Typified by steep mountains and the flat lowlands where they meet the Norwegian Sea, Nordland is known for its stunning scenery. The Lofoten Islands off the mainland are considered among the world's best for travelers and include unique attractions like the Lofotr Viking Museum at Borg. Saltstraumen near Bodo has the world's strongest tidal current. Further south, Vega has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its age-old lifestyle of fishing and eider duck down harvesting.
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Lofoten is my dream destination. After 3 visits over the last 18 years, I still want to go back. Hiking, fishing, biking, kayak, restaurants and great location to stay the night either in a rorbu or a tent. Very diverse and great nature experiences all around. We had 8 days this time, that was not enough. You must account for some bad weather here so you need a few more days to do all you want.
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Guided Trips, Adventures & Customized Tours in Northern Norway. Off the Beaten Track. Your Local Expert in Nordland.
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Mount Ronvik. From the top of Mount Ronvik, there is a fine view of the mountainous Lofoten islands and the island of Landegode to the north, the Borvasstindene mountains to the south, as well as the town of Bodo. 164 m above sea level. Midnight sun: 2 June – 10 July. 3 km from Bodo. Driveable road. Bus no. 14 and 17 take you halfway to Mount Ronvik. Top 13. The bar of Radisson Blu Hotel Bodo offers a fine view of the Bodo peninsula, Landegode and the Borvasstindene mountains. The Tower at the Norwegian Aviation Museum. From the top of the old control tower at the Norwegian Aviation Museum you have a panorama view of much of the Bodo peninsula.
In my visits to Bodø I always run up to Keiservarden. Excellent view of city and nature around. Can choose to access by gravel or forrest/sherpa Trail. Easy access to further mountaina from here. Highly recommended.
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The island of Andoya is directly situated below the “auroral oval” at night, which makes this the best location to see the spectacular Northern Lights. Researchers and scientists travel here from all around the world. The phenomenon occurs in an oval around the earth’s magnetic North Pole and rotates around it. The clash of solar winds with the earth’s magnetic field pushes the oval towards the dark side of the planet, which rotates around the geographical North Pole. During winter we offer you trips leading out into nature. While wandering in fantastic picturesque surroundings you may be lucky to experience the fascinating Northern Lights dancing over the polar sky. According to your time schedule we are also able to offer you an overnight stay in the middle of nature including a winter barbecue and hot drinks. We are able to provide outdoor equipment, such as sleeping bags. Please contact us for information in detail. INFO Day: on request Duration: 4 – 5 hours Price: NOK 600.00 to NOK 1000.00/person. depends on group size: min. 2 pers./max. 8 persons Including: a light snack and warm drink in the wilderness PLEASE NOTE! Booking: We advise you to prebook latest 17:00 the same day, as we only take out small groups (Min. 2/Max. 6 persons) Clothing: Warm and wind-/waterproof clothing. Waterproof hiking boots and a small back pack. We advise you to bring a water bottle. Weather: Due to bad weather the trip will be cancelled at short notice. Payment: The payment is done before the trip begins. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Norwegian crowns(NOK) “CATCH A MEMORY” PHOTOGRAPHY On request we take photos of you and print them on a CD. So your picturesque holiday is kept present for the future. Please contact us for further information. The islands offer great opportunities for landscape and nature photography. Bring your own equipment and save memories for a lifetime.
If you choose the right weather, a trip out on the whaling ship in search of sperm whales off the northern coast of Andoya is a wonderful experience. Whales are always present as there is a rich food source where the continental shelf ends just north of the island. The staff know and recognise many of the whales and are adept at following them when sighted.The silence of the group as we watched whales spouting and staying at the surface before diving down was intense, During the visit to the whale museum afterwards we learnt a lot about whales and sperm whales in particular. The Andoya Space Centre nearby, from which rockets and perhaps soon also satellites are launched was also very informative and we enjoyed being allocated roles and staffing a space ship for a mission. Here one also finds information about Birkeland, the Norwegian scientist who in the nineteenth century first established the link between the aurora and the sun.
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XXLofoten offers a wide range of outdoor adventures trough all seasons in the Lofoten Islands. Our activities are Sea Eagle Safaris to Trollfjorden, Fishing Trips, Sea Kayaking, Hiking, Snowshoe Walks, Northern Lights Photo Tours, Boat Cruises to Trollfjorden and Cultural Sightseeing to Henningsvær, Gimsøy, Ballstad and Reine.
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Welcome to Lofoten Lights. We’d like to help you share in our passion for this incredible show wich nature offers us. We’ll help you explore the history and culture of this amazing archipelago. We want you feel the excitement of the lights , as their thousands of everchanging colours draw your gaze heavenwards. All year round, we offer services of highest quality. Our desire is to make our “travelling friends” find themselves completely at their ease with the strong arctic nature of Lofoten, independent of who they are, or what they are doing. We can try with only words, even if they’ll never be enough, to describe what our eyes see every day…but we want, above all, even if only for a day, that YOUR eyes photograph this amazing land…and whatever type of excursion you do, we are sure that you will remember it forever. Lofoten Lights & Nature is a small tour operator which, trough its long experience, wants to make your holidays in Lofoten unforgettable.
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Come see the Northern Lights and join us on our nightly Aurora Chasing tours in Arctic Norway, amongst Arctic scenes of snow-topped mountains, acres of trees and stunning fjords and lakes. We also run daytime activities such as husky sledding, whale watching, nature & eagle safari's, photography trips, visiting a local reindeer farm and Norway's top Northern Lights research centre and rocket range. We run northern lights holiday packages for many types of guests from single people through to families with young children. We are centrally located in Vesterålen between the the famous Lofoten Islands and Andøya.
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The hike starts with the parkinglot in Festvag. Walk 100 m in direction Henningsvaer, take a turn to the right and follow the trail. It`s steep, but the view is amazing.
Hiking up is definitely worth the effort. If you dont dare to go all the way up: there is incredible views to be seen in the midsection of the trail in ”heiavannet viewpoint” as well. If you are climbing all the way you should still visit this midsection viewpoint and possibly swim in the lake located up there. Locals said that I could also drink the water from the lake beside ”hieavannet” and I did top my bottles there! :) All the way to the top awaits a view that is really worth the trouble of getting up there. To me it took about 2h to climb all the way up. Would probably reserve 3-4h total so you can rest and take in the view as well. There is paid parking at the starting point. From the midsection up the trail is more tricky. If it is raining be extra careful.
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You should visit Bleik and if the weather is nice, stay, have a picnic, and maybe even go for a swim if you are the tough type!
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