5-night Svalbard and Jan Mayen itinerary Longyearbyen and Isfjorden in summer
5 nights / 6 days
A 5-night Svalbard itinerary for travel agents in summer: Longyearbyen, a boat trip to the Nordenskiöld Glacier, a coal mine tour and a glacier hike.
A day-by-day plan for a Svalbard and Jan Mayen trip you can build on YourTripTeam, an online DMC for travel agents. Flights are not included.
Day 1: Arrival in Longyearbyen
Transfer from Svalbard Airport to a hotel in Longyearbyen, about 10 minutes. From late April to late August the sun never sets, so the evening in town can run as late as you like.
Day 2: Longyearbyen
Morning at the Svalbard Museum for the islands’ history of whaling, trapping and coal mining. In the afternoon, a guided tour past the old mine cableway towers to the entrance of the Global Seed Vault, which visitors see from the outside.
Day 3: Nordenskiöld Glacier
Full-day boat trip across Isfjorden into Billefjorden to the face of the Nordenskiöld Glacier, with lunch on board. Watch for seals, seabirds and, with luck, walruses on the way.
Day 4: Mine 3 and the husky yard
Morning tour inside Mine 3, a closed coal mine near the airport, in overalls and headlamps. In the afternoon, visit a husky yard and ride a wheeled dog cart along the valley.
Day 5: Glacier hike
Guided hike onto the Longyearbreen glacier above town, looking for plant fossils in the moraine on the way up. Every walk outside town goes with an armed guide because of polar bears.
Day 6: Departure
Transfer to Svalbard Airport.
