WHEN Sunday 14 December to Sunday 21 December

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Highlights

• Listen to stories and anecdotes of a coal miner in the northernmost settlement
• Discover old-fashioned equipment and machinery
• Walk into a main tunnel that was excavated in the 1970s

Description

Start with pickup at the hotels and guesthouses in town before a short drive to the outside facility of Mine Number 3. On the way there, you will pass the world-renowned Global Seed Vault where over 1 million seeds from around the world are stored. The first seed bank on Svalbard was opened in Mine no. 3 in 1984. This is where the ideas to build the Global Seed Vault on Svalbard started — by storing seeds in the permafrost with no need for electricity.  Enter the facility and explore maps over Longyearbyen and Svalbard. Enjoy a historic coal mine and listen to the stories and anecdotes of what was the last mine in town where thin-seam production was applied. Expect in-depth information about the town’s history and why some men decided to settle here some 100 years ago. A model of the mine is used to illustrate how the coal was extracted using thin-seam techniques. Walk through the workshops and see machines and equipment that was left behind when the mine was shut down in 1996. Put on a miner’s overall and crawl through a replica of a mining shaft and get a feeling of how a miner spent his days. Towards the end of the tour, discover the mine itself by walking 300 meters in and entering two different side tunnels.

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off 3-hour coal mine tour Transportation English or Scandinavian-speaking guide Helmet and headlamp for safety

Important Information

• If you would like to book this tour for 1 person you can contact GetYourGuide customer service and they will check availability with the local partner for you

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund