About
Best of Both! - East & South - 500 KM Polar Snowmobile Expedition
Ready for a snowmobile expedition outside the ordinary?
An expedition that will bring you further than the magical East Coast and will show you even more
unique and less crowded landscapes. A tour that will go beyond standard, giving you unique
experiences?!
Look no further! Join our Best of Both snowmobile expedition, full of Arctic experiences
such as ice climbing - ice caves and ice fishing. Explore the magical East Coast and the more
unknown southern part.
Leave civilization behind and dive into an Arctic adventure you will never forget!
The evening before we will:
- Pick you up from your accommodation.
- Host a culinary welcome dinner together with your guide(s), and brief you about our
upcoming expedition.
- Bring you back to your accommodation for a good night sleep.
Day 1: It is adventure day - We will...
- Pick you up early and transfer you to our basecamp.
- Get dressed in proper suits and boots, which you will all get from us.
- Head out towards the East Coast! Our first destination of our expedition.
- Drive over glaciers and large valleys.
- Scout for wildlife.
- Go ice climbing - no worries you don’t need any experience - we will guide you through!
- Sleep in our wilderness camp on the East Coast.
- Take turns on polar bear watch.
Day 2: Traveling from East to South - We will...
- Prepare a good coffee to get us started for the day.
- Leave the East Coast behind, making our way towards the beautiful Southern parts.
- Take unique routes and show you some of the best the Arctic has to offer.
- Drive up all the way to Van Mijenfjorden and Paulabreen.
- Sleep in our comfortable wilderness tent camp with a warm fire inside.
- Enjoy warm dinner, great stories and a good night sleep.
Day 3: Let’s go beyond - We will...
- Leave our comfortable tent camp behind.
- Set course to Camp Morton.
- Go ice fishing at Linnevatnet and we will try to catch our own dinner!
- Set up camp at Grønfjorden area.
Day 4: Time passed by too fast - We will...
- Have our last expedition day.
- Explore an ice cave.
- Pass by Barentsburg - mining settlement.
- Drive along the beautiful coastline.
- Be sad that this is our last day.
- Have a ton of memories.
- Have a great dinner together in one of the restaurants.
WE WILL HAVE A BLAST!
Included
- Our professional and dedicated guide
- Transport to and from hotel
- Snowmobile with petrol
- Snowmobile suit
- Snowmobile shoes, gloves, helmet and snow goggles
- All meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Warm drinks and snacks during the day
- Search and rescue insurance
- Warm sleeping bag and mat (or hammock)
- Overnight equipment
What to bring
Warm clothes under your snowmobile suit (preferably several layers of wool), a pair of thin gloves
or mittens to wear under your driving mittens. Down jackets, etc. are not recommended under the
snowmobile suit.
Our snowmobiles do not all have storage boxes, so we recommend that you bring a small
backpack for your camera, extra clothes, etc. We recommend that everyone drives their own
snowmobile, as this is easier than traveling with a passenger.
Remember to bring a driving license for a car, motorcycle or snowmobile valid for Svalbard!
Important to know
This trip is dependent on weather and ice conditions. You are not allowed to drive without being
able to present a valid driver's license which is valid in Svalbard – your tour will not be refunded if
you fail to do so.
If you are under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, you will not be allowed to join and will not
receive any refund. If we need to adjust our planned route due to safety reasons, we hold the right
to do so. Your safety is our main concern.
There is no reimbursement if we need to.
We reserve the right to refuse you to join our activity, if you do not arrive properly prepared in
terms of clothing when we pick you up.
Your safety is our main concern.
There will be an option to lower your liability in case of damage to our snowmobiles for an
additional fee. This will be presented to you during the safety instructions at our basecamp.
Age limits
Minimum age 16 years. All under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult.
Cancellations
If you need to adjust your booking, let us know. If available, we gladly guide you on another day of
your preference. However, if you need to cancel you need to notify us in writing.
Cancellation reimbursement
- 22 days or more prior to departure: 95%
- 21-8 days prior to departure: 50%
- 7 or less days prior to departure: 0%
Refunds
We are not able to offer a refund due to route changes, sickness, cancelled or delayed flights or
any other circumstance outside our control. We recommend you have a valid travel insurance.
Information regarding tours with any form of connection to Russian state-owned companies in Svalbard
Owing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the related violations of international law and human rights, an extraordinary general meeting in Visit Svalbard has decided that all products, tours, services or other offers with any form of connection to the Russian state-owned companies in Svalbard, will be removed from Visit Svalbard’s platforms.
This specific activity does not have any economic ties to Russian state-owned companies in Svalbard, and is therefore still available on visitsvalbard.com.
For more information, see the media release from Svalbard Tourism Council and Visit Svalbard:
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