TRIP NOTES
What To Bring
Arctic Kingdom will provide you with a Canada Goose expedition jacket and a full body one-piece survival suit for the boat portions of the trip. All other attire is your responsibility. We will provide you with a complete gear list for this location and we also offer a complete gear outfitting package.
Weather
Temperatures: Historically, the temperatures are just above freezing in June (2°c/35°f). By July, the temperature averages around 7°c/45°f with many days considerably higher. Wind chill in moving boats can still make the temperature feel as much as 20° colder.
Water Visibility: Water visibility can measure in the hundreds of feet in mid June but drops in July (20-80 feet, 6-25 meters) as algae is released from the bottom of the ice and blooms. May / June / July – In the regions close to the Arctic Circle temperatures during the season range from -5°C to +10°C. May will normally be the coldest (usually around -5°C), but the temperatures rise as the days lengthen, and June can see temperatures around -1°C to +5°C. Recent years have seen massive fluctuations in the space of a few weeks with lows of -15°C and highs of +10°C just a few days apart.
Daylight Hours
In mid to late Spring (May/June), the sun is constantly shining. The sun shines high above at noon, sinking low to the western horizon by 10PM. It continues to seemingly skim across the tops of the distant mountain ranges towards the eastern horizon throughout the night, until it then begins its climb higher into the sky again. The warm, soft glow of the midnight sun is a photographer’s delight, providing dramatic images of the stunning scenery.
Responsible Tourism
Tourism and film production shoots can be a real boon to local communities, providing income, positive cultural exchanges and a financial incentive to protect their natural environment. Ours is a ‘total approach’ to responsible tourism. Everything from the way we plan and operate our trips to the practices of Arctic Kingdom as a company is geared toward making a positive impact on the regions we visit. Arctic Kingdom trips are designed to allow a high degree of economic benefit to the local communities; we hire local guides, and local drivers, buy local produce, eat local food and use local services, thus ensuring that as much money as possible is retained within the local economy and the host communities. We are continually reassessing our trips, trying at all times to ensure that they are socially, economically and environmentally sound.
