POLAR BEAR CRUISE! Spitsbergen/Svalbard

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A one week circumnavigation around Spitbergen with Hurtigruten in Svalbard is a great cruise voyage to see polar bears!
The high arctic has a lot to offer and the landscapes are perfect for photography. We managed to see polar bears, arctic fox, whales, reindeer and walrus!
ANTARCTICA: • Kayaking with Whales &...
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I hope you enjoy this video and thank you for watching!
Special thanks to all you Dreamers out there, the crew onboard MS Fram, the fellow travelers that were onboard with me and my family and friends for always supporting and inspiring me.
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Cameras: Sony A7S ; Canon EOS 60 & 70 D ; GoPro Hero 4 Silver
Lenses: Canon EFS 10-18mm AF + Stabilizer ; Rokinon 1.4/24mm ; Tamron SP 150-600mm
Tripods: JOBY Gorilla Tripod ; Hama Star 63 ; Rollei Stativ Compact Traveler No. 1
Drone: DJI Mavic Pro
Other: Hähnel Giga T Pro II ; ZOOM H1 200M ; Hama Mic RMZ - 16
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@knutundthomasforever2959 5 лет назад

The bear with the tracking device is Ava. She is tracked by British photographers. Last time I had seen her she had her twins with her of course. Love you, Ava!

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

Knut und Thomas forever Wow thanks for the info! I googled it but can’t find any further info, do you know if those photographers publish the tracking or any info related to the bear? Thanks in advance!

@abhi0227 5 лет назад

@@tomdreamsbig - here is one video of Ava and the photograpjers; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vi-33aj12xw.html

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

Thanks for the link :) It would be interesting if that is the same bear, but how can we be sure of that? There's probably several tagged bears walking around Svalbard. I doubt this is Ava.

@abhi0227 5 лет назад

@@tomdreamsbig - yes, I agree with that, that is exactly what I thought too when I read the comment above. I was just answering your question about Ava and the photographers, since I found the link.

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

Thanks 😁👍🏻

@mamadoom9724 3 года назад

It’s so random but I just learned of Svalbard last night and it’s my new obsession. I want to go and see the beautiful and terrifying polar bears so bad! They are just so cute but I’d never want a close encounter with one. Svalbard is so trippy, it seems like another planet to me.

@Bettt66 5 лет назад

Just back form Svalbard. Didn't see a polar bear. But seeing your excitement gives us an idea of what we've missed. Wonderful place to get in touch with yourself though!

@John-hq6em Год назад

Tom, thanks for the great video. We will be there on the Fram this June (2023), you’ve got me excited! Looking forward to taking some great photos!

@tomdreamsbig Год назад

Thanks John! Have an awesome trip!

@neusaleek7673 4 года назад

I just watched your video, which by the way just came to support my decision to book my trip to Svalbard as soon as the lockdown is over. I am so excited to seeing a polar bear and those cute artic foxes 🙏🙏

@pamil1923 4 года назад

Wow, what a magical place! Thank you for taking us with you. I think you would make a great teacher!😀👍🏼

@sakritone 6 лет назад

Thanks for sharing. You are right, my trip to Svalbard last May 2017 did change my life ! I cant wait to get back there again.

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

A Hakay Thanks so much for watching! Im so happy it changed your life as well! I hope you make it back one day! 🐻

@wendydebois1685 2 года назад

So so good of you to pick up all that garbage to save our animals! Thankyou! Great video too, I really enjoyed it!!🐢🐳🐬🐟🐠

@tomdreamsbig 2 года назад

Thanks Wendy :)

@Bettt66 5 лет назад

Peaceful and quiet yet full of excitement!

@jeanunderhill3868 5 лет назад

Wonderful footage thank you. I will be making this trip next week so I found your video very informative. 👍

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

Jean Underhill Thank you very much! See you there ☀️

@dougson56 5 лет назад

Great video, it's given us a flavour of what to expect next week when we arrive on Monday.

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

dougson56 Thanks for watching! Enjoy your Adventure! 🌻

@MsVicky72 3 года назад

Best trip ever!!! I really really enjoy it!!! Man I promise I feel like if I was there all alone!!!😂😂😂.Amazing!!!!👏👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰🥶🥶❄️☃️⛄️🗻🗻🚣‍♀️ 🐻‍❄️🦅🐳🦊

@tomdreamsbig 3 года назад

Thanks Vicky!!

@corliz1119 7 лет назад

Thank you for such a wonderful video. It is fantastic to see these beautiful animals in their natural inhabits even if it is only on film rather than in person.

@tomdreamsbig 7 лет назад

Corliz Thank you my friend! ☀️

@vinodkumar-sv4hs 6 лет назад

It is a wonderful video about Norway and its wildlife. We are from India , relatively warm country and it is so fascinating as to how the people and the wild animals adjust themselves to the extreme cold climate at Norway (arctic region). It is absolutely unbelievable and surreal Good job Tom for the magnificient video

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for watching and sharing those kind word! ❤️🙏🏻

@anupamrajputrajput5463 5 лет назад

Bro....ap ..svalward mein rehte ho ?

@barbarapearce9738 2 года назад

Love your excitement and enthusiasm, dont lose it!

@Silvia-eg8et 6 лет назад

Thank you for this fantastic video...dreaming about Svalbard, hope to come up there. This video touch my heart and with a tears in my eyes I can tell you Thank you Thank you Thank you

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

Wellness of mind, body and soul Thank you so much your words mean the world to me ❤️

@Silvia-eg8et 6 лет назад

Hugs ... and thank youuu

@dominiquepierre-nina6120 5 лет назад

We will be there next week can't wait.

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

Dominique Pierre-Nina Have a good trip! 🐻

@Hellhamster 7 лет назад

Zoals alles wat je met ons deelt, weer helemaal geweldig. Bedankt dat we weer mee op reis mochten!

@tomdreamsbig 7 лет назад

michalokable Bedankt voor het kijken!

@bgzack 3 года назад

Completely wonderful. Thank you!

@tomdreamsbig 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@cruisebruisedotcom 6 лет назад

Thank you for sharing your fabulous experience :)

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

Thank you for watching!!

@Peirithous 6 лет назад

Amazing💛💚 great sights and animals!! 💟

@arleenmiller2465 6 лет назад

great introduction to an arctic cruise

@andrei642 5 лет назад

the scene at 16:20 is fantastic

@kalligirl4374 2 года назад

Great journey! Well done! I really enjoyed it! You’re enthusiasm was awesome to watch! ☺️

@sabrinastraveladventures4263 3 года назад

What an incredible voyage, 👏 i can only dream of something like this. What a privilege i hope one day i am able to do such a trip! Thank you for sharing i really loved your enthusiasm when you see the animals...i get "star strucked" with animals like these i love them sooo much...so lucky to have such a job living the dream Take care Have fun keep safe SabrinaFromLondon 🇬🇧

@tomdreamsbig 3 года назад

Thank you very much Sabrina! ☀️

@kevc21 6 лет назад

very nice. very entertaining. thanks.

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@shar7522 6 лет назад

Love it!!

@franciscoperaza1682 4 года назад

many thanks Tom....an inspirating video...my wife and I are planning to go there next year on september and do that cruise...!! you are a very good photographer... Gracias...!

@tomdreamsbig 4 года назад

Francisco Peraza Thanks Francisco! Have an epic expedition!

4 года назад

Thanks a lot for your video it’s was marvelous! Some day I will be there like you! Thanks 🙏🏻

@tomdreamsbig 4 года назад

Thanks Gerardo! I hope you make it there 💪🏻

@gragian 6 лет назад

Your video is so nice now I’m more excited to go there., my friend and I are going Longyearbyen this Juli.. I hope we can also see the bear!!! It’s also my dream so see one... hope to see at least one.. 😍🙏❤️ Thanks for sharing this video.

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

Thanks for watching and have an awesome trip! Let me know if you saw a bear 😁

@WestGoesEast 2 года назад

Great video. I really enjoyed it! You did quite a comprehensive tour eh. I'm planning on going in September 5 days. I guess you have to be quite lucky to see a polar bear?

@tomdreamsbig 2 года назад

Thanks! Nice. Yes some luck is definitely involved, fingers crossed for you!

@hmhansmeijering 7 лет назад

Wat weer een fantastische beelden, Tom! Dank je wel!

@tomdreamsbig 7 лет назад

Hans Meijering Hoi Hans! Bedankt voor je reactie en het kijken! Groetjes!

@elvafong3591 8 месяцев назад

Great video. I am wanting to take a cruise like yours. Just wondering - did you purchase travel insurance on this trip? If yes, do you use the travel insurance on a credit card or where did you purchase travel insurance from?

@tomdreamsbig 8 месяцев назад

I was crew, but as a guest I higly recommend a travel insurance ;)

@burnetthermina2553 6 лет назад

great video. thank you so much for sharing

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

burnett hermina Thanks so much!!

@rosannewarmolts2790 5 лет назад

Amazing!

@thatswhatshesays 5 лет назад

Thanks, Tom! I was watching to see what kind of clothes I need to get for my Svalbard cruise this summer! I hope I will get to see all the animals that you saw!

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

Barbara Lewis hi Barbara thanks for watching!! So cool you’re coming up here. There is lots of sea ice this summer. No circum navigations possible but the place is of course as beautiful and worth it as always. We saw a Polar Bear this morning catching a seal! Spectacular... wish you an amazing svalbard cruise! Enjoy!!!

@vn40000 3 года назад

you sold me !

@tandy139 6 лет назад

Lovely video, thanks for sharing.

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

Matthew T. Sykes Thanks for watching Matthew 👌🏻

@biswarupsyam333 6 лет назад

Wonderful video!

@emgie352 7 лет назад

Wauw! Thanks for sharing!

@tomdreamsbig 7 лет назад

mieke goossens Thanks for watching!

@MrMegadeathbauru 4 года назад

Don't you guys have bear spray?

@martinclayton7260 4 года назад

Your so lucky, I'd love to go to Svalbard!

@Amrita79usa 4 года назад

when is a better month to spot the bear and walrus do you think/./?

@tomdreamsbig 4 года назад

Amrita Banerjee no particular month is better. The few months that operators are active there, those animals could be seen ;)

@leejeanes1660 6 лет назад

Thanks for this superb video, we are hopefully going to do this trip in the summer of 2019, after watching your video and enthusiasm we can't wait,thanks again.

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

Thank you! Enjoy your expedition!!

@kayesurman Год назад

Awesome!!!!

@irenefelton1 7 лет назад

Hey Tom!! I have been following your Instagram and RU-vid for a while now - loving everything that you've posted!! I was on the beautiful Fram in May as a passenger - hoping to get through Hurtigruten as a Chinese translator and admin person! Hopefully I will be able to meet you someday as a fellow expedition member... I miss the Fram and the Fram family! Say hi to Line and Sam and Marcel for me... in the meantime I will have to live vicariously through your videos. Cheers! Irene from Canada :)

@tomdreamsbig 7 лет назад

irenefelton1 Hi Irene! Thanks for the kind words and following my adventures! Hope you make it back to Fram and that we meet there! Cheers!

@vikkigillespie732 3 года назад

I love bears!!!!!

@coconeedham24 2 года назад

How does one book strip like this? Who would you recommend ? Thanks for great video..

@AnowarHossain-cy8tx 4 года назад

Awesome place

@davissicode 4 года назад

Wonderful video Tom! I wanna ask you, what do you mean on 21:13 is your duty that day ? Why were you alone in this mountain and the other group were on the beach?

@tomdreamsbig 4 года назад

DaVissiCode Hey! My duty that day was Polar Bear lookout. So I am far away from the landing site to have an overview of the guests and the place we explore

@davissicode 4 года назад

@@tomdreamsbig I hadn't understand before that you work there!!! Wooow!

@sweetsweet3753 3 года назад

wow great stuff... super lucky sightings... i have done 19 day Antarctica and have this high on my list. which cruise did you do and what time of the year ?? much apprteciated..

@tomdreamsbig 3 года назад

Hi Wayne thanks for watching! This was in June with Hurtigruten on MS Fram :)

@sweetsweet3753 3 года назад

@@tomdreamsbig great and thanks.... will plan that in to my trip for sure... just showed my partner this and we laughed so much cause we did a safari in sri lanka (wilipatu) and we saw a asian bear and we also mustve have said "bear bear bear bear bear bear bear bear" as many time as you did...

@TurnazAltnsoy 5 лет назад

Where are you from ? I love your videos 💖💖💖💖I love Antartica and Icelande

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

BOMBE.ASRAR کانال بمب اسرار Hi!! Thanks for watching! I’m from the Netherlands. And you?

@TurnazAltnsoy 5 лет назад

@@tomdreamsbig Im Iranian . Nice to meet you. I love your videos. 👍👍👍

@TurnazAltnsoy 5 лет назад

@@tomdreamsbig I wishe your visitr the country . This is amazing

@manojvarughese4337 5 лет назад

good job. My polar summer record was the first attempt on a travelog. It was recorded as an average tourist traveler. Next trip will be full gear I actually need.

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

Manoj Varughese Thanks for watching 🤙🏻 hope you enjoyed your trip

@manojvarughese4337 5 лет назад

@@tomdreamsbig yes very well as a first timer..

@anupamrajputrajput5463 5 лет назад

Bro...ap.svalward me rehte ho ?

@manojvarughese4337 5 лет назад

@@anupamrajputrajput5463 No. visiting on separate phases. covered polar summer. will cover the next phase in December during the winter and dark phase.

@1stklass 4 года назад

can I a british citizen go here and shoot at the shooting range? if so, is there a website or any more information available? Thank you, That could be another experience I tick off whilst travelling in Svalbard :-)

@andreainwild Год назад

what caliber do you use?

@larissakuipers5624 7 лет назад

wow, vet leuke en interessante video om te zien!

@tomdreamsbig 7 лет назад

Larissa kuipers super bedankt larissa!!

@Kikistarreveld 4 года назад

I cried :')

@masumilon1251 Год назад

Awesome vdo

@benusaha4908 6 лет назад

It is really incredible

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

BENU SAHA Thanks for watching Benu! 😁

@Chaintra 6 лет назад

Loove the video, and pray to be able to see half of the amazing things you experienced during the wonderful voyage! When did you make this trip? My husband and I are trying to plan a trip to Svalbard somewhere in the end of April, I'm afraid it's way too early to go by cruise and have a chance to see a polar bear

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

Chai H hi Chai, thanks for watching! This trip was in July! I hope you make it to Svalbard 💙

@martinclayton7260 5 лет назад

It's my dream to go there!

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

Martin Clayton You will not be disappointed Martin, it’s a very special place!

@martinclayton7260 5 лет назад

@@tomdreamsbig I wish I could afford to go there! I've even looked into finding a job there?

@tomdreamsbig 5 лет назад

Martin Clayton The best place to find a job there would be in Longyearbyen. But it is hard to get out of the city area and see more. If you really want to see more and lots of animals you have to be there in the winter and have a snowmobile and riffle and go out or join an expedition ship, which yes, is expensive. Once in a lifetime for most people.

@MissHulk6 7 лет назад

wow what an amazing footage of the wildlife and nature. This video is definitely one of your best videos! You gives us a lot of information and I can tell that you are so excited about everything which makes me smile ! the music was also very good throughout the whole video !! Well done ❤️

@marjorietinninmizzi5739 7 лет назад

They. better. not. kill. a polor. bear. that. is. so. wrong

@MissHulk6 7 лет назад

Marjorietinnin Mizzi they only kill one of it's a dangerous situation for the people. But before they try to scare it away.

@EyesofZoey Год назад

The dead polarbear... 😟😞 probably died of starvation?...That hurts my soul. Its my biggest dream to see some in nature

@FranciscoMartinez-ni6vv 7 лет назад

Me encanta. Quiero estar en esos lugares, tu como lo lograste???

@willymac7651 3 года назад

How to catch a Polar Bear: 1. chop 6 ft. dia. hole in ice 2. one bag frozen green peas 3. place peas entirely around hole in ice 4. when Polar Bear comes to take a pee, kick him in the ice hole.

@ajmalshahtravelling7088 6 лет назад

beautiful

@tomdreamsbig 6 лет назад

Ajmal shah Thank You!!!

@johnb4100 3 года назад

We are planning this trip for the summer of 2023. It can't get here fast enough.

@tomdreamsbig 3 года назад

Enjoy!!!

@johnb4100 3 года назад

@@tomdreamsbig Are you still working with Hurtigruten when sailings resume? You have a terrific outlook and your enthusiasm is what we are looking for from the guides on this cruise.

@tomdreamsbig 3 года назад

Hi John! Thank you very much. Yes indeed and I might be there. What ship will you be on?

@johnb4100 3 года назад

@@tomdreamsbig We are looking at the MS Spitsbergen. Bookings have yet to open for the 2023 season but when they do we are jumping on it.

@tomdreamsbig 3 года назад

Good choice!! You will have an epic time! ☀️

@gaithshalan 6 лет назад

good Job

@kkk2128xmdmd 7 лет назад

Nice video

@christip20 Год назад

Sailing? That Boat doesn’t have “Sails”!

@tomsimpson5317 2 года назад

They're dying off it's heart breaking

@samuelramesh6657 3 года назад

we need to talk sir

@planetclaire820boulder8 3 года назад

Less corny enthusiasm for the next post

@eltfell 4 года назад

Calm down. Please, calm down.

@celiajane4250 Год назад

You ruined everything by showing the dead polar bear, and showing the foxes capture and eat the birds. I know it happens, everybody knows it happens, but I'm not sadistic enough to want to watch something suffer. I love Svalbard, but I'll watch other people's video's instead of yours. Put a notice on your video that cruelty is involved, so people can decide if they want to watch it or not.

@tomdreamsbig Год назад

😂

@lordjim3109 4 года назад

A clown in the arctic.

@joanagoncalves1355 Год назад

U GOING TO THEIR LAND IS NORMAL

@sandesh9240 4 года назад

U r going their to Land (Polar bears Land) and u want shoot at them...? It is too nasty...Why don't u travel in a Bus and see them from the safety and leave the Polar region for Polar Bears... Pls. Shoot with Cameras and not with Guns !!!

@tomdreamsbig 4 года назад

You obviously did not watch the whole video. The last thing we want is to shoot a bear.

@shar7522 6 лет назад

Love it!!

@shar7522 6 лет назад

Love it!!!