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Scan Magazine | Special Theme | Destinations to Visit in Norway 2015
pography and excellent sledding conditions, completes the experience – for the dogs and the humans.” Polar nights and the art of mushing Green Dog Svalbard offers a number of different sledding trips, from those taking a few hours to those demanding up to 78 hours of your day. Trips lasting for several days can also be arranged. You may also choose to sled through the polar night during winter – or use the summer sleds that travel by wheels after the snow has melted in early summer. Another popular choice is to travel to the nearby ice caves, where visitors are allowed to go a full 200 metres into the caves to explore the unique ice formations. No matter which trip you choose, Green Dog Svalbard puts safety and great experiences first, respecting nature at 78 degrees latitude while also making it available in a new way. “Our guests have the opportunity, under safe conditions, to take control of the sled and get to know how the dogs work in a pack. We also arrange longer, more demanding trips that teach visitors the art of mushing while also showing them more of Svalbard’s unbeatable nature scenery,” explains Hartmann Munck. “We have accomplished, international guides with us, who will do everything they can to make the experience a memory to last for each and every visitor.” We do not doubt it for a second.
Packages offered: - Mountain sledding trip (4 hours) - Fossil hunt with pack dogs - Foxfonna hike - Polar night sledding trip, four hours - Sledding trip to Foxdalshytta (2 days) - Sledding trip to ice cave (6-7 hours) - Sledding trip with six dogs (4 hours) - Sledding trip on wheels (summer only, 3 hours) - Sledding trip to Spitsbergen Lodge (3 days) For more information, please visit: www.greendog.no Get in touch with the team at: greendogsvalbard@gmail.com
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