Home › Countries › Svalbard › Svalbard: Land of Polar Bears Svalbard: Land of Polar Bears — 6 days Snowmobiling on the sea ice, sled dogs and white nights at 78° North. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Longyearbyen; Snowmobile safari on the glacier; Sled dogs & historic mine; Fjord & Arctic wildlife.
Day-by-day itinerary Day 1 — Arrival in Longyearbyen 10:00 — Flight Oslo → Longyearbyen Transfer to the centre — Aéroport de Longyearbyen → Longyearbyen 12:30 — Hotel check-in — Longyearbyen 14:30 — Svalbard Museum — Arctic wildlife and mining history — Longyearbyen 19:30 — Reindeer dinner — Longyearbyen Day 2 — Snowmobile safari on the glacier 08:30 — Safety briefing & extreme-cold gear — Longyearbyen Set off by snowmobile — Longyearbyen → Glacier de Longyear 09:30 — Snowmobile safari on the glacier — Glacier de Longyear 13:00 — Hot lunch break on the glacier — Glacier de Longyear Back by snowmobile — Glacier de Longyear → Longyearbyen 19:30 — Dinner — Longyearbyen Day 3 — Sled dogs & historic mine 09:00 — Dog-sledding excursion — Périphérie de Longyearbyen Back to the centre — Périphérie de Longyearbyen → Longyearbyen 13:00 — Lunch — Longyearbyen 15:00 — Visit to Mine No. 3 — Longyearbyen 19:30 — Dinner — Longyearbyen Day 4 — Fjord & Arctic wildlife 09:00 — Isfjorden cruise — looking for seals and seabirds — Isfjorden 13:00 — Lunch on board — Isfjorden Back to port — Isfjorden → Longyearbyen 16:30 — Art gallery and local shops — Longyearbyen 19:30 — Dinner — Longyearbyen Day 5 — Northern lights or midnight sun (depending on season) 10:00 — Guided hike with a rifle (mandatory outside town, polar bear area) — Toundra de Longyearbyen Back to the centre — Toundra de Longyearbyen → Longyearbyen 13:30 — Lunch — Longyearbyen 16:00 — Unwind in a sauna with a fjord view — Longyearbyen 19:30 — Last dinner — Longyearbyen Day 6 — Departure 08:30 — Breakfast — Longyearbyen Transfer to the airport — Longyearbyen → Aéroport de Longyearbyen 11:30 — Return flight via Oslo