Longyearbyen Camping

Longyearbyen


Near the airport on a flat stretch of turf, this particularly friendly campground with kitchen and showers overlooks Isfjorden and the glaciers beyond. It's about an hour's walk from town. You can also hire a tent (150kr), mattress (10kr) and sleeping bag (50kr). There are no cabins, but it does issue certificates for those who bathe naked in the fjord…


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