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The vast expanses of glaciers present throughout the year along with the alpine valley make winter camping in Longyearbyen a memorable experience. The northern most town of the world, Longyearbyen is visited by many travelers from around the world. Since Longyearbyen is situated in the Svalbard Island you will get to see a lot of flora and fauna which is more than what you get to see at Greenland, Siberia and Arctic Canada. Since Svalbard lays half way between the North Pole and the mainland of Norway, winter camping in Longyearbyen is a favorite activity of the people coming here.
The area where the travelers usually go for camping is a protected wildlife refuge with stunning natural beauty that is rarely seen elsewhere. You can get to see Svalbard reindeer, arctic fox, polar bears along with various sea animals like bearded seal, Greenland seal, walrus, white-nosed dolphin, ring seal, hooded seal, narwhal and last but not the least the killer whales. You can get to see a whole lot of mountain vegetation, glacier, tundra vegetation as well as coastal scenery since it is located along the Longyearelva River. The winter camping in Longyearbyen takes place for quite some days across the glaciers and the frozen fjords which extend for miles away from the civilization. You will not come across anything but sometimes a small lying in the middle of nowhere.
The winter camping tours in Longyearbyen requires different kinds of equipments since once you go in for camping among the huge mountains you are not likely to get anything. You will get a sense of freedom as you start living amidst the vast expanse of glacier surrounding you. This experience is one-of-a-kind and is so rare! You have to carry along with you all your necessary ingredients which also include your food items. While in Longyearbyen, you must make it a point to go in for winter camping and take back home some treasured moments of your life.
travel.mapsofworld.com provides information on the Winter Camping Tours in Longyearbyen.
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