Heading for Norway: North Cape, Tromsø, the Lofoten, the Arctic Circle and Bergen

Norway

Heading for Norway: North Cape, Tromsø, the Lofoten, the Arctic Circle and Bergen

All of Norway, from North Cape to the southern fjords

Norway

Heading for Norway: North Cape, Tromsø, the Lofoten, the Arctic Circle and Bergen

The great descent of Norway: a flight to North Cape, Tromsø, the Lofoten Islands, the Vestfjord crossing, coastal Route 17 and the Arctic Circle, the Svartisen glacier, Trondheim, the Jotunheimen massif, the Sognefjord, Bergen and the Hardangerfjord.

When

June to August

Price

From 3 207€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

10 nights

Ideal length

The Far North

Days 1-5

North Cape, Tromsø and the Lofoten.

Day 1

Arrival in Oslo

Flight to Oslo, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Arrival in Oslo

Day 2

Alta – North Cape

Flight to Alta, drive to Honningsvåg. North Cape, a 300-metre cliff at the end of Europe, facing the Arctic Ocean, and the midnight sun in summer.

Alta – North Cape

Day 3

Honningsvåg – Tromsø

Tromsø, the capital of the Arctic, its Arctic Cathedral and the Storsteinen cable car.

Honningsvåg – Tromsø

Day 4

Tromsø – Svolvær

Drive to the Lofoten and Svolvær.

Tromsø – Svolvær

Day 5

Lofoten – Vestfjord – Bodø

The Lofoten Islands, their mountains plunging into the sea, their fishing villages of red rorbuer, Reine and Henningsvær. Crossing the Vestfjord to Bodø.

Lofoten – Vestfjord – Bodø
The Far North — photo 1
The Far North — photo 2
The Far North — photo 3
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The coast and the southern fjords

Days 6-11

The Arctic Circle, Trondheim and Bergen.

Day 6

Route 17 – Arctic Circle – Svartisen

Coastal Route 17 and its ferries, crossing the Arctic Circle and the Svartisen glacier.

Route 17 – Arctic Circle – Svartisen

Day 7

Mo i Rana – Trondheim

Drive to Trondheim, its Nidaros Cathedral and its warehouses on stilts.

Mo i Rana – Trondheim

Day 8

Trondheim – Jotunheimen

The Jotunheimen massif, the 'home of the giants', and its peaks.

Trondheim – Jotunheimen

Day 9

Sognefjord – Bergen

The Sognefjord, Norway's longest and deepest fjord, and the Briksdal glacier. Bergen, its UNESCO-listed wooden Hanseatic houses of Bryggen, the fish market and the Fløyen funicular.

Sognefjord – Bergen

Day 10

Hardangerfjord – Oslo

The Hardangerfjord, its orchards and waterfalls, then the Hardangervidda plateau.

Hardangerfjord – Oslo

Day 11

Back to France

Transfer to Oslo airport and fly to France.

Back to France
The coast and the southern fjords — photo 1
The coast and the southern fjords — photo 2
The coast and the southern fjords — photo 3
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