Blomsterdalen - Hike and Global Seed Vault
Details
© Esther Cowen, Martin Fiala, Ingjerd Strømholt, Rikke Hoddø Steinbakk, Jo Even Kolstad
Difficulty level (3 out of 5)
Minimum 2, maksimum 8 participants in a group.
- All year
- 09:00am-13:00
- Approx. 4 hours
- Approx. 4-6 km i total
- Approx. 300 m elevation
- 12 years*
*Discount for children 12 - 14 years.
This is a medium demanding hike.
Price includes:
- Transport round trip
- Hot drink and biscuits
- Headlamp if necessary
- Guide with necessary safety equipment
- Snowshoes/hiking poles if needed
Recommend to bring:
- Good, warm and worn-in hiking boots*
- Warm clothes
- Cold drink (preferably in a thermos as liquid can freeze to ice)
- Camera
- Warm jumper for the journey home and breaks
- Backpack
*If you do not have warm hiking boots, these can be rented for NOK 100.
Bring your own packed lunch if necessary.Extra clothing and equipment: Arctica
Itinerary
Join us on an exciting, culturally historic experience from mining to Svalbard's global seed vault.
We pick up the guests at their accommodation and this tour starts by hiking towards the top of Blomsterdalshøgda, which is located at approx. 320 meters above sea level.
Here we get a great view of Adventfjorden and the surrounding area. We will see the cable car trestles from the mining era and towards Mine 3 - one of the closed mines on Svalbard.
After the hike the guide will take you to the Svalbard's Global Seed Vault and we will here about its interesting history. The vault itself is located inside the mountain and we will not enter the inside of it during this tour.
