubs as they interact with their mother and siblings.
Finding their home in the icy waters of the Arctic, you're likely to spot the various whale species that frequent these waters on their journeys north. If you're lucky, you may even encounter the rare horned narwhal. A pack of walrus will brighten anyone's day as they tussle with one another to get comfortable on shore and the High Arctic is also the land of the reindeer and arctic fox, who astound with their ability to survive in such a harsh environment.
Bird life is also very impressive, particularly around the towering cliffs of Little Auk's, where thousands of guillemots together with their fledgling young gather in colonies.