Dogs & Ocean: Dogsledding Along the Coast
with Greendog Svalbard
About the tour
This is a really nice tour, that fit the whole family, no matter age and condition. Join us in a dog tour, where you lean back and enjoy the beautiful coast line outside of Bear valley, while the guide steers the wagon with your entire family. We will pick you up at your hotel and take you to Bjørndalen, where the dogs are eagerly waiting for us. Its possible to help the guide harnessing the dogs, but its nothing you have to do, if you dont feel like it. When the dogs are attached to the wagon, the tour will start and we will drive out along the Ice fjord, towards Bear Valley. Keep your eyes open, since theres a lot of life here! At the tour, we may see reindeer, polar fox, ptarmigan, seal and maybe even walrus and whale. The world of birds is rich reperesented by the little auk, geese, various seagulls and puffins.
On the trip, we get away from the city, in the direction past the airport and we drive along the Isfjorden. We also pass by cultural heretage, like the iconic coal crane at the old coal harbour. After about 1 and a half hours of dog driving, we will continue by car to our kennel in Bolterdalen. We will drive through Advent Valley, where you can also very often see reindeer. At the dog kennel, the guide will show you around and if theres any children on the tour, then maybe they would like to visit the playground. Afterwards, we see the latest generation of puppies and we enjoy coffee, hot chocolate , bisquits – and maybe a brandy in our heated log cabin.
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The entire trip is approximately 3 hours, inluding transport to and from the hotels. You must be dressed in warm outdoor clothing.
Physical Requirements
Suitable for everyone.
Practical information
Included in the trip
Dress in layers – it’s the best way to stay warm. Remember: it is better to be too warm than to be too cold. And also – there is no bad weather, just bad clothing!
- Pick up/return to hotel
- Around 1 hour of dogdriving along the coastline of Bjørndalen
- A visit to the Green Dog kennel – meet our puppies and enjoy a hot cup of coffee/chocolate or tea in our cozy logcabin.
Important Information
- Wear warm clothes to be outside, Clothing is not included in this trip.
- The carriage ride itself is around 1 hour, depending on the weather and wind.
- When making the booking, please choose a hotel as pick-up spot. We only pick up from hotels, to avoid delays.
- Note that the guide starts picking up at 9 and therefore may be a few minutes late.
- We end the trip with a visit at the puppies and coffee, cake and brandy in our cozy log cabin.
- Children always needs to be accompanied by an adult.
- Please note that the local hospital does not recommend pregnant women to participate on dogsled tours.
- This is an activity with living animals and it is not possible to make longer stops for photographing, while sledding.
- Our guides are all very professional and passionated in their daily work with dogs & guests. They are certified and they participate yearly in the SGO (Svalbard Guide Course).
- On all trips, at all times an experienced and armed guide will be around to protect you from polar bears. At Green Dog safety is our number one priority.
Cancellation Policy
22 days prior to arrival give a full refund
8-21 days prior to arrival gives a 50% refund
0-7 days prior to departure gives no refund
Svalbard is beautiful, but also unpredictable. For your safety, our guides may need to move activities to another day or replace them with a different trip if conditions do not allow the original plan.
In rare cases, if the weather makes it impossible to run an activity at all, it may be cancelled. Should this happen, you will of course receive a full refund for the affected trip.
Your safety and comfort always come first, and we’ll do our best to make sure you still have a memorable experience.
