What to do and see in Svalbard, Svalbard: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do

February 25, 2022 Kelli Reichel

Discover the best top things to do in Svalbard, Norway including Green Dog Svalbard, Husky Travellers, Arctic Adventures, Svalbard Brewery, Svalbard Museum, Svalbard Kirke, Polar Permaculture Solutions, North Pole Expedition Museum, Spitzbergen Outdoor Activities, Svalbard Buss og Taxi.
Restaurants in Svalbard

1. Green Dog Svalbard

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5.0 based on 995 reviews

Green Dog Svalbard

Green Dog separates from other commercial dog kennels at Svalbard, since our dogs are a mix between the Greenland dog and husky – and also, since our family, consisting of 2 adults and 4 children – and our guides – are living at the kennel, year round. We put dog welfare above all, so it was a natural choice to live at the kennel, to be present with our 4 legged friends, at all times. When our dogs retire, we put great effort in finding new families for them and this has resulted in many happy relationships. You can read about some of our pensioners at the blog at www.greendog.no. We offer tours with our dogs year around - on dog sledges in winter and on carts or by foot, accompanied by a happy Green Dog, in summer. To give you the best experince, our sled tours are for maximum 8 guests and everybody gets the chance to steer the dog sled. All of our tours inludes coffee & bisquits and we offer a 50% discount for children up to 12 years. We look forward seeing you!

2. Husky Travellers

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5.0 based on 312 reviews

Husky Travellers

Experience the joy of dog sledding in Svalbard with our small family business! We have experience from long-distance dog racing and trips to the North Pole and have been active on Svalbard more than 10 years. We customize tours for all levels of experience – from family tours with small children to longer expeditions with experienced mushers.

3. Arctic Adventures

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5.0 based on 217 reviews

Arctic Adventures

Arctic Adventures is owned and run by Jens Abild who has more than 20 years experience as an expedition leader, with both scientific and recreational expeditions, in the Arctic and Antarctic. Since we have high focus on the individual and we want to provide safe and exciting experiences in a friendly atmosphere, we are operating with small Groups. We will give you the little extra personal touch and we are looking forward to help you fulfill Your wishes.

4. Svalbard Brewery

Seaside area. Blue and grey storage building Pb 624, Longyearbyen 9171 Norway +47 458 18 181 [email protected] http://svalbardbryggeri.com/
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5.0 based on 86 reviews

Svalbard Brewery

During a visit at Svalbard Bryggeri you will hear about how Svalbard Bryggeri became a reality, how former coal miner and pilot Robert Johansen got the idea about establishing his own brewery on the northern most settlement, Longyearbyen Svalbard, and what would be required to implement the dream. You will taste five different beers brewed on 2000-year-old glacier water from Bogerbreen.

Reviewed By DNP2014 - Copenhagen, Denmark

The tour as others have mentioned is really just a tasting, but it takes place in a bar overlooking the equipment so you're killing two birds with one stone. It was a really fun experience thanks to the high energy host Brianna and the fact that the beer is awesome. Thoroughly recommended as a way to spend a couple of relaxing hours after an excursion.

5. Svalbard Museum

Postboks 521, Longyearbyen 9171 Norway +47 79 02 64 90 [email protected] http://www.svalbardmuseum.no/
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4.5 based on 1,299 reviews

Svalbard Museum

The exhibition presents fragments of Svalbard's 400-year history and describes factors that help support life and the activities taking place here, which together reveal the close relationship between sea and land, nature and cultural history.

Reviewed By GlbTrotterGirl

Svalbard museum is a small but very informative place. You can learn a lot about the geology of the island, the animal types and histocal facts of Svalbard archipelago. It has a nice and welcoming environment and if you want to take it easy for a couple of hours you can easily do it there

6. Svalbard Kirke

Longyearbyen 9171 Norway +47(0)79025560 [email protected] http://www.svalbardkirke.no
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4.5 based on 298 reviews

Svalbard Kirke

Reviewed By junior1707 - Schorndorf, Germany

the priest is very helpful and also has time to let you know more about the history of svalbard. a small walk worth doing

7. Polar Permaculture Solutions

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4.5 based on 84 reviews

Polar Permaculture Solutions

Polar Permaculture Solutions is based in Longyearbyen, Norway on the archipelago of Svalbard. We are growing food near the north pole, and composting organic waste for natural fertilizer. Join us on a tour and see how we are working to make the "northern most" town in the world more sustainable.

8. North Pole Expedition Museum

401-18 Post box 644, Longyearbyen 9171 Norway +47 957 35 742 [email protected] http://www.northpolemuseum.com/
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4.5 based on 363 reviews

North Pole Expedition Museum

Open every day from 9 am to 2 pm. The (formerly Spitsbergen Airship Museum) museum is an expedition museum and the northernmost aviation museum in the world. The museum is about expeditions to the North Pole, departing from Svalbard. The emphasis is on the 'America', the 'Norge' and the 'Italia' expeditions. Several hours of the original expedition movies running continuously. The exhibitions is a collage between old newspapers, postcards, photos, plane models, several hours of original movie material, clothes, stamps, letters, telegrams and more. Open daily from February until September.

Reviewed By esterciao - Barcelona, Spain

A really interesting museum that you should visit at least one time while you are in Longyearbyen! It's the perfect place to visit when you are there, just to understand much better where on earth you have arrived to!! The museum displays the main expeditions taken to the North Pole departing from Svalbard and shows the incredible job of collecting high quality-material made by the people who founded this private Museum.

9. Spitzbergen Outdoor Activities

Longyearbyen 9171 Norway +47 917 76 595 http://www.spitsbergenoutdooractivities.com
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4.5 based on 46 reviews

Spitzbergen Outdoor Activities

Reviewed By Clintwood93

I booked a kayaking tour from Longyearbyen with this company and everything went just perfect - instructions about kayaking were clear, equipment was in good shape, guide was nicely educated and provided a lot of interesting information. If you want to have exciting adventure in Svalbar, I highly recommend this company.

10. Svalbard Buss og Taxi

Longyearbyen 9171 Norway +47 79 02 13 05 http://www.taxiguiden.no
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4.5 based on 170 reviews

Svalbard Buss og Taxi

Reviewed By 407CharmaineG

We booked the tour “Longyearbyen in a nutshell” last week, and we were 9 people in total. Vigo was our tour guide and he’s one of the coolest and funniest people I’ve met. He is very knowledgeable and he made us laugh so much. This is a great experience in Svalbard so don’t hesitate to book it.

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