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Arctic Norway

Lofoten & Tromsø

€1,890$2,146 / Per person

7 Days
8–12 Guests
Lofoten & Tromsø, Norway
4.9 (38 Reviews)

Everybody wants the aurora. Far fewer people give the Lofoten archipelago the days it deserves, which is why we do the islands first and Tromsø second — by the time you are standing under the lights you have already had a week of red fishing cabins, white-sand beaches and peaks that fall straight into the sea. The whole route runs on ferries, buses and one short flight north.

Trip Highlights

  • Reine and Hamnøy, the most photographed villages in the Arctic
  • Haukland and Kvalvika beaches — white sand at 68° north
  • Aurora hunting from Tromsø with a local guide and a plan B
  • Henningsvær harbour and a night in a converted rorbu cabin

Best months: September – March for the aurora, June – August for the midnight sun

Will we definitely see the northern lights?

Nobody can promise that — it needs solar activity and a clear sky on the same night. What we can do is give you two dedicated chase nights rather than one, with a guide who will drive for two hours to find a gap in the cloud. Over the last three seasons groups on this itinerary saw the aurora on at least one night roughly nine times out of ten.

How cold does it actually get?

Included / Excluded

  • Six nights' accommodation including one night in a harbour-side rorbu
  • Internal flight Svolvær – Tromsø
  • All ferries, coaches and transfers within the itinerary
  • Dedicated Norway-based guide throughout
  • Two aurora-hunting nights with a chase vehicle
  • International flights to Bodø and from Tromsø
  • Travel insurance
  • Reinebringen guided climb (optional upgrade)
  • Most lunches and evening meals

Tour Plan

Day 1 — Arrive Bodø, ferry to Lofoten

Meet the group in Bodø and take the afternoon ferry across Vestfjorden. Check in at Reine and a first walk around the harbour before a welcome dinner of the day's catch.

Day 2 — Reine, Hamnøy and Å

Day 3 — Beaches of Vestvågøy

Day 4 — Henningsvær and the road east

Day 5 — North to Tromsø

Day 6 — Aurora night

Day 7 — Departure

Location

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Guided in Norway

8–12 travellers

7 Days

Free date changes

Euro pricing, no fees

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