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4 Day Moonlight Dog-Sledding under Arctic skies
Highlights: Longyearbyen
Trip start: Longyearbyen
Trip end: Longyearbyen
Trip Available:
From 15-Oct-2011 to 15-Feb-2012
Price Range:  from $1,312 to $1,632 *
* USD per person based on 2-4 people, double occupancy. Custom designed personal tour. Prices subject to change.

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2008 & 2009

Trip Summary
Map of Itinerary
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By the end of October, the sun has cast its final rays over the landscape and Svalbard enters into a period of darkness. From mid November to the end of January there is darkness around the clock. Dog sledging during the Polar night is truly an incredibly moving experience and one that is impossible to put into words. With a crisp, clear night, the stars and moon radiating off the snow can be so bright you may not even need your head lamp. There is silence; all you hear is the dog sledge runners on the snow and the breath of your huskies - A magical experience!

Day Activities Hotel
Day 1
Longyearbyen
  • Longyearbyen: Welcome to Longyearbyen & Transfer - Vehicle/Driver
  • Dinner (not included)
 Basecamp Trapper´s Hotel (B)
Day 2
Longyearbyen
  • Moonlight dog-sledding
  • Lunch (not included)
  • Dinner (not included)
 Basecamp Trapper´s Hotel (B)
Day 3
Longyearbyen
  • Polar Night Safari Expedition
  • Lunch (not included)
  • Dinner (not included)
 Basecamp Trapper´s Hotel (B)
Day 4
Longyearbyen
  • Transfer - Airport - Vehicle/Driver
 Depart (Int`l Airport) 
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, 1/2d = Half Day, Al = All Inclusive

Trip Options
All of our itineraries may be customized as you wish, add extra days, change a hotel, see different sights. Contact one of our expert consultants for your free, no-obligation vacation plan.The itinerary can be arranged on any day during the dark season. To maximize the adventure we recommend to visit Spitsbergen during the Full Moon Weekends as following: Oct 21-24, 2010, Dec 16-19, 2010, Nov18-21, 2010, Jan 20-23, 2010.

Itinerary

Day 1 Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen is the largest populated area on the terrirory of Svalbard, located in the high Norwegian Arctic. The settlement is popular as the most easily accessed frontier in the Arctic, and is an ideal base for the greater exploration of Svalbard. There is a wide range of accommodation alternatives available in Longyearbyen,from guesthouses to full service, high quality hotels. Longyearbyen also has a camping, near the airport, which is the northernmost camping of the world.

After arrival in Longyearbyen, enjoy a private transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon you are free to explore Longyearbyen on your own. We recommend dinner at one of the town’s excellent restaurants.

Basecamp Trapper´s Hotel is situated in the middle of Longyearbyen close to pubs, restaurant, the bank and shopping mall. This is no doubt the roughest and most special hotel on Spitsbergen. The lodge is furnished with drift wood and board from Barentsburg, the Russian settlement on Spitsbergen, and slate stones and furs. You will get the feeling of entering a Spitsbergen hunter’s cottage. No rooms are alike, except for the comfortable beds and bathrooms. Breakfast is served around the long table in Traveler’s Club and the Cognac attic with the ceiling of glass, gives you a perfect view at the arctic light.

Overnight at Basecamp Trapper´s Hotel.
Longyaerbyen
Longyaerbyen
Basecamp Trapper´s Hotel
Basecamp Trapper´s Hotel
Day 2 Longyearbyen

After breakfast, you will be transported to Basecamp Trapper’s Station and dog kennel, about 12 km from Longyearbyen, where 90 Alaskan Huskies eagerly are waiting to be picked out for a trip. We help harnessing the dogs, and on this trip 2 persons will share one sledge. Dog sledging under the stars and the Northern light is an unforgettable memory! We recommend 4-course Arctic dinner at Huset restaurant the last evening.

Overnight at Basecamp Trapper´s Hotel.
Dog Sledding
Dog Sledding
Day 3 Longyearbyen

Breakfast in Travellers Club. The guide holds a briefing and hands out thermal clothing for everybody before we set off on our snow mobiles and are ready for a Polar night safari. We head up the glacier at Longyearbreen where we have time to admire and photograph Longyearbyen. If we are lucky we might even see the spectacular Aurora Borealis. After a short stop we continue through the valley of Fardalen to the plains at Colessletta where reindeers often are spotted. We head through the valley of Bødalen and Todalen and further to Bolterdalen. Notice! The route will be planned from weather conditions and snow conditions and may not be arranged as presented above. Dinner is recommended at one of the restaurants in town.

Overnight at Basecamp Trapper´s Hotel.
Aurora Borealis.
Aurora Borealis.
Day 4 Longyearbyen

Enjoy an airport transfer with vehicle and driver.

Depart from International Airport. End of itinerary.

Overnight at Depart (Int`l Airport).

Trip Includes
Guaranteed departure - Accommodation, Activities, Transfers, Meals, Fees where indicated as per the itinerary - Local and international traveler assistance during your tour - Specialised and personalised services

Trip Excludes
Tips - Laundry - Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages unless explicitly noted - Optional activities/extras – Visas (unless noted) - Vacation insurance

Trip Terms & Conditions

  • Your deposit is due immediately on booking (40% of program price, minimum $250). The balance is due 90 days prior to departure. We accept payment via credit card, certified check, wire transfer or money order.
  • Tour quotes do not include airfare to/from the trip start point unless noted on the itinerary
  • Cost increases in currency exchange, government fees, taxes, surcharges or hotel/lodge tariff increases between quote date and start date are payable by the client.
  • Availability cannot be guaranteed until booked. We will exercise best efforts to book hotels per the itinerary, however, in busy seasons and with client bookings made within 90 days of tour date we may be forced to offer substitutes.
  • Cancellations 90 days or more prior to departure will receive full refund less the deposit. 60-89 days will be subject to loss of 75% of the trip cost. 0-59 days will be subject to loss of 100% of program price.
  • Payment of the program price constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions set out at www.kensingtontours.com/terms-and-conditions