Longyearbyen Trip Guides: Seed Vault, Coal Mine, Winter
Longyearbyen trip guides: visiting the Seed Vault, the Gruve 3 coal mine, polar bears and the rules, the dark season, trip prices and when to visit.
Can You Visit the Svalbard Global Seed Vault?
The Seed Vault is closed inside to everyone but its staff; the tours from Longyearbyen take you to the entrance. How far it is, the three tours side by side, what each costs, and the free virtual tour.
Read guide →The Gruve 3 Coal Mine Tour in Longyearbyen
Mine 3 was worked from 1971 to 1996; Store Norske Gruve 3 AS takes visitors inside. The 3-hour tour step by step, what you wear and crawl through, who should skip it, and the price.
Read guide →Are There Polar Bears in Longyearbyen?
Polar bears can turn up anywhere in Svalbard, but no day tour from Longyearbyen promises one. The Governor's 300 m and 500 m rules, the warning signs at the edge of town, and the wildlife tours that do run.
Read guide →Things to Do in Longyearbyen in Winter
Longyearbyen's polar night by each source's definition, the hours of twilight, and which trips were on sale for winter dates: the coal mine, the Seed Vault, ice cave hikes, northern lights tours, and what waits for spring.
Read guide →How Much Do Trips in Longyearbyen Cost?
Every day trip from Longyearbyen on one price ladder, from a 1-hour Seed Vault stop to a 7-hour snowmobile day, with the dates each price was checked, the group minimums and the environmental fee in your flight ticket.
Read guide →When Is the Best Time to Visit Longyearbyen?
Longyearbyen month by month: hours of sun (computed), Visit Svalbard's seasons, the polar night and the midnight sun, and which trips we found on sale for each month.
Read guide →Short on planning time? See dates for the Seed Vault tour →