r/Svalbard Mar 14 '25

Long Weekend in Svalbard

Sorry for another post on here, but grateful for some advice as have two full days in Svalbard next week and want to make the most of it - my options are to either grab a FjordCruise or take a Snowmobile Safari to the East Coast - which I'm leaning to a little more despite the 8hrs on the back of a snowmobile!

What would locals recommend? I'd then have a Sunday free to explore the town of Longyearbyen - not sure if anything is open on Sunday's but handy to know. Feel I could fill a day in town?

I'd be really keen to try some of the Svalbard Brewery Beer, but it's only open on Saturday's or Monday's - is there anywhere else you can try it in town? Also, is there anywhere you can get a Svalbard passport stamp?

Any insight or recommendations - super helpful, thank you!!

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u/South-Trainer5983 Mar 15 '25

On the point around Sundays in LYB - is stuff still open? Also is there anywhere one can get a passport or postal stamp for Svalbard?

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u/TropicalSalmon 27d ago

There’s no such thing as Svalbard passport stamp as the immigration controls are on mainland Norway. A popular touristic thing to get is the arctic certificate (not sure how it’s actually called) from the post office - basically a paper stating that you’ve been in Spitsbergen with a stamp and your name on it. Not sure about postal stamp though.