From Longyearbyen photo tour: Mysterious Barentsburg

By Better Moments PhotoWalks

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Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 9:00 AM

Price details

NZ$1,863.43 x 1 AdultNZ$1,863.43

Total

Tour w. competent local guide to the mysterious city of Barentsburg as well as instructions on how to capture good photos.
You'll travel from Longyearbyen by ship and enjoy a complimentary lunch w. soft drinks onboard.
Your private Photo Exploring guide will pick you up at your hotel and accompany you throughout the entire experience, from departure to your return transfer.
Transport by ship to and from Barentsburg is operated in collaboration with a trusted local partner.
There may be other guests travelling by the same ship to Barentsburg, but your tour is private upon arrival.

Get picked up at your hotel by bus and your private Photo Exploring guide and begin your journey from Longyearbyen by ship. Upon arrival in Barentsburg, your guide will lead you through the area, highlighting the best photo opportunities and scenic locations. For your comfort you'll be transported home by ferry to Longyearbyen and then transfer to your hotel.

Please note: Light lunch and soft drinks are included in your tour. Due to local wildlife regulations at Svalbard, the tour will be conducted in a group with other travellers. Early in the ice season this tour has focus on the nature experiences alongside the ever-changing ice edge in Billefjorden and the inner parts of Isfjorden, without docking in Barentsburg.

Barentsburg, founded in 1920, is a mining settlement that to this day remains operational. It is a fantastic opportunity to capture images of both run-down, Soviet architecture as well as state-of-the-art mining equipment set against the jawdropping backdrops of the fjords with their majestic mountains reaching into the heavens.