10 Other Outdoor Activities in Northern Norway That You Shouldn't Miss

July 29, 2021 Vivienne Hutton

Home to both the midnight sun (with constant daylight from April to July) and the northern lights, North Norway is a rugged land of steep mountains, deep fjords and scenic coastline, making it a great place for outdoor adventures like dog sledding, snowmobiling and wildlife safaris. It's also the ancient home of the Sami people, 3,000 of whom live (along with 100,000 reindeer) at Kautokeino, Norway's largest municipality at over 3,700 square miles.
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1. Arctic Adventure Tours

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Arctic Adventure Tours has been providing high quality adventurous experiences for over 20 years. We have a kennel of 160 Alaskan Huskies, two state of the art 16-seater Mercedes minibuses for guest transport and Northern Lights Hunting, and a 50ft cabin cruiser the Orca Express, where you can enjoy whale watching. Get ready to feel the Arctic winter on your skin. Hear the sound of husky paws on snow as you drive your own team of huskies high up into the mountains. Watch the aurora dance as you are cosy and warm by a campfire on our Northern Lights Hunt. Gasp at the sight of killer whales in their natural habitat hunting herring on our Whale Watching Trip. We operate all of our trips from Tromsø, providing adventures and experiences that you will never forget.

2. Tromso Outdoor

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Tromso Outdoor

Tromsø Outdoor Activity and Rental Center is the biggest rental center in Norway providing top notch equipment and fun-filled outdoor activities. Our winter schedule - 1st of November to 31st of March 08.30-11.30 - Guided Cross Country Ski Trip in Tromsø 3 hours beginner ski course 10.00-12.00 - Guided Snowshoe Trip on Tromsøya 2 hours very easy trip suitable for everybody 10.00-15.00 - Guided Snowshoe Hill Hike on Kvaløya 5 hours hike for those who seek a challenge 13.00-16.00 - Guided Cross Country Ski Trip in Tromsø 3 hours beginner ski course 18.00-21.00 - Tromsø Winter Adventures 3 hours of fun and pure joy on the snow Our summer schedule - 1st of June to 30th of September 10.00-13.00 - Explore Tromsø by e-bike, morning departure 15.00-18.00 - Explore Tromsø by e-bike, afternoon departure guided ride on electric bike - effortless cycling through hidden paths of Tromsø Activities are suitable for all with a normal, good health condition, and for families with children from 3/4, 8 or 12 years old. At our Rental Center you can rent a variety of winter and summer sport and outdoor equipment: - Skis (XC and touring), snowshoes, toboggans, kick-sledges; - Avalanche safety equipment; - Winter clothing packages, thermal clothes and winter boots; - Equipment for your northern light excursion and camping: tents, sleeping bags, tripods, headlamps, reindeer skins, thermoses, backpacks; - Skis, snowshoes, toboggans, kick-sledges; - Bicycles: fat bikes, touring bikes, mountain bikes, road bikes, winter bikes with studded tires; - Fishing equipment. We offer rentals for adults and children. Please contact us if you need advice to determine the equipment you will need for your Arctic adventure planning!

3. Ascent Descent The Lyngen Mountain Guides

Rundfjellveien 27 Nord-Lenangen / Lyngen alps, Tromso 9008 Norway +47 948 58 832 [email protected] http://www.ascentdescent.com
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Ascent Descent The Lyngen Mountain Guides

Welcome to Tromsø and The Lyngen alps! We offer mountain activities all year out of Tromsø city for all levels. Skiing, climbing, hiking, glacier tours, mountain biking and more... With one of our certified mountain guides you can explore the nature of Northern Norway customized to your level. We work with small (often private) groups on all our activities.Best RegardsJimmy HalvardssonUIAGM Mountain guideAscent Descent

4. Samiway

Avzi, Kautokeino 9520 Norway +47 909 96 569 http://www.samiway.no
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5. Gargia Lodge Snowmobile Adventures

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Gargia Lodge Snowmobile Adventures

Join us and experience the arctic wilderness Drive onto the remote Finnmark mountain plateau, one of Europe's last wilderness areas. We'll go across the Beskades plain to Soulovoupmi Lodge where we make a short break and enjoy a hot meal before returning to Gargia. All you need is a regular driving licence, a thorough safety introduction and driving instruction will be given before we start.

6. Vidda Runners Huskies

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Vidda Runners Huskies

Vidda Runners is a sled dog camp located in Langfjordbotn, Finnmark. We offer a wide variety of adventure based excursions from relaxing day trips to week long expeditions. For those looking for a luxurious escape, our modern and roomy guest house offers a great alternative to traditional hotels. From dog sledding to fishing to berry picking we have something for everyone.

7. Arctic Ilo

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Arctic Ilo

Arctic Ilo is a small Family run business that provides authentic tailormade packages and trips winter and summer. We would recomend a King Crab Safari as a good Activity in the Porsanger region. We provide high quality accomodation and private fishing a long side river Lakselva and river Veidneselva.

8. Happy Tails Norge

Morenevegen 27, Tromso 9027 Norway +47 414 88 840 [email protected] http://www.happytailsnorge.com
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Reviewed By tomgranville29 - London, United Kingdom

We booked a dog sledding day with Grant at Happy Tails as we wanted a more personalised experience. This certainly paid off as we had a fantastic day with Grant and the huskies. As well as the dog sledding itself, we got to feed the puppies, were introduced to all the dogs, and helped with the harnesses and sled. Grant was clearly very passionate about what he does and was very good at communicating and personalising the experience - as he only offers individual tours, he was able to be flexible and accommodating which was great given that we didn't have brilliant weather during our stay. The dogs were great fun and clearly looked after very well. Grant provided warm suits and boots for the trip, and everything was very well organised. We would highly recommend anyone visiting Tromsø to book a tour with Happy Tails, and would definitely come again next time we are visiting.

9. Sea Safari Andenes

Hamnegata, Andenes Norway +47 916 74 960 [email protected] http://www.seasafariandenes.no
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Sea Safari Andenes

Humpback whales, Orca's, Spermwhales and Finnwhales are frequently close to Andenes. We went there to visit the Spermwhales in a RIB. We were so exited because of the boattrip as the whales aswell. After a 30 minute boattrip the captain found the whales and we went to them. And it was so special to see these big friendly animals in real life. There was a group of 5 Spermwhales and one of them was so curious about the boat that he came to us. We really had the chance to see the Spermwhales very well and we made great pictures! Close to the harbour we visited a group of seals who where resting on a little island. Although not as impressive as the whales they where very cute (and much bigger then I thought) We were in Andenes in March and we will come back in januari when the Humpbackwhales and the Orca's are back!!!

Reviewed By Indium_Norway - Fredrikstad, Norway

We were able to see sperm whales (experienced three dives, and was able to take a great picture of the tail) and killer whales/ocras several times during our trip. We felt safe all the time and were served soup, coffe and tea afterwards. The temperature was +3oC, and I wore two layers of wool on my lower body and four layers on my upper body. Remember to bring mittens and a hat.

10. Knivskjellodden

Knivskjellodden, Mageroya Norway https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/knivskjellodden/131029/
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Reviewed By frejkarin - Kalmar, Sweden

No adventure to the North Cape is complete whiteout visiting the most northern part. The trail is 9Km and it is quite ruff terrain so expect that it will take around 6h to walk. But it is well worth it.

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