Svalbard Discover the Mining Settlement of Pyramiden
- 8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Private tour
Highlights
What makes this tour unique is that it's catered to photographers and adventurers in that your private guide is more than just a tour guide – they’re a certified photographer and able to, apart from just showing you the sights, help you compose the perfect photograph in terms of composition, aperture, what lense to use and so forth. Add to that your certified photographer Photo Exploring guide will be together with you the whole day.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private transportation
- Private tour w. experienced local photographer
Itinerary
Pickup at your hotel of choice and transfer to the ferry that will take you to Pyramiden. During the 2.5 hours aboard, you'll have ample time to capture the breathtaking fjords and ice floes that surround you.
Pyramiden was founded by Sweden in 1910 and sold to the Soviet Union in 1927. It lies at the foot of the Billefjorden on the island of Spitsbergen and is named after the pyramid-shaped mountain with the same name adjacent to the town. In 1998, the settlement lost its last remaining inhabitant, thus rendering it a ghost town. This is a marvelous place to capture Soviet architecture and a Northern settlement fixed in time.
You'll be transported home by ferry to Longyearbyen and then transfer home to your hotel, brimming with new experiences and hopefully a full memory card or two of unforgettable images!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
3.7
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Better Moments Photo Exploring
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You will spend a totality of 3 hours at Pyramiden. The remaining hours will be spent by ferry to and from the destination, with ample photo opportunities of the breathtaking ice bergs, massive fjords and maybe even polar bears!
- Due to local weather conditions, there may be excursions to Barentsburg and Pyramiden where our boat is unable to dock. In such cases, the tour will instead focus on wildlife and the stunning Arctic nature — for example, a visit to Nordenskjöld or the Esmark Glaciers.
- During peak season, we reserve vessels based on availability and therefore cannot guarantee whether the boat will be open or closed.
How it compares in Longyearbyen
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 7 experiences we list in Longyearbyen.
- By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 7.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen is the main settlement of Svalbard, a small Arctic town at 78 degrees north, ringed by mountains, glaciers and polar bear country.
Longyearbyen lies on the shore of Isfjorden on the island of Spitsbergen, around 1,300 kilometres from the North Pole. It grew from a coal-mining camp founded in 1906 by the American John Longyear, whose name it carries, and coal mining shaped its first century. The Svalbard Museum explains the archipelago's natural history, hunting past and mining, and the Global Seed Vault is cut into a mountain above the airport.
