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Hike in a glacier landscape

Excursion

Price from

$199

Duration
5 hours including lunch
Season
Available all year
Min. number
6 travellers
Booking code
LYR09

Join a stunning hiking adventure from the top of Longyearbyen through a glacial moraine.
  • Join this challenging and interesting hike in Sverdrupbyen, the upper part of Longyearbyen

  • Explore the glacier from the best point available according to weather conditions

  • Enjoy a hot drink and a real expedition lunch along the way


Explore Svalbard

Your expert guide will take you on an exciting hike from Longyearbyen, over small streams and through a glacial moraine. The best path of the day is decided by the weather. You’ll either hike along the glacier or up the mountainside for a birds-eye view. Your guide will serve hot drinks and an expedition lunch, as you enjoy the wilderness.

Practical information

  • Remarks/requirements: Dress actively, but warmly with windproof outerwear, woollen layers and hiking boots

  • Walking information: Terrain includes loose rocks, streams that may need to be crossed and steep sections.

  • Wheelchair accessible: This excursion is not suitable for passengers with wheelchairs.

  • Language: English

  • Note: Safety is our highest priority, and the guide needs to be able to give directions you understand. To participate on one of our excursions, it is required that you speak and understand English, German or one of the Scandinavian languages.

Penguins perched on the ice of Cuverville Island, Antarctica. Credit: Espen Mills / HX Hurtigruten Expeditions

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