Glacier hike with ice cave visit, Snowfox Travel

This is a guided glacier hike from Longyearbyen up the glacier Larsbreen to an ice cave. The route climbs to the cave entrance, and the climb takes approximately 1.5 hours. Guests then go down into the cave through meltwater channels and layers of ice, and stay inside to look around. Some crawling inside the cave is possible. A warm expedition lunch and warm drinks are taken in the cave. Afterwards the group looks over Longyearbyen, and in the polar night the Northern lights may be visible.

The tour runs from 09:00 to 14:00, about five hours in total, and covers 6 to 8 km with 400 m of elevation. The page rates it level 3 out of 5, and says some moments can feel like level 4. The page does not state a group size.

Included are a guide, expedition food, hot drinks, sweets, rescue insurance, safety gear for emergencies, and the transfer to and from accommodation. Depending on snow, the operator provides trekking poles, micro-spikes or snowshoes, worn over the guest's own footwear. Helmets and headlamps are also provided.

Guests bring a backpack for the gear, and wear sturdy waterproof boots above the ankle, hiking pants, a wind and waterproof shell jacket, base layers, warm socks, an insulating mid-layer, a warm hat, warm mittens or gloves, and a filled water bottle. Wool is suggested next to the skin. The minimum age is 10 years, and everyone under 18 must come with an adult. Guests need normal physical shape, as the hike is moderately demanding. The tour runs every day from 1 November to 1 May. Pick-up is at the guest's accommodation around the time on the confirmation.