If you haven’t signed up for an activity you can always:
- browse the city center
- visit the cable way central for some nice views
- go for a scenic walk
- visit Svalbard Museum; The exhibition presents fragments of Svalbard’s 400-year history and describes factors that help support life and the activities taking place here, which together reveal the close relationship between sea and land, nature and cultural history.
- visit Svalbard Church; the world’s northernmost church.
- visit The North Pole Expedition Museum; The purpose of the museum is to impart the history and importance 3 airships have had in the Arctic: America, Norge and Italia.
- get online and go to Hurtigruten Svalbard or Svalbard Adventures and book an activity. But better hurry up – limited numbers!
Arctic dog sledding with Svalbard Husky (4 hours)
Steering your own dog sled through the endless wilderness. During the trip you will experience the power of the dogs and their passion for running, all while traveling through the wide-open Arctic. You might even have the chance to see other wildlife such as reindeer or foxes wandering by.
Practical information
Difficulty level – This is a physical activity where our guests get involved in handling the dogs. Dog sledding is not recommended for pregnant women.
Included in the tour
- Transfer from/to accommodation in Longyearbyen
- Hot drinks and biscuits
- Overall, boots, hat, buff and mittens to borrow during the trip
- Guide with all necessary safety equipment

Schedule
8.30
Germany
Susanne Becker
Jutta Prediger
Petra Maier
Sabine Nitzschke
Peter Deller
Manuela Betz-Schreiber
Alexander Schreiber
Daniela Röder
9.30
Switzerland
Laurent Neyroud
Catherine Mathez
Lydie Palamara
Andréanne Quartier-la-Tente
Marine Beauverger
Claude Baur
Denmark
Malene Skaaning
Conny Engstrøm
15.00
Germany
Claudia Genilke
Raimund Bernet
Austria
Gaby Brunner
Marion Fernbach
Herbert Fernbach
Paul Tesarek
Harry Jelinek
Dog sledding in Bolterdalen with Green Dog (4 hours)
This dogsledding trip goes through the beautiful Bolterdalen Valley, offering unique Arctic scenery and a good chance to observe Arctic wildlife, such as reindeer and ptarmigans.
Practical information
Difficulty level – for everyone
We provide you with suit, boots, mittens, hat and neck gaiter. Goggles if needed. A hot drink, warm waffles, bisquits and a glass of brandy in our heated log cabin after the tour. A visit in the puppycage, after the tour.
We strongly recommend that you wear a woolen inner layer, a mid layer of fleece/wool or knitted, thick wool socks and handwarmers ( can be bought many places in Longyearbyen).
Bring a water thermos.
Be aware that the local doctor does not recommend pregnant women to go dog sledding.

Schedule
15.00
Sweden
Fredrik Jarl
Germany
Anorte Linsmayer
Günther Fischer
Franz Lachermeier
France
Lucile Guillotin
Michel Kirstetter
Catherine Malle
Laurence Poncet
Dog sledding and ice cave visit with Svalbard Husky (7 hours)
This tour combines two adventures in one: dog sledding and a visit to an ice cave!
Practical information
Difficulty level – Suitable for those with average fitness.
We provide you with overall suits, mittens, shoes and all other necessary equipment needed, but we recommend that you wear wool/thermal underwear, warm trousers and warm socks underneath.
Dog sledding is not recommended for pregnant women.
This tour is subject to snow conditions, and we reserve the right to adjust the route if the conditions deem it necessary.
Included in the tour
- Transfer from/to accommodation in Longyearbyen
- A simple expedition lunch
- Hot drinks and biscuits
- Overall, boots, hat, buff and mittens to borrow during the trip
- Guide with all necessary safety equipment
- Puppy cuddles and waffles after the tour

Schedule
8.00
Denmark
Christina Keinicke
Jesper Fonager
Thoralf Strandli Pedersen
Jane Graulund
Lise Kongsgaard
Marcus Flach-Jensen
Rasmus Johansen
Longyearbyen in a nutshell with Svalbard Adventures (2 hours)
Two hours guided tour with bus. This is a perfect way to get an overview of Longyearbyen and the surrounding area. The driver will guide you through the major local attractions. The tour will also run close to the coal mines in Adventdalen. Stop for photo sessions.
Practical information
Difficulty level – for everyone
Included
- Pickup at the specified location
- All necessary safety equipment provided
Important
- A small backpack for extra clothing and smaller items is recommended
- For safety reasons, the itinerary may be adjusted due to weather, wind, and road conditions
Schedule
10.00
Switzerland
Laure Testuz
Anouck Matthey
Snow mobile to the wild fjords with Svalbard Adventures (6 hours)
We always start our snowmobile safaris with a briefing about safety and how to drive a snowmobile and then dress warmly before it’s time to set off. On this safari, you will experience much of Svalbard within a short space of time. We drive from Longyearbyen to Elveneset, a viewpoint at the top of the De Geer valley. While warming up with a warm meal and hot drink, you can enjoy the wonderful views of three fjords – the Sassenfjord, Tempelfjord and Billefjord.
Practical information
Difficulty level – suitable for most without any snowmobile experience, through some rugged terrain.
Wear thick and warm woolen underwear, warm trousers and a thick woolen jumper/jacket underneath.
Included
- Transport to and from the accommodation
- Winter suit, boots, outer mittens, helmet, face mask, driving goggles and balaclava
- Guide with safety equipment
- Search and rescue insurance
- Warm lunch, hot drinks and biscuits
Essential
- We do not recommend this tour if you are pregnant or have back problems
- We recommend warm clothing to wear under the winter suit such as wool underwear, wool socks, thick sweater and extra mittens
- A small backpack for extra clothing and other items
- For participants driving on this excursion, it is required that you speak and understand English or a Scandinavian language
- For safety reasons, the route may change due to weather, wind and snow conditions
- Non-Norwegian digital driver licenses are not valid for driving in Norway. To drive a snowmobile on Svalbard, you must have a driver’s license for passenger car/class B. The driver’s license must be valid in the issuing country.

Schedule
9.30
Sweden
Elisabeth Andersson
Ullacarin Tiderman
Hike to ice cave with Svalbard Adventures (5.5 hours)
After putting on our snowshoes, we set off from Nybyen and walk over the frozen riverbed and up the mountain Sarkofagen. After a snowshoe trek of around two hours and gaining an altitude of 350 metres, we reach the entrance of the cave under the glacier. It’s then time to put on our helmet, crampons and headlamp and venture down into the cave.
Practical information
Difficulty level – above average physical fitness
Included
- Transport to and from the accommodation
- Ice cave equipment including helmet and headlamp
- Snowshoes/hiking poles, spikes/crampons if necessary
- Guide with necessary safety equipment
- Varm lunch and a hot drink
Essential
- We recommend bringing a backpack with something cold to drink, in a thermos, during the hike, extra warm clothes, extra space for gear (crampons and a headlamp) and sturdy and worn-in hiking boots.
- This hike takes you through terrain that is at times steep and/or uneven and is fairly challenging. This trip requires good physical shape and it is an advantage if you are used to mountain hiking. Hiking shoes are required, and gaiters can be an advantage as there may be wet snow in the area.
- We recommend that you wear wind and waterproof clothing, a warm hat and mittens. It is also good to bring some extra warm clothes in your backpack.
- This tour is not suitable for people with back problems, reduced physical fitness or claustrophobia.

Schedule
8.00
France
Alain Allio
Nathalie Doménégo
Germany
Anorte Linsmayer
Günther Fischer
Franz Lachermeier
Vincent Lippert
Thorsten Ritsch
Thomas Becker
Gerald Genilke
Sweden
Karin Rydegård Gullström
Zackarias Faust
Denmark
Henrik Hafjell
Susanne Gwinner
Allan Tuxen
Torsten Elmquist
Stine Dahl Børglum
Thomas Hougaard Christensen
Peter Freltoft
Sidsel Klostergaard Petersen
Berit Carlsen Allio
Austria
Bernhard Tirendl
Klaus Töchterle
Markus Feichter
Bernhard Schebek
Hike to ice cave with Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions
We either go with or without snowshoes, depending on the conditions, from the parking lot. Up to 400 meters in elevation to the ice cave’s entrance – depending on which glacier we choose, either Larsbreen or Longyearbreen. You should be in moderately good physical shape for the hike up.
Practical information
The trip is moderately demanding, mountain hiking and some crawling must be expected. Not suitable for people that are not fit or do not have experience with hiking upwards in uneven terrain, and/or with back problems or claustrophobia.
Included
- Transport round trip
- Snowshoes/hiking poles if needed
- Ice cave equipment incl. headlamp helmet, spikes
- Warm lunch and drink
- Guide with necessary safety equipment
Essential
Recommend to bring:
- Good, warm and waterproof hiking boots that go over the ancle. If you do not have warm hiking boots, these can be rented for NOK 100.
- Warm clothes
- Cold drink (preferably in a thermos as liquid can freeze to ice)
- Camera
- Backpack
Schedule
9.30
France
Larence Romet
Switzerland
Fabrice Araldi
Alice Dumas
Ornella Lunghi Amblet
Yves Robin
Yoann Schranz
Visit Coal Mine № 3 with SNSK
We either go with or without snowshoes, depending on the conditions, from the parking lot. Up to 400 meters in elevation to the ice cave’s entrance – depending on which glacier we choose, either Larsbreen or Longyearbreen. You should be in moderately good physical shape for the hike up.
Practical information
The trip is moderately demanding, mountain hiking and some crawling must be expected. Not suitable for people that are not fit or do not have experience with hiking upwards in uneven terrain, and/or with back problems or claustrophobia.
Included
- Transport round trip
- Snowshoes/hiking poles if needed
- Ice cave equipment incl. headlamp helmet, spikes
- Warm lunch and drink
- Guide with necessary safety equipment
Essential
Recommend to bring:
- Good, warm and waterproof hiking boots that go over the ancle. If you do not have warm hiking boots, these can be rented for NOK 100.
- Warm clothes
- Cold drink (preferably in a thermos as liquid can freeze to ice)
- Camera
- Backpack
Schedule
9.00
France
Sylvie Bonnet
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