Snowmobile tour to Tempelfjord

The Tempelfjord tour is a snowmobile trip from Longyearbyen on Svalbard. It runs through broad valleys to Tempelfjorden. The terrain is mostly flat, so the operator rates the tour easy and open to every skill and fitness level, beginners included. The day lasts eight hours, and the operator notes that this means a full day out.

At the fjord the guests see sharp mountain formations and, in the distance, the Tunabreen glacier as it slowly extends into the water. The route also passes Fredheim, a historic trapping station, which shows how the hunters who overwintered there lived. The group has a minimum of two drivers and a maximum of six snowmobiles. Tours operate between 20 January and 17 May. The minimum age is 12, and anyone who wants to drive must have a physical valid driver's licence.

Included are a guide, safety equipment, a snowmobile with fuel, and insurance. Each guest gets a snowmobile suit, balaclava, mittens, goggles, boots and a helmet. Food is a warm lunch with coffee, tea and sweets. Guests bring warm pants or ski pants, a warm base layer and socks, and a sweater and/or down jacket. The operator collects guests at their hotel at 10:00 and the tour finishes with a return at 18:00.