Summer adventure on a snowmobile - Better Moments

Type:Hiking

9171, Longyearbyen

Tel: +47 400 95 965

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Season (1 June 2025 - 30 June 2025)
DayTimes
Monday - Sunday10:00 - 15:00

About

Our summer adventure will give you a great combination of hiking and snowmobiling on Svalbard. On this trip, you will enjoy the beautiful views around Longyearbyen and of an island slowly awaking from hibernation.

We will start with a briefing at our Explorers’ club to get you ready for the trip. After that we will drive up to Nybyen where the tour starts, with a one hour hike up to the Longyear glacier. The hike is not very hard but the terrain is quite rocky. It gets adventurous when we must cross and jump over some small streams. Up on the glacier, you will get an introduction to snowmobile driving.

We will drive 4 km up on the glacier before we reach the pass (600 meters above sea level). From the top, we will have a stunning view over Longyearbyen at the north, and the valley, Fardalen, to the south. Fardalen is surrounded with snow-covered mountains and is known as the “playground” for all local snowmobile drivers. We will have lunch and warm drinks while we enjoy the view from the pass.

After about 30 minutes of driving, we are back down from the glacier and ready to walk down into millennia old moraine areas. If the ground is snow-free (between mid-June and October) you can find a fossil or two with a bit of luck. .

We recommend wearing warm and windproof clothes. If you don’t have high mountain boots, you can borrow snowmobile boots from us.

Important Information:
- A valid driver’s licence for car or motorbike is required to drive a snowmobile. Remember to take it with you on the tour. The passenger does not need to have a driver’s licence. Participants that are driving is obliged to ensure that their driver's license is valid in Svalbard. Please contact the responsible authorities in case of any questions. The guide will control the driver's license and will refuse participation from driving if the driver's license is not valid in Svalbard. No refunds will be given due to an invalid driver's license.
- We require a minimum of 2 persons on this trip.

Facilities

Grading

  • 3 - Suitable for most without any snowmobile experience. Through some rugged terrain.

Facilities

Symbols

  • Food
  • Hiking
  • Snowmobile

Suggested prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Per personNOK1,690.00 passenger
Per personNOK2,290.00 driver

Prices may be subject to change.

Facilities

Activities

  • Guided tour
  • hiking
  • snowmobile trips

Duration

  • 5 hours
  • Half day

Grading

  • 3 - Suitable for most without any snowmobile experience. Through some rugged terrain.

Language

  • English
  • Norwegian

Season

  • Polar summer

Symbols

  • Food
  • Hiking
  • Snowmobile

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