Green Mountain to Svalbard

Upon arrival in Longyearbyen, there will be served a light lunch.
Afterwards ther will be guided walk through Longyearbyen and the city’s exciting history. We will visit the Svalbard Museum, and topics that will be covered are history, geology, flora, fauna and today’s society.

We then check in at the Radisson Blu Polar Hotel. It is located in the middle of the city with walking distance to the city’s restaurants and main street. The hotel is newly renovated and the hotel houses the popular Barentz Gastropub and Nansen Restaurant.

Tonight’s dinner will be served in Camp Barentz. Located 10 km east of Longyearbyen, the place has a fantastic location and perfect place to experience Svalbard’s magnificent nature. On arrival you will be greeted by the hosts and inside the large tent dinner, campfire coffee and dessert will be served.

MS Bard is a hybrid-powered boat that is packed with the greenest technology available on the market. We arrive in Barentsburg where it will be time on our own to explore this fascinating Russian settlement. With its 600 inhabitants, Barentsburg is Svalbard’s second largest settlement and at the same time a small part of Russia.
The mining community is located by the beautiful Grønfjord, and is run and owned by a state-owned Russian mining company. There is a separate coal power plant, hospital, hotel, school, kindergarten and culture and sports building.
If the weather allows it, we will also drive to the Esmark Glacier, or into Borebukta which is a famous haunt for walruses. On the trip there will also be a chance to see polar bears!

NB! The stop in Barentsburg is subject to the situation having changed in relation to Russia. As of March 2022, visits have been stopped indefinitely.

The afternoon is at your disposal. Svalbard is VAT-free so you can make good purchases on both hiking clothes and other things up here! At the local Coopen is the world’s northernmost wine monopoly – the North Pole where you can buy goods at tax-free prices.

There will also be an offer of a voluntary visit to Svalbard Brewery for beer tasting.

Dinner in the evening.

After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, it’s time to visit Mine 3. This is the last low-operating mine on the island, and it was in production from 1971 to 1996.
It appears today as it was when it was abandoned, and you can see the coal wagons, the equipment and the various stations in the facility.
At the end of the trip we go into the mountains, turn on the headlights and really get to feel the feeling of the mine darkness and the silence close to us.

Transport to the airport.